My original post got chopped up:
Hi,
It is a really small, self- managed co-op. We are trying to make everything equal. Usually, one apartment is the super for the month. Some apartments have tenants, instead of being owner occupied. I know a lot of co-ops charge to keep the units owner occupied. We are trying to find an equitable way of doing this. How much do co-ops usually charge for not living there?
Thanks,

Posted by: brooklynjennie at January 23, 2008 5:16 PM in response to Small co-op, if we want to start charging people for renting their apartments

prospect heights just grew more.
I thought it ended at Washington

Posted by: brooklynjennie at January 24, 2008 2:41 PM in response to House of the Day: 280 Park Place

as the OP- It is about some one in my building. I am not the one with the "clients"- who would actually be patients (therapy business). There also might be a pilates people who stop by on occasion. It is a mess and I am female. Thank you for the advice and help. I now have to read the very long co-op documents. Fun weekend ahead.

Posted by: brooklynjennie at January 30, 2008 11:38 AM in response to running a business out of your apartment?

go panda10.
I have nothing to add but that.
Good luck with the search

Posted by: brooklynjennie at February 21, 2008 10:35 AM in response to Novo negotiable?

we are thinking of renting out our apt in prospect heights. it is a nice neighborhood

Posted by: brooklynjennie at June 23, 2008 10:38 AM in response to Sense 'o the neighborhoods

we did 2 closets - both walk ins- it was about $3500-$4000. We used Transformit Closets. And worked with Jude- really nice. He designed the whole thing. We did the demo, patching and painting(depending on your space and how much time you have and work it will be to do that- have some one else do it) and they came and installed. Very easy.
You could also try the container store with the elfa closet system. It will be less money. They will help you organize and figure what you need, etc. We got those for an office/bookshelf area and they are realy great and after the first freak out of installation- really easy. ($650ish?)You have to measure your space and you can plan it online. Next time, I will probably go the elfa route for ease of installation, money and less demo work. (there was a lot of demo work- had to take out all of the baseboards and still have yet to replace them) (We are selling our apt with the beautiful closets- I will totally miss the hamper-sigh)

Posted by: brooklynjennie at July 1, 2008 12:25 PM in response to Built-Ins

we are having a problem just getting in touch with the sellers (well, the realtor is).
We put in an offer, they countered, we countered, then there were other offers (after 2 months of no offers) "The sellers liked us and wanted to work with us, but wanted our offer to be closer to the counter"- we eventually went to their counter. We still have not heard back and supposedly their realtor has left them messages.
The whole thing is making me and my husband sick. We were told that we would have an answer on thursday. At this point our offers are expiring. I am so mad. Do we have any recourse? probably not. Now I am really considering a buyers broker- so they can hound whoever.

Posted by: brooklynjennie at July 7, 2008 4:33 PM in response to owner backs out of offer

Sorry guest at July 7, 2008 4:47 PM-
I was commiserating with the OP- not looking for advice. Sorry to confuse anyone!

And to guest at July 7, 2008 4:47 PM- you aren't being nice.

Posted by: brooklynjennie at July 7, 2008 4:57 PM in response to owner backs out of offer

WTbound,
good luck!
I feel bad for your situation.

Posted by: brooklynjennie at July 11, 2008 12:06 PM in response to Help - low appraisal

we have sj fuel

Posted by: brooklynjennie at July 11, 2008 12:08 PM in response to Looking for new Heating Oil Company

Summit is really good--check out the south stuy reno blog for before andafters. They have a special sander that takes off the bare min.--which is necessary for old houses. Tell him southstuy blog sent you

Posted by: HomeSweetstuy at September 9, 2008 8:46 AM in response to Refinishing floor

Please email me - I know a designer that could help you: rcaindc@aol.com

Posted by: heightsgal at September 9, 2008 8:44 PM in response to paint consultant

Nat Subari was fantastic. Very easy to talk to. Gave me an interim fix that has worked out very well. I am planning to use him to retile my whole bathroom. He did leave someone else to do the actual work, but the work was excellent and the clean up was spotless.

Posted by: ckeav at September 10, 2008 11:10 AM in response to Tiling

Nat Subari was fantastic. Very easy to talk to. Gave me an interim fix that has worked out very well. I am planning to use him to retile my whole bathroom. He did leave someone else to do the actual work, but the work was excellent and the clean up was spotless.

Posted by: ckeav at September 10, 2008 11:10 AM in response to Tiling

I was going to suggest that the chemical/mold smell was the smell of their attempt to clean up mold (and dirt and whatever else) with bleach or some other strong cleaning fluid after they removed the washer/dryer. If the washer/dryer was there a long time it would have been really gross underneath.

Posted by: traditionalmod at September 26, 2008 11:15 AM in response to weird smell- closing soon

the inspector said that grading would be ideal, but it wasn't seeping through the wall then. I guess we just did not understand the issue. No one said- hey water is leaking through here- just eventual grading. Our attorney is not helping- he is giving me the " it isn't in the contract" speech. I feel that he isn't doing anything to help us.

Posted by: brooklynjennie at October 2, 2008 10:17 AM in response to Closing coming up and new leak

I think you need to think about why you want out of this contract. Is it simply about a little water in the basement? Because that's not really a good reason, it's pretty standard in the vast majority of Brookly basements to take in small amounts of water especially after a straight week of rain. You will be hard-pressed to find a home for sale without this problem if you inspected them all after a rainstorm.

If you want out of the contract because you just aren't sure you want the house anymore, I think you need to realize this is why the contract exists, because it's a leap of faith for two parties to come together and exchange a huge amount of money. The seller spent time and money putting the house on the market and you are wasting their time and money if you pull out of a signed contract. It is supposed to be difficult to get out of contracts for a reason.

Best of luck with your situation.

Posted by: setancre at October 2, 2008 10:35 AM in response to Closing coming up and new leak

Well put, setancre.

Posted by: fawn at October 2, 2008 10:59 AM in response to Closing coming up and new leak

Hi,
I understand it should be difficult to get out of a contract. We aren't trying to get out of it. I am sorry I conveyed that. I just think, if you are selling a house that you say is in great shape and it isn't and we ask for some help on that- it might be nice to concede a bit.
They removed the w/d and left the sewer traps open and filled the laundry room with methane gas- we had to fight to get that fixed. I am just so frustrated.
I still like the house and would like to live there.

Posted by: brooklynjennie at October 2, 2008 12:18 PM in response to Closing coming up and new leak

Yes, setancre did put it very well.

Someday when you're ready to sell, OP you'll be on the other side of it and will completely understand why it's hard to suddenly without real reason back out of contracts. Plus you won't find any house that has a bone-dry basement anyway among more affordable houses that have not been fully updated by a new generation owner. There were different standards before. Older owners could have done simple fixes to help the moisture but they put up with basement smells more than we do now, with our sensitivity to it and our knowledge of related health concerns. When we were house hunting all the unrenovated houses we saw had a smelly basement. Every one.

Posted by: traditionalmod at October 2, 2008 12:20 PM in response to Closing coming up and new leak