tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60035873090898308062024-03-13T11:21:19.513-07:00Dutchess County Realtor, New YorkDutchess County Realtor works throughout Dutchess, Orange, Putnam County, we also have associates in Westchester, Brooklyn, NYC. Our office is locally owned and operated. We are a group of Real Estate Specialists with many years experience in Sales and Marketing. Our caring attention to details offers peace of mind....Joncar Realty Inc, located at 451 Main Street, Beacon NY (845) 416-4281The Dutchess County Realtor, New Yorkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06535952434651317585noreply@blogger.comBlogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003587309089830806.post-65813178145078687872013-07-03T13:59:00.003-07:002013-07-05T08:33:50.803-07:00"Buyer's Market" v.s. "Seller's Market"....the market is coming baaaack!<h3 style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Did you hear about the housing market increase on the news this morning?</b> Home Sales have gone up 12% from May 2012 to May 2013, it's the largest bump in sales in the last 7 years! Here in Dutchess, especially in the last 2 months, we've had Buyer's putting bids on homes, that have 2-6 offers come in at the same time, causing bidding wars. Certain homes are "flying off the shelf". We are experiencing a <b style="font-style: italic;">"</b><u style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Seller's Market</u><b style="font-style: italic;">", </b>The big question is how long will this last?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We have all witnessed a <b><i>"<u>Buyer's Market</u>"</i> </b>over the last 5-7years....We call it a slower market for a few very good reasons...there isn't enough demand, there are too many homes to choose from, no one seems to be buying and homes are selling for less, just to get "sold". Which is great for a Buyer.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The switch from <b><i>"<u>Buyer's Market</u>"</i></b> to <b><i>"<u>Seller's Market</u>"</i> </b>happens when no one expects it. They always say,<i> "you might not see it coming until it's too late"</i>. When the market sales go up, sale prices go up and Buyer's are on the lookout for the chance just to find a house within the price range they can afford, hopefully avoiding a bidding war just to get the house.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So, it's happened! It's become a <b><i>"<u>Seller's Market</u>"</i></b>. Primarily because buyers are buying and Inventory is low...! Luckily sales prices have not sky-rocketed, </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>yet</i></b>...though prices are starting to increase. The demand is high, homes are getting multiple bids and going into bidding wars. In the end, houses are being listed for a shorter time and selling above the list price! It's a great time to sell a house!</span></div>
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<p>Brick Cape Cod in the Heart of Beacon NY, a quick walk to Main St and less than a mile to Metro North Train Station.Some New windows, some rooms freshly painted. New Roof 2001! Newer Furnace & Oil Tank...<br />
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Hardwood floors throughout, but needs some tlc, 3 Bdrms on first floor, Bathroom, Living, Dining & Kitchen. Full Basement w/plumed bathroom, utitlities & built-in bar, basement has high ceilings, but needs to be finished...<br />
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<strong>Survey Says: what to do, what not to do…</strong><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">If you’re thinking about remodeling your kitchen, or finishing your basement, you probably want to get your investment back when you sell your home. But when it comes to payback value of home improvements, some are definitely more profitable than others. As a general rule, kitchen and bathroom projects usually get a nice return on investment, typically 90% or more. Things like adding rooms or finishing basements tend to pay back the least. So it’s not a project likely to show profit at selling time.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Remarkably these score the lowest, yet add so much to curb appeal, which puts</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">a home on the “must see” list for buyers….Exterior – 20% Landscaping - 20%</span></div>
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*If you don't have a tracking device, or a virtual tour, flyers or videos' on a home, just how are you going to really market a home? with any luck just putting it into the local MLS, might help, yes, a sign on the property is key, Open Houses are a must....but to really Market a House you have to get it seen on the internet by the direct buyer....you can't just rely on a Realtor reviewing the house (they are busy working with 10 different buyers at any moment). A Buyer relys on the internet, first and foremost to find their dream home. And they are out there searching it now....so why aren't more homes using a Virtual Tour, Flyers, Blogs, Vidoes' and Marketing online, proabably because it takes extra time and more investment....but it's worth it.<br />
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During the holidays I’ve also heard my fair share of ‘times are tough’ stories and people lamenting their lack of work, underemployment and feelings of fear because of financial pressures. I listen and feel bad, I often try to help by explaining ‘oh you could do this and <a href="http://www.escapingthe9to5.com/business-development/how-to-start-a-small-business-entrepreneur-advice/" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #225e9b; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; text-shadow: rgb(255, 255, 255) 0px 1px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" title="start your own business">start your own business</a>’ but too many people nod yes, but in their hearts know they’ll never take the plunge.</div>
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So for all of those that think they can’t do it or are scared of the ‘what ifs’ of working for yourself, I decided I’d put together a post and list the 21 reasons you should work for yourself. My hope is to point people to this post in the future when they ho-hum around entrepreneurship in favor of just complaining about the man. I also hope that those of you who are on the path to freedom through producing (not consuming) will be encouraged and invigorated by reviewing the 21 reasons your life is going to rock.</div>
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21 Reasons You Should Work for Yourself</h2>
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<li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.85em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.85em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Your schedule works for you, not the other way around.</strong> Some people are ridiculously productive working 2 hours a day, others need to put in 20 hours a week, but few people operate at their peak productivity 40 hours a week with no breaks, working for someone else. A vast majority of that time is wasted while you IM about how much you hate your boss or stare at the wall wishing for a quick death by instant coffee. Working for someone else means your schedule isn’t your own. You have to meet deadlines and do things that don’t contribute to your ultimate success and don’t allow you to be the best you can be. Work for yourself and every minute you spend on your business will be one you want to maximize, because you’re not getting anything out of bs-ing for two hours – instead your schedule is more of a<em style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> wham, bam, thank you mam</em> type of deal – where you work until you don’t need to do anymore and then have the rest of the day to do whatever you like.</li>
<li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.85em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.85em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">You can be yourself. </strong>Does dancing naked inspire you? Does lying on the floor, doing breathing exercises help you get into the zone? Could you do either of these forms of self expression & release in a typical work environment? No… and please don’t try! But when you work for yourself you can do as you please, you can go to work in your skivvies and hold a board meeting with your stuffed animals if that helps you think. Working for yourself allows you the beautiful freedom of being yourself and once you do it for a while you’ll know you could never go back to the shackles of working for someone else. Leo from <a href="http://zenhabits.net/" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #225e9b; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; text-shadow: rgb(255, 255, 255) 0px 1px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Zen Habits</a> talks about how mind clearing and inspirational walking a few miles a day can be, try asking your boss for permission to leave for a few hours a day to exercise & then come back, put in your two weeks notice & <a href="http://www.escapingthe9to5.com/business-development/how-to-start-a-small-business-entrepreneur-advice/" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #225e9b; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; text-shadow: rgb(255, 255, 255) 0px 1px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" title="start your own business">start your own business</a>.</li>
<li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.85em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.85em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">You get more than one paycheck.</strong> I make money through <a href="http://www.escapingthe9to5.com/podcast/talking-social-media-entrepreneurship-with-tamar-weinberg/" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #225e9b; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; text-shadow: rgb(255, 255, 255) 0px 1px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank" title="social media">social media</a> consulting,<a href="http://www.escapingthe9to5.com/consulting/" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #225e9b; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; text-shadow: rgb(255, 255, 255) 0px 1px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">coaching</a>, finding people <a href="http://www.virtualzeta.com/" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #225e9b; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; text-shadow: rgb(255, 255, 255) 0px 1px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">virtual assistants</a> and through<a href="http://www.escapingthe9to5.com/radical-resources/" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #225e9b; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; text-shadow: rgb(255, 255, 255) 0px 1px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank"> affiliates</a>. I love this varied income stream because I make money throughout the month, not just every two weeks and the amount always varies. This helps me live the life I want and also contributes to me feeling very secure. I know that no matter what happens, if my business goes under or tragedy strikes, I can always make money through one of my income streams and I can always build new ones if necessary. I love reading Pat Flynn’s <a href="http://www.smartpassiveincome.com/my-income-reports/" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #225e9b; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; text-shadow: rgb(255, 255, 255) 0px 1px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">income reports</a>, he explains how he makes 5 figures a month through various revenue streams and proves that paying yourself is what helps you grow rich, not skimping on Starbucks’ lattes and cutting coupons.</li>
<li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.85em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.85em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">You can work anywhere</strong>. I work at coffee shops, on trains, planes, subways (both the chain restaurant and the thing that takes you from place to place). I work in bed sometimes, while traveling and occasionally in bars (hey, nothing beats writing with a buzz!). When you work for yourself you aren’t constrained to a physical office and often you can operate your business anywhere on the globe with an internet connection and laptop. My friend <a href="http://exilelifestyle.com/" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #225e9b; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; text-shadow: rgb(255, 255, 255) 0px 1px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Colin</a> travels the world while building an awesome business empire and his constant traveling only makes him more productive and creative, not less. <a href="http://www.escapingthe9to5.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Get-to-Know-Lake-Como-01.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #225e9b; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; text-shadow: rgb(255, 255, 255) 0px 1px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br style="margin-top: 0px;" /></a><span id="more-3366" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></span></li>
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<li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.85em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.85em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">You can live an unconventional lifestyle.</strong> When you work for yourself you’re not bound by typical constraints and this gives you the freedom to live a funky lifestyle. Maybe you get your best work done at night, or maybe you are the most alive when you’re kite boarding like bad ass business person & world record holder <a href="http://www.tammycamp.com/" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #225e9b; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; text-shadow: rgb(255, 255, 255) 0px 1px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Tammy Camp</a>. So think about what kind of life will make you the most happy & then go for it, be as outrageous as possible – the best business people I know live some of the most extraordinary lives.</li>
<li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.85em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.85em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">You can find inspiration anywhere. </strong>Because I work for myself I’m constantly on the look out for inspiration. Having a ‘breakthrough’ day can mean I try a new marketing strategy that will double or triple my income in the next 6 months and inspiration is key to reaching new heights in business. Since I don’t have a boss breathing down my neck I search for inspiration on trains, in parks, at the movies and in books at all hours of the day. Sometimes I dedicate a whole day to seeking inspiration from unusual places and then applying what I’ve learned to my business. Inspiration isn’t found under fluorescent lights or behind computers, its found by being out in the world & opening your mind through experiencing new things.</li>
<li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.85em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.85em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">You can change early and often. </strong>When you work for yourself you have a flexibility few possess. You can quickly change paths or switch routes on your way to achieving your dreams without having to cut through red tape or ask permission. Since I started in entrepreneurship at 19 I’ve probably gone through 10 businesses and 1000 ideas before really striking on the one (outsourcing) that I know is my calling. Being able to change early & often as you pursue your dreams will allow you to trounce your competition and keep up with companies who are 100 times bigger than you.</li>
<li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.85em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.85em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">You can yell at your boss.</strong> I do it all the time. I’m constantly getting into fisticuffs with my employer but it’s great because at the end we both realize where we went wrong and have put ourselves and the business back on the right track. Many days I’ll look in the mirror and listen to my boss tell me to pull it together, she’s a little mean and sometimes calls me a slob when I go to work in my pj’s – but for the most part her tough love forces me to be productive. Also knowing that me and my boss are spending the rest of our lives together makes me try harder to please her and even if we get into a tiff we always make up and get back to work with a new found vigor.</li>
<li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.85em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.85em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">You can be frugal</strong>. Often big businesses let millions slip through the cracks in expenses that are unnecessary and frivolous, but when you are calling the shots you can be sure to pinch pennies where it matters and spend on what’s important (instead of the opposite approach). Being frugal and bootstrapping until it hurts is foreign to most businesses, but it’s a lesson start ups know well. That’s why companies can go from $400 bucks in the bank, working out of a basement, to a billion dollar valuation in a few short years. Start ups who live on beans and rice and only spend money on what’s important thrive while old school business models die.</li>
<li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.85em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.85em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">You can build your dream team</strong>. Through outsourcing and<a href="http://www.zirtual.com/" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #225e9b; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; text-shadow: rgb(255, 255, 255) 0px 1px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank"> hiring freelancers</a> you can build a dream team of savvy experts that will allow your business to expand exponentially. You don’t have the freedom to do this working for someone else and even if you did you wouldn’t have final say in what projects they go after and how to best apply their skills. When you work for yourself you know you’re the main person who benefits from your businesses success, so you’ll be sure to hire a team that’s excellent and manage them well. <a href="http://www.escapingthe9to5.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/iStock_000010418070XLarge.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #225e9b; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; text-shadow: rgb(255, 255, 255) 0px 1px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-3370" height="300" src="http://www.escapingthe9to5.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/iStock_000010418070XLarge-300x300.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; height: auto; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 100%; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" title="iStock_000010418070XLarge" width="300" /></a></li>
<li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.85em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.85em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">You can live where you please. </strong>Very much like working where you want, when you are an entrepreneur you can usually live where you want as well. Often it’s cheaper to start a business in Chile or Thailand (especially online) and if you’re getting paid in USD or Euros your quality of living will skyrocket as well.</li>
<li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.85em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.85em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">You don’t have to suffer fools. </strong>One of my biggest gripes when I worked for other people (serving, tending bar and at night clubs – **shudder**) was suffering fools. I have never worked at a place where I thought ‘this is efficient’, instead I had to deal with idiots who had been stuck in their ways for 15 years and refused to listen to potentially business saving advice. Some of us have good business minds and it is intolerable to put up with people who don’t, especially those who are in positions above you. You’ll just waste your breath, your time and infuriate yourself trying to explain a better way. Even if they did listen, you’re good sense will help line their pockets not yours – so if this sounds familiar, do yourself a favor and stop making other people rich.</li>
<li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.85em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.85em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">You can do whatever the flip you please. </strong>It’s true, when you are your own boss you can really do whatever you want. I mean if you do whatever too much and don’t work enough you’ll go broke and end up sleeping on couches – but if you balance total freedom with dogged hard work you’ll lead quite an enjoyable life. I often leave work in the middle of the day and go see a movie, take a walk or people watch – it helps me become more productive when I get back and it’s a great stress release to walk out of the ‘office’ whenever ya please.</li>
<li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.85em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.85em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">You can be healthy & hot.</strong> Working in an office 8 hours a day is NOT good for you! Nasty lighting, ugly desks and hideous chairs don’t help your lumbar and they don’t help your psyche! When you work for yourself you can exercise more and spend more time feeling and looking good. This in turn makes your business better because it gives you, the owner, more self confidence and pizazz! I’m taking up running, yoga and dance shortly & it’s all possible because of my flexible schedule and awesome work routine. Being healthy and hot may not seem like it goes hand in hand with a good business, but try it for a few weeks and see if you don’t notice an important in both your personal and work life!</li>
<li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.85em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.85em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">You can strive for your dreams</strong>. Have you always wanted to own a private jet, or spend 10 years helping kids in Africa lead better lives? With a traditional job you won’t be retired until 65 and then only .01% will have the funds to chase their dreams and make an impact on the world. Don’t wait till you’re ‘retired’ to strive for your dreams, instead make an impact today and begin projects that will leave a legacy while you work for yourself.</li>
<li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.85em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.85em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">You can be there for your family. </strong>I don’t personally have a family yet (Well I mean I have my family, but not a family I married/gave birth to/adopted), but I know that if I did I’d want to have a lot of flexibility when it came to spending time with them. If you work for yourself you can arrange your work day to flatter your family time, not to trump it. Too many times people miss their kids growing up, neglect their significant others and lose out on one of the best parts of life because of incessant work – don’t be ‘that guy/gal’ instead create a lifestyle that allows you to focus on what’s important.</li>
<li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.85em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.85em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">It’s easier than you think.</strong> You can start a business for under $100 in this day and age, just <a href="http://www.escapingthe9to5.com/recommends/bluehost" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #225e9b; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; text-shadow: rgb(255, 255, 255) 0px 1px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">grab a URL</a>, brainstorm a business idea & throw up a <a href="http://www.escapingthe9to5.com/recommends/woothemes" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #225e9b; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; text-shadow: rgb(255, 255, 255) 0px 1px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">website</a>. You can test your assumptions and only go with what seems like it has a bright future, while you still work for the man and keep ‘safe’. Or you can be like me and take a plunge, forcing yourself to succeed by giving yourself no options if you fail. Starting a business that’ll change your life may seem daunting, but in reality it’s not as hard as working 40 years for someone else.</li>
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I hope this has convinced you that it’s time to start working for yourself, recession or no recession. There has never been a better time to start a business since most people are scared and clinging onto safety harder than ever. This gives you the perfect opportunity to soar to new heights as the majority of cry babies complain about their life but refuse to do anything to change it.</div>
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</article>The Dutchess County Realtor, New Yorkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06535952434651317585noreply@blogger.com0480 Main St, Beacon, NY 12508, USA41.5018228 -73.964517341.5003363 -73.966984799999992 41.5033093 -73.9620498tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003587309089830806.post-70725808241280644022012-03-28T09:00:00.001-07:002012-03-28T09:00:43.603-07:0064 S. Chesnut St, Beacon NY, Manor House Realty<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="344" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/OVZZ8oZ8syc?fs=1" width="459"></iframe>The Dutchess County Realtor, New Yorkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06535952434651317585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003587309089830806.post-10418054892134833492012-03-28T08:06:00.001-07:002012-03-28T08:06:34.696-07:00324 E. 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Chesnut St, (asking price $279,900), listed by Manor House Realty ...<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="344" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/bLMjYChYR9c?fs=1" width="459"></iframe>The Dutchess County Realtor, New Yorkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06535952434651317585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003587309089830806.post-60288113448814501962012-03-27T13:17:00.001-07:002012-03-30T15:32:23.057-07:00Fishkill Brick Colonial/Raised Ranch w/half acre (asking $299,900)<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="344" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/k_7nG9bUrA4?fs=1" width="459"></iframe>The Dutchess County Realtor, New Yorkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06535952434651317585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003587309089830806.post-89869694953172949232012-03-27T13:12:00.001-07:002012-03-27T13:12:11.149-07:00Beacon NY, Large Victorian for Sale, (Asking Price $229,900)<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="344" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/er79NLoOnRY?fs=1" width="459"></iframe>The Dutchess County Realtor, New Yorkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06535952434651317585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003587309089830806.post-43527881330401467022012-03-27T07:00:00.001-07:002012-03-27T07:00:25.373-07:00Beacon NY, Brick Cape for Sale, (Asking Price $213,00) Listed by Crystal De Raffele, Manor House Realty, (845) 416-4281<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="344" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/vdCNQbWB18c?fs=1" width="459"></iframe>The Dutchess County Realtor, New Yorkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06535952434651317585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003587309089830806.post-37072103747697473302011-10-26T13:10:00.000-07:002011-10-26T13:10:19.900-07:00The Westchester View | Westchester Real Estate and Homes for Sale - Part 2<a href="http://thewestchesterview.com/page/2/">The Westchester View | Westchester Real Estate and Homes for Sale - Focusing on Beacon NY, A Stunning 9,000 sq ft Luxury Estate, being offered at $2.9 million </a>:The Dutchess County Realtor, New Yorkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06535952434651317585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003587309089830806.post-7952178169815169122011-10-18T09:13:00.000-07:002012-06-13T18:10:46.705-07:00Real Estate Shows<a href="http://www.realestateshows.com/show/inventory.php?userid=18783">CLICK HERE to see Manor House Realty, Beacon NY, Homes for Sale, Real Estate Shows</a>:The Dutchess County Realtor, New Yorkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06535952434651317585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003587309089830806.post-1645135921204856792011-10-11T19:38:00.000-07:002011-10-11T19:38:24.434-07:00Manor House<span class="Apple-style-span" ><a href="https://www.facebook.com/manorhouserealty"><b>Manor House</b></a>: </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 14px; "><b>Broker's OPEN House, calling all Realtors, You are welcome to join us for a scrumdiddlyumptious lunch at 90 Washington Avenue in Beacon, then relax w/sinfully sweet desserts at 324 Sunset Hill Rd, East in Fishkill....For those who dare to enter, may win, a spooky red, deeply bloody witches brew wine....offered to those who visit both homes between 12noon and horrific 2pm on Wednesday, Oct. 12th....hope the ghouls and goblins can come....(photos of these homes are pictured here)</b></span><br /></span><br /><br /></span>The Dutchess County Realtor, New Yorkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06535952434651317585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003587309089830806.post-87775317808712785312011-10-11T08:32:00.000-07:002011-10-11T16:30:17.785-07:00Hudson Valley Closets on Extreme Makeover: Home Edition next weekend! “Proud Participant On” o Extreme Makeover: Home Edition<a href="https://uwc.webmail.optimum.net/attach.msc?sid=&mbox=INBOX&uid=41141&number=4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; background-color: white;"></span></a><br />
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</span></span></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, serif; line-height: 19px;">Thank you so much for taking your time to look over the tour; also the (2) 30-min. media shows & local websites. Beacon is a very diverse little town, that offers an organic and cultural scene. Located only 66 miles outside of NYC, tucked away between the Mountains & the Hudson River, makes it popular with buyers & visitors from Brooklyn & NYC. The Arts are the core of Beacon's success and Main Street is thriving with activity. There are numerous Art Galleries, Antique Shops, Restaurants, (new) The Roundhouse at the Falls, Curiosity & Specialty Shops, 2 coffee shops & a wine bar, fun main street events, Festivals, Every 2nd Saturday there are Main Street Gallery Opening. Farmer's Market, Beacon Sloop Club & a main street staple, folk singer, Pete Seeger lives in Beacon. Check out the Beacon Chamber of Commerce & the city of Beacon's website for lists of monthly events, and the community website for public events created by the citizens. We are just an 8 minute drive to Cold Spring and 20 minutes to Bear Mountain. Beacon is known for it's kayaking, hiking and art community. You'll also find an island with an old castle, south of Beacon, called Bannerman's Island, Beacon has a preservation society that holds races, tours and gatherings on the island, </span></span></div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"> <b> <a href="http://www.hudsonriver.com/bannerman-island" style="color: #0000cc;" target="_blank">http://www.hudsonriver.com/<wbr></wbr>bannerman-island</a></b></span><br />
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<div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: georgia, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b><u>2nd Beacon Video</u>:</b> <b> Chronogram Magazine's</b> community focus on Beacon: </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div></div></div></div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: georgia, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px;"> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyikhZN6Tt4&feature=player_embedded" style="color: #0000cc; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Chronogram's Community video on the town of Beacon NY</a></span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px;"><div><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px;"></span></span><br />
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<div><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px;"><span style="background-color: white;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></div></div></div></div></span></span></span><span style="font-family: georgia, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px;"><u><b>Chronogram's write up on Beacon:</b></u></span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px;">Beacon on the Hudson is its own work of art…a colorful, creative, multidimensional community with a vibrant cultural life, a warm and welcoming classic American Main Street dining and shopping experience, and a sacred relationship to the river and surrounding landscape that animates everything.</span></span><span style="font-family: georgia, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px;"><div><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px;"></span></span><br />
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<div><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br />
</span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px;"><span style="background-color: white;">Named to commemorate the fires set on nearby Fishkill Mountain during the Revolutionary War to alert the Continental Army about British troop movements, today Beacon lights up with more and more good reasons to visit and, for many, great reasons to settle and stay. With a packed events calendar and a steady stream of new happenings and openings that keeps flowing into town, the city is in the midst of an ongoing renaissance that started in the late 1990s and was punctuated with a big explanation point in 2003 with the opening of Dia:Beacon—one of the world’s largest contemporary art museums.<br />
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