One NYer's housing hack: Own a house on a lake in Suffolk County, crash in Bushwick during the week

… work from home in Calverton when I can and Im in Calverton most weekends unless Ashley and I have plans in the city in … slower and theres enough room to really stretch out in We buy our eggs from a farm thats 12 minutes from our house and … what isnt So you start to realize the environmental cost of buying say a tomato in the middle of the winter which is …

By Mimi OConnor |January 10, 2020 - 1:00PM
From Brooklyn to Birmingham: One Park Sloper's no-regrets move

… the same wall where to go Sure the next town wont have a 24hour subway system and 24hour food delivery and its people … by Meredith Corp has an office in Birmingham which is home to several brands including Southern Living Cooking … Birmingham had grown and changed over the years that I came home totally jazzed about it and convinced Dan to go there …

By Mimi OConnor |January 23, 2018 - 10:00AM
13 reasons why owning a vacation home is nothing like your apartment in the city

… they came across and to share tips for others looking to buy a vacation house … Unexpected costs and bills … I didnt expect to have to buy oil as often We pay $1200 twice a year Elizabeth … … Time sucks … I didnt expect my husband to be busy most summer weekends mowing the lawn he cant hang with us as …

By Lucy Cohen Blatter |June 29, 2017 - 2:59PM
Connecticut beaches that won't leave you missing the Hamptons

… When New Yorkers think beach the Hamptons or the Jersey Shore usually … The tony town of Greenwich is an easy day trip from the city via MetroNorth and now it is possible to spend the day … from $2600 to $4500 per week in July and August lower in September Many of the rental cottages date from the late 30s …

By Marjorie Cohen |July 7, 2016 - 9:59AM
Your top 4 questions about getting a mortgage for a country home—answered

… Thinking about buying a second home outside the city but worried … can qualify to support all of your paymentsincluding your rent if youre renting your primary home in the cityit …

By Lucy Cohen Blatter |June 23, 2016 - 8:59AM