help! anyone know of good park slope realtor?
Am having to move out of rental and am looking to buy a 1+ bdrm (in the VERY low 400,000 range) somewhere in Park Slope ideally (c'mon a girl can dream...). However, I'm not familiar with the outerlying areas... any help please? Thank you.
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Subject: thank you
wonderful. thank you so very much. greatly appreciated! -
I have always used Aguayo & Huebener first for rentals then to find my place. Compared to the stories my friends told me about other brokers they were fantastic!!
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a) there's no such thing.
b) it doesn't matter anyway because, unless they've changed the system since the last time i was house-hunting, brooklyn real estate agents don't cross-list. that means most places are listed with only one agent. so you have to go to all of them if you want to see what's available.
c) besides checking the newspaper ads (the sunday times is still best for that) and trudging up and down seventh ave., where most, but not all, of the neighborhood agents are, there are also some listings on craigslist:
http://newyork.craigslist.org/rfs/
good luck! -
Subject: Right - but now find a lawyer
Smokin' Joe wrote: a) there's no such thing.
Did not use a broker, but was very pleased with the seller's broker, who provided a wealth of info. What you must do is find a good lawyer, which I found more important than a buyer's broker.
b) it doesn't matter anyway because, unless they've changed the system since the last time i was house-hunting, brooklyn real estate agents don't cross-list. that means most places are listed with only one agent. so you have to go to all of them if you want to see what's available.
c) besides checking the newspaper ads (the sunday times is still best for that) and trudging up and down seventh ave., where most, but not all, of the neighborhood agents are, there are also some listings on craigslist:
http://newyork.craigslist.org/rfs/
good luck! -
I have had to move three times, upgrading, and every time I used Rita Knox on the corner of Carroll and 5th Avenue.
Rita is an old timer in the slope, and has made great connections with the areas owners.
Her assoc. brokers Paul and Harve are very down to earth and no B.S.
Her rental agent Bruce is a doll. He's honest and great with meeting your needs.
Out of all the local Brokers, she rates as one of the best.
Plus I like that personal attention. You don't get that with Corcoran or Brown Harris Stevens. There they are hounding you to take something fast so that they can get their commission.
I hate that. -
15th STREET SALLY wrote: I have had to move three times, upgrading, and every time I used Rita Knox on the corner of Carroll and 5th Avenue.
Corcoran is awful. YOU will have to do all the work if you call on them.
Rita is an old timer in the slope, and has made great connections with the areas owners.
Her assoc. brokers Paul and Harve are very down to earth and no B.S.
Her rental agent Bruce is a doll. He's honest and great with meeting your needs.
Out of all the local Brokers, she rates as one of the best.
Plus I like that personal attention. You don't get that with Corcoran or Brown Harris Stevens. There they are hounding you to take something fast so that they can get their commission.
I hate that. -
15th STREET SALLY wrote: I have had to move three times, upgrading, and every time I used Rita Knox on the corner of Carroll and 5th Avenue.
Is that Harvey Heit? If so, I agree, he is great. He patiently showed me and my husband SO many houses. He is such a nice guy and never pressured us or tried to convince us to buy something we really couldn't afford. I also liked Barbara Stewart, though she seems to be at Corcoran now. I think we saw houses with every broker in Park Slope but it was a long time ago and those two are the only ones that made a positive impression. Susan Slater -- don't know where she is now -- was incredibly rude to me when I was a lowly tenant in a apartment she was trying to sell.
Rita is an old timer in the slope, and has made great connections with the areas owners.
Her assoc. brokers Paul and Harve are very down to earth and no B.S. -
As a buyer you can't really afford to just ue one broker/agent as there are many exclusive listings. That said I highly recomend Carlyn Matern at Orrico and Anderson (side note her husband owns Blue Apron) http://www.orrandrlty.com/ If you are focused and know what you want she'll let you know when something comes up.
But it really depeends on who has the listings. Your best bet is to start going to open houses and get familiar with the market. You'll meet agents that way.
I agree with 15th STREET SALLY the Rita Knox is a good person to know. I've delt with here when I worked for a managment company and she sold apts in buildings we managed.
Aguayo & Huebener has some good people working there but make sure it is someont that has been around for a while, not one of the newbies
You do need to get an attourny. This is really the only person that will work for you, there really is no such thing as a buyer's agent -
i love the people at warren lewis, was sad that my apartment wasn't listed through them because they are so much easier to deal with. (my brother has bought 2 and sold 1 apartment with them, seamlessly.) ask for aaron isquith.
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Bought my house with the help of Harvey Heit of Rita Knox. He was a pleasure to work with, and I don't like brokers at all.
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Aaron Isquith at Warren Lewis was really patient with us and ultimately helped us find a fantastic place - I wouldn't hesitate to recommend him but I believe he may be taking a break from WL due to ill-health right now.
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