Bad Behavior

Buying an apartment can end in a bloodbath (Polina Sergeeva, flickr)

Please Leave the Gun at Home When Buying a Home: Real Estate Closings Can Be A Real Nightmare

Sure, you might bring a shrewd mindset and a few inflexible demands to an apartment closing, but a revolver?

Some people do, The New York Times reports, in a story on acts of violence, temper tantrums and shouted threats that accompany some closings in the brutal world of New York real estate.

Is it laying out all of one’s savings and then some that drives people over the edge? Not really, the reporter finds. Mostly, it’s the little things. Read More