ohai you rent? i always thought you own…
+1 Fedex has a pick up spot around the corner from me open till 9 or 10pm so even that hasn’t been an issue. It does help not to shop online that often.
My gf does a lot of online shopping, thankfully most amazon stuff and whatever she gets is usually USPS/UPS and we havent had any problems. The buildings super keeps an eye on eveyones packages in the common area and I havent heard of any problems (a few other regulars who get lots of packages in the building havent had issues either)
I plan to avoid doorman as long as possible, but obviously depending on your location/style of building it may be the only option. I used to miss a ton of packages at my old building w/ no doorman.
Do you pretty much use Fedex for convenient delivery of your cat toys?
Nah, I did conduct extensive research that is probably 3x as much as the normal person who buys anything here. However, my conclusion was that it was not worthwhile, since I am not likely to stay in one place for a long time, and there seem to be good capital deployment opportunities in liquid markets.
Agree it probably depends on the building. Mine have residents of 30+ years so that helps.
Generally I think doormen are a waste if renting but a must if buying.
^ Why the distinction between buying and renting? I don’t see a need for a doorman in either case.
I guess she likes the notion of “owning” humans. High powered attitude there.
Resale value. Too many people won’t consider buying without a doorman
makes sense. altho i figured you would take a bite during/after the recession.
Not sure that’s the case anymore. Plus you’re paying extra for a doorman through monthly maintanence so theoretically that should all be factored in.
Yeah, people do like services like doormen, but they also like saving $500 or more on maintenance costs…
Regarding buying real estate during market downturn, maybe I would have if I had more money. However, I was just starting out in my career, and the truth is that I did not have much to invest. Plus, everything else was cheap as well. I still have some stock that I bought when SPX was in the 700s, for instance.
You’re in your 30s? I thought you were older for some reason.
yea def a better investment. but your net worth could of been higher with a house 
I’m like 31…
buying in NYC right now is not worth it… should probably start a new thread… but for a $1m apartment between paying maintenance fee >1500 and property tax another +1000 you might as well just rent…best case scenario is after 10+ years you sell and break even after commission/fees/taxes… most people buying today are going to lose
While I agree with you, renting for life doesn’t seem prudent. And Brooklyn is out of control! Now what? Jersey?
…and now I know why the doormen at my building hate me.
I’ve given up trying to keep up with who to tip here. I tip 15-20% for good service at restaurants, same for table service at a bar but everyone else can put their sweaty upturned palms down and get to f u ck.
It’s like when you check into a hotel and they just won’t allow you to take your own bag. I’ve carried the thing all the way up to this point, I know how to operate an elevator and I can find my room on my own. i never have any cash on me anyway.
problem is developers are exclusively only building doorman-buildings now because it’s a great way to add a markup to the condo/rent… and they can market the “amenities”… for the $500+/month portion of your maintenance/rent effectively is costing for some idiot in a cheap suit to open the door… they might as well offer white glove hand jobs… it’s a rip off…
obviously tenants think they cant live without them for Amazon packages because they have never had it any other way but the buildings with gate/elevator/no doorman are a better set up and I’ve never had a problem and you don’t have to sign book/ wait in line whatever… the rules in these condos are stupid.
I created a thread about this earlier this year, just bumped it.