All Forum Posts by: Erik Snipas

Hi Dan,

I sent you a DM. I have someone who can help. Give me a call when you have a chance. 

Hi Suzanne,

Adding my response from my own dealings (2 years after your OP but better late than never, right?).  Make sure you confirm the zoning district of the property and ensure the buyer's proposed use is a permitted use.  I have seen far too many clients come to me under the mistaken belief that their proposed use was permitted in the zoning district.

Hi everyone!  

For those of you with property (commercial, multi-family, single-family, etc.)  in Nassau County, New York, as a friendly reminder, the filing period for commencing a tax cert (tax grievance) proceeding for property in Nassau County ends on March 1, 2022. If a property is not filed on by the deadline this year, the property owner will forfeit any right to a refund for tax year 2023/24 and have to wait another entire year before being able to file. 

Grieving your real estate taxes in New York is essentially a "no lose" situation because a challenge can only result in the assessment getting reduced or remaining at its current level.  

If I could be of help to any property owners in New York (upstate New York or Long Island), please feel free to contact me!  Anything I can do to give back to the Bigger Pockets community! 

 Michael have you tried looking up the property in the NY DEC spill database? https://www.dec.ny.gov/cfmx/extapps/derexternal/index.cfm?pageid=2 This usually gives a cursory look on the property before you spend on the environmental review and possible remediation.

Great meeting tonight, everyone! I want to especially thank @Cary Tober for putting this together. It was a breath of fresh air to meet some great people who all shared an interest in real estate and genuinely wanted to help one another. 

Can’t wait until the next meeting!

@Lulli Debrosse let people know about this!

 Agreed - it is usually very easy to set up an appointment with your local building department.  It's probably best to bring your architect/engineer along with you with any composite plans you may have drawn up so that the building department has an understanding of what you plan to do.  

 Thanks, Kirk!  I am more so interested in buy and hold properties but have definitely had my eye on the Charlotte area as well.  If you think we can help each other, let's chat!

Hey Brian, my goals are buy and hold rental properties to start and eventually, with experience, move to commercial real estate. 

I’d be glad to provide any help I can! 

@Lulli Debrosse we should go!