., like I've said before, given that you're from JAX, NC and in your pic I see the red brick background that looks like you're standing in front of a Marine HQ or Chow Hall somewhere on CL or Geiger, so you get a pass and I'll hold back on replying to your comments like I would normally do.

Simply, stand firm and professional, and give them back their deposit.

Although my Broker didn't do everything correct by standing behind its agent, and it is seriously in dereliction of asserting its rights to include its agent in negotiation, Opcity's fault lies in bait and switch the agents coming in by its website, and not showing the referral fee on the Opcity-Agent Agreement, and forcefully demanding 35% based on a referral fee schedule not suitable for NYC market. 

That's around 100K difference I stand to make. 2 condo units = 580K-640K. duplex = 450K-525K 

Unit open and ready for showing, while I stand outside and wait for people to come back outside and ask questions.

Try to learn what other parties may have an interest in the property, and whether their interest continues to stand after the redemption period has ended.

A stand-alone unit will definitely add value to your property, more so than a garage conversion.

I would tell you that most of the sales are in the eastern section of town between 22nd st and eastern shore drive with average sales price of $234,000 and a market time on average 52 days.

The burrow is called Jamaica Plain and while it's real estate prices having been steadily increasing over the years, along with neighborhood amenities such as shopping centers, the quality of the population has increased ten-fold and will only continue to crowd out whatever bad apples are still left.

Steer clear of Ares in Norfolk like 26-42nd st and neighborhoods in VB such as Green Run and Salem.