An open letter to the next mayor from a small NYC landlord

… victory  Even though youll be getting rentfree subsidized housing for the next four years you still face a housing … impossible to put up meaningful amounts of housing anywhere near subways or where people actually want to live  In a … … Fix rent regulation right now  … There are over 30 vacant apartments on my block that are unoccupied because NYCs rent …

By Craig Roche |October 3, 2013 - 1:08PM
Is your landlord requiring you to get renter's insurance? Here's why

… if a kids baseball broke your front window and then a torrential thunderstorm blew in and ruined everything in your … while you were on vacation    If you are like many young renters in NYC rather than having the foresight to spend a … a bigger security deposit Is that true 8 questions you MUST ask before buying renters insurance  sponsored …

By Craig Roche |August 15, 2013 - 2:44PM
Top 10 reasons NYC's small landlords are becoming extinct

… hundred years ago men and horses farmed vegetables and most rentals were in owneroccupied buildings Today in NYC we call … farmers urban gardeners or Amishand artisanal oldstyle landlords are just as uncommon Here are the top 10 reasons … rents renew the leases at exactly the right time save every receipt for years making sure that the apartment number of …

By Craig Roche |June 27, 2013 - 10:18AM
Why this small landlord stays away from Craigslist and brokers

… Have you seen the ad for my apartment No Excellent my strategy is working I will never … hear of them either Here are a few reasons I dont work with brokers … Using a broker tells me that you lack confidence … more than the maximum amount I could ever squeeze out of my rentals My rentals are my pension and my goal in finding a …

By Craig Roche |May 30, 2013 - 10:48AM