Re: [UC] Lancaster Avenue opportunity

[Gerardo Razumney]

The posting that originated this thread could be deleted with a single 
keystroke.  The endless arguments for and against it required a far more 
intensive use of the delete key; setting up a filter also requires extra 
effort.  Please, let's dedicate our seemingly unlimited posting energies 
to something useful and meaningful!

Gerardo Razumney


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Re: [UC] Lancaster Avenue opportunity

[Elizabeth F. Campion]

As a Realtor, I weigh in against Tanya's post.

I believe experienced Realtor's provide a set of skills and services that
profit most of our clients more than any possible savings on commissions.
 The National Association of Realtors has done surveys which consistently
document this as a statistical reality.  Our average Seller client has a
much larger profit than the average FSBO (for sale by owner).  Our
average Buyer client finds out about things as they are being listed, not
after they have hit the MLS. In this market, a house can go under
agreement as fast as a secretary can input the data and wait for it to
cycle into the system (which takes about a full business day).  In
addition to profit or opportunity, the client who has a busy life, gets
safety and extra hours of access by leaving the showings to us.

In this specific instance, there are UC Realtors whose offices are on the
UCD promoted corridors.  O'Donnell R.E. is on Baltimore Ave and Urban &
Bye is on Lancaster Ave.  I think it is bad form for UCD to help an out
of area investor (the 232 extensions tells me this owner's phone is East
of the Schuykill and North of Market St) ay bypassing local businesses. 
The balance of the Agents living and working in the area includes people
who could easily make it from Chestnut Street or Springfield Avenue to
Lancaster Avenue.  We have roots here and volunteer here.  For us
Realtors : the reality for most of us is that our giving is limited by
our incomes.  Some of us give more than others.  And some of our clients
have made their decisions with notice of this.  Bypassing us reduces our
income and can create hard feelings.   For this Owner: choosing a Broker
to market his property (even rentals) gains him access to the MLS
(including www.Realtor.com) which is a much larger and more specifically
functioned list.

I write this noting two things.
One, I have met and admire Tanya and I wish her and Lancaster Avenue
every success.
Two, I have made similar posting decisions on behalf of Tenants who are
elderly or frail and without access to the time, money or computers that
make apartment searching viable.  I think PENN's OCL is a wonderful tool
for tenants, but if you don't use computers or can't get to 40th and
Walnut before 4 PM, there is little out there to help tenants.  Also, I
only make such posts when I am acting in a pro bono capacity.  Since
Tanya is salaried, no matter how enthusiastic or well intentioned her
rental post, it is diminished in my eyes.

I guess on a scale of postings I do not consider Tanya's posting a
"mortal sin" but do think her energy should not be spent defending the
post.  They could be spent promoting a synergy of new business with
existing Realtor Agencies.

All the best in 2004 and beyond!

Liz

On Thu, 29 Jan 2004 17:09:14 -0500 "Tanya Washington"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Shariff,
> 
> I discussed with you previously why I posted this listing before as
> part of my business recruitment effort. Please refer to the previous
> response.   UCD does not have a policy of posting all the available
> real estate listings, otherwise you would have seen far more than
> this one. I am assisting a new property owner who is working with the
> corridor team to make a substantial investment in this building and
> is eager to find a community-friendly tenant.
> 
> Tanya Washington
> University City District
> >
> >
> > Original Message 
> >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED],
> >[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >Subject: RE: [UC] Lancaster Avenue opportunity
> >Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2004 12:25:49 -0500
> >
> >>Again Tanya, Why is UCD posting Real Estate Rental Listings
> >>on the listserv's?
> >>S.
> >> 
> >>-Original Message-
> >>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tanya
> >Washington
> >>Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2004 3:12 PM
> >>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >>Subject: [UC] Lancaster Avenue opportunity
> >> 
> >>Please pass along to any interested parties.  Do not respond to
> >>me-please call phone number listed below.
> >>Tanya Washington
> >>Lancaster Avenue Corridor Manager
> >>University City District
> >>
> >
> >>
> >>For rent or lease: first-floor commercial space available in early
> >2004;
> >>prime location in the "Lancaster corridor" between U Penn and 
> Drexel
> >U,
> >>near the Community Education Center and Powelton Village in West
> >>Philadelphia. Conveniently located to public transportatio

Re: [UC] Lancaster Avenue opportunity

[Richard Hotchkiss]

Title: Re: [UC] Lancaster Avenue opportunity



I agree with Jim. I think it puts the list members at a distinct  advantage if they know what's available to them. Delete is only a stroke away.  Anyway, anyone who puts their website in their signature is advertising ;-)>

Richard Hotchkiss
http://www.hotstrings-inc.com



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Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Fri, 30 Jan 2004 12:00:13 EST
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [UC] Lancaster Avenue opportunity


I think posting something like this is on the list is fine.

Jim Lilly    

Re: [UC] Lancaster Avenue opportunity

[Brian Siano]

Alex de Soto wrote:

Tanya,

I suggest that you add the following to the subject line of your e-mails for
your commercial listings so that listserv readers (or any others that did
not "opt in") may delete the message if they judge it to be spam:
	(ADV)

	-or better yet-

	(ADVERTISEMENT)

This also allows the listserv administrator to delete commercial
advertisements from the list if such advertising is unacceptable.
I think this might be a good policy for the list. It's not a big deal to 
set up filters for such messages, and Alex's idea is perfectly 
reasonable. However, I'd prefer that the listserv administrator not get 
in the business of screening such posts.

Personally. I had no problem with Tanya's posting, mainly because it was 
community-oriented, and let me know about something I wouldn't otherwise 
know about. And many of us are interested in opening a business in the 
area. In general, the occasional ad isn't a bad thing. (However, if a 
landlord began hitting the list with continual Openings for Rent, I 
think we'd be within our rights to ask that he or she Cease and Desist.)


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Re: [UC] Lancaster Avenue opportunity

[Lillja]

I think posting something like this is on the list is fine.

Jim Lilly