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Maintenance is supposedly a payement for the building services - a doorman (i.e. bunch of useless idiots that will open the door and lose your packages), sometimes a gym (that you'd never attend because it's a fucking joke) and so on. It's not cheap but it's kinda worth it. Let's put it this way - would you rather live in Manhattan and pay common charges and property taxes or live in Cleveland, Ohio on the cheap?

I own my place, but I had a 180 pound dog and no rental would take me with him. Popeye was the main reason why I decided to buy, lost my lease and it was either a condo or the burb. In November of 2008 my place was a fucking steal, the seller was someone I knew from the L shop. The good - nice roof deck, equidistant to CP and Carl Schurz park, close to the 86th street subways (4/5/6 and the Q). On the negative side, it's a stupid multi-level unit with an open floor plan (it's a pain to live in), maintenance is totally crazy, the neighborhood is too commercial for me etc. There is no perfection in the world.

I have a friend who lives in the country, and it's supposed to be an hour from 42nd Street. A lie! The only thing that's an hour from 42nd Street is 43rd Street!
 
"SirGrayWalrus" Did you pay in all cash? How did you purchase it?
All cash. The guy was selling because he lost his job and could not pay the mortgage. I lowballed him, he countered and I lowballed again - boom, done.

Did renovations in 2014. Dealings with contractors in the NYC is NOT FUN.

I have a friend who lives in the country, and it's supposed to be an hour from 42nd Street. A lie! The only thing that's an hour from 42nd Street is 43rd Street!
 

never understood/enjoyed the concept of city living.

stacked in boxes one upon another.

why not use the money to get a villa in Florida? or a Tuscan-styled house out West? more privacy, more land, less people.

 

I prefer city life more than boring suburban life. I've lived in suburb my entire life and I can definitely say that I don't plan on going back anytime soon.

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Veritatis magnam facere asperiores sint earum voluptates. Corrupti omnis omnis reiciendis modi voluptates. Dolore neque tempora possimus quod rerum.

I have a friend who lives in the country, and it's supposed to be an hour from 42nd Street. A lie! The only thing that's an hour from 42nd Street is 43rd Street!

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