OK, now it’s the morning after the morning after. You’ve come up with another twenty reasons to call it quits. Here are five more ways to keep your sanity and survive, even thrive, on the job. Read more »

It’s the morning after. What have I gotten myself into, you’re asking. No, you weren’t out on an all night binge. You got elected to your building’s board, the whole episode but a dim recollection. Now you’re having second thoughts – third, and more -- about the wisdom of what you did. Before you throw in the towel, consider these ten ways to make it work – for you and the building. Read more »

Can a co-op reject a creditworthy buyer solely because the board thinks the price is too low? That’s the exact email I got last week. “No,” I said, it being pretty much accepted wisdom that the market, not the board, sets prices so it can’t reject a buyer just because the apartment is too cheap. Only it can, at least if it has a right of first refusal. That’s the takeaway from the decision handed down yesterday. Read more »

I need to have my head examined. Seriously. I was off my building’s board, and just got back on. My friends all tell me I’m out of my mind. They’re right. I need to go to a shrink to kick the addiction – not something I’ve ever done even though I lived most of my life in Manhattan. Some people are prone to alcohol or drugs, with me it’s righting perceived wrongs. HELP! Read more »

That depends who you are and how much you’re prepared to put up with. Take a look in the mirror when you are at your most Zen like and ask whether you’re willing to put up with crazy people parading through your apartment, criticizing every decorating decision you’ve made, opening your closets and test flushing your toilet, asking you ridiculous questions, and offering less than you paid for your place. If the answer is anything less than an unqualified “yes,” FSBO is not for you. If you think you have the necessary fortitude, read on. Read more »