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Comments (9)In NY, you should never overlook the cost of property taxes (I know I'll hear an Amen from other NY property owners.) There are two "property" taxes: the school tax bill due in September and then the combined County/Town/Village and Special District levy due in January. And one of the tricky little surprises for remodelers of old houses in NY, is that if you completely gut a house to remodel it you lose one of the most beneficial tax aspects of owning an antique building: the fact that old buildings are steeply depreciated for setting tax assessment values. But the reasoning is that completely remade "old" buildings, aren't old anymore. For that reason, the tax assessment that's on it now may rise considerably when the project is completed. (OTOH, in NY it is illegal to raise an assessment merely because it has changed hands, even if the buyer pays a high price.) There's no such thing as a period septic, none were made until the 20th c. You may have a septic that works, which would be a good thing since many parts of upstate require expensive raised bed or mound system at $20-40K a pop. Believe me, you don't want to go there! I live with a dug well (in the floor of a crawl space underneath my pantry) and it is fine - nicer than the water I'd get from a drilled well which tend to be a bit sulphur-y in my area. However, you should have the water tested before purchasing. Unoccupied buildings with dug wells often fail on the first test due to inactivity, but sometimes they can be cleaned up with a stiffish dose of bleach and then retested to pass potability standards. Care to say which county the house is in? There may be someone on here with local insight to offer. But if you've got it really bad, there's nothing to say except, hello. Molly~...See MoreI've got the chess pieces, now what do I do about a table?
Comments (4)Sounds neat. It seems to me that the easiest solution would be find an old wooden table and either paint a 'chessboard' onto the top -- or mod podge the 'chessboard' from colored paper -- and then overcoat the tabletop with a clear finish that would be suitable for outdoor use....See MoreI've got to tell you about my neighbor
Comments (31)It's a cute story and I laughed when I read justlinda's comment because I thought to myself, well now you found another one to avoid.... Snidely I think she made it pretty plain why she was attempting to avoid the neighbor...Just her way of handling a sticky, distasteful situation. Consider that your attitude and rudeness is most likely the type thing she is trying to avoid...It is just easier to avoid him than it is you...Obviously her method works for her....See MoreI've got the blues...how about you?
Comments (13)There is something soothing about that blue color in the garden. Both your Blueberry Muffins and your Touch of Class show up very blue next to their neighbors. All are pretty! Good idea to put up our blues now since we're about to get HOT. I think this is my Blue Hawaii's debut on the internet. My Mourning Dove has a cool side next to the Japanese fern, (excuse the tree schmutz) .......and the other side with more contrast from June Fever. Olympic Sunrise with some reddish Heuchera Prairie Sky, under some giant hostas and next to a tree, but making steady progress....See Morejmm1837
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