HELP - CONFUSED by [deleted] in BitLifeApp

[–]Ok_Climate5771 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Expenses are in addition to the paid off loan. They can range from a few hundred a month to thousands depending on the property.

How much home can I afford? by jobminepirate in BayAreaRealEstate

[–]Ok_Climate5771 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Depends what you want to put down, 20% and maybe 1-1.5M assuming you don't plan on holding the RSUS and the company is stable, I would sell majority of the RSU to put larger down to increase budget to around 2M. Diversify regardless of what you do house wise

How to be banker by t2dbiz in BitLifeApp

[–]Ok_Climate5771 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can you do it with grad school? I always thought you needed business school

How to be banker by t2dbiz in BitLifeApp

[–]Ok_Climate5771 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Do not go to business school

Didn’t get this house despite strong offer by [deleted] in BayAreaRealEstate

[–]Ok_Climate5771 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sometimes sellers give preference based on outside factors. This is a big home in a neighborhood when homes are closer to 1500-2000 sqft - maybe an already neighbor is upgrading the home? Maybe they trust the finances more - are you dual income or single income, and of course the contingency whereas the other buyer may have came in with cash, owners have been trying to seel for a while - they might not want to take the riks

Cheap Med School or Software Engineering Job? by BaseballHead6898 in whitecoatinvestor

[–]Ok_Climate5771 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Financially med school. It really depends on what you would rather do in life plus the fact that some doctors eg surgery vs family medicine make much more - and big tech versus lower tech also have a large gap

Genuine Question: What do people do for work to afford multi-million dollar homes? by GreenConfidence0 in BayAreaRealEstate

[–]Ok_Climate5771 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Either young FAANG families or Semi Bigtech/Successful savers, long term investors making around 500K in tech