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greencat
in General Discussion 11 years and 7 months ago
Selling by owner?
Hi all, I have been trying to sell my 4-family brownstone in Bed-Stuy for about three months. The broker keeps saying he has these all…
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greencat
in General Discussion 11 years and 7 months ago
Selling by owner?
Hi all, I have been trying to sell my 4-family brownstone in Bed-Stuy for about three months. The broker keeps saying he has these all…
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vvv03
in General Discussion 11 years and 8 months ago
ISO of commercial real estate broker in Brooklyn to help a sole proprietor
My husband is looking to open a storefront retail shop in the Prospect Heights/Gowanus/Lefferts area. Our budget is low (under $4K/month) and no real estate…
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Guest User | 0 secs ago
Mason Needed
Tried searching the forum archive for masons, but the most recent posts were from 2011 and there were no comments. What happened to the valuable…
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owest
in General Discussion 11 years and 8 months ago
Is this legal?
Neighbor doing a gut renovation and extending the garden level out 8 feet, claims my finishing trim is maybe 1 inch over the party line.…
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owest
in General Discussion 11 years and 8 months ago
Is this legal?
Neighbor doing a gut renovation and extending the garden level out 8 feet, claims my finishing trim is maybe 1 inch over the party line.…
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architerp
in General Discussion 11 years and 9 months ago
ProPress Gun Rental
Does anyone know where I can rent one of these?
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architerp
in General Discussion 11 years and 9 months ago
ProPress Gun Rental
Does anyone know where I can rent one of these?
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cate
in General Discussion 11 years and 9 months ago
Lead testing
Can anyone recommend someone to do lead testing? I know this is easy to do yourself but so far we have been unsuccessful — can’t…
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sweethome
in General Discussion 11 years and 11 months ago
What do you wish you did differently with your renovation?
We are about to renovate a 2.5 story Victorian frame house. We would love it if you seasoned renovators would share your wisdom with us.…
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leroysnipt
in General Discussion 11 years and 10 months ago
Suggestion for improving the new Forum format
I don’t know about anyone else but it really is annoying that I can no longer skim through all the forum postings by flipping through…
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summerbrooklyn
in General Discussion 11 years and 10 months ago
Price this coop!
450 square feet, 500 square foot garden, close to prospect park and grand army subways. What do you think the market price is and do…
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leroysnipt
in General Discussion 11 years and 10 months ago
Suggestion for improving the new Forum format
I don’t know about anyone else but it really is annoying that I can no longer skim through all the forum postings by flipping through…
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ejalbk
in General Discussion 11 years and 10 months ago
RSS for Forum Only?
Before the recent redesign I had the Form updated automatically on an RSS reader. Now I can’t seem to get just the Forum. Anyone know…
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greencat
in General Discussion 11 years and 10 months ago
Missing C of O?
Hi, We’re in the process of entering into contract on our 4-family house.However the buyer’s bank says they ordered a C of O certificate from…
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Augustiner
in General Discussion 11 years and 10 months ago
spam ….
This forum is such a valuable resource for many. But lately there are more questions than replies and it’s taken over by spam and robot…
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SewardWasRight
in General Discussion 11 years and 10 months ago
Digging up Pottery Shards and Old Bricks in Backyard "Excavation"
Good morning! I have been digging a pit in my Stuyvesant East backyard to install a dry well. I went through a lot of clayey…
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hullsean
in General Discussion 11 years and 10 months ago
new property inspection before contract signing
Hi all, I’m new to brownstones. Have agreed on a price for a property. Now need to do an inspection. From my lay persons view,…
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