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- Spoke with Altair about the full relocation package. Lots to do. Packing assessment, flights, temp housing, homebuying research, selling a lot of current items.
- Ejection seats on helicopters are very uncommon. It’s newer. Most jettison the rotors to clear the way, then eject the seat or whole cockpit.
- Bought new wallet. Bought new large suitcase for the temp period.
- Itertools really does have some lesser-known gems. A lot of python folks I know don’t use them. https://martinheinz.dev/blog/16. Accumulate, cycle, much more.
- Started scheduling the bay trip as well.
- Preferred lender; the seller or build usually has some sort of partnership with lender(s). This has pros and cons, usually. Faster timelines, higher interest rates, lower competition, examples.
- Got the preferred lender list for citadel/altair.
- Did the online prequalification with BoA, set up an appointment tomorrow for the preapproval.
- Looked through a bit of NYC on redfin. Tracy suggested the villages, east, west, greenwich, noho, nolita, lower east side. Condo. There are tons of options for 1br1ba anywhere from 500k-1m. There are spots in midtown around the office as well.
- Most likely process: no homefinding trip, temp housing for <60 days, rent for ~6 months, buy. This gives time to establish bearings, find the right neighborhood, and build pay stubs for the loan. An inversion is expected this year for the shift from a seller’s to a buyer’s market, which helps me also.
- Booked the one-way flight through BCD. LAX->JFK. Monday March 2. Submitted reimbursement request.
- Scheduled dinner with Joyce and Leo before I leave.
- Scheduled a call for tomorrow with the impact group; integrating into a new city, recreation, groups, sports, etc.
- Went to the Kings game at Staples.
- Contacted the van lines homemover (paramount). We’ll do a quick phone survey tomorrow morning for estimated weight of all items, then target next friday feb 28 as the pack day.
