Year: 2019

Good morning! Coming in hot this week with PT II of this new rental property legislation in New York. Last week we spoke specifically about the laws that affect the tenant / landlord relationship (aka the Statewide Housing Security and Tenant Protection Act of 2019). This week we are diving in further than that to check out more “landlord life changing” legislation that was recently […]

Good morning! New legislation has been making waves throughout the NY Real Estate Market these past couple of weeks. New laws were introduced that would forbid building owners from deregulating apartments, close loopholes that permit them to raise rents,  decrease tax incentives for landlords, and protect tenants to the highest degree. Essentially all of this is pretty bad news for landlords, and great news for renters. As someone who is both a […]

Good morning! As we try to finally wrap up Project Philadelphia I have been working to learn more about the rental codes, rules and regulations. Thanks to Philadelphia Zoning, I was able to obtain our rental licenses this week and learn the following.So as we do, let’s talk Real Estate, let’s talk PREPARING FOR OUR PHILLY RENTAL PROPERTY… In order to operate as a business in […]

Good morning! As many of you are aware, I recently started working as a Realtor in the Greater NYC market. One thing that I learned is that the whole MLS thing is not so straightforward here. And a lot of the various boards don’t really work together. This is something that REALLY confused me initially (& sometimes still does), so I […]

Good morning! Keeping today short and sweet with an interesting insurance tidbit I learned this week!  So as we do, let’s talk Real Estate, let’s talk the ADMITTED vs NON-ADMITTED INSURANCE COMPANIES… QUICK BACKGROUND I am currently shopping around for a vacancy policy for Project Philadelphia as we look to either sell or rent out the property! After a few back […]

Good morning! Recently, I was fortunate enough to have a FULL week of showings for my listing on the Upper East Side… like back to back to back – it was awesome! Because of these showings, I was able to meet several different New Yorkers,  many of which had various opinions on the NYC real estate market. It was eye […]

Good morning! I spent this past week working to rent out my listing, and in the process learned a ton that I want to share with you! This was a JR-1 bedroom within a co-op building. In this case, I represented the owner who recently relocated to San Fransisco. My goal was to find her a renter! Now, working with […]

Good morning! For all of you New Yorkers on here you can sympathize with the high rental rates. One way to get more “bang for your buck” in the city is to look into flex or convertible apartments. Let’s talk about those. So, as we do, let’s talk Real Estate, let’s talk CONVERTIBLE APARTMENTS… WHAT IS A FLEX (CONVERTIBLE) APARTMENT? A convertible […]

Good morning! As many of you are aware, I am a licensed real estate salesperson in the state of New York! Often times with agents, you will see them marketed as a realtor, or a licensed salesperson, or maybe a broker  – all of these therms are thrown around so much so I thought it may be helpful to know […]

Good morning! This week I spent some time researching the best way to come up with rental rates. Let’s talk about that. So, as we do, let’s talk Real Estate, let’s talk DETERMINING RENTAL RATES… Determining how much you should charge for rent can be daunting as a property owner BUT the good news is that there are plenty of […]