Manhattan Real Estate For Sale

In this Podcast, both Brad Christi and Richard Dolan discuss the VA Loan Program.  Richard Dolan, who is currently serving in the United States Army, explains the various benefits that Veterans can get by applying for a VA mortgage.  Whether you're looking to purchase real estate in Manhattan, Brooklyn, the Bronx, Queens, or Staten Island, you can obtain a VA loan up to $727,000.  Obtaining a VA loan loan above the county limit would require a 25% down payment on the difference.   Brad Christi is a real estate broker in New York as well as Pennsylvania and specializes in the sale of residential as well as commercial real estate throughout New York and Pennsylvania. Visit ManhattanRealEstateForSale.com for more information or to contact Brad Christi.

How to use a co-op renovation rebate explains what and how a renovation rebate is used when buying a co-op in Manhattan as well as all of NYC. We explain why someone would use one and how it's used to get a price approved by a board when the subject property needs a lot of work.

A Vital Real Estate Negotiation Skill discusses how to best negotiate for Manhattan real estate for sale. In a real estate negotiation, you want to make sure you remain "aloof from the emotive people in the fervent situation." That's a quote from Herb Cohen who wrote 'Negotiate This!' It's an excellent book to read if you want to learn how to negotiate for million dollar condos in New York City. It's not specific to Manhattan real estate. Mr.Cohen is a negotiation consultant who has worked with several presidents as well as fortune 500 companies, however, the negotiation skills and negotiation tips he discusses in 'How to Negotiate' will serve you well, if you are looking to purchase one of the many apartments for sale in New York. In this podcast, I take a look at the failure of negotiation between Amazon and New York and see what we can learn from it. In fact, there is one amazingly obvious negotiation tactic that was not used by NYC and that's what I discuss. When the headlines, Amazon Cancels New York Deal, Amazon Cancels New York, Amazon Cancels NYC Headquarters and all of the alike came to surface, it was a shock. However, if you take the time to learn how to negotiate, and listen to my series on negotiation tips, which I use daily when negotiating in the Manhattan real estate market, then you'll understand why having fluid channels of communication during a negotiation are so important. Start learning how to negotiate real estate deals in Manhattan by subscribing to this channel. I am a licensed, full time real estate agent in the states of New York and Pennsylvania. I am a proud husband of 7 years to my wonderful wife, a mindfulness meditation practitioner, and health enthusiast. My wife and I own a co-operative unit which we, patiently, completed the gut renovation of in 2014. BUYER FORM - http://www.manhattanrealestateforsale... LINKED IN - https://www.linkedin.com/in/bradleych... I am so grateful for all you subscribers, both clients and brokers, so thanks for watching my videos! If you want to talk more about Manhattan real estate, feel free to email me at BChristi@ManhattanRealEstateForSale.com

This is podcast on how to invest in real estate in general as well as how to invest in real estate in Manhattan New York City.  Unlike Part 1, where I explain how to purchase a $1M + property using very little down as long as it's going to be your primary residence, this podcast is for those who which to learn how to invest in real estate when it will not be your primary residence.  Again, this is for anyone interested in investing in Manhattan real estate but it will also apply to those interested in investing in Brooklyn real estate as well as Queens real estate.  In fact, it will also apply to anyone looking to invest in Bronx real estate and Staten Island real estate as well.   For any assistance with any of your real estate needs, contact Brad Christi at 212-321-0541 or www.ManhattanRealEstateForSale.com

How to Get a Mortgage explains how to get a mortgage pre-approval as well as the best practices to ensure you are approved for the mortgage loan in the end.  It's a detailed overview on how to get a mortgage loan as well as explains the criteria a bank is looking for as a baseline in order to approve you for a mortgage.  Items such as employment, credit, assets are all discussed.

This podcast explains how someone can invest in real estate in NYC and use FHA loans as a means of putting only 3.5% down.  Also, if they make less than $100k a year and at least $85k/year then they have an opportunity to buy a $1M + building.  It sounds to good to be true but it's real.  As long as the property is your primary residence and you rent out the other 3 units in the 4 unit building, you can do it!  This is how to invest in real estate part 1.

How to Buy An Apartment In Manhattan.   This is a step by step process on how to buy an apartment in Manhattan regardless if you're looking to buy a condo, a coop, or a condop. Let's get going. Brad Christi: So the first step is going to be to perform and own-to-rent analysis. You got to figure out whether or not it makes financial sense for you to own versus rent. The second step is going to be figure out where you want to live. The third step, you're going to have to establish a budget. You're going to want to stick to this because I could tell you right now, whenever you're looking to buy a property in Manhattan, you're always going to want to spend a little bit more and you're always going to want more than what you can get for what you want to spend. So you have to stay within the budget that you establish and you got to do your best to find what you can get for that amount of money. Brad Christi: After that, you're going to have to determine your search criteria. If you're financing, you've got to get pre-approved for a mortgage, assemble your down payment, connect with an experienced buyers' agent. This is a person who's going to be able to navigate the market, not just show you apartments but also bring you from the beginning all the way to the end. Once you have that buyers' agent locked up, go ahead and start visiting some properties, start going to some open houses, find that place that you love, that you want to submit an offer on. Brad Christi: The next step is going to be submitting some offers. Following submitting offers, you're going to want to hire a real estate attorney in the event that one of your offers gets accepted. Once you have that accepted offer, you're going to supervise the due diligence process of your team. Once you know everything looks great, you're going to sign the contract and you're going to provide the 10% earnest money deposit along with your contract to the sellers' attorney. If you're financing at this point, you're going to also receive your commitment letter from the bank. This is when you would submit a board application. If you're buying a coop after submitting a board application, you're also going to have to pass the board interview. Brad Christi: The next step is to perform a final walk-through on the property. Once that's done, you're ready to close. So just head on down to the closing and now you're officially, if it's a condo, on the deed, and if it's a coop, on that proprietary lease. Brad Christi: And that's going to be it for today, everybody. Thank you so much for coming back. Again, my name is Brad Christi, the number one husband, that's right. The channel where you are is Manhattan Real Estate for Sale. The website where you can always reach me is manhattanrealestateforsale.com. If you like this video, go ahead and smash that thumbs-up finger. If you haven't already, go ahead and subscribe to the channel. Every Monday, I'm going to be providing you with Manhattan real estate information that is both useful and practical. Thank you so much and I will see you next week.

In this episode, we explain what the differences between condos and co-ops are.  We go into detail.  I promise by the end of the episode you'll know which one you want.