Greenpoint is the northernmost neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. It is bordered on the southwest by Williamsburg at the Bushwick inlet, on the southeast by the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway and East Williamsburg, on the north by Newtown Creek and Long Island City, Queens at the Pulaski Bridge, and on the west by the East River. Originally farmland, the residential core of Greenpoint was built on parcels divided during the 19th century with rope factories and lumber yards spanning the East River to the west, while the northeastern section along the Newtown Creek through East Williamsburg became an industrial maritime reach.
Table of Contents
- INTRODUCTION
- New York City – The best place in the U.S. To buy
- About New York City
- Why buy property in NYC?
- Why buy now?
- Why is buying better than renting?
- The buying process
- Choose Real Estate professional
- Set price range
- Determine how to pay
- Mortgage Prequalification
- Select price range
- Determine search criteria
- Why are you buying?
- What do you want in your new home?
- Choices
- Review and visit homes
- Search for homes
- Select home
- Offer
- Prepare and present
- Negotiate and accept
- The Legal Stuff
- The negotiation process
- Selecting an attorney
- What is due dilligence?
- The contract
- The mortgage process
- Board approval
- The “walk through”
- The closing
- Estimated closing costs – Coop Purchase
- Estimated closing costs Coop Sale
- Estimated closing costs – Condo Purchase
- Estimated cosing costs – Condo Sale
- Estimated closing costs – New Construction Condo Purchase
- Disclaimer
- Credits
- Glossary of real estate terms
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