Here's where a neighbor complains about him: http://streeteasy.com/nyc/talk/discussion/20847-complaining-neighbor Try to speak with your neighbor, but don't necessarily be on the defensive. Let him know that you have a right to live in your apartment, and that most of your floors are carpeted. Ask what specifically is bothering him. If it is something that you can potentially deal with, say thank... [more]
Here's where a neighbor complains about him:
http://streeteasy.com/nyc/talk/discussion/20847-complaining-neighbor
Try to speak with your neighbor, but don't necessarily be on the defensive. Let him know that you have a right to live in your apartment, and that most of your floors are carpeted. Ask what specifically is bothering him. If it is something that you can potentially deal with, say thank you and see what you can do. In my experience, no matter what you do, they have their ears focused on hearing noise and will jump at the chance to complain.
With that said, if the problem persists, call the police and make a complaint that your neighbor is harassing you, yes seriously. Continue to do this until there is a long history of this. Additionally, write certified letters to your super, the neighbor and anyone else you can stating your situation so it is well documented. Ultimately, it is your neighbor (I'm assuming) who is the one being overly dramatic and it shouldn't ruin your life to live in your apartment. Ultimately, you may be able to get some sort of restraining order on your neighbor so that they can't complain no matter what. If this sounds a bit drastic, don't try to do it, but do call the police. Otherwise, it is he said she said and that doesn't hold up anywhere.
I have been through this experience which is why I'm not just saying this, I've lived it.
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Here's where MRussell guides you on how to get rid of a senior citizen neighbor:
(Note the part about not communicating verbally and where you keep needing the call the police)
While every individual handles things differently, there is a right way and a wrong way to go about dealing with noisy neighbors. For the sake of anyone who has not done anything yet, I will go through the steps that you should (typically) go through.
1. Knock on their door and ask them to lower their music: For some reason neighbors are no longer neighborly. In some situations, the neighbor might not even know that their music/TV/etc is too loud and they may apologize and lower the volume.
2. If #1 does NOT work, then from here on out everything should be communicated by letter which they need to sign for. IE: Send the neighbor a FedEx that that individual (by name) has to sign for. The letter should state that you wish to buy them a set of wireless headphones, etc. And that they should reply to you by letter or email to respond (if you already email your neighbor, that is acceptable as well). Verbal communication is meaningless. The point here is that you are building a case to deal with your neighbor.
3. Eventually, write in a letter that you will call the police should this continue. And then, actually call the police. (Don't dial 911 though, call your local precinct.) Again, the idea is that you will continue to call the police to build a larger case against this person.
4. If at this point the person continues to do whatever you were complaining about you have a mountain of material stating that you were trying to remedy the situation and that at no point were they willing to do anything about it. From there you can go to the managing agent and see what you can do.
You should NOT approach the tenant to have a verbal communication. Do that first, and see if it works, if not, you need to realize that you may end up battling your neighbor in court and should begin building evidence as soon as possible. And while the angry kid inside us all wants to also play loud music or do something malicious, realize that doing something like that once can screw you in the end. Be professional and on top of things and hopefully you will prevail.
Lastly, if the neighbor ever approaches you to speak, tell him to put it in a letter. And if, god forbid the neighbor ever threatens you, immediately call the police to (again) build a stronger case against this person.
We never want to bug the police, but you need to in these situations.
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Here's where, after a 2-3 year hiatus, MRussell comes back and convinces you to buy a condo hotel, where your neighbors change daily:
Hello everyone (I would address individual posters but you are all Anons!). I actually represent a lot of hotel-condo listings at 1 CPW alongside my father Doug and I'll be happy to address your question(s).
First things first, not all hotel condos are the same, so what I mention really only applies to 1 CPW (although there are similarities). Right now you buy your unit and pay the common charges and taxes. There are various other small fees that are involved to keep the hotel running on a day to day but those get deducted out of what you earn. Now lets say you decided to stay in your unit for 10 days a year, the other 355 days your unit will be in the rental pool and when someone stays in the unit you will earn income. When you stay in your own unit you still have to pay a clean up fee and a few other small fees, but it basically boils down to a fraction of what you would pay were you to actually rent the unit from the hotel.
You can use the units for 180 days a year, but the sweet spot is really between staying 1-3 months max. If you are using it as a pied-a-terre and plan on staying longer than 3 months (or 180 days for that matter) you are really better off trying to buy a regular apartment as the numbers start to work against you.
Is it a good investment? It depends on what you need it for. If you are an investor looking for a yearly return, the short answer is no. You will probably get a 5% return on your money, maybe more if you luck out. If you are someone who wants an apartment in the city with amenities but only use it every now and again then yes, it is a fantastic investment. Not only would you have an awesome place to stay when you are here, but when you aren't it will earn you money, typically paying off your common charges & taxes and then some. Additionally, the longer you hold your unit the more that it will be worth when you go to sell. That is where you will make a real monetary gain.
As far as how much people make each year... it varies (obviously) but you should probably make around $40,000 to your pocket when all is said and done. Which is to say, your CCs & taxes are paid plus any misc fees that you had throughout the year. $40,000 isn't too shabby. Mortgages are not going to be included in this number for a variety of reasons.
If you have any more questions please feel free to give either my father or I a shout, we nearly almost have a listing or two for sale (my father has sold over 200 of them when there are only 167 in the building) and if we don't we will in the future. Plus, it is hard to buy something you don't completely understand so we could walk you through it to see if it makes sense for you. (mrussell@bhsusa.com)
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Here's where MRussell says "Seacrest out" while trying to convince streeteasy readers that they should spend millions on real estate where they can't even live more than 50% of the year:
MRussell
about 5 months ago
ignore this person
report abuse @ 30yrs_RE_20_in_REO: You are focusing on the most mundane aspects of this conversation. If your username holds any weight and you have actually been in real estate for 30 years, my comment to Riversider would make perfect sense. Would you want do deal with someone over email without ever speaking with them or would you rather have a serious conversation with them on the phone, or better yet, in person while showing them the listing you are discussing? I understand that Riversider is asking a lot of questions (some of which are good) but he is just asking questions to ask questions. There is enough information in this post that anyone interested in a hotel condo can probably figure out if it is for them or not. And if it is, they would probably give me a call and not ask important financial questions in a public forum. And on that note...
Seacrest out.
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Response by columbiacounty
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Why do you hate him?
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What do you mean? I'm merely reposting his words about his neighbors who complain about him, and the neighbors he complains about. Surely you understand about people who complain all the time and are complained about all the time, right?
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You're stalking him. Why?
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Reposting is stalking?
Why are you light gray?
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Because the administrator at SE decided to do that after one of many re Ins with you.
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With ME? That doesn't seem right, but are you saying that the administrator at SE took the side of the dispute against you? Have you considered sending a FedEx that must be signed for?
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No.
The administrator removed your other name.
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This is too confusing. So you are MRussell?
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No.
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So not MRussell but you prefer to go by a title of royalty?
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No
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What's your issue?
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"issue"? Is that a euphemism for "problem"?
You kids these days don't know how to communicate directly.
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No..issue.
I have no idea if it's a problem or not.
But if you prefer
What's your problem?
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Well, in fact, none.
Did you expect a problem?
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No.
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You called it that. Not me.
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Oh ok, I accept your apology.
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But, of course, I didn't apologize, did I?
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Why do you follow me around ?
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oh, another nuance, I get it. Like the difference between issue and problem.
Eventually I'll be able to figure out your style.
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Not a nuance.
Obvious.
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Like the royal we?
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No what?
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If you're going to go in circles, this will end.
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I'm tuning in for part 2 later folks, wow this first part was great!!!
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"columbiacounty
about 12 hours ago
stop ignoring this person
report abuse
Because the administrator at SE decided to do that after one of many re Ins with you"
So now columbiacounty is the tragic hero who got troll-controlled for battling county/comm and standing up for all that is good and right and decent on SE? What a joke.
cc got troll-controlled for stalking Riversider and ph41 and for the generally astronomical attack-to-content ratio in his posts. Spare us the martyrdom narrative.
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Here's where MRussell guides you on how to get rid of a senior citizen neighbor:
http://streeteasy.com/nyc/talk/discussion/22756-noise-complaint
(Note the part about not communicating verbally and where you keep needing the call the police)
While every individual handles things differently, there is a right way and a wrong way to go about dealing with noisy neighbors. For the sake of anyone who has not done anything yet, I will go through the steps that you should (typically) go through.
1. Knock on their door and ask them to lower their music: For some reason neighbors are no longer neighborly. In some situations, the neighbor might not even know that their music/TV/etc is too loud and they may apologize and lower the volume.
2. If #1 does NOT work, then from here on out everything should be communicated by letter which they need to sign for. IE: Send the neighbor a FedEx that that individual (by name) has to sign for. The letter should state that you wish to buy them a set of wireless headphones, etc. And that they should reply to you by letter or email to respond (if you already email your neighbor, that is acceptable as well). Verbal communication is meaningless. The point here is that you are building a case to deal with your neighbor.
3. Eventually, write in a letter that you will call the police should this continue. And then, actually call the police. (Don't dial 911 though, call your local precinct.) Again, the idea is that you will continue to call the police to build a larger case against this person.
4. If at this point the person continues to do whatever you were complaining about you have a mountain of material stating that you were trying to remedy the situation and that at no point were they willing to do anything about it. From there you can go to the managing agent and see what you can do.
You should NOT approach the tenant to have a verbal communication. Do that first, and see if it works, if not, you need to realize that you may end up battling your neighbor in court and should begin building evidence as soon as possible. And while the angry kid inside us all wants to also play loud music or do something malicious, realize that doing something like that once can screw you in the end. Be professional and on top of things and hopefully you will prevail.
Lastly, if the neighbor ever approaches you to speak, tell him to put it in a letter. And if, god forbid the neighbor ever threatens you, immediately call the police to (again) build a stronger case against this person.
We never want to bug the police, but you need to in these situations.
Here's where, after a 2-3 year hiatus, MRussell comes back and convinces you to buy a condo hotel, where your neighbors change daily:
http://streeteasy.com/nyc/talk/discussion/1321-hotel-condo
Hello everyone (I would address individual posters but you are all Anons!). I actually represent a lot of hotel-condo listings at 1 CPW alongside my father Doug and I'll be happy to address your question(s).
First things first, not all hotel condos are the same, so what I mention really only applies to 1 CPW (although there are similarities). Right now you buy your unit and pay the common charges and taxes. There are various other small fees that are involved to keep the hotel running on a day to day but those get deducted out of what you earn. Now lets say you decided to stay in your unit for 10 days a year, the other 355 days your unit will be in the rental pool and when someone stays in the unit you will earn income. When you stay in your own unit you still have to pay a clean up fee and a few other small fees, but it basically boils down to a fraction of what you would pay were you to actually rent the unit from the hotel.
You can use the units for 180 days a year, but the sweet spot is really between staying 1-3 months max. If you are using it as a pied-a-terre and plan on staying longer than 3 months (or 180 days for that matter) you are really better off trying to buy a regular apartment as the numbers start to work against you.
Is it a good investment? It depends on what you need it for. If you are an investor looking for a yearly return, the short answer is no. You will probably get a 5% return on your money, maybe more if you luck out. If you are someone who wants an apartment in the city with amenities but only use it every now and again then yes, it is a fantastic investment. Not only would you have an awesome place to stay when you are here, but when you aren't it will earn you money, typically paying off your common charges & taxes and then some. Additionally, the longer you hold your unit the more that it will be worth when you go to sell. That is where you will make a real monetary gain.
As far as how much people make each year... it varies (obviously) but you should probably make around $40,000 to your pocket when all is said and done. Which is to say, your CCs & taxes are paid plus any misc fees that you had throughout the year. $40,000 isn't too shabby. Mortgages are not going to be included in this number for a variety of reasons.
If you have any more questions please feel free to give either my father or I a shout, we nearly almost have a listing or two for sale (my father has sold over 200 of them when there are only 167 in the building) and if we don't we will in the future. Plus, it is hard to buy something you don't completely understand so we could walk you through it to see if it makes sense for you. (mrussell@bhsusa.com)
Here's where MRussell says "Seacrest out" while trying to convince streeteasy readers that they should spend millions on real estate where they can't even live more than 50% of the year:
http://streeteasy.com/nyc/talk/discussion/1321-hotel-condo
MRussell
about 5 months ago
ignore this person
report abuse @ 30yrs_RE_20_in_REO: You are focusing on the most mundane aspects of this conversation. If your username holds any weight and you have actually been in real estate for 30 years, my comment to Riversider would make perfect sense. Would you want do deal with someone over email without ever speaking with them or would you rather have a serious conversation with them on the phone, or better yet, in person while showing them the listing you are discussing? I understand that Riversider is asking a lot of questions (some of which are good) but he is just asking questions to ask questions. There is enough information in this post that anyone interested in a hotel condo can probably figure out if it is for them or not. And if it is, they would probably give me a call and not ask important financial questions in a public forum. And on that note...
Seacrest out.
Why do you hate him?
What do you mean? I'm merely reposting his words about his neighbors who complain about him, and the neighbors he complains about. Surely you understand about people who complain all the time and are complained about all the time, right?
You're stalking him. Why?
Reposting is stalking?
Why are you light gray?
Because the administrator at SE decided to do that after one of many re Ins with you.
With ME? That doesn't seem right, but are you saying that the administrator at SE took the side of the dispute against you? Have you considered sending a FedEx that must be signed for?
No.
The administrator removed your other name.
This is too confusing. So you are MRussell?
No.
So not MRussell but you prefer to go by a title of royalty?
No
What's your issue?
"issue"? Is that a euphemism for "problem"?
You kids these days don't know how to communicate directly.
No..issue.
I have no idea if it's a problem or not.
But if you prefer
What's your problem?
Well, in fact, none.
Did you expect a problem?
No.
You called it that. Not me.
Oh ok, I accept your apology.
But, of course, I didn't apologize, did I?
Why do you follow me around ?
oh, another nuance, I get it. Like the difference between issue and problem.
Eventually I'll be able to figure out your style.
Not a nuance.
Obvious.
Like the royal we?
No
No what?
If you're going to go in circles, this will end.
Great
I'm tuning in for part 2 later folks, wow this first part was great!!!
"columbiacounty
about 12 hours ago
stop ignoring this person
report abuse
Because the administrator at SE decided to do that after one of many re Ins with you"
So now columbiacounty is the tragic hero who got troll-controlled for battling county/comm and standing up for all that is good and right and decent on SE? What a joke.
cc got troll-controlled for stalking Riversider and ph41 and for the generally astronomical attack-to-content ratio in his posts. Spare us the martyrdom narrative.