Matt Vinci, real-estate agent, The Corcoran Group, New York CityAbout three years ago, I was representing the seller of a three-bedroom apartment in an older co-op building on the Upper West Side.
Two kept to themselves, but the third was an older, grumpier cat.
I yelled and stepped back, but the cat kept lunging at me and swatting at me with its paws.
After about 20 minutes, the cat was still hissing and swatting at the sliding door, so I decided to try barking like a dog, which finally got the cat to back up.
I gingerly opened the balcony door, grabbed my stuff and got out.