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Meet ‘Upstater’
1838 Thornton M. Niven House, Newburgh, N.Y., 399K ONCE AGAIN <the blogger said sheepishly> I apologize for the infrequency of my posts of late. Not to worry — I am about to embark on a new, Brooklyn-based gig that has … Continue reading
Posted in CATSKILLS, HUDSON VALLEY, PROPERTIES FOR SALE, REAL ESTATE/INVESTING
Tagged Columbia, Dutchess, Margaretville, Newburgh, Sullivan County, upstate New York, Upstater
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Please Please Me, Perennials
ON SUNDAY, I WENT TO HEAR THE IRREPRESSIBLE GARDEN DESIGNER/WRITER DEAN RIDDLE speak at Madoo Conservancy in Sagaponack. I’ve been a fan of Dean’s since his ‘Dean’s Dirt’ column in Elle Decor some years ago. His 2002 book, Out in … Continue reading
Posted in CATSKILLS, GARDENS & GARDENING, HAMPTONS, LANDSCAPING, LONG ISLAND
Tagged 'Blue Fortune' agastache, 'May Night' salvia, acquilegia, alchemilla mollis 'Auslese', boxwood, bronze sedge, CATSKILLS, cobblestone carpet, columbina, composted manure, Dean Riddle, digitalis, East Hampton, echinacea, firetail, foxgloves, garden designer, hyssop, indigo, ladies mantle, ligularia 'Osiris Cafe Noir', Madoo, perennials, Sagaponack, salvia, Spielberg's nursery, upstate New York, verbena bonariensis
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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
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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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