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  • Renovation
    Permits - lead time
    Updated about 14 years ago
    I'm in process of complete renovation of my apartment, room count, plumbing, electrical... Does anyone know long it usually takes the contractor to get the permits...
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  • Sales
    Kitchen Remodel
    Updated about 14 years ago
    I am new here, but am hoping for some advice/help. I live in Philadelphia but my 75 year aunt lives in Manhattan and is mentally ill. My mom has gotten legal...
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  • Brokers
    Can I add my broker late in the game?
    Updated about 14 years ago
    I saw a place on my own yesterday that I actually had seen over the summer (also alone). A broker we have been working with sent us the listing at some point between...
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  • Sales
    Who owns the shaft way space between buildings?
    Updated about 14 years ago
    My husband and I recently purchased a coop in the east village. Our apartment is on the ground floor and has a kitchen window that looks out into a shaf tway that is...
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  • Sales
    Inspection? How Common? Is it necessary?
    Updated about 14 years ago
    Hello, I was wondering how common it is to have a contractor, engineer, inspector, etc., take a look at an apartment before buying. The unit in question has been...
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  • Sales
    minutes and due diligence
    Updated about 14 years ago
    Hello all you helpful people! Here is the issue. I live in Brooklyn. There is an apartment I want to buy. It is in Manhattan. I have all the appropriate people...
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  • Sales
    Inonada vs. Rich Lemmings or: UWS Rent-Buy Math
    Updated about 14 years ago
    Over on the "Favorite Price Choppers" thread, Inonada pointed out that an Upper West Side coop that would cost close to $5MM to buy can be rented for well under $15K...
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