Apartment Repairs: I have been neck-deep in repairs
/I have been neck-deep in apartment repairs and haven’t posted anything here in a while. Sorry peeps. Will clue you in.
Read MoreRat Rally: When Landlords Ignore the Safety of Residential Tenants
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Rat Infested Restaurants have seriously violated Food Safety Standards and the public is never informed. Kirby Sommers, President of the Cornfeld Tenants’ Association
Read MoreA peek at my new book: Guerilla Guide to Renting in NYC
/The real estate brokerage world in New York City is a political machine. Theoretically landlords and other real estate brokerages are supposed to like doing business with each other. This is not the case.
Read MoreIt's been insanely busy but that's always rewarded by happy clients
/It’s been busy. I have five clients this week all of whom have the same move in date and different rental price points and all of whom want to live in different boroughs or different neighborhoods.
Read MoreThe reason you hired me was to find you a good apartment, so stop searching on your own because you’ve just found a rapist landlord.
/A married couple contacted me because they wanted to move back into Manhattan after exiling themselves off into an apartment in Queens. Their request was for a 2-bedroom apartment price
Read MoreI have to keep my garbage in the fridge. Help me move!
/It wasn't until we were in mid-conversation that a newly minted attorney confessed: "I have to keep my garbage in the refrigerator and it solved my mice problem."
"That's very creative," I responded.
Tips to Help You Prepare for your Move
/A lot happens when you're searching for an apartment but today I want to help you prepare for your move. Preparing for your move...
Read More12 Secrets of the Thanksgiving Day Parade
/SECRET 1. The parade was originally called The Christmas Parade (which is why the last float has Santa waving to the crowds). It made its debut in 1924 as a way for Macy's to celebrate the expansion of its store which now covered an entire city block.
Read MoreHalloween Magic on West 69th Street: A Historical Perspective
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Halloween on the lush tree-lined streets of West 69th Street between Broadway and Central Park West could be Manhattan's most mystical and intriguing event. The well-guarded annual celebration, host to thousands of trick-or-treaters, is shrouded in secrecy among residents who keep mum for fear of attracting, even more, candy-seeking goblins to the already wickedly mobbed monster celebration.
Read MoreFinding new homes for Harvey survivors
/Hurricane Harvey happened and once again, it changed my life.
I thought it was a one-time life event when I became immersed in the wake of Hurricane Katrina back in 2005 in helping people across the country find new homes.
It's rental season frenzy: I'm feeling satisfaction
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It's been a while since I could set aside a few minutes to write. Rental season is in full swing and referrals have been many. My cup runneth over, as they say, as I watch my clients go through the process.
Everyone is scurrying to find an apartment.
/I am surrounded by madness. It seems like everyone on the planet is scurrying to find an apartment. My phone doesn't stop ringing...
Read MoreIt's the beginning of the rental season!
/It seems to me that it was just January and already Memorial Day weekend is over. This is the beginning of the rental season in New York City. It means lots of requests for helping people find apartments.
Read MoreToday I watched the Tedx Talk I was featured on
/During the summer of 2015, via my AptStar Program, I helped a wonderful couple, Justin and Dahlia Constantine who were relocating from Washington, DC find their new apartment in New York City.
Read MoreThe temperature soared to almost 90 yesterday
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The temperature soared to almost 90 in New York City yesterday and while I was tempted to take a couple of hours off and head to Central Park I was on the phone fielding requests for my AptStar Program.
Read MoreAfter a decade, I finally start a blog!
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I've recently become addicted to Marc Maron's WTF podcast. It happened after I caught a really bad flu and somehow stumbled upon it. I found that Maron's voice somehow calmed me after long days, and while I hate to say this, it helped put me to sleep.
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