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pig slut lisa posted:lmao some goon's roommate decided to build a new room ( This is a fantastic story. Too bad the law and building code compliance doesn't work like that. I often get brought in to resolve a number of non-compliant buildings but nothing like that. Although that said Government Departments here often did illegal building work without notifying the local Council or that landlord so I guess they're no better.
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Reminds me of the sketchy rear end Airbnb room I stayed in over the winter. Dude took a huge room in a converted factory in Brooklyn and turned it in to a literal shanty town. It was a good size with no walls, but he turned it into like eight separate tiny rooms. Lumber and shoddy unfinished drywall. Landlords know and are cool with it, as long as they're getting their money. Let me know if I need to take this down: https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/5757321?eluid=0&euid=e6f24617-66fb-70d9-9b01-84a29ec349ff Sure, the pictures on the site make it look nice, but the rooms are horrifying. In his case, I think it might count as GWM. While the rent is $5,500 a month (what  ) he's getting about $1,800 per tiny cubicle room.
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If the stay is less than 30 days and the owner/tenant is not present, then it's an illegal hotel in NYC. They get busted from time to time.
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Jun 10, 2016 02:13
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pig slut lisa posted:Recently, O got this idea into his head that he could build a new room in the living room as he paid enough rent and lived there long enough (since 2013).  And now they're all going to be hosed, because I doubt that guy has enough money to cover the repairs.
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Haha that's a six minute walk away. I should report the guy- he was a major rear end in a top hat. e: Nevermind. Owner occupied and he's always there. Being an rear end in a top hat.
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Moneyball posted:Reminds me of the sketchy rear end Airbnb room I stayed in over the winter. Dude took a huge room in a converted factory in Brooklyn and turned it in to a literal shanty town. It was a good size with no walls, but he turned it into like eight separate tiny rooms. Lumber and shoddy unfinished drywall. Landlords know and are cool with it, as long as they're getting their money. People seem to like it a lot so I'm more inclined to think it's just you having a stick up your rear end about your $50 airbnb accommodations.
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Never trust a man named "Robin"
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Zo posted:People seem to like it a lot so I'm more inclined to think it's just you having a stick up your rear end about your $50 airbnb accommodations. Counterpoint: Literal deathtrap.
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pig slut lisa posted:lmao some goon's roommate decided to build a new room ( This is bizarre. Who seriously thinks that's okay? Link to his posts in the thread - there's pictures!
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Nail Rat posted:Hope he's got a good maritime lawyer on retainer! Chareth Cutestory is available to take your case!
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Is space in LA really at such a premium that someone would live in a
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HelloIAmYourHeart posted:I don't have a link because I'm on my phone but there's a guy on Reddit right now who wants to buy a sailboat with his friends in Seattle and rent it out on AirBnB. The sad thing is that this is actually a phenomenally good business plan in a lot of states with judicial foreclosure processes, where you could just buy a condo in a premium place, default immediately and rent it out for a huge amount of money while stalling the foreclosure for the better part of a decade. People already do this with rentals, but airbnb would be even better cash flow mastershakeman fucked around with this message at 15:37 on Jun 10, 2016 |
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mastershakeman posted:The sad thing is that this is actually a phenomenally good business plan in a lot of states with judicial foreclosure processes, where you could just buy a condo in a premium place, default immediately and rent it out for a huge amount of money while stalling the foreclosure for the better part of a decade. People already do this with rentals, but airbnb would be even better cash flow Good point. Have fun trying to serve him personally while he's battling storms on the high seas!
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mastershakeman posted:The sad thing is that this is actually a phenomenally good business plan in a lot of states with judicial foreclosure processes, where you could just buy a condo in a premium place, default immediately and rent it out for a huge amount of money while stalling the foreclosure for the better part of a decade. People already do this with rentals, but airbnb would be even better cash flow Really? Can you link to articles about this practice if you have any handy?
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Nail Rat posted:Good point. Have fun trying to serve him personally while he's battling storms on the high seas! Hah that would be phenomenal. "Your Honor, the plaintiff knew where I was the entire time, I never left the premises! They could have easily served me!" "Oh come on, he was in the middle of a typhoon!" Maritime eviction law has to be phenomenal
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mastershakeman posted:Maritime eviction law has to be phenomenal "You're a crook, Captain Hook, judge won't you throw the book at the piiiiirate?"
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mastershakeman posted:Hah that would be phenomenal. "Your Honor, the plaintiff knew where I was the entire time, I never left the premises! They could have easily served me!" "Oh come on, he was in the middle of a typhoon!" I assume you've read this one on ship repo men: http://nytimes.com/2015/12/29/world/americas/maritime-repo-men-a-last-resort-for-stolen-ships.html?referer=
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Zo posted:People seem to like it a lot so I'm more inclined to think it's just you having a stick up your rear end about your $50 airbnb accommodations. Counter-counterpoint: this is a picture of one of the  lofts  I've seen enough deceptive shots of apartments in Vancouver to know when I'm being advertised a literal 4-5 foot tall crawlspace made with wooden planks and particle board. Tower fans like those are ~36" tall. I'll let you eyeball the rest. Not to mention having to squeeze between the gaps made by the giant pipe to get into the actual bed. Tipps fucked around with this message at 18:27 on Jun 10, 2016 |
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That looks perfectly reasonable for a $50/night accommodation.
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Hardberger wrote an entertaining book about his misadventures in ship repossession. That guy must have a ton of stories beyond what was deemed ok by a publisher.
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Tipps posted:Counter-counterpoint: this is a picture of one of the Chungking Mansions comes to America
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If I had to stay in Manhattan for 3 days on the cheap, I'd rent a cargo van and throw in an air mattress. Seems way more comfortable than firetrap shanty town. About $220 total for rental, gas, parking meters. Also, drive yourself around town, gently caress cabs or subway 
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Nitrox posted:If I had to stay in Manhattan for 3 days on the cheap, I'd rent a cargo van and throw in an air mattress. Seems way more comfortable than firetrap shanty town. About $220 total for rental, gas, parking meters. Also, drive yourself around town, gently caress cabs or subway Yeah, driving a cargo van around Manhattan sounds like a great life choice.
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Tipps posted:Counter-counterpoint: this is a picture of one of the I don't think they're being deceptive. I think they're going for people thinking they try to be deceptive and then get money out of pity because they're really bad at deceiving with the mirror and stuff.
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Jeffrey of YOSPOS posted:That looks perfectly reasonable for a $50/night accommodation. With the room advertised as a private room when it appears to lead directly into the common area with no door? And keep in mind this is the most flattering photo they could take. For $50/night you can get a proper hostel bed, not a sketchy unlicensed and deceptively-advertised one.
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Great reviews. Unless they are fake, nobody here has much of an argument. (Maybe a safety/legal one, but nobody is talking about that) The post is super clear about the type of place this is and type of people that it is meant for. I would never stay here. But I can see why a lot of people love it.
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Nitrox posted:If I had to stay in Manhattan for 3 days on the cheap, I'd rent a cargo van and throw in an air mattress. Seems way more comfortable than firetrap shanty town. About $220 total for rental, gas, parking meters. Also, drive yourself around town, gently caress cabs or subway Parking where exactly? Most streets in Manhattan have meters that need to be fed every few minutes. Actual parking tends to have attendants who will throw you out if you appear to be living there. There isn't a lot of free parking unless you are a free parking genius.
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Also no one smiles like that once they realize what "driving yourself around" in Manhattan actually entails.
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Nitrox posted:If I had to stay in Manhattan for 3 days on the cheap, I'd rent a cargo van and throw in an air mattress. Seems way more comfortable than firetrap shanty town. About $220 total for rental, gas, parking meters. Also, drive yourself around town, gently caress cabs or subway The subway is great and driving yourself around Manhattan would be awful.
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BarbarianElephant posted:Parking where exactly? Most streets in Manhattan have meters that need to be fed every few minutes. Actual parking tends to have attendants who will throw you out if you appear to be living there. There isn't a lot of free parking unless you are a free parking genius. This is laughably incorrect. The vast majority of street parking spaces in Manhattan are unmetered. Of course, it's still difficult to find a street spot, but that's because they're overcrowded due to being free.
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Subjunctive posted:Yeah, driving a cargo van around Manhattan sounds like a great life choice. Why yes officer, I did just rent this van to park it in various areas around Manhattan. Wait, why are you arresting me?
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Nitrox posted:If I had to stay in Manhattan for 3 days on the cheap, I'd rent a cargo van and throw in an air mattress. Seems way more comfortable than firetrap shanty town. About $220 total for rental, gas, parking meters. Also, drive yourself around town, gently caress cabs or subway
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Nitrox posted:If I had to stay in Manhattan for 3 days on the cheap, I'd rent a cargo van and throw in an air mattress. Seems way more comfortable than firetrap shanty town. About $220 total for rental, gas, parking meters. Also, drive yourself around town, gently caress cabs or subway New thread title
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Saeku posted:With the room advertised as a private room when it appears to lead directly into the common area with no door? And keep in mind this is the most flattering photo they could take. Yes, I also don't trust airbnb user opinion, I do not trust any $50 a night hotel room unless the city of New York is collecting 15% in taxes to thoroughly and scrupulously monitor it
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potatoducks posted:(Maybe a safety/legal one, but nobody is talking about that) This is exactly what everyone is talking about?
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pig slut lisa posted:This is laughably incorrect. The vast majority of street parking spaces in Manhattan are unmetered. Of course, it's still difficult to find a street spot, but that's because they're overcrowded due to being free. Though if you have a van, just take 30 minutes out of your day and drive to one of the outer boroughs where you can more reliably find some parking. I drive a tiny car and even then driving around manhattan is complete hell
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Most cargo vans don't lock from the inside either, AFAIK, so you're effectively camping.
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Are we going full circle that now cars are GWM if you use them as your primary residence?
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Dustoph posted:Are we going full circle that now cars are GWM if you use them as your primary residence? The wafflestompers are out in full force.
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There was a flurry of misinformed and ridiculous responses since I posted the cargo van option. Is it a good option? I own a cargo van. We had 2 people camp in it along with dirt bikes and a great deal of creature comforts. Is it a better alternative to a hotel? No. Is it a better alternative to a shantytown 4x6 firetrap space? Hell loving yes. Is it better than a tent? Depends how you look at it. It's certainly easier when changing locations. Festivals and shore trips are loving magical when you have a mini house on wheels. https://www.pinterest.com/pin/24699497933858642/ Check out some cool van camper videos on YouTube. Subjunctive posted:Most cargo vans don't lock from the inside either, AFAIK, so you're effectively camping. Renegret posted:Though if you have a van, just take 30 minutes out of your day and drive to one of the outer boroughs where you can more reliably find some parking.  It's not easy, but doable. Jeffrey of YOSPOS posted:Also no one smiles like that once they realize what "driving yourself around" in Manhattan actually entails. Haifisch posted:Insisting on paying for car rental, gas, and parking in a city with a great public transit system is BWM, and probably BWL. Unless these somehow look like steets you want to drive around. kaishek posted:Why yes officer, I did just rent this van to park it in various areas around Manhattan. Wait, why are you arresting me? BarbarianElephant posted:Parking where exactly? Most streets in Manhattan have meters that need to be fed every few minutes. Actual parking tends to have attendants who will throw you out if you appear to be living there. There isn't a lot of free parking unless you are a free parking genius. Subjunctive posted:Yeah, driving a cargo van around Manhattan sounds like a great life choice. Moneyball posted:Reminds me of the sketchy rear end Airbnb room I stayed in over the winter. Dude took a huge room in a converted factory in Brooklyn and turned it in to a literal shanty town. It was a good size with no walls, but he turned it into like eight separate tiny rooms. Lumber and shoddy unfinished drywall. Landlords know and are cool with it, as long as they're getting their money.
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