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August 1, 2007
Wednesday Events
Home Buying for Hipsters
Today, Home Buying for Hipsters continues on its mission to educate the generation of creative "non-traditional wage earners" in the art and business of buying property. The event features Eve Levine and Leigh Godwin of Benjamin James Associates, Rob Slifer of Professional Advantage Financial Group, and real estate attorneys Matt Rogers and Scott Kohanowski. Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Free. Sheep Station, 149 4th Avenue, corner of Douglass. For info, contact (347) 526-1383 or eve AT benjaminjames DOT com.
Affordable Housing Workshop
Today, Wednesday, August 1, Neighbors Helping Neighbors & Center for Family Life presents the first meeting of the Affordable Housing Working Group. A number of local residents and representatives from community-based organizations will be in attendance. The agenda includes brief introductions, an overview of Sunset Park, and a plan for the next steps. Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. P.S. 1, 309 47th Street, between 3rd and 4th avenues.
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Launching a pre-emptive strike to the likely negative posts about Home Buying for Hipsters. Although I was initially embarrassed by the title of the seminar, I went to the last one anyway, and found it to be incredibly helpful and informative. There were a lot of basic things about the process of buying a home that had mystified me, and it was great to be able to ask questions to a mortgage broker, RE broker, and RE lawyer all in one context, without being made to feel like an ignoramus. I was pre-approved shortly after the seminar and have been actively searching for a brownstone since, and using the lawyer and brokers from the seminar. So it may be a marketing ploy, but it works. Also they have free beer!
Posted by: anonymous at August 1, 2007 8:56 AM
it would've been nice to know about these 2 events more ahead of time. do you have a phone # or email for the 2nd organization so i can contact them about their next seminar?
thanks.
Posted by: shay at August 1, 2007 11:43 AM
Eve and Leigh are the brokers who came up with the idea. Eve's phone number is (347) 526-1383.
Posted by: Scott at August 1, 2007 12:39 PM
Is the free beer appropriately ironic--like, say, Point or PBR?
Posted by: anon at August 1, 2007 12:57 PM
If I remember correctly, it was Miller High Life. Reading irony into it is up to you. "I saved a down-payment by drinking nothing but Miller for a year!"
Posted by: anon at August 1, 2007 4:04 PM
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