How to write a buyer’s “love letter” (plus 3 real-life examples that won bidding wars)

… competitive Blame that seemingly omnipresent low inventory While money still talks lettersthe oldfashioned … … The love letter is the one place where you get to show the seller youre a real person not just a collection of … a home  Instinct and gut feelings are an integral part of how we operate as people says Glazer and that extends to the …

By Leigh Kamping-Carder |November 11, 2014 - 8:59AM
Peek in the seller's closets, nix the bathroom stop, and more ways to ace the open house

… neighbors alike open houses can be a welcome opportunity to poke around other peoples homes and see how they live and decorate But if youre genuinely looking to … financial transaction and if youre looking in a coop how youd fare in a board interview to boot How someone …

By Virginia K. Smith |October 14, 2014 - 8:59AM
Test your NYC bidding-war savvy with a quiz

… wars for NYC apartments  its still common for sellers to ask wouldbe buyers for their best and final offers in … market  Thus your and your brokers knowledge of how much a place is worth as well as how much youre willing to pay is crucial to submitting a …

By Virginia K. Smith |October 8, 2014 - 11:59AM
Yes, you really still can beat out an all-cash offer

… Allcash buying still seems to be at an alltime high in NYC but for those of us who … lightningfast movein  or  a long wait or making a case for how much you love the apartment appealing to the seller on a … to cede your deposit to the sellerits a surefire way to show that youre serious and make yourself a shooin for the …

By Virginia K. Smith |September 10, 2014 - 11:59AM