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A NYC Apartment Hunter Learns the Importance of Caveat Emptor

is if either she or her daughter "specifically asked about the presence of a nearby rehab center and the broker ... Expecting Too Much from Your Broker

Commercial Spaces: Is Your Co-op Sitting on Gold?

New York City

that you don't have to refinance the mortgage or levy an assessment?" "Boards should not look at any lease

Saving Money and Style with Snazzy Doormen Uniforms

New York City

no tie." It involves curb appeal. "How do you want your building perceived?" asks Picaso. "Do you want

Ask Habitat: How Can Our Board Revise the Pet Policy So It's Fair for Everybody?

New York City

HABITAT ANSWERS: Good news! There are definitely ways to broker a peace between dog owners ... A READER ASKS: I'm on the board of a small co-op in Brooklyn. We are considering revising our pet ... Ask Habitat: How Can Our Board Revise the Pet Policy So It's Fair for Everybody?

Why You Can't Always Go By a Building's Governing Documents

New York City

have asked to read meeting minutes, asked brokers for details about the building's cultural atmosphere

The IT Guy and the Board UNABRIDGED

Magazine Article by Tom Soter on June 01, 2015

does. Unable to refinance a (non-existent) underlying mortgage, the board went to its unit-owners, and

Spaces of Gold UNABRIDGED

Magazine Article by Frank Lovece on June 01, 2015

improvements, so that you don’t have to refinance the mortgage or levy an assessment?” “Boards should not look

The Clothes make the Doorman UNABRIDGED

Magazine Article by Kathryn Farrell on June 01, 2015

no tie.” It involves curb appeal. “How do you want your building perceived?” asks Picaso. “Do you want

Spotlight on: Whether a Walkthrough Inspection Is Right for Your Building

New York City

boards use for capital-reserve planning, mortgage refinancing, and the like — with a bonus. It costs much

Bids 101: Final Changes Before Accepting the One That Works Best for You

New York City

for the project, contact your insurance broker to review the insurance information provided from the contractors ... the project and say, 'That's right, we did overlook this.'" When that happens, he says, "we ask [the vendors

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