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 their … property tricks buying deeds from overmortgaged owners and renting out their properties while they await foreclosure …

By Virginia K. Smith |May 13, 2015 - 1:05PM
Yes, you can have a $10/month, 50-year lease in NYC—technically, anyway

… new landlord over  the validity of his doubletakeinducing lease which spans 50 years and cost just $10 a month the New York Post reports  Yes those are the …

By Virginia K. Smith |November 11, 2014 - 11:59AM
How is the buyout of a rent-stabilized apartment taxed?

… Q Im in preliminary talks with my landlord about a buyout of my … as capital gains not income Baller says   If you sell a leasehold or if you sell a contract thats the sale of a … pointing out that A house is used for personal purposes and when you sell a house at a gain its capital gains Caesar was …

By Leigh Kamping-Carder |October 27, 2014 - 1:59PM