Trending: NYC Walk-Up Apartments

Apparently, it is cheaper to purchase an apartment in New York if you don't have extra costs like doormen, or elevators.  With that in mind, the New York Times reports that Walk-Up Apartments are Trending Up.

The lady in the picture said the third floor stairs are a part of her daily exercise.

I don't get why people would accept a place on the fifth floor, say, that they have to walk up to.  I didn't like living on the third floor in my dorm in school, and that's when I was young and in shape.

Only in a place like New York does this make sense to the real estate owners.


Source:
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/01/realestate/walk-ups-are-in-demand-and-come-with-bragging-rights.html?smid=tw-nytimes&_r=0

Thought for the Day

Friendly cooperation will get you far more than unfriendly agitation in any market.

Post Thanksgiving Reflections

Here at the Downriver Homes Blog (related to JOK Homes LLC), we wanted to express our thanks to our readers.  Some of you share our writings with your social media.  Some of you comment on our work.  Some of you read what we put out there.  All of you are valued.

As for those involved in our landlord property management business, we appreciate our vendors and renters.  You are all good people who it has been a pleasure working with.

Thought for the Day

If you really are smarter than others, show them with your actions.

Black Friday-type Discount on Most Expensive Listing in America UPDATED January 14, 2014

Here's your featured listing for Friday, Black Friday edition.

Not one, but two turrets.  And the place is on discount.

UPDATE (1/14/14): The price has been dropped to $130 million!  

Got a $140 million mortgage pre-approval, but thought that $190 million dream house was stretching yourself a little too much?  Well, here is good news for the day.  You can get that house after all, and bargain down enough from there to afford the furniture you need for it.  The asking price has recently been cut a staggering $50 million.

Thought for the Day

Count your blessings and give thanks to the Lord God.

Truck Runs Into Wyandotte Real Estate office, Was it Deliberate?

I guess this is one of those things that you will have to make your own judgement on.  Here is today's post on the News-Herald:

A black Ford pickup truck reportedly rammed into the building occupied by Re/Max On the Boulevard, 1200 Ford Ave., in Nov. 15. Police received a call about the incident just before 9 p.m. A witness said the truck ran into the building, then fled west on Ford Avenue. An officer arrived to find fresh damage to the north side of the building. A portion of the wall had collapsed, with bricks scattered about. The witness, an employee of a nearby business, said she was outside at the time the crash occurred. She observed the vehicle traveling north on 12th Street, without its headlights on. The truck never slowed down as it rammed into the building. She ran across the street to check on the driver, however, the truck backed up and fled.

Thought for the Day

You don't get what you wish for, you get what you work for.