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  • Sales
    Sale at 161 W. 75th Street #12F
    Updated about 8 years ago
    Thoughts on this unit? $1.3m seems high to me with the amount of work it looks like it needs, even with the convenience of a sponsor unit. Also curious as to why the...
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  • Sales
    Stomach Churning Equity Markets
    Updated about 8 years ago
    This is why real estate investing is a beautiful thing. The lack of liquidity takes out the greed/fear. I don't know how investors deal with the craziness. I'm...
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  • Renovation
    Finding old construction permits
    Updated about 8 years ago
    We are getting ready to do some minor interior renovations in a condo in the East Village, and have been searching websites, calling 311, poking around the building,...
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  • Sales
    Buying partial ownership as investment strategy
    Updated about 8 years ago
    New to RE. Is this a thing? Any reason to avoid it? What I'm thinking is: - There are properties that have been on the market for a long time and have gone...
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  • Sales
    Apartment Staging
    Updated about 8 years ago
    Hi- I recently moved out of a 1BR which I am about to put on the market. The broker I am using is strongly encouraging that I use a furniture stager, rather than...
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  • Developments
    Air Rights usage in a landmarked historic district
    Updated about 8 years ago
    Does any one know how to evaluate the ability to build up using significant existing air-rights on a wide townhouse in a land-marked historic district? Assume extra...
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  • Sales
    Sale at 315 West 29th Street
    Updated about 8 years ago
    Curious what type of buyer will pay this price? Even $1mm less. Taxes are not low by any standard. I not saying the property is necessarily aspirational pricing. Just...
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