Re: Head hunters
 

No, no, no. First, you getta da' money. Den, you getta da' power. And den, you get all da women you want.

Re: Head hunters
 

From our respective corner offices, I agree, but I despair of Adder's prospects of getting here, so if he could at least bamboozle a young paralegal, but something than nothing.

Re: Head hunters
 

If, alternatively, anyone has suggestions about how to retire at 33, I'm open to those as well.

Re: Head hunters
 

I'm working on my exit strategy now. I have two years to bring it to a close. I'lll let you know before that b-day.

Re: Head hunters
 

The key to getting fuck-you money is to spend like you already have it. Find the client you've gotten along with best, tell the paralegal you need to do some marketing entertaining, and take the client, the paralegal and one of her friends out on the town, no holds barred. After about a half dozen drinks, announce you're leaving, you want to bring paralegal with you at a 25% increase in salary, and you'd appreciate his business, which would always be your highest priority. Tell him he'll get top attention from you and the paralegal, rather than just hoping to get his calls returned at Bigshop.

At the end of the evening, it will either all be good or you'll know for sure that you're going to be shlepping someone else's bag for a few years and avoiding the paralegal's nasty glare. Either way, you'll be drunk and happy and not really understanding what has happened until the morning.

Re: Head hunters
 

Indeed! Well played, playa!

mortgage help
 

I'm buying a apartment out of state for $230K, 25% down. Assume best possible credit/finances etc.

the banks supposedly claim a 3% closing cost.

can i beat that down? I don't think I paid anything like that to buy my home and I had shitty credit back then. any advice?

Re: mortgage help
 

yes, play hardball. everything is negotiable, regardless of what they say on the first couple of go rounds.

Re: mortgage help
 

To state the patently obvious, shopping around will help in the negotiations.

Re: mortgage help
 

-assume rental property are closing and realtor fees deductible, as a business cost

Re: mortgage help
 

I have no idea.

Re: mortgage help
 

So? a deduction is worth less than an outright reduction, Negotiate. And man up before you do it, nothing will be less effective than your whiny groveling...case in point: your wasted effourts at getting your wife to perform conjugal duties...no offence.....who loves baby! :):)

Re: mortgage help
 

space fuck- I meant assume this is a rental property, can I deduct realtor fees (i have a buyer's broker) or treat this as an expense against profits? also, assume I pay some closing fees- any tax relief?

Re: mortgage help
 

I thought this was reserved for Sidd? Also, kinda a lot of hostility toward a sock that has no obligation or necessarily interest in giving tax advice. Maybe Wonk does pro bono (three months from now)?

Re: mortgage help
 

go read sybil. penske is sybil, I'm peggy the guardian personality.