It looks like our usage analysis algoriths think that you might be a robot. in an automated fashion is a violation of the Redfin's terms of use. Please complete the captcha below to access Redfin.Mr. Gordon, a graduate of Cornell University, comes from Chittenango, N.Y., a suburb of Syracuse known for being the hometown of L. Frank Baum, who wrote the “Wizard of Oz” series. After a few years in Washington, Mr. Gordon moved to Brooklyn. He now works as the director of online account management for Bertelsmann Direct North America, the book and music club company.Mr. Gordon wanted to stay in Park Slope, preferably in a roomy place with outdoor space, but he knew that he would never find as good an apartment for the price he had been paying. So he began his hunt with a budget of up to $2,100 a month.A two-bedroom in South Park Slope provided an encouraging start. “It lifted my spirits because this was a decent $1,700 apartment and I was glad to see it was out there,” he said.

“But the apartment didn’t have much charm. It wasn’t a nice brownstone with details. It seemed kind of boring.”Riding his bicycle, he visited another two-bedroom, for $1,800. It was near gritty Third Avenue, close to Gowanus, in the area sometimes called G Slope. The outdoor space was a concrete slab. The owner suggested using one of the bedrooms as a living room, which the apartment otherwise lacked. It needed closets, too. “He said, ‘I can build you a closet,’ ” Mr. Gordon said. “He said some people like closets and some people don’t. I was like, People don’t like closets? I’ve never heard of that.”As he left on his bike, he ran into two young women who had seen the apartment just before him. He stopped to tell them about the two-bedroom in South Park Slope, which was nicer, cheaper and better located. “They were very appreciative,” he said. “I wonder where they ended up.”Mr. Gordon liked a sunny $2,000 Park Slope loft with a sleeping nook. It would have been hard to turn down if not for the one-month broker’s fee.

When he mentioned that it was listed in the no-fee section of the Craigslist Web site, the agent offered him the place for $1,950. “I said, ‘The rent is not a problem; it’s the fee,’ ” Mr. Gordon said. “He apologized for wasting my time and I thought maybe he didn’t mean to do it wrong.”handyman key west flWhen that happened again, with a listing incorrectly posted in the no-fee section, his girlfriend, Kathleen McKenna, who rents on the Upper East Side, suggested that he was perhaps too forgiving, “giving both agents the benefit of the doubt.”business for sale rhyl north walesAt that point, Mr. Gordon and a friend had begun toying with the possibility of buying a three-family house. business for sale kearney nebraska

They looked at a few in Greenwood Heights, priced at $900,000 or less. Mr. Gordon considered taking a short-term rental, just until he and his friend made their purchase. He found a lovely place in a Union Street condominium, at a pricey $2,400 a month. The owner was waiting out the sluggish market, eventually planning to sell. But the three-family-house idea went nowhere. The only house that the two friends liked sold for $845,000 before they could act.Meanwhile, Mr. Gordon was having fun. “I liked getting a feel for the market,” he said. “I liked the game of it and the exercise of making a well-researched decision. Sitting at my computer on a Saturday, I liked to drink coffee and go through Craigslist and find numbers to call and go out and ride my bike around.” For weeks, however, he found nothing compelling enough to take. He was ready to increase the range of what he was looking for and what he was willing to spend.Just then, he arrived at a $1,900 garden-level apartment with a backyard in a three-family house on Second Street.

It was unquestionably the nicest place he had seen. The outgoing tenants, a couple buying a home in Ditmas Park, showed him around.The owner, Ron Brandt, was interested in having the new tenant take over as an informal superintendent in exchange for lower rent, they told him.Mr. Gordon jumped at the idea. “I fancy myself being a little bit handy,” he said. “I like to do woodworking, and I could totally help out with stuff like that.”Mr. Brandt, who grew up in Bensonhurst and now lives in Morristown, N.J., said the building was bought in the 1970s by his wife’s sister, who later died of cancer. It was passed on to her parents and then to him and his wife.Mr. Gordon’s skill worked to his advantage. “That was one of those qualitatives or intangibles that made it nice to choose Dan,” Mr. Brandt said. Mr. Gordon signed a two-year lease and moved into his new home in April. His rent is $1,700, with utilities included. “I have enjoyed the whole process” of choosing paint colors, buying a couch, even hiring movers, he said.

“I will never put my friends through that again.”The apartment has three big rooms and a kitchen wall lined with closets. The door to the backyard is in the bathroom.“I like the apartment for its imperfections, its weirdnesses,” Mr. Gordon said. “These old, old buildings have these quirks and pieces of character and little stories.”He has already planted a garden, with vegetables starting to sprout. His duties include taking out the trash and recyclables, cleaning the common areas, draining the boiler, sorting the mail and hiring any necessary repairmen. When the building has a vacancy, he will screen prospective tenants.“Dan got so excited about this apartment,” Ms. McKenna said. “It’s like training wheels” for owning a home someday.Special Deals & Clearance Bargains Join us today in reviewing our client's "added value or deals" offered below.  Adirondacks offers various flavors to suite your style and tastes. Below are some deals, fixer uppers, home warranty programs, and motivated

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