Comments on: Covet Thy Turret

By: rh

rh — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 17:40:16 +0000

Looking forward to it, HSS!

By: homesweetstuy

homesweetstuy — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 13:25:58 +0000

Totally understand that–well welcome back to Bed Stuy sister-we”ll have to meet up at bushbaby one of these days

By: RH

RH — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 11:02:39 +0000

Good question.

We never intended to sell it when we first moved here in 2004. After about a year, we got the Bed Stuy brownstone as an “investment”. We were starting to miss Brooklyn back then and kind of knew we would one day want to return. Now we REALLY want to move back.

So what’s the point of having a fabulous house in a place you don’t feel at home?

By: homesweetstuy

homesweetstuy — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 03:12:17 +0000

The house is awesome–I can’t believe you are selling it. Was that always the plan? The turret is so cool–if I had not spent every penny in the reno of my house I would really consider it.

If the house does not go quickly-you should think bout doing a summer rental–you could probably get decent money

By: Judy

Judy — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 19:49:38 +0000

I think a turret is a definite selling point for anyone looking for a bit of charm with their shelter. Good luck!

By: RH

RH — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:39:14 +0000

Thanks, Lindsey. My thought was to list it in the $400’s, but the broker thought that would scare people off. There are only a handful of houses in the $400-500’s around here and they are sitting.

We want it to sell as quickly as possible (doesn’t everyone?) and not have it stale on the market, so $300’s seems the best chance of making that happen.

I shouldn’t complain. There are people losing hundreds of thousands in this market with no other choice. And let’s not forget the foreclosures. We’re in a good place…it just hurts to know we’re losing money.

By: Lindsey M Nelson

Lindsey M Nelson — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:11:28 +0000

Best of luck to you! I really feel for anyone trying to do a regular sale in this market. But I’m with you, a turret is a big selling point! If you really think you should get $399K for it (and I think it would be a bargain!), then maybe you should list it a little higher?