House of the Day: 277 Prospect Place

277prosppl031107.jpgWhy do people continue to hire brokers who have zero presence on the Internet? It’s absolutely crazy. Take the owners of this place on Prospect Place. Maybe a slight stretch at its asking price of $1.5 million (“negotiable,” according to the broker) because of it narrowness, but they might as well be asking $3 million given how little exposure the place is getting. In addition to not even having a basic website, the broker has not, as far as we’ve noticed, put any ads on Craigslist or the NY Times online. When we asked whether there were any photos of the interior anywhere on the web, the broker responded, “Not at this time.” What a joke. So for the six percent the $90,000 or so they will end up paying this woman and her firm, they are getting a $30 sign in their front yard. Sounds like quite a value! This broker doesn’t deserve us even printing her number. Go knock on the owner’s door and offer them $1.3 million directly instead. We bet they’ll take it. GMAP P*Shark

By Brownstoner |