However, given its design and commercial-like feel—originally built as a retreat center with a strong Japanese influence—I’m uncertain about the best market to target for a sale.I’m hoping that someone in this group might have connections or advice on how to approach selling a property like this.

I can't tell you how many properties have units easily convertible from 1 bedroom to 2 bedroom units, units with favorable dimensional standards which can boost rents with no photos to showcase these attributes, assessment square footage that is not correct,  upgrades not identified in the marketing materials etc.

The listing was boosted to the top.

Unless you are a professional athlete/movie star / influencer it’s hard for many to hear this but the world really doesn’t give a hoot about you.Having built hundreds of multimillion dollar homes and having worked on projects with two different professional sports teams owners - I would say less than 1% would use a land trust for anonymity and some of these people had 9 figures and several were billionaires.

In some instances prohibitive zoning actually boosts property values.

You need to know someone in the L&I office or in politics who has some influence to keep your project moving.

A full bathroom addition can potentially boost value by up to 20%, while a half bath might add around 10.5%.

Many, including Scott Trench believe rent vs mortgage payments won't rebalance out for another 12-15 years (based on the last podcast they did...so agents and broker amigos and amigas, don't yell at me, I"m not the only one saying this), so let me ask you this, do you want to live in a house hacking prison for the next 15 years in order to boost your equity position on your way to financial freedom?

The improvements boosted its market value, leading to a successful sale at $65,000 on 8/21/2024, showcasing our strategic approach and effective project execution.

IntroAstoria, Queens, has long been known for its culture, heavily influenced by European countries like Greece, Italy, Germany, Poland, Croatia, and other countries throughout the Eastern world.