How to renovate a vacation home on a $20,000 budget when you work full-time in NYC

… of Battery Park and Tribeca Its an incredibly convenient location for us There are several subway lines that drop us … into this house and immediately turn around Its a historic home that was originally constructed in 1859 as an ice house … basin but we purchased these at a fractional cost from Home Depot We did something similar with our bathroom tiles We …

By Mimi OConnor |December 3, 2018 - 1:00PM
Snow in April, but there's space for days: One young family's move from Jersey City to Portland, Maine

… As much as we love New York living here often means thinking about leaving In recent weeks we have talked to New Yorkers … there was going to be a property tax reevaluation We knew about it and we estimated our new taxes with the help of my … we could leave and we would be okay We were also concerned about schools My sons school was public and universal preK …

By Mimi OConnor |March 1, 2018 - 12:00PM
5 homes for sale in Hawaii, where there's no winter and prices are... lower than Manhattan

… mean a heftier tax bill for many particularly for wealthy homeowners in New Jersey Westchester County and Manhattan … of the Pacific Ocean Hawaii has the lowest property tax rates in the country at only 028 percent Of course Hawaii … Also Like … viewbublogpanes=ymalinline   … Escape … Beach … Suburbs … Second Homes … Escape from New York … taxes … 5 …

By Rebecca Fishbein |December 21, 2017 - 2:00PM
Here's what happens when a lifelong New Yorker visits Los Angeles for the first time

… … The great outdoors … On Sunday morning we hiked Runyon Canyon and if I didnt love LA before that was the clincher …

By Lucy Cohen Blatter |March 16, 2016 - 9:59AM