iGreg wrote:
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brewster wrote:
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karindiann wrote:
I'm part of a 4-unit condo association, and we have a bank account and pay our own bills -- no outside management company needed. Somebody has to volunteer to write the checks and do the bookkeeping (basically a thankless job).

In our association, all of the units have a slightly different square footage and pay a different percentage of common expenses. I think this would probably be true of a 2-unit building as well -- and give one owner more weight in the case of disagreement.

I remember the developer of our building had set up the association before the units were sold, which I assume is a requirement if you are selling condo units.

How do you maintain funds in the checking, and make sure everyone is complying? Is it like an escrow where you keep it above a certain level?

brewster wrote:
I love Science Fiction. But even in SF there's COST/BENEFIT ANALYSIS!! This kind of nonsense where an idea is presented with zero externalities, including cost, leads people to fuzzy thinking, that all ideas are equal, there simply are no stupid ones. Not true, there are stupid ideas. This is one of them.

And even in post-scarcity futures where cost is no object, other people's opinions of what to do with public spaces still do. (read Corey Doctorow's "Down and out in the Magic Kingdom", where volunteers in a post scarcity world battle each other over renovations at WDW.)

karindiann wrote:
You need to engage a buyer's agent who can explain the realities of the current market. This is a seller's market, and many properties listed for sale in JC are going above asking price. The listing agent's job is to obtain the best possible price for the seller, and that often means waiting until several offers come in on the property (not just accepting the first offer). The seller has no obligation (legal or otherwise) to accept the first offer they receive, even if it is at asking price. It's not a game -- it is just the reality of the market right now. When there are multiple offers the listing agent will ask all potential buyers for their "highest and best" -- giving you a chance to bid against the others. When you are given this opportunity, raise your offer and you have a chance to get the property if you are the highest bidder. Again -- a buyer's agent can really help you navigate this kind of market.