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  • Sales
    Craphole apt needs work to sell, invest yes, no?
    Updated over 15 years ago
    So, I have an estate apt in Staten Island. 700 Sq Feet, early 1980's construction, elevator bldg, no doorman, heavily smoked in. Grand asking price of $187,000 and I'm...
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  • Sales
    Lucida (firehouse next door) or Brompton (Postal)
    Updated over 15 years ago
    Anyone care to to comment on which is better to have next to your entrance (lobby) a firehouse or a post office? Both have their advantages and disadvantages.
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  • Sales
    NAR realty speak
    Updated over 15 years ago
    “The National Association of Realtors and your state association will always have published reports that sound better than what you are personally experiencing in the...
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  • Rentals
    Are landlords desperate in Harlem to get tenants?
    Updated over 15 years ago
    Got this email in a local blog (harlem), surprised about the whole: "heard in the radio I'm giving you a great deal by splitting a broker fee that shouldn't be there...
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  • Sales
    building at 16 Minetta Lane
    Updated over 15 years ago
    This listing is not on Streeteasy. The broker doesn't seem to know what to say about it: "one of the most architecturally distinct and vastly unique townhouses in...
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  • Anything
    Is Law School a Ponzi Scheme?
    Updated over 15 years ago
    Interesting article from the Star Ledger that ran recently. Is law school a ponzi scheme? One could argue that. Many third tier toilet law schools like Seton Hall...
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  • Anything
    Why are commissions so high?
    Updated over 15 years ago
    Bull or Bear, Renter or Owner, I think most everyone on here outside of the agents, of course, think that 6% commissions are too high. That said, why do you think...
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