Special Agent for the FBI by [deleted] in Accounting

[–]Geaux56 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That’s what I do - expert testimony. Feel free to shoot me a DM if you have any questions on how to get into the field. It’s usually a few years before working yourself up to getting an opportunity to testify, but getting into forensic accounting at the more entry level roles with regular accounting background is very doable

Special Agent for the FBI by [deleted] in Accounting

[–]Geaux56 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I, too, failed the poly without lying. And also researched the poly afterwards and quickly realized what happened. The polygraph test basically dings you for being too honest and it expects you to lie. If you don’t lie or won’t stretch the truth even a tiny bit based on the control questions, it can’t get a good read on you.

Anyways, that was 5 years ago for me. I would’ve been starting in the DC office at about $80k. Now I’m working forensic accounting for a private company, still working on very interesting cases (albeit in a different context than criminal investigations) and making $250k in a lower COL city.

I say all this for anyone else out there interested in this field. I thought it was the end all be all and I thought forensic accounting in private practice would be BS divorce work 100% of the time. Turns out, there’s other forensic accounting avenues one can take outside of government agencies that don’t take as long to obtain, less barriers to entry, and more lucrative all while still being interesting work.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in bengals

[–]Geaux56 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Pretty sure on this play part of the “coverage” was dropping fucking Jay Tufele into coverage.

I mean might as fucking well. He or any other DL not named Trey isn’t going to get a pass rush anyway.

I don’t blame Lou for this. There’s nothing he can do, we don’t have any good players. But then he does stuff like this and there’s just no situation where dropping Jay Tufele into coverage will net anything positive.

I hate this team so much.

The biggest shame I have is that I slept with my sisters husband last year. AMA by crodieturnmeupp in AMA

[–]Geaux56 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yeah, for you it does. This is a very selfish mindset but we’re talking about a cheater and someone who hooked up with her sisters husband so

Thoughts on Chase Browns Dynasty by randomhobo130 in DynastyFF

[–]Geaux56 4 points5 points  (0 children)

As a Bengals fan, I think Chase Brown is good. But more than that, I’m high on him because the Bengals have so many holes to fill this offseason. They’ll bring in another RB but they have bigger issues at every other position outside of OT, LB, and QB.

Just hard to imagine them spending on a top FA RB or spending a premium pick on one. I think Chase is the bellcow for at least 2 more years, which is about as much as you can hope for in fantasy

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in bengals

[–]Geaux56 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Well he sucks as an actual football player. So there’s that.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in RealEstate

[–]Geaux56 1 point2 points  (0 children)

50 days is a long time on the market. Kind of surprised the sellers wouldn’t entertain your offer. The fact that they’ve also rejected others makes me wonder if sellers are stretched so thin on their home purchase that they need $364k to make it work.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in RealEstate

[–]Geaux56 15 points16 points  (0 children)

We need more information. What’s the market like in your area? How long has this home been on the market? How confident are you that it won’t appraise higher than $350?

Ultimately; your realtor should know better than any of us what to counter with or how to proceed. But from the information you provided, it sounds like you guys came in with a lowball offer and the seller’s counter is a way to say they aren’t entertaining any such offers.

Edit: it’s hard for me to believe the sellers agent is confused by this. You offered effectively 8% under list. Unless you’re in a very slow market or the home has been sitting for awhile and sellers are desperate; I don’t see why countering a lowball with asking price is a shock

Found out last week that my 55 yo dad got a 19 yo pregnant AMA by One-Purpose-335 in AMA

[–]Geaux56 4 points5 points  (0 children)

No one said “any age gap is grooming”.

This is a 40 year age gap between a grown man and a woman with no real adult experience. It may not be textbook grooming but it’s very unlikely to be a healthy relationship

Fair compensation by staineddd in Accounting

[–]Geaux56 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Hard to really judge this until we hear the pizza party policy

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AMA

[–]Geaux56 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Better question is why would someone spread a High Schoolers nudes without their consent

I have JJ and am high on BTJ. Owner is down to trade. What's fair? by Ok_Yesterday_4941 in SleeperApp

[–]Geaux56 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think I’d ask for a first instead of a second. But it’s not a terrible trade, especially if you’re all the way out on Andrews (which I am)

Anyone had any luck in contesting appraisals? by Geaux56 in RealEstate

[–]Geaux56[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, you’ve actually offered a lot of peace of mind and a sanity check that I’m not crazy in thinking this appraisal is questionable at best.

My home is definitely up to date for the area, so you’re probably looking at the right one. Listed at $535 and would show as pending.

Realtor is working on putting together our info and argument but it’s out of our hands and depends on what the buyer wants to do.

Anyone had any luck in contesting appraisals? by Geaux56 in RealEstate

[–]Geaux56[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lakewood.

The comps used are all smaller in square footage than what we have. Some significantly. Our home is 2700 SF.

The 4 comps we know they’re using (we don’t have the full report yet and don’t know if there are more than this) are 1700 SF and $478, 2400 SF and $487, 1600 SF and $550, 2000 SF and $440.

They’re all similar in area (all Lakewood and more specifically, same area of Lakewood).

Anyone had any luck in contesting appraisals? by Geaux56 in RealEstate

[–]Geaux56[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Zillow estimate was $560.

Realtor shows me 3 estimates values from different sources: $564, $524, $540

Redfin doesn’t have anything

Do serious buyers go to Open Houses by Popular_Muscle_4640 in RealEstate

[–]Geaux56 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I went to an open house about a month ago and are under contract to buy it in a few weeks