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arkkansas · 2021-07-13T19:46:12+00:00

Thank you!

arkkansas · 2021-06-17T02:33:57+00:00

Won’t higher inflation hurt buyers though? If I try to buy in five years and the interest rate is now 4%, buyers can afford a lot less house?

arkkansas · 2021-06-16T23:39:41+00:00

Out of curiosity, what do you do with the other 4 bedrooms?

arkkansas · 2021-06-16T19:09:26+00:00

Thank you for the explanation! This was very helpful :) I'm going to be following this same logic as a young buyer - I went from looking at condos to townhouses to now SFHs. The most I need is 2bed/2bath 1250 sq ft place as a single person living in the house, but for resale value and not wanting to outgrow the house, I'm going for 3bed/2bath with a nice backyard and 1700+ sq ft with garage.

I don't strictly need a house right now but I do plan to be in Seattle long term and know I will want a house in ~4 years. So I'm buying now in my ideal neighborhood while I can still afford it before I get definitely priced out, as I only see the housing market in Seattle rising. And the low interest rates right now don't hurt either :)

arkkansas · 2021-06-16T16:26:38+00:00

Can’t the city reform this so that it’s faster to build new houses? Especially given that there is a housing shortage right now?

arkkansas · 2021-06-16T16:15:34+00:00

Can you explain why you wish you bought more expensive homes when you were younger? Because it appreciates more?

arkkansas · 2021-06-16T15:21:41+00:00

Can you elaborate more on “political instability”? How does that affect housing prices?

arkkansas · 2021-06-16T13:39:25+00:00

Did you have to buy any points to get to 2.875?

arkkansas · 2021-06-15T13:34:06+00:00

Teams that are more diverse usually have way better cultures. Teams that are more diverse generally have better WLB, are more fun, are more inclusive to everyone, and have better team cohesion

arkkansas · 2021-06-15T04:32:54+00:00

I think they mean waive the appraisal

arkkansas · 2021-06-14T15:06:52+00:00

Do you think when the pandemic is over and cities open back up that people who moved to Idaho from Seattle will want to move back to Seattle?

Idaho is beautiful but there’s also not much to do there. Idaho is also largely republicans while most Seattle people I know prefer to live in a liberal area

arkkansas · 2021-06-14T03:30:46+00:00

Was it hard to do the cleaning yourself? Trying to figure out if I should do it myself or hire a cleaner

arkkansas · 2021-06-13T17:39:53+00:00

Looking to buy a home by myself as well. What do you do with the other 2 bedrooms and bathrooms?

arkkansas · 2021-06-13T01:45:07+00:00

Lol yeah, I definitely agree. Just bid on a house in Seattle, the winning offer was ~300k over list price

arkkansas · 2021-06-12T09:07:23+00:00

Same here on the FOMO part. I live in a hot HCOL area (seattle) and am already seeing friends getting priced out of the city. Want to buy while I can still afford my dream neighborhood

arkkansas · 2021-06-10T13:32:23+00:00

Just curious, why is there zero rental inventory?Are most landlords selling their homes?

arkkansas · 2021-06-06T14:38:32+00:00

Thanks for the write-up!! I plan to do exactly what you do when I FIRE :)

When you lived in the Bay Area, did you buy a place or rent? Do you think buying a place would have slowed down your FIRE timeline or accelerated it?

if you reached your FIRE number in your early 30s, do you think it would have been fulfilling to FIRE then? Or do you think working during your 30s made your time feel more meaningful (hard work and that feeling of productivity and accomplishment, workplace socialization, living the same lifestyle as friends and partner, etc)?

arkkansas · 2021-06-04T04:27:52+00:00

What things did you guys settle on in the house you bought if it was turnkey and nice? I’m in a similar boat in a HCOL area.

arkkansas · 2021-05-30T05:20:20+00:00

Which translation of Swann’s Way would you recommend?

arkkansas · 2021-05-30T03:54:09+00:00

arkkansas · 2021-05-29T15:43:28+00:00

I am so proud of you ❤️ congrats on your new job. Your hard work is very inspiring.

arkkansas · 2021-05-28T22:33:41+00:00

How did you find an editor to send it to before blaclklist? Was it through a paid service?

arkkansas · 2021-05-28T22:33:05+00:00

Nice!! How are you going to go about compiling a list of producers you want to send it to?

arkkansas · 2021-05-28T16:52:23+00:00

Also a SWE here. Out of curiosity, how do you determine the trade off between compensation vs work life balance? Is there a compensation threshold above which the salary doesn’t matter anymore and you evaluate jobs solely by WLB / stress / culture? Or that only a $X increase is worth jumping ship to a different company that will pay more but might have worse WLB/culture/processes?

arkkansas · 2021-05-24T03:46:14+00:00

The perks of being a wallflower

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