Feb 14, 2011

How many square feet is your new home?

Are you sure????

Most people view square-foot calculations with the same trust they put in miles-per-gallon stickers and the weight loss claims of diet pills. Unfortunately, when it comes to measuring square feet in NYC there are no hard rules. Some calculations include the closets and some count the space between walls. Many, it seems contain a few dozen square feet pulled out of thin air.

Law suits do happen and its amazing that they dont occur more often. Any real estate broker that has been in the business for more than 30 minutes knows that when you quote square feet you begin with the word "Approximately".

Its a classic example of Caveat Emptor...Let the Buyer Beware.

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