January 2nd, 2007 at 2:42 pm
It sounds like Dallas is moving up in the world just like our great city of Toronto.
By moving up I mean instead of spreading out they are building up as there has been a huge boom in the Dallas Condos marketplace.
I don’t know the city of Dallas well. I only know what I’ve learned about it through books, television programs and the internet but it sounds like a great place to live.
There’s a lot to do there and since I love the big city I’m sure I’d be happy if I lived there. I’d probably purchase one of the Downtown Dallas Condos if I was thinking of moving to the city, or if I ever had enough money to have a second home or out of Country vacation home. Actually that’s what I like about Condos. Since they are maintained by the buildings property managers you don’t have to be there day in and day out to maintain them. You could easily purchase a condo in a good area and rent it out to business people or vacationers most of the year and use it yourself when you go on vacations. That’s one thing that I’d like to do if I ever got a condo.
Have you ever thought of the potential and versatility of owning a Condo?
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December 31st, 2006 at 5:25 am
I’ve had some friends move to the US lately. One left for a better job, and another for a special course that he can’t take here in Canada. I try not to look at is a losing a friend but rather gaining a new place to visit.
One of my friends moved to Boise Idaho and he tells me that he’s really enjoying Boise. The people are friendly and there are lots of different things to do in and around the city. He’s sort of a renaissance man – enjoys theater, acting, fine dining, good movies, night life and he says he’s found all of those things in Boise.
I decided to try to find out a little bit more about the city that he’s moved to, and apparently it’s quite a popular place to move to these days. People are moving their for the atmosphere and style of living. I went to the Idaho real estate to have a look around at the homes and as I said to learn more about the city.
I was actually quite impressed by what I found. Boise has a number of cultural and historical activities, great schools, museums, an active art community – great for my friend – and has a number of fantastic sounding sports teams – some at University level.
I really didn’t think, when my friend was moving to Boise that it had that much going on, but it actually sounds like a very nice place to have moved to. Oh the real estate prices seem to be fairly reasonable as well. At least compared to Toronto prices the size of homes and the prices seem reasonable.
I’m happy for my friend now that I’ve had a look at his new city. I think he made a great choice.
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December 7th, 2006 at 7:48 pm
Real estate brokers in New York say that New York renters need their space just so, even if it mean making some pretty strange requests. Heres a few good ones that brokers have had to deal with:
- “One buyer asked for a large terrace for a pot bellied pig. The buyer, a prominent attorney, had married a cute young woman from the Midwest who came to the marriage with cats, dogs, a ferret, tortoise, and pot belly pig. They obviously needed a huge outdoor space for the menagerie. The building they found on the Upper East Side wouldn’t let the pot belly pig in. So they had a veterinarian sedate it, rolled it up in a rug, and smuggled it in.”
- “One of our clients had a phobia with the number four. None of the apartments could be on the fourth floor or be on 84th Street or any other street with the number four.”
- “A few months ago a client was looking for apartment that had to be close enough to a Starbucks. I kid you not.”
- “Years ago I had a gay couple that wanted a loft space that had to have concrete floors with, hopefully, a floor drain. When I asked why they would want a floor drain, they informed me that they hosted invitation-only sex parties that would be attended by 40-50 men, three to four times a week. They intended to cover the floors and walls with latex and wanted the drain so they could hose down the space after the party! I was not successful in finding them their dream house.”
- “A recent college graduate who just moved to the city was looking for a $1,000-per-month studio in midtown. I just had to laugh because no such place exists.”
- “A single woman in her mid-50’s was looking to rent an apartment only on an odd-numbered floor because every time she had lived on an even floor, one of her pets died.”
- “One guy was looking for a ground floor apartment with a basement that he could turn into a dungeon.”
Are any of my readers Real Estate Brokers? What kinds of strange requests have you heard?
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