Teri Karush Rogers
Founder and publisher Teri Karush Rogers launched Brick Underground in 2009. As a freelance journalist, she had previously covered New York City real estate for The New York Times. Teri has been featured as an expert on New York City residential real estate by The New York Times, New York Daily News, amNew York, NBC Nightly News, The Real Deal, Business Insider, the Huffington Post, and NY1 News, among others. Teri earned a BA in journalism and a law degree from New York University. During law school she realized she would rather explain things than argue about them, so she returned to service journalism after graduation.
Posts by Teri Karush Rogers:
- Is it better to pay off the neighbors in cash or Scotch when you renovate?
This weekend, the NY Times took an emphatic position against do-it-yourself buying, in which buyers manage their own apartment search and deal directly with the broker representing the seller.
- There's no constitutional right to have doormen accept your dry cleaning (HabitatMag.com)
- Why your broker looks at you that way when you ask
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Q. I'm moving abroad and plan to rent out my co-op (unfurnished) for the next couple of years. Do you have any advice for getting the highest rent? What's important to renters these days as far as aesthetics, appliances etc?
Also, should I offer to pay the co-op application fee myself, or give any other incentives to compensate for having to go through the board approval process?
