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  • Renovation
    Renovation budgeting
    Updated over 10 years ago
    Can someone help me with a gut renovation budget? I want to take down walls, install central AC, get all new appliances and millwork. What percent of my budget should...
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  • Sales
    Bing and Bang Building
    Updated over 10 years ago
    I was told 50 West 12th is a Bing and Bang Building. I was told it meant anything that hits the market there is always pricier than in other buildings. Does anyone...
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  • Sales
    cash out refi in excess of DTI?
    Updated over 10 years ago
    Have no mortgage at the moment. Can the coop board prevent me from mortgaging my shares in a loan that would cause DTI to be in excess of the allowable figure (25%)?
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  • Sales
    Security Deposit not returned 500 Sterling
    Updated over 10 years ago
    I'm wondering if anyone else has had difficulty receiving their security deposit back from MGT Management, the company that runs 500 Sterling Place. I had an...
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  • Sales
    500 Sterling Place - don't live here!
    Updated over 10 years ago
    This was without a doubt the WORST experience I've ever had in a rental. It was so bad I sometimes felt like all the residents were being punked, because it was...
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  • Sales
    what are coop boards looking for in an applicant?
    Updated over 10 years ago
    I have a few offers on my upper west side apartment. I have already moved out so I need to close fast. I have a suitable buyer with excellent finances and they can...
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  • Sales
    SRO's with tenants
    Updated over 10 years ago
    My old lady friend wants to sell her building which she and her husband bought in 1986. They allowed a sister and children to move in. In that they don't have...
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