Month to Month Lease?


Our tenants on the top floor have their lease ending soon, and they want to renew the lease on a month to month basis. I have no problem with a month-to-month arrangement as long as they can give us 3 months advance notice when they want to leave. That way we have ample time to find new tenants. I’m wondering how would I word a binding lease renewal agreement encompassing that? any thoughts? Does anyone have any examples of a month-to-month agreement?

Categories: Tenants
By P | 12/07/2010 10:45 AM | Comment

Free Salvage Cast Iron Radiator


Salvage cast-iron radiator to give away. After redoing the heating system in our house, we have this radiator left to get rid of – hoping it finds a nice home!

It is a 7-fin radiator. Each fin is about 2″ thick, and 9″ deep. Total radiator dimensions are 17″ long x 9″ deep x 38″ tall.

Please email to set a time for pickup – radiator is heavy, so bring a friend!

Email:
bedstuyreno@gmail.com

By P | 06/09/2010 12:31 PM | Comment

Free Salvage Bricks


Salvage Bricks from my 100 year old house in Bedford Stuyvesant for sale. Assorted, probably about one pallet’s worth. Happy to give them away free of charge, I just need to get rid of them. Some are already outside in the front yard, more are in the basement. You must be able to bring bricks up from the basement yourself.

please email bedstuyreno@gmail.com

By P | 06/09/2010 12:28 PM | Comment

Salvage Doors Wanted


Hello, I’m looking for old solid-core brownstone interior doors – the kind you may have sitting in your basement unused. Any size at all will do, and any condition – painted or not, with or without hardware. Please let me know if you have any available.

Thanks,
Peter

Categories: Doors
By P | 10/14/2009 9:34 AM | Comment

Property with Violations


I’m looking at a property in Bed Stuy that, after some research on BIS, appears to have had a Stop Work Order in 2008, and has multiple open Violations with the DOB and the ECB (what’s the ECB?).

If the price is right, do I proceed? Or is this just a field of landmines? Is it a negotiation tool? Or is it just asking for trouble?

Most violations appear to be the result of neighbors calling the property in. Seems not to be a popular house on the block.

Thoughts, advice?

Categories: Research
By P | 08/07/2009 3:53 PM | Comment

Gut Reno on Shell, Saving Facade


Looking for some general numbers ($/sf if possible) on doing a major renovation of a shell structure where the facade is to be saved, but everything inside is kaput.

This is a small 3-story semi-attached building that still has a nice limestone facade, but literally all the floors, joists, walls, everything inside has collapsed.

I’m trying to get a sense of rough numbers to basically build a new 3 story building behind the existing facade, and add a floor to the roof. I’m not even sure the back brick wall or party walls are structurally sound anymore.

Would love some input from anyone with this type of experience. I know it would be easier to knock it all down and start over, but I am very intent on saving the facade.

Categories: Renovation
By P | 04/30/2009 9:24 AM | Comment

Assorted Salvage Bricks – $25


Approximately 100 assorted bricks for sale left over from a renovation in Bedford Stuyvesant. We need to get rid of them quickly, so I’m pricing them at $25 for all, or best offer. You must be able to pick up yourself – I can help load them in your car.

Send an email to bedstuyrenot@gmail.com if interested, I’d like to get rid of them by tomorrow (Sunday).

Categories: Architectural Salvage
By P | 04/18/2009 2:11 PM | Comment

Salvage Doors – $10/ea!


Assorted salvage doors left over from a renovation on our house in Bedford Stuyvesant. Doors were found from dumpster diving, but I have no immediate use for them. These doors are each approximately 100 years old. Solid wood, none of this hollow-core business, typically 4 or 5 panels per door. They are mostly covered in layers of paint, but given some love and elbow grease, clean up really nice.

I have 5 doors for sale, sizes are as follows. I’m pricing them at $10 bucks a pop so they’ll go, because I do need to get rid of them, but don’t want to see them wind up back in the trash! Please send an email to bedstuyreno@gmail.com if interested. Must be able to pick up doors – I can of course help you get them to your car or truck.

Door 1: 24″ x 84″ x 1-1/8″ thick

Door 2: 23-1/2″ x 89″ x 1-1/8″ thick

Door 3: 27-3/4″ x 88-3/4″ x 1-1/2″ thick

Door 4: 28″ x 84″ x 1-1/2″ thick

Door 5: 27-1/2″ x 79-1/2″ x 1-1/2″ thick

Categories: Doors
By P | 04/18/2009 1:31 PM | Comment

Quicken Loans?


Has anyone ever dealt with Quicken Loans as a lender? I am looking at refinancing and they have been quoting me attractive rates for a refi. Somewhere around 4.8% for a 2-fam, paying 1 point. I always just thought they were a tax prep computer program though.

Categories: Mortgage
By P | 04/03/2009 6:20 PM | Comment

Exterminator Pricing?


I have spoken with an exterminator to help us deal with some sort of animal(s) living in the crawlspace below our roof. The exterminator is quoting me $450 for a weeks of traps and abatement for squirrels, $700 if it’s racoons, which it might be.

Do these prices sound right? Anyone have any experiences they’d like to share on the matter?

Categories: Exterminator
By P | 03/18/2009 10:28 AM | Comment