My Life In Brooklyn

For Sale via Danrich Family Homes.  Another real estate company I never heard of until I was walking along Parkside and saw the sign.  Haven’t been on this block for a while so no idea how long this place has been on the market.

I love the buildings on Parkside.  However the street is too busy for my taste, and also a bus route.  And while below is a picture I took of the building for sale (at $999k, it may or may not be a good deal) if you look at the real estate listing, it clearly boasts one of those front yards that has managed become a driveway. 

Living in on a street with driveways like this would be a deal breaker for me.

The number of the place is 354-356, almost across the street from 385 which was on the market just about this time last year for $1.799 million.

 

I was in Queens last week, on Jamaica Avenue, and saw a bright yellow and red   billboard for “We Buy Ugly Houses.Com” — the link forwards to homevestors.com, with links for buying and selling.  The page orginally served up a “why sell” link — and it states:

“HomeVestors franchisees buy houses at a discount. But when they buy your house, they will: Pay cash; Pay most normal closing costs; Buy “as is”; Typically close fast.”

They seem to have a few things for sale on Staten Island, Westchester and surrounding areas. 

Seems poised to cash in on the mortgage crisis.  It may have been present in this area for a long time, but I had not seen any major advertising from this company before.

And they are using a caveman, à la Geico.