Rehaan Khan
Thoughts on RE market during COVID-19
14 July 2020 | 32 replies
In a lot of ways, this quarantine has forced our world (particularly the corporate world) to undergo some sort of twisted and apocalyptic social experiment.
Brian Morris
How to Strip paint from a deck
13 July 2020 | 34 replies
The 2 Lowes stores by me have been out since the quarantine started and everyone started redoing their houses...when some come in it is gone fast.
Liam Hickey
New Rehabber from Mid-Michigan
16 July 2020 | 1 reply
I've been doing carpentry and handyman work with my family for my whole life but just recently got my contractors license.This past spring, my fiance and I bought an old house in Grand Ledge that needed some serious fixing and that's been my project for the past few months during quarantine.
Ariel Brito
Recent College Grad Getting Started in Miami
14 July 2020 | 1 reply
I graduated from MIT in May and moved back down to Miami to spend the quarantine.
Karen Lomison
Smokies Advice- Age & BRs
9 June 2021 | 27 replies
Large cabins means large groups and it often only takes a couple people to back out due to a travel restriction or mandatory quarantine period for the whole reservation to fall through.
Evan Eberle
Live in Phoenix - Investing our of State
10 August 2020 | 9 replies
I was working at home for a brief two week period, had to self-quarantine after a co-worker I worked closely with tested positive for COVID.
Lloyd Segal
Economic Update (August 3-7, 2020)
5 August 2020 | 2 replies
California is among the states that have seen a resurgence in coronavirus cases as state officials eased quarantine and social distancing measures.
Audrey Cranmer Moini
What is the Best Way to us your 401k to buy a Home?
5 August 2020 | 7 replies
Please note that the account into which the funds are deposited must be the same type of account from which the funds were first withdrawn (e.g. withdrawal of pre-tax funds from a 401k could be deposited in a pre-tax IRA but not a Roth IRA - "like to like").Loans:Payments on a 401k loan taken under the CARES Act must be paid back starting in 2021 over a 5 year term.Here are the details regarding the loans:NEW LOANS:The CARES Act which was enacted to provide relief to individuals impacted by COVID-19 allows for increased 401k loans and more flexibility for repayment of these loans.Specifically, you must be an individual who meets one of the following conditions to demonstrate that you have been impacted by the crisis (and it will be your responsibility to retain documents in your files that demonstrates that you are a qualified individual):Individual who is diagnosed with COVID-19, with a CDC-approved test;Individual whose spouse or dependent is diagnosed with COVID-19, with a CDC-approved test; ORIndividual who experiences adverse financial consequences as a result of being quarantined, furloughed, laid off, having work hours reduced, being unable to work due to lack of child care due to COVID-19, closing or reducing hours of a business owned or operated by the individual due to COVID-19; or other factors as determined by the Treasury Secretary.On or before September 23, 2020, such individuals take a 401k participant loan subject to the following terms:Maximum Amount of the Loan: 100% of their 401k balance not to exceed $100,000.
Stacy Morris
Using 401k money to invest
9 August 2020 | 6 replies
Please note that the account into which the funds are deposited must be the same type of account from which the funds were first withdrawn (e.g. withdrawal of pre-tax funds from a 401k could be deposited in a pre-tax IRA but not a Roth IRA - "like to like").Loans:Payments on a 401k loan taken under the CARES Act must be paid back starting in 2021 over a 5 year term.Here are the details regarding the loans:NEW LOANS:The CARES Act which was enacted to provide relief to individuals impacted by COVID-19 allows for increased 401k loans and more flexibility for repayment of these loans.Specifically, you must be an individual who meets one of the following conditions to demonstrate that you have been impacted by the crisis (and it will be your responsibility to retain documents in your files that demonstrates that you are a qualified individual):Individual who is diagnosed with COVID-19, with a CDC-approved test;Individual whose spouse or dependent is diagnosed with COVID-19, with a CDC-approved test; ORIndividual who experiences adverse financial consequences as a result of being quarantined, furloughed, laid off, having work hours reduced, being unable to work due to lack of child care due to COVID-19, closing or reducing hours of a business owned or operated by the individual due to COVID-19; or other factors as determined by the Treasury Secretary.On or before September 23, 2020, such individuals take a 401k participant loan subject to the following terms:Maximum Amount of the Loan: 100% of their 401k balance not to exceed $100,000.
Stella Xu
Migration patterns for high income earners from urban cities
5 September 2020 | 48 replies
@Stella Xu I feel like this trend has been happening for over a decade and is simply accelerating because of COVID post-quarantine syndrome (“Honey, we need to move”) and Work From Home.