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    Chocolate Stain for Hard Wood Floors - Advice!
    Updated about 11 years ago
    I want to stain my hard floors a dark Chocolate color but the closest Minwax stain I have found is Jacobean and it is not quite right. It is a little harsh in color. ...
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  • Sales
    Crazy to buy in a building I can't walk by?
    Updated about 11 years ago
    Am I crazy for thinking about buying an Apartment in a buildings I'm afraid to walk by? Recently there has been a Bank owned REO property for sale in my...
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  • Anything
    Coop: Capital Assessment Tax Deductible?
    Updated about 11 years ago
    Pardon me of this topic was covered elsewhere. It’s my first year in a coop. I’ve just gotten a statement for tax purposes. I know that I can factor real estate taxes...
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  • Sales
    Attorney Recommendation
    Updated about 11 years ago
    Hello, I'm in the process of finalizing an offer on a single family home in Astoria and am looking to hire a real estate attorney. Can anyone suggest someone...
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  • Financing
    Mortgage Broker
    Updated about 11 years ago
    Do you have to work with one exclusively? who pays the broker? Can you recommend someone who can help those unusable cases that don't necessarily pass the traditional...
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  • Sales
    Costs regarding removing closets in a coop?
    Updated about 11 years ago
    Has anyone ever removed extra closet space in a coop? I saw a great studio apartment what has literally 5 closets! 3 of which are positioned together and combined are...
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  • Neighborhoods
    Battery Park City.... Friend or Foe?
    Updated about 11 years ago
    Hello all.... Can anyone help opine on the new condos that are going for sale in north BPC (ie. River & Warren)? Specifically as it relates to the BPC Authority...
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