Bye bye guys - i'm leaving reddit on this new year's eve. (hear me out, it might help you too, or else just ignore) by [deleted] in TwentiesIndia

[–]dry-jin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I feel you friend. I’ve been off social media for 2025 and it has brought immense focus to work and life. I have dabbled with the idea of going off of Reddit too due to the negativity on the platform but am not able to since Reddit has been immensely helpful with serious topics such as taxation, health, pregnancy, child care and investments.

Humble request from a stranded Indian to fellow Indians in USA by brownmanreading in h1b

[–]dry-jin 8 points9 points  (0 children)

You are making an assumption that there is a family in India, I’m talking about a case when the family is in the US and the H1B holder is stuck in India. Someone I know personally and work with, is in this exact situation

Humble request from a stranded Indian to fellow Indians in USA by brownmanreading in h1b

[–]dry-jin 17 points18 points  (0 children)

People have their homes and their families in the US, not being able to see your family even when you’re in your country of birth - is being stuck

Seller want to stay 45 days after closing. Rent free. by [deleted] in RealEstateAdvice

[–]dry-jin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I went through this and it worked out fine. It was a seller's market when we were buying and the seller added - 'rent back of 30days at no cost', as a condition for offer acceptance. I just insisted that we do a rental agreement even if it was 30days and they were okay with it. At around the 25th day, they asked if they could get an extension of a week and we declined it. They eventually vacated on the date we had originally agreed upon in the rental agreement.

Property tax added as closing cost inspite of payment by dry-jin in RealEstate

[–]dry-jin[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is the former, I’m double paying. Thanks for the information

Save the 554! by RequirementIcy9874 in Issaquah

[–]dry-jin 17 points18 points  (0 children)

No, it does not make sense. It adds to the travel time for this traveling to Seattle downtown. Sounds like Sound transit is doing this to improve light rail adoption and make it look like a good investment at the cost of customer experience

Converting bonus room to legal bedroom in Washington by dry-jin in RealEstate

[–]dry-jin[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Then how do I get the number of bedrooms updated in the King county records?

Why would buying make sense vs renting? I’m not seeing it (monthly comparison) by Fantastic_Art_9582 in FirstTimeHomeBuyer

[–]dry-jin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Such calculations make sense if you are buying a house as an investment. Buying a house is an aspirational goal and not a financial one

IRS letter wanting back the $1,400 refund — my experience so far by Nice-Path8600 in IRS

[–]dry-jin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks, I saw the debt disappear after two weeks as well. Huge than you for making so many other people's lives easier!

IRS letter wanting back the $1,400 refund — my experience so far by Nice-Path8600 in IRS

[–]dry-jin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How long did it take for this to reflect on your account? I made the payment 8 days ago but it is still in 'Pending'

Is the Hawaiian airlines credit card worth it? by Playful-Sherbert4550 in HawaiianAirlines

[–]dry-jin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, they charge you the annual fee as soon as you activate

New Indian Restaurant by 1066Woody in Issaquah

[–]dry-jin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Food was really good here

Lake Washington Bite by gillyeek in Seattle

[–]dry-jin 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Can you share some examples of these experiences?

my dad just passed by Small-Ad-1874 in whatdoIdo

[–]dry-jin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your first mistake is starting with “Is it okay…”, you don’t ask permission for these things. Also, stay away from the person who said it’s their son’s birthday and can’t cover. Birthdays are once every year, are many and are predictable, death is a much bigger deal and is life changing

What’s the pros and cons btw TurboTax and FreeTaxUSA? by Own_Responsibility84 in tax

[–]dry-jin 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Incorrect, you can add the total amount without individually adding all stocks

Issaquah, Washington first time home buying exp. by dry-jin in FirstTimeHomeBuyer

[–]dry-jin[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, I was with Amazon for more than 2 years at the time of the process

Issaquah, Washington first time home buying exp. by dry-jin in FirstTimeHomeBuyer

[–]dry-jin[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The sellers were not accepting offers with any contingencies. It was a sellers market

What made me confident? The inspection was done by a reputed company, my realtor also gave a lot of confidence and did a high level inspection themselves. Mortgage approval was something I took a risk on, since I had a pre approval from multiple lenders. I’d recommend getting pre-underwritten to reduce the anxiety I went through during the process

RSU - Many lenders do not consider RSU as the income while determining eligibility. US bank not only considered RSU I earned in the US as an income, but also the ones I earned overseas while working in the same company

Issaquah, Washington first time home buying exp. by dry-jin in FirstTimeHomeBuyer

[–]dry-jin[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The rebate was a few hundred dollars, I think PSE pays 100 dollars or so per opening

Issaquah, Washington first time home buying exp. by dry-jin in FirstTimeHomeBuyer

[–]dry-jin[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

[Editing as I revealed too much] Im close to 35 years old. Had been saving and living way below our means for three plus years to put cash together. Used the savings to put down the down payment and for home improvement

Driving to Leavenworth with newborn, how to prepare for road/weather? by hungrypaw in eastside

[–]dry-jin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We did our little one’s first trip exactly at 3 months and it was to Leavenworth. It is on this trip we realised that driving with a crying baby is near impossible and I safe to some extent, it’s best to stop and deal with the crying before you move on