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

… Anyone who tells you that living in New York City isnt … of getting a place closer to her work  We knew that living midway between our jobs wasnt what we wanted to do Neither … so we took our time to find exactly the right home I didnt know anyone out here socially yet so one of my biggest …

By Mimi OConnor |January 10, 2020 - 1:00PM
How to renovate a vacation home on a $20,000 budget when you work full-time in NYC

… New Yorkers flip the script electing to rent here and buy a vacation house outside of the city where prices are … or MTA which takes about three hours total and drops us off 10 minutes from our house … Where do you live in NYC … We … the project Another big challenge honestly was agreeing on things We never really argue at all but we both became so …

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 … there was going to be a property tax reevaluation We knew about it and we estimated our new taxes with the help of my …

By Mimi OConnor |March 1, 2018 - 12:00PM
From Brooklyn to Birmingham: One Park Sloper's no-regrets move

… Think someone from Minnesota trying to explain how its different from Michigan and the New Yorker checking her phone … major media company that has recruited lots of people from NYC and other big cities and also because weve joined our … segregated city with a lot of poverty … What was your housing situation in Brooklyn and what is it now  … We were …

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

… youve saved the money managed to find the perfect second home and actually purchased it youre still in for quite a few … that we would need this and should budget for it It costs about $80 a month Jamie Dutchess County We had pipes burst … in the winter to make sure nothing terrible happens Its about 30 bucks a week for drive by pipe stops Lindsay …

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

… the closest Greenwich only an hourandaquarter drive from NYC and the furthest Old Lyme just over two hours away Full … beach has hiking and biking trails and places where you can rent standup paddle boards or a kayaks There are also places … Regency not far from Greenwich Point Park If you want to rent a beach house for a week or longer it comes as no …

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

… can qualify to support all of your paymentsincluding your rent if youre renting your primary home in the cityit shouldnt be any … and RVs as long as you can live on them So as long as your NYC mortgage and outofthecity mortgage dont add up to more …

By Lucy Cohen Blatter |June 23, 2016 - 8:59AM
Here's what happens when a lifelong New Yorker visits Los Angeles for the first time

… It took me 34 years to make it from my hometown of New York City to … Im an unapologetic lover of pop culture Most of what I know about LA I learned from Beverly Hills 90210 And no Im not … why … The weather my god the weather … We have to talk about the weather obviously Even though we didnt have the …

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