In Case You Missed It: Every so often, BrickUnderground digs through the archives to find the best advice our experts have shared through the years. In this installment, first-time buyers spill what they wished they'd known as virgin apartment hunters.
Holly, Upper West Side: More than anything, I would have handled negotiations myself rather than rely on my broker's advice to increase my bid. I discovered after my purchase that the "other bid" (made by neighbors in the building), which the seller's broker used to get me to bid higher, was significantly lower than my initial offer, let alone my final one! - Holly, Upper West Side
After I moved in, I learned from my new neighbors that the owners would have accepted my original offer because they were desperate to sell and knew they were asking too much.
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