March 24, 2009

Private Jitney

Posted to Doug McCullough, The Latest on Rentals, The Latest on Sales

Yes, the vintage mercedes is a summer means of transportation, but it is not “The Hamptons Jitney.”

Today, most tri-state area residents have come to understand there’s really only one meaning and one usage for the tern “Jitney.” It’s become a brand, not just the name of a bus carrying passengers over a regular route on a flexible schedule.

Naturally, I’m referring to The Hampton Jitney: the wonderful “first class motor-coach charter service from the Metropolitan New York area to all points local and long distance, in the tri-state area and beyond.” Hey, look up the Hampton Jitney site and you’ll see for yourself, and while you’re there, book your East Hampton round trip reservations for this weekend!

Be that as it may, I’ll bet you didn’t know, that the term “jitney” has also been used to refer to legal arrangements where a broker, who has direct access to an exchange, performs trades for a broker who does not have the same access. Now…if we were to up the ante on this definition just enough to qualify for a bit of poetic license, we could say that I could potentially perform a little “jitney action” right on the jitney! I have access to summer or year-round rentals and property sales that other brokers do not have access to! See what I’m getting at? Stay with me here as I know this is a bit of a stretch, but, if your broker is city bound and you just happen to know another broker…ME…who is city savvy and East End eligible, we could all make beautiful rental or sales music together - on or off the Jitney!

Since the Hampton Jitney offers electrical outlet access, along with complimentary refreshments while you’re cruising along the 495, you could also be cruising the Devlin McNiff real estate offerings and hit me up with an email for an appointment to see all the best in rentals and sales that the East End has to offer. Why waste time? Practice a little multi-tasking on the way out and leave the rest to me. You could potentially finish off your weekend with a celebration on your return Jitney to NYC, for one of the best rental exchanges you’ve made in a long time!

In my opinion, there are two people who say it best:

“Owning a home is a keystone of wealth… both financial affluence and emotional security.”
~ Suze Orman - Assets - Real Estate - Finance

“New Yorkers are predatory about real estate. When they sense softening, they move in for the kill.”
~ Anderson Cooper - Real Estate - Competition - America

Can’t argue with either one of them.

Until then…WDM

Posted By: Doug McCullough