Owner no more: Brooklyn novelist Amy Sohn on the incredible lightness of renting

… of being a renter living with dog lovers and why shed never buy another coop … You decided to move after your coop … building wouldnt let you get a dog Why rent rather than buy … All the reasons that made it a good time to sell made … again when we own at some point in the future This is a transitional home it doesnt need to be perfect but it is …

By Leigh Kamping-Carder |May 7, 2014 - 9:59AM
Your rental building's going condo. Now what?

… which is typically at least 5 to 10 percent lower than what theyd pay on the open market says real estate attorney … plans … Before a developer can convert a building and start selling condos they must get their offering planwhich … letters on the cover At that point the developer can start selling the condos including to existing tenants … Lawyer up …

By Leigh Kamping-Carder |April 25, 2014 - 11:59AM