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• Hi, my name is Jim, I Live in Park Slope, and I Own a Car

  By Jim Winters on August 23, 2007 • ( 4 )

  Three years ago, when my wife and I began dating, she would slog her brother’s pickup from Red Hook, where she lived, to Park Slope, where I lived, because her 100 pound Shepherd/Rotti mix was not permitted on the B61…. Read More ›

• Pre-Qualify Yourself

  By Jim Winters on August 10, 2007 • ( 0 )

  By far the most effective strategy for moving a sale from accepted offer to contract is to be prepared – a.k.a do your homework, a.k.a have all your ducks in a row – or as we are calling it here:… Read More ›

• The Accepted Offer

  By Jim Winters on July 26, 2007 • ( 1 )

  After Last weeks post, “What Happens Now?” I received a lot of questions about what exactly an accepted offer is. Here goes: An accepted offer is defined as a verbal agreement between a buyer and a seller whereby a property… Read More ›

• Make an Offer

  By Jim Winters on June 22, 2007 • ( 3 )

  Probably the question I field most frequently is, “How flexible is the owner?” in other words… “Is there some wiggle room in their price?” in other words… “How much do you think they’ll come down.” My answer is always the… Read More ›

• The 650 Rule

  By Jim Winters on June 11, 2007 • ( 2 )

  At least once a week I’m asked by a prospective buyer to estimate the monthly mortgage expense for a specific property. Usually, I look up at my forehead, pause a second, and produce a fairly accurate figure. Sometimes, during a… Read More ›

• The Elusive Perfectly Priced Brownstone

  By Jim Winters on June 2, 2007 • ( 1 )

  Let’s talk about the Elusive Perfectly Priced Brownstone: a rarely seen, near extinct animal that any respectable house hunter would love to bag. Why so hard to find? There are at least two answers to this question. As an agent,… Read More ›

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