Image via Pexels There are plenty of benefits of working from home: your commute disappears, you can work in your pajamas if you want to, and the hours are far more flexible than if you were in an office building. However, one major drawback for some home-based business owners is lacking a dedicated office space. If you don’t have space in your home for an office, make it a priority so you can be more productive and successful as a…
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One Click Away From NYC Rent Stabilized Apartments
One Click Away From NYC Rent Stabilized Apartments Quick Recap On NYC Rent Stabilized Apartments When the lease for a NYC rent stabilized apartment is up, the rental increase is regulated and you are guaranteed to get a renewal lease. After the initial approval of the application, the landlord of the apartment is basically stuck with you forever because they have no recourse in getting you out of the apartment barring some illegal activity or lack of payment that would void…
This Is How You Find An Apartment In NYC Without A Broker
This Is How You Find An Apartment In NYC Without A Broker At this moment, you are contemplating finding an apartment in NYC on your own without the help of a broker and you are second guessing if it is even possible having read everywhere how difficult it is. Regardless, you’re going to explore the possibilities and take your shot because you’re finding a difficult time finding a reputable broker or you literally do not want to pay the thousands…
Easy Ways to Improve Your Home’s Value Through Curb Appeal
If you’re preparing your home for sale, it’s important to address not only the inside but the outside as well. A buyer’s first impression of your home should be welcoming and encourage them to enter the house and see themselves living there. This article will discuss some of the ways you can maximize your home’s value by working on its curb appeal. Take a Tough Look at Your House’s Exterior You may have many emotional attachments to your…
The New Rent Laws: What You Need To Know (For Now) by Jessica Feder-Birnbaum
The new rent laws that went into affect in June 2019 have been overhauled to protect tenants. Landlords and management companies are scrambling to be law abiding and stay profitable. As with any new system, there’s a learning curve. Landlord feedback is that the laws skew too highly in favor of tenants. How pushback will alter these policies remains to be seen. Whether you’re a rent stabilized or market rate tenant, read on to see what these changes are and…
Annual Meetings – A Breakdown in Real Time
If you are a New York City coop or condo owner you may have received a notice to attend your building’s annual shareholder (for coops) or unit owner (for condominiums) annual meeting. These meetings tend to proliferate in May and June. Building bylaws follow guidelines that were developed under the Business Corporation Law (BCL) for coops, and The New York Condo Act for condominiums. One of these rules is that a building or community’s bylaws will dictate specifically what month…
How to Find Costly Problems Before You Buy into a Building
Stuff no seller wants you to know about The term “buyer beware” doesn’t just apply to folks on a used car lot, kicking the tires of a recently repainted Buick. Buyers of New York City condos and co-ops need to be wary too because purchasing an apartment in a “lemon” building or one that’s about to undertake some costly repairs, can cost you a ton of money. With over one million buildings in New York City, many of them quite…
Why you should review your home on GoHomeNY – Homeowners Edition
Although over 60% of NYC residents are renters, we originally started GoHomeNY for home buyers and sellers in NYC. We bought and sold three condos in NYC and had remarkably different experiences each time, with the second go around ending in such (dis)stress that we decided to start a website to help other owners in the city. Almost every buyer uses a lawyer and a broker, but beyond reading the minutes and speaking with the management company, there is little…