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Should you buy the first NYC apartment that you see?

The NYDN has an article about the impuslivenesss of some buyers who are snatching up the first property that they see. I don’t see this as a problem provided a few factors are in place: Continue reading Should you buy the first NYC apartment that you see?

How to find a NYC apartment before it goes on the market

There’s many ways to find property that is on the market or will be on the market. For example, streeteasy allows you to save buildings and save searches so that when an apartment comes to the market you can pounce on it. You also have your broker who watches out for property on the market for you in case you are too busy.  However, in the event that you don’t want to compete with 20 people at a crowded open house, then there’s off market deals or “whisper listings“.  Continue reading How to find a NYC apartment before it goes on the market

NYT: The Hunt for a 1 bedroom apartment on the Upper East Side

This week’s NYT The Hunt takes us to the Upper East Side in search of a 1 bedroom apartment in the 700’s with a doormen.

Will a former resident of the UWS and current renter find happiness on the UES?

Spoiler alert: He ends up on a noisy block.

Read the article here

Can’t afford that Manhattan apartment? Here’s some tips to get the price down.

Brick Underground has an interesting article about paring down your wish list for your NYC apartment as a way to get the price to a more affordable level. Some of their tips include:

Continue reading Can’t afford that Manhattan apartment? Here’s some tips to get the price down.

5 tips to finding that NYC apartment

The NY Daily News published 5 tips for finding a NYC apartment and their tips are quite useful for the first time buyer or a purchaser who hasn’t been in the market for a while.  Continue reading 5 tips to finding that NYC apartment