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Anyone living in NY or have a child living/working in NY? My eldest graduated this summer and started working/living in Manhattan. The thought of helping my kid buy an condo is on my mind as well. I considered rent vs buy.. at the current price/rates - the numbers didnt work for me to consider buyi...

Watched AudiJeevitam The Goat Life on Netflix. Certainly, a heart-touching film based on true story of a Saudi Migrant.

Watched Hilbilly Elegy on Netflix. It is the life story of JD Vance. Gives some insight into Middle America problems and why he was picked too. But inspiring how he rose from those circumstances and respect for Usha to stand by a guy like that. It must have been tough for Indian parents to accept SI...

This forum works for me too.

If one is moving to India for trying retirement, maybe best not to transfer any funds. Best would be to sponsor retirement with any income or assets in India. If not, still keep the money invested in US, withdraw amount as needed. Easier with the taxes and no hassles repatriating later. With the cur...

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Welcome Bellare, zzebie. Do share what you miss from old forums. Gone is gone, time to rebuild elsewhere. We should get boca in here and have him post random scientific news etc. There were some passionate diaries in that forum, R2i2019, CMK..., RRS, etc. I seem to not recollect some of the ids' bu...

Good luck with your move wd40. But is Indore comparable to Bangalore? There are many comparable cities like Pune that have Hindi as first language and might have similar ecosystem to Bangalore. I agree though having to deal with learning Kannada might be frustrating for your daughter along with all ...

There are two types of apartments in NYC - Coops and Condos Coops can be restrictive in terms of application approval, future renting and may carry highet maintenance and taxes. Condos give more flexibility bit are genray more expensive as compared to a coop of the sane size. For $1M - $1.5M range ...

My children also live and work in NYC. We have a couple of apartments (condos) in Manhattan. Residential Real Estate is unique in NYC where the purchase price has not gone up in the last 3-4 years, however the rents have soared up in the last 2 years. For young adults : Manhattan, Brooklyn, Hoboken...