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It's hard to believe what some people include in their real estate listings.
This batch of questionable listings -- as always- comes care of Andy Donaldson, the man behind the Terrible Real Estate Agent Photographs blog and book, complete with Donaldson's commentary.
Sleep, my angel. For hanging up your clothes can be like really tiring.
So it begins: The long-awaited 34th Street/Hudson Yards stop on the MTA's 7 train extension—which was first scheduled to start running late 2013—finally opened this weekend, which means not only are future Comic Con-ers no longer consigned to a long walk to the subway from the Javits Center, residents of this slice of the west 30s, christened Hudson Yards, now have a better commute.
1. How to apply for luxury Hell's Kitchen rentals as cheap as $833/month
2. The parent's guide to buying and renting in NYC
3. Affordable housing watch: Keep an eye on Jersey City's smart new policy
Rewind a few months and remember how envious you were of those lucky enough to have a vacation house to escape the heat of the city? One Brick contributor seriously courted the idea of buying a place in the North Fork; another spent months last year checking out places in the Catskills. But the competition was stiff, the sellers not budging with their askings. When you're aiming to buy a getaway during prime vacation season, you're bound to hit roadblocks.
There's no arguing it: Summer is over. But not for the new owner of Connecticut's 127-year-old Saybrook Breakwater Light, who won the structure—a fine example of the quintessential beachside icon—in an auction for $290,000, per the Hartford Courant.
