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Philadelphia: Fitler Square
BACK FROM TWO BUSY DAYS in Philadelphia and a fair amount of wandering in neighborhoods previously admired only from behind the windshield of my car. I wanted to go back to Fitler Square, a few blocks southwest of elegant Rittenhouse … Continue reading
Posted in ARCHITECTURE, HISTORIC PRESERVATION, PHILADELPHIA
Tagged Fitler Square, Rittenhouse Square, row houses, shutters
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Urgent Real Estate Questions: My Two Cents
C.W., a reader from Brooklyn, e-mailed to ask my advice on, as she put it, “what/if to buy right now.” So here’s my advice. But please, take it with a keg of salt. We’re dealing in opinion here, not fact. … Continue reading
Posted in REAL ESTATE/INVESTING
Tagged 19th century, Art Museum area, Boerum Hill, broker's fee, BROOKLYN, co-op, condo, East End, Fitler Square, Fort Greene, Hudson N.Y., landlord, LONG ISLAND, manaagement company, mortgage payment, North Fork, Park Slope, PHILADELPHIA, primary residence, Queen Village, real estate broker, rental income, rental property, rental units, row house, superintendent, tax advantages, tenants, upstate New York, Windsor Terrace
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