Posts by Margot Slade:
How to interview a closing lawyer
By Margot Slade
May 3, 2018 - 16:00 PM
Here are questions to ask when trying to make this difficult hire.
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#8: Sixteen things I wish I knew before buying this place
By Margot Slade
December 28, 2011 - 07:43 AM
Responses to StreetEasy.com's 20-20 hindsight question of the year--"What do you wish you had known before you bought a New York City apartment?"--continue to pour in since we checked last week. Our favorite then was "That 'case-by-case basis' actually means 'absolutely not.'" The best of the latest:
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Best of Brick: The perfect apartment for your cat
By Margot Slade
August 24, 2011 - 14:26 PM
Later, she says, "I moved to a place where I made sure the windows had wells, there's a vibrant backyard with a huge tree outside visited by sparrows, cardinals, even a couple of hawks; where out front is a tree lined street with people, to watch, cars, noises, and more birds, my cats have been much happier. And they're just indoor cats."
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Best of Brick: How to interview a closing lawyer Read More
By Margot Slade
August 22, 2011 - 14:10 PM
There are good closing attorneys, mediocre ones, and ones you will wish you never met. How to tell the difference before hiring one? Here's a great list of interview questions plucked from a thread on StreetEasy.com:
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Best of Brick: 16 things I wish I knew before buying this place
By Margot Slade
August 9, 2011 - 13:45 PM
Doormen can be very annoying, especially when they try to have a personality.
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Childproofing a loft elevator: A few suggestions Read More
By Margot Slade
May 2, 2011 - 15:56 PM
One parent's question on StreetEasy.com--how do you stop a toddler from pushing the call button on an elevator that opens directly into your loft--has inspired some mothers and fathers of invention.
Retina scans and sock-covered hands aside, suggestions fell into two camps: cutting off access with an open-ended crib or gate, or covering the buttons in a plastic or plexiglass lockbox:
