All Posts Tagged With: "shady brokers"
5-09 48th Avenue, LIC: 5th St Lofts aka 5SL Condo by Toll Brothers
(post by Dee) Among the largest and most recognizable new condo developments in Queens’ Long Island City is 5SL, or 5th Street Lofts. Here are some facts and professional opinions about this Toll Brothers development.
The development consists of two buildings: 5-09 48th Avenue (main entrance / larger building), with 118 units, and [...]
Vulture Real Estate Brokers That Steal Your Property?
(post by BT) There is a real estate broker in my area that has been in the business for over 35 years. People hire him because they assume he has experience and time-proven service reputation… Wrong - more like disservice! This guy has a few bad habits that benefit only him: he doesn’t co-broke with [...]
2Jul2008 | | 0 comments | ContinuedMisrepresenting Square Footage of NY City Apartments
(post by Ardie) There may be many “reasons” for square footage being advertised incorrectly, ranging from ignorance (hello FSBOs!), to shadiness (hello grimy Realtor and greedy sellers), with confusion somewhere in-between. I won’t attempt to solve this problem. Just trying to expose the truth and help out a bit…
In Manhattan, where prices for apartments basically [...]
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 [...]
Slimy Realtors Made It Hard for Other Brokers
(post by Dee) This song is getting old. Everywhere I go, people have negative opinions about Realtors. Resistance to use them. They are lazy, shady, and don’t earn their commissions. “What do they do? I can do all of it myself. They will do anything to get your business, and don’t service clients. They are [...]
28Apr2008 | | 3 comments | 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
Muscle Realtor
(post by BT) I got a call from an ex-client today. I rented one of her apartments several months ago. Before working with me, she had a misfortune to work with a rouge Realtor. He “forced” her to take a tenant without any credit or background check, and even take less rent than it was [...]
18Apr2008 | | 0 comments | Continued
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