Originally Posted by
DetBill
Hardly insane,, I have lived at 1300 for close to fifteen years in total,, Its overall a great building, You dont seem to understand that the HOA covers everything,, taxes, building mortgage, parking, cable, building heating, cooling, repairs and plumbing fixes to your unit, ground and maintenance, door staff, full laundry facilities, a shipping and recieving clerk who handles all of your packages coming in, swimming pools with lifeguards,, a nice workout room and yoga room. as well as the most important thing- total safety.. You can also tax deduct a portion of the building mortgage and property taxes which is going to give you at good 100 a month back.. Now,, do the figures and buy a 200,000 condo or house and start to add in all of this.. [[ Some you obviously cant even get) and its hardly insane. Furthermore,, try this value in chicago, or Toronto [[ which we obviously are not) and your going to be paying triple,, Even smaller cities are often double... You get a lot of bang for your buck, you just pay it all in one check. Also, I am wondering if you have your elevator assessment info correct,? I am paying 315.00 for 10 months not 2-3 years..They will be beautiful state of the art systems when they are done and a major asset to the building and your future value. You could also use that as a bargaining tool when making your offer, Make the exisiting owner pay for it in your offer. ... You will probably get your way, trust me.