Saw this in a recent trade magazine but have no experience with it.

For future investment properties, I was thinking of 2-family homes in East New York or Canarsie.Would love to know what you all think - especially fellow New Yorkers!

I also like the American Demographics magazine - it features general trends, such as how homeowners now tend to be older or how Millenials prefer to rent longer, like walkable apartments, and get married later.

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I was publishing a magazine at the time so I was able to get away with it after several e-mails for verification.

All the way through college.College: BS in Imaging and Photographic Technology.Co-Ops: Jembetat African art gallery, I shot 4x5 chrome for magazine ads, underpaid and under appreciated!

I am always amazed at what some broker and agents will agree to in a listing agreement.If you stand for nothing you will fall for anything.You have all different types of listing agreements in states from open listings to exclusive rights to sell.I ONLY do exclusive rights to sell.I control the property and will not put time into a seller that wants my full attention but will not commit to me.A business relationship that is fair to both parties is a two way street.How long a property takes to sell will depend on the asset class and size of the deal.There are average times on the market until closing depending on this.So to give a blanket 30,60 day period doesn't work for all listings.For example some higher end homes take on average 9 to 12 months to sell.Putting these types of listings into magazines can run into the thousands.I have seen sellers tell the broker /agent to spend all this money only to change their minds and not sell etc.In our contracts we have a protection period.So if I put in an exclusive agreement a 6 month listing period I will usually have a 60 day protection period.This means if you list with another broker I am not protected but if you don't you will still owe me a commission.This keeps unruly sellers from me showing them a buyer and trying to let the listing period expire to avoid a commission and calling the buyer back.In Georgia on commercial properties if I am a broker which I ma I can lien a property to stop a sale from happening.I have never had to do it but will enforce it in a heart beat.I provide a service and I will be paid.I bring this up at listings presentations.I let them know what will happen if they try not to play fair and nice.I will give them the same respect they will give me but will not be taken advantage of.On costs with the listing there are regular marketing items I do for each listing.If they want something expensive or special then what I do is this.I tell them to pay for the service and keep the receipt to give to me.They have to be validated receipts with conformation of payments I can verify.The when it sells I will give a credit off my commission at closing.This way if they pull the listing early and don't give me the chance to fully market it they will have skin in the game and it will be painful for them as well.If it's just my money they wouldn't give a crap that I lost 5k.When it's their money they think long and hard about spending it.I have friends that have sold luxury high end homes for over 20 years and this is how they do things to not lose money.The seller will also think harder about the list price because if they pay for this extra marketing and it is overpriced they may never see that money again.I use this system and it works.You teach people how to treat you.If you want a profitable business you have to run it a certain way to protect the bottom line.If the seller will not conform I say NEXT !

Everything from Grocery Stores to Billboards to Vehicles to 30 Minute infomercial to Radio to Mail to Sponsorships at Schools to Magazines you name it I did it.

Maybe it was the passing glance of a realtor magazine offering homes for sale.

It is dark but that is in-style in the DC area plus most design magazines are featuring dark floors.