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  • Renovation
    REO Square Footage percentage % reduction?
    Updated over 11 years ago
    Is there a standard percentage % reduction to use when making an offer on an REO property? I'm looking at a REO in a coop w so-so financial history. The purchase would...
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  • Renovation
    Installing wood floors myself - any tips?
    Updated over 11 years ago
    I have a walk-in closet in my apt where half of it was the same parquet floors that are in the rest of my apartment, and the other half was linoleum. I want to...
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  • Renovation
    Co-op Fee for bathtub refinishing
    Updated over 11 years ago
    I'm planning to have an insured and licensed bathtub refinishing contractor to re-pain my 11 year old bathtub. The fee of service is $300 and the contractor also as me...
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  • Renovation
    Code for placing a stove near a wall?
    Updated over 11 years ago
    I was told NYC code specifies a gas range/stove must be a certain distance from an interior wall -- it cannot be up against the wall. Does anyone know if this is true...
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  • Renovation
    Wet Over Dry - Letter of the Law
    Updated over 11 years ago
    Hi, I have been reading these forums for years and hope you can advise me now that I'm finally moving into property ownership. I'm looking at 1br/1ba Co-ops in upper...
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  • Renovation
    Contractor License
    Updated over 11 years ago
    After my inlaws submitted their reno agreement to the mgmt co, the lady in charge said their needs to be TWO general contractor licenses, one from the company and one...
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  • Renovation
    Permits?
    Updated over 11 years ago
    Hi all, Curious to know what type of alterations require permits: • We're assuming that removing walls do, but would adding a wall to bisect a large bedroom...
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