Sunday, February 1, 2009

Buying a New York Condominiums

By J. Kim

New York condominiums are always a sure bet, even though the real estate market around the country has declined up to 60 percent in some areas. New York condos are holding the prices, even with slight decline in average sales prices. There are lot more need for condos in New York, since the large population and limited land makes it more desirable. These steps will help you in finding the best New York condominiums.

Make sure you do some research. Some of the professional realtor's will lead you to properties that are out of you price range, potentially earning greater commission by selling the higher priced condominiums. If you like a property, do some research on the Internet and contact the Realtor with price your willing to pay. This allow you to be in control, not someone else who can lead you in the wrong direction.

Do due-diligence, visit the property you want to buy. Visit it at night, if can a whole different story from the day time when you visited. Unofficially check out the New York condominiums, talk to the neighbors, this will allow you see the whole story. Do not commit to anything without checking everything out.

Do not go for "pre-construction sale or deal". These can be misleading because the developer wants to sell as many units before the actual construction begins. The development might not even finish because of financing issues or other issues. You might be stuck without getting a money back for your down payments and lead to a long legal battle.

Think about buying into co-op. Although New York condominiums have become easier to locate because of the last building boom. If you buy these properties, your mortgage and real estates taxes will be only share of what you buy. You own not only your condo unit, but you own portions of the common area. The downside is you have to put up more money upfront before your purchase.

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