I practically apologized to them for their agent being a liar.If you don’t have an agent working only for you (not a dual agent who also represents the seller,) you always should.If you did not get an inspection (especially if it is a contingency in the contract,) get one.

Fortunately the smell is reduced enough that just living in the unit provides enough air movement so that it does not smell; for tenant turnover we need to open the unit up prior to the showing otherwise it has some smell. 

I would stick to outer zip codes, not center city zips. 32205, 10, 20, 21 22 44, west of the river. 07,11,77,25,16,46, east of river 18 and 26 by the air port.. if the portfolio is higher end investment homes 17, 23 57,56, 58 59 , and  24 ,33, 66, 50 .toward the ocean. 

Dual agency is legal in New York, and it's sweet for the agent (because the agent can double side the commission), but it's really not the best situation for a buyer and a seller.Dual agency requires you to give up some of the fiduciary duties that an agent owes to you - so you're really getting diminished service by using the seller's agent in the same transaction.At a bare minimum, ask the seller's agent if you can use another agent in his brokerage - that way at least you can keep all of the fiduciary duties intact. 

Bill never gave Kevin an Agency Disclosure form nor spoke to Kevin about Dual Agency and any kind of Agency disclosure was never signed.A Contract of Sale was faxed to Kevin from the Seller, let's call him Mike.In June 2017, Kevin reviewed and signed a Contract of Sale as the Purchaser for a Property in Brooklyn, NY and put down close to $400k for the Deposit on Contract (Earnest Money).

Currently I work for a buyers group called Dual City Investments.

If the water pipes are properly winterized they should be blown out with air as there are often low spots that trap water which freezes.

I have a bi-yearly contract with them to maintain the units and they currently have a new policy where they check for mold in the duct work by an intrusive method and they are finding slight mold growth and are recommending this device called Nasa Air Scrubber (~$1200 per unit). 

Hi BP,I haven’t done this but I was wondering for investors who reach out directly and work with seller agents in dual representation, what pieces of advice or stories do you have?

I got my survey back and I’m ready to close but the agent is pushing me...this is a dual agency...about the purchase.