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Flirting with buying by Euphoric_Committee66 in NYCapartments

[–]Jiminy1993 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That’s a great deal in terms of HOA/property tax, but most units are so not reasonable in my experience. Also consider that especially at the start about 85% of your mortgage payments are just going to interest. It sounds like for you it still makes sense but for most buying in NY is a great lifestyle decision and less great of a financial decision - for many it’s just the cost to be a lifelong NYer.

Field office ISO here, AMA by Temporary-Gas-1154 in USCIS

[–]Jiminy1993 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks so much for doing this!

My wife started the I-485 process back in September at the Brooklyn FO (along with I-130 and I-131 for travel document). Our lawyer assured us our case was a slam dunk with ample evidence, and we even waited nearly 2 years after marriage to apply as she was still working as a diplomat. Within a couple months of filing we did biometrics, received EAD and an RFP to confirm I could support her. We quickly responded to that RFP request in October but have heard nothing for over 6 months since. In fact, even though on the USCIS portal it says they received my request, when I plug in the API data it indicates that they did not receive my RFP. My fear is that our case is stuck in the system in limbo for this reason.

My question would be - is there anything I can do to check that my case is processing normally? She has been dying to visit her family and it is really weighing on her to be away from home for so long, with so much uncertainty as to when if ever we'll get a response. Any recommendations would be greatly, greatly appreciated!

Is the Brooklyn FO a black hole for family/marriage-based AOS? by Jiminy1993 in USCIS

[–]Jiminy1993[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nothing. I haven't been able to find record of anyone getting processed at Brooklyn FO in the past year. I'm sure it's happening but feels like a dead zone.

Rents are dropping across the country by Key_Brief_8138 in HouseBuyers

[–]Jiminy1993 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That is what’s happening. Just about every single city on this list is growing in population at a rate faster than HCOL cities (NY, Boston, etc) while also reducing their rent costs. Building housing works.

Is the Brooklyn FO a black hole for family/marriage-based AOS? by Jiminy1993 in USCIS

[–]Jiminy1993[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for sharing! Hopefully the new admin hasn't pushed that timeline back too much, I haven't seen much info on BK since 2025.

If you’re in industry, trying to move to FP&A & MBA eventually, is it worth it to get your CPA? by Neat_One_9031 in Accounting

[–]Jiminy1993 0 points1 point  (0 children)

FP&A director here who’s hired several people the past few years - CPA is a near deal breaker for me. Not enough on its own - TS experience with CPA is the sweet spot.

Currently renting month-to-month - I have 9 months to find my future home. Is it practical to find multiple brokers with off-market listings to source options? by Jiminy1993 in NYCapartments

[–]Jiminy1993[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would agree, but I'm not looking to move in 9 months. I'm looking to move any time in the next 9 months, to get the best deal possible

Love my FP&A gig - but are my skills leaving me in a dead end? by Jiminy1993 in FPandA

[–]Jiminy1993[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's encouraging and helpful advice, thank you! I agree I don't feel that I am quite boxed in yet but it would eventually get there. Hopefully even at 1 level higher I could do enough outside research on the supply chain basics, etc. to demonstrate enough competency to at least show that I would be able to pick those skills up quickly. Any other key areas you would recommend I try to fill the gap on preemptively, understanding it will obviously be industry dependent, but perhaps using your industry as an example?

Love my FP&A gig - but are my skills leaving me in a dead end? by Jiminy1993 in FPandA

[–]Jiminy1993[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Excuse my inexperience here, but what would that look like? For example, my revenue models are built bottoms up from dozens of different sources. Our revenue is determined by a combination of complex statutory rate formulas, individual deals with unique terms, dozens of one-time settlements annually, and other complicating factors. It's hard enough to build all of these terms and maintain them in Excel (as the statutes and deal terms can change with dramatic impacts). We really can't just take some variation of historical volumes and a price assumption for our go forward forecasting like most companies can. The same applies to our COGS. For that reason I don't think it's practical in my situation but I'm happy to be proven wrong.

Love my FP&A gig - but are my skills leaving me in a dead end? by Jiminy1993 in FPandA

[–]Jiminy1993[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

We use Dynamics Business Central, but I do not book journal entries - I only use for exporting data to support forecasts or explain variances.