For Buyers

“Will I get a better deal on an un-renovated unit?
“What’s my timeline?”
“Will I pass a Co-op board approval process?”

As a buyer in New York City, you are making a unique kind of choice. Few financial commitments are quite as large as the purchase of property. In addition to finding the best home, you have a vision regarding your investment. Whether you intend to sell the property in five years, or your family will own it for generations; whether this is a rentable property or not: you are expecting a return.

The soundness of your investment depends on the acquisition moment (the purchase price), your cost of money, and your future plans. Highline will assist you in preparing a 10 year financial model for your investment. Our agents are skillful financial advisors. We evaluate your current finances, future budget, property holding strategy, and expected return on investment. This analysis allows us to understand your personal and financial objectives.

Highline agents further assist you in deciding what kind of property to buy. We build detailed property comparable charts, customized to hone in on what matters most to you. Different neighborhoods; Ownership types and owner rights; whether the unit’s building has an underlying mortgage; the break-up of common fees and real-estate taxes; whether there is a tax abatement; and so forth. Maintenance fees vary widely, and are only comparable based on additional building data. We go the extra step to gather property data through several city websites. Highline believes that empowering our clients, and allowing them to be more knowledgeable than other buyers, makes them smarter investors and more competitive bidders.
Beyond analysis, our property search process is hands-on and practical. Highline agents have intimate market knowledge, and know offhand of new developments, and current and upcoming market listings. We take care to examine properties before showing them, and specialize in particular neighborhoods and property types. We minimize your physical time in the street, only showing properties that fit your lifestyle demands.

Our work does not end when we find your dream home. We nurture the deal, helping you through the negotiation process; legal process; financial process; co-op process. Our agents are experienced, shrewd deal-closers. Finding a deal is only the beginning of an increasingly supportive client-agent relationship. We help bring the puzzle together, dealing properly with unexpected occurrences, and efficiently communicating with all parties to avoid time delays.