Hancock Street, Bed Stuy. Examiner

Writer Suzanne (*my buddy) Spellen  explores Hancock Street in her old neighborhood of Bed Stuy. She now lives across the border (of Atlantic Ave) in Crown Heights. Many of these homes were designed by famed 19th century architect Montrose Morris. Gorgeous, no? I live right around the corner, but alas, I have a simple brownstone. Feh.

Hamptons Rental Deals. Casa Cara

Cara explains how you to get more bang for your buck in the Hamptons. Lemme add to this with a little story of my own. My cousins recently purchased a home in South Hampton. Huge house (like I got lost in it, huge), 5 acres, tennis court and pool…new construction that the builder couldn’t unload. Ok, it wasn’t under a million, but they did get a million off ask! Point is, buying or renting…the second home market is hurting and there are deals galore.

Buying Girlie Things. Renovation Therapy

Jean finds a bunch of stuff for cheap. I’m totally jealous she got to go thrifting but they are girlie things I wouldn’t know how to use anyway, so there. A mixer. A sewing machine. What do you do with those things?

$27,900 House. Newburgh Restoration

Cute 100+ year old brick house an hour away from NYC. Under $30k. Seriously! No joke! It’s in need of restoration (no duh), but if you buy it you can start your own restoration blog. I kind of have a soft spot for Newburgh. Old row houses. On the water. Did I mention it’s an hour away from NYC?