Open Thread

Hey everyone!

Rob, Dave is right. Stop at the local hardware sore and tell them you need an oven thermometer. I had the same problem in one of my old apartments. If I set the dial to 350 degrees it actually went up to 400 degrees so whatever I cook I needed to adjust down 50 degrees.

The thermometer shouldn’t be more than $3-4.

Plus, don’t use olive oil. it’s got to be vegetable. Olive is for cooking not baking.

I’d still eat the brownie rock hard or not. I’d just microwave it for a few seconds first to soften it up.

I just renewed 2 leases around there – kept them the same as last year. Rationale: taxes, water & insurance increased for me & apt.s were slightly below market anyway.

Thursdays are good for me too. As are Weds. I just got a haircut though so my old tiara’s too big.

Welcome TWSS,
unfortunately your question might get lost in the noise of the Open Thread but I’ll give it a go.

Check out Craigslist and see what comps are going for. Definitely go and see a couple of them to make sure they are what they say they are.

Once you’ve got an idea then you are in a much stronger position to negotiate. Take the price of a comparable place that you would be willing to rent and then add $150 per month to approximate moving costs and hassle. That price should be your “max”, otherwise you are moving out.

If you really don’t want to move out then it’s a game of chicken between you and the management company.

Hey TWSS

From what I’ve seen – rents in Park Slope (and the rest of gentrified brooklyn for that matter) haven’t really started to drop significantly yet.

Biff, be nice to people who’ve justa rrived.