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  • Sales
    Commission rate?
    Updated almost 11 years ago
    Whats the typical selling agent commission these days? 4-5% realistic? I have a 1bd rm in prime dumbo that will practically sell itself but my career is way to busy...
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  • Renovation
    Window Air Conditioner - Aesthetic Question
    Updated almost 11 years ago
    Hi, All. I got a new window A/C installed today (Friedrich Kuhl) and asked for a clear plexiglass side panel instead of those ugly flimsy accordion shade thingies...
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  • Sales
    building at 220 West 98th Street
    Updated almost 11 years ago
    Irrational and uncooperative (even by New York's abysmal standards) landlord. Building often without hot water or elevator. Very noisy intersection. On a positive...
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  • Sales
    Advice: Seller Lost Checks From Closing
    Updated almost 11 years ago
    My seller had an attorney from hell. He lost her power of attorney document (for closing on her behalf), which delayed the closing a week until she sent him a new one...
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  • Sales
    Separate Maid Unit in my Coop - how to price it?
    Updated almost 11 years ago
    A separate Maid unit in ground floor of my coop in Manhattan is now available. I can’t find any historical price records for these separate units in my building, and i...
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  • Boards
    Why 420 east 51 street coop board reject most buys
    Updated almost 11 years ago
    Some of units in this building back and off market frequently . Heard that because of the rejections of the coop board. Does anyone know why?
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  • Anything
    Co-op financials
    Updated almost 11 years ago
    Here it is May already, and my co-op's financials arrived in time for the annual meeting. 2009..2008 ..49.1%....44.6% Taxes ..27.6%....28.8%...
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