Forum Archive: Posts by: decaturjames

I know recommendations from first time posters (sorry been bit of a lurker) may sometimes seem suspect, but I really want anyone thinking of working with a buyers broker in Brooklyn to know what a great experience I had working with Ari and Erin from HBW.

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I recently acquired a brownstone in Stuy Heights. All in all it took me over 18 months to find and successfully buy the right house. When I started the process I thought it was going to be relatively easy, believing that being a buyers’ market I would have lots of options (and the upper hand). In fact it proved much harder than I thought. There were ones that got away (in competitive processes, when the market was meant to be flat!), ones that failed inspections, one that ended up not being what it was meant to be certificate of occupancy wise. Ari and Erin went way beyond the call of duty and hung in through all of them, always acting in my best interests and offering untiring assistance. I know some people are skeptical of the value buyers brokers add, but it does in my opinion really depend upon the quality and experience of the broker. Aside from being lovely to work with and extremely patient (I was not the easiest buyer) one of the main things Ari and Erin offer that many other brokers don’t is that they have a tremendous first hand knowledge about restoring brownstones, so their advice extended well beyond the usual which I found invaluable, particularly given I was looking at places that often needed a lot of work. If anyone would like to speak to me first had about my experiences with them by all means contact me. My email is jamesjenkin@me.com.