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  • Financing
    Regarding Sunny Hong
    Updated over 14 years ago
    So I'm a first time home buyer who closed about 3 weeks ago after going into contract in late February. I bought a coop in Brooklyn and when deciding what bank I...
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  • Financing
    Rates - How low can you go?
    Updated over 14 years ago
    Wow, 7/1 ARM down to 4.0%. Think it may be time to modify my loan again. Just as rents are going up owning is becoming less expensive. Funny how the world works...
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  • Financing
    Refi to combine 2 apartments?
    Updated over 14 years ago
    Hi, Has anyone recently refinanced to combine 2 apartments together? Or know anything about this these days? We own ours with a mortgage, and are planning to buy...
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  • Financing
    Offering Plan at $200?
    Updated over 14 years ago
    We are buying a short sale and have been charged $150 for the condo questionnaire and now $200 for the offering plan. Does this seem high to anyone else or is this...
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  • Financing
    "Whenever you hear, 'this time is different....'"
    Updated over 14 years ago
    "...those are the four most expensive words in the English language" <a rel="nofollow"...
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  • Financing
    what is QEll
    Updated over 14 years ago
    What is QEll? Does the end of it have any bearing on whether it is better to finance or pay all cash in an apartment purchase?
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  • Financing
    Appraiser Influence
    Updated over 14 years ago
    Is it possible to influence an appraiser for the bank either up or down? For instance, by pointing out the issues (positives) with a property for downward (upward)...
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