All Posts Tagged With: "bad real estate picture"
Illiteracy Rate in America and Ignorance of Property-buying Masses
(post by Dee) The more I think about our financial and real estate woes in America today, the more it hits me that this country’s problems run deeper than just Greenspan’s excessively low interest rates in the late 90s or lack of corporate governance. It’s the failure to keep up with the educational and industrial [...]
22Jan2009 | | 1 comment | Continued
Rent By-owner Ad on Craig’s List
(post by BT) This ad appeared on New York Craig’s List in July (we noticed it on July 22, 2008):
“THIS 2 BEDROOM APT. OFFERS A BRAND NEW BATHROOM EQUIPPED WITH ULTRA MODERN CORNER SPA TUB, AND SEPARATE SHOWER. BRAND NEW KITCHEN WITH GRANITE COUNTERS AND BACKSPLASH. LAMINATE FLOORING THROUGHOUT. EXCELLENT LOCATION, WALKING DISTANCE TO SHOPS [...]
Stupid Brokers Part 1: Property Advertising Sign for Sale
(post by BT) It seems the longer I am in this business, the stranger the people I run into. This is what 2 moronic brokers asked me today: “Can we put our sign on your commercial listing and take yours down?” This is how it went. I get a call for a corner property / [...]
2Jun2008 | | 0 comments | Continued
Sellers & Buyers: Beware of Trial Attorneys
(post by BT) If you are bout to make a real estate transaction and want to close, be aware of whom you hire. There aren’t many attorneys who handle only real estate contracts and closings (the lawyers I like to work with) so, instead, you get some lawyers who are in court all day and [...]
25May2008 | | 0 comments | Continued
Top 7 Reasons I Dislike Brokers (Realtor’s Point of View)
(post by Dee) You hear everywhere that people dislike brokers. I happen to be a broker, and I happen to dislike many brokers myself. But, “lucky” for me, I HAVE TO work with them every day. Here are MY top reasons why other Realtors make everybody’s life difficult:
1. They don’t return phone calls! Even if [...]
1-Stop (Shop) Super in NYC Apt Building
(post by BT) Do you live in a co-op or rental building in NYC? Is your superintendent (a.k.a. Super) a one-stop-shop for anything you need? If you need something fixed, ring him. Locked out of your place? Just call me. If you want to sell your place, no problem, he knows a Realtor. (Or: “I [...]
26Apr2008 | | 1 comment | Continued
Overpriced Property = Antidotum to Selling Real Estate
(post by BT) Ugh, AGENTS, STOP MISLEADING YOUR CLIENTS ON PRICING! I’ve had enough of this crap! This guy has a 2-family house worth about $650,000. His previous agent listed it at a whopping $925K!!! Two weeks later reduced it to $875. Naturally, the listing expired, never sold. That’s why I called him… I asked [...]
22Apr2008 | | 0 comments | Continued
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