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    How to find a classic loft for rent in WB?
    Updated over 15 years ago
    Is it possible? I am not really interested in any new build imitations-- I'd rather be in a 'real' exposed brick salvage space. Do these actually exist anymore? And if...
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    More empty stoerefronts?
    Updated over 15 years ago
    I was walking down 3rd ave between 86th and 72nd yesterday and I noticed many more empty storefronts than the last time I looked ~ 1 month ago. Also, I didn't see one...
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    Paying 4-4.5% mortgage & earning 0-1% on savings
    Updated over 15 years ago
    Why? do people do this(allowing for rainy day fund of course). Are people that illogical?
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    Maintenance
    Updated over 15 years ago
    In a Prewar doorman building in a prime area...what is considered average maintenance? At what price per sq ft does it become HIGH maintenance?
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    Possessing owner-rental no-no for co-op boards?
    Updated over 15 years ago
    ..just curious.. i meet all the income:debt ratios, lqiuid asset reqmrt, down pay reqmnt.. despite that and looking to pay cash no finance contingency.. the...
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    Now low rates are bad for banks too
    Updated over 15 years ago
    This is really no surprise. Any NIM institution starts getting hurt one the curve compresses in the way it has. The shot from low rates only worked as long as the...
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    How much is a terrace worth?
    Updated over 15 years ago
    As opposed to the same space without a terrace? What should you figure should be the additional outside space to be worth in, let's say, an apartment asking for $850K....
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