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REO Square Footage percentage % reduction?
Updated over 11 years agoIs 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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Installing wood floors myself - any tips?
Updated over 11 years agoI 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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Co-op Fee for bathtub refinishing
Updated over 11 years agoI'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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Code for placing a stove near a wall?
Updated over 11 years agoI 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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Wet Over Dry - Letter of the Law
Updated over 11 years agoHi, 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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Contractor License
Updated over 11 years agoAfter 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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Permits?
Updated over 11 years agoHi 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...