It would be so nice to meetcha

A fortrress mentality is hardly helpful. (Flickr photo by Ava Babili)

Unlike other jurisdictions, rare is the occasion in New York City when a buyer’s representative presents an offer in person to the seller.

Horrors!

When I asked other brokers whether they were aware of such a practice here, their eyebrows shot up and their contorted mouths betrayed their distaste for the notion. All right, I’m being sort of hyperbolic, but in-person offers almost never occur.

One possible reason is that brokers possess