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Hello Dolly - The Hard Sell

Started by 407PAS
over 17 years ago
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Here's an interesting article on Dolly Lenz: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/15/realestate/keymagazine/15KeyDolly-t.html?_r=1&ref=magazine Things are tough out there. She hustles, no doubt about that. I compliment her if she starts off every day with a 10 mile run. At what pace? ;-) The article ends with: "Lenz insists that she never mistook real estate for a high-status profession, private planes and drivers aside. “That just means you have money,” she says; “It doesn’t mean you have status. We’re middlemen. What could be less important than that?”" You know, most people want middlemen in their real estate transactions.
Response by bfgross
over 17 years ago
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Interesting. Shes the one who said psf are holding up really well, what about a month or two ago?
Brokers.

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Response by 407PAS
over 17 years ago
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They have to turn deals and, as she admits, people are walking, so they have to resell the same apartment multiple times and chase down a dozen banks to make something happen.

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Response by nyc10023
over 17 years ago
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LOL, lately I've been seeing a lot of a certain well-known broker in my gym. I asked her if that meant that she wasn't crazy-busy and had time to go to the gym now :)

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Response by 407PAS
over 17 years ago
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"When she shows an apartment, she says, she doesn’t want to have so much bad financial information about her client that she might reveal, however subtly — through body language, an expression — the seller’s level of anxiety. “If a buyer smells desperation, that’s the kiss of death,” she says. “It’s game over.”"

This cracks me up. I'm picturing wild animals circling for the kill.

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Response by falcogold1
over 17 years ago
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Say what you will about Dolly, now...picture her naked. Not so bad. Picture her bullshitting you as she did in that CNBC about squ ft $ holding up well. If she can talk so beautifully out of both sides of her mouth...what else can she do with that mouth. I blame the SE chat board users. Most are a bunch of pessimists! You read this and think, That dumpster is half full of shit, I see it as half empty...plenty of room for more...bring it on Dolly, you self effacing maufacturer of absolute crap. Did I mention I think she is cute?

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Response by kotu
over 17 years ago
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Member since: Mar 2009

She is by far the most unscrupulous broker walking the streets of this city.
I worked with her many years ago before I bought the apartment I live in now.
BTW. Not from here.
Beware of Dolly, the monster from Queens.
I am going enjoy seeing her fall.

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Response by chrystea
over 17 years ago
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Member since: Mar 2009

Yes I know

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