Everyone's worst fears about sketchy landlords, confirmed

… no one was under the impression that people buy sell and rent out New York real estate just out of the goodness of … property tricks buying deeds from overmortgaged owners and renting out their properties while they await foreclosure … How is the buyout of a rentstabilized apartment taxed Ask Sam How do I find out if my apartment should be …

By Virginia K. Smith |May 13, 2015 - 1:05PM
Strategies to survive a rental to condo conversion (or at least walk away with a big buyout)

… condos booming developers have been remodeling preexisting rentals into larger lavish units and converting them to … not necessarily so much for the tenants who are staying put Rentstabilized and rentcontrolled tenants in buildings that … noise The recentlyformed Tenant Harassment Prevention Task Force  has even cited disruptive and dangerous …

By Virginia K. Smith |March 20, 2015 - 12:59PM
The One That Got Away: 'I gave up a chance to buy my East Village 2-bedroom for a laughable $90K'

… sold it for ten times or more the amount I was being asked to pay David has had at least six other rental apartments shares and sublets included …   … since … chronicles stories of love and loss in NYC real estate … Rent … Roommates + Landlords … Live … Neighborhood Intel … …

By Kelly Kreth |March 6, 2014 - 8:59AM
Lessons from the $17 million buyout of a rent-stabilized apartment

… of the most common NYC real estate fantasies are finding a rentstablized apartment and getting a hefty buyout for said … the rich and richer Sukenik waited until all other rentstabilized tenants at the thenMayflower Hotel had left … condo This 35thfloor apartment at 15 Central Park West is asking $65 million Photo credit StreetEasy Take note If you …

By Lucy Cohen Blatter |March 3, 2014 - 11:30AM