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Catskill History: Peg-Leg Bates - The One Legged Black Tap Dancer & Catskills Resort Owner

Catskill History: Peg-Leg Bates - The One Legged Black Tap Dancer & Catskills Resort Owner
A lot of history in  these mountains. While researching a property in Kerhonkson, I came across this. Between 1951 and the mid-80s, Peg-Leg Bates the one legged black tap dancer owned the largest black owned resort in the Catskills, the Peg-Leg Bates Country Club in Kerhonkson NY. He appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show 21 times. Click here for the whole story
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"COMING UP ROSES🌹" - .67 Acre w/Older Mobile Home - Rose Rd Pittsfield, NY - Well-Septic-Electric-Driveway - 2-Story Pole Barn - RVs OK!!! - Only $15K down

"COMING UP ROSES" 296 Rose Road, Pittsfield/Edmeston, NY, Otsego County FOR SALE .67 Acre Lot located at 296 Rose Road, Pittsfield/Edmeston, NY, Otsego County Older mobile home (good bones, needs complete overhaul) - Well & Septic system (as is) - Electric on-site - Driveway - 1800 sf Pole Barn w/metal roof - Tranquil country setting - Mostly Level & cleared terrain - Town maintained rd - Zoned 1-fam, 2-fam, Agriculture, Recreation - RVs OK - 3 1/2 hrs/NYC. ONLY $43,900!!! "COMING UP ROSES" - Bring your mad handyman skills and restore this ugly duckling...
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Land Buying Checklist – Making the Right and Profitable Choices

Land Buying Checklist – Making the Right and Profitable Choices
Buying a land may have different implications and meaning to different home investors and buyers. Given the present situation of the economy and financial sector, you will definitely have several opposing factors bombarding your choice and resolve to buy a land or not. Hence to get rid of this confusion, it is most important to come up with a viable and dependable checklist on what criteria is most amenable for a profitable land buying investment. There are appropriate and specially regulated ordinances for zoning requirements before transacting into land purchase. Zoning requirements are made...
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Our Children's Land

Our Children's Land
We did not inherit the land from our fathers. We are borrowing it from our children. -Amish Proverb  
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Year In Review

Year In Review It's been quite a year. Good and bad, up and down. Back in January of this year, I lost my job of over 20 years because the company was going out of business. Not a good time for a middle aged IT manager to be looking for work. With one kid in college and one soon to be, everything had the potential...
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Tiny House Lumbers Towards Occupy Wall Street...

Tiny House Lumbers Towards Occupy Wall Street... Sebastopol, CA (PRWEB) December 08, 2011 “When I found out that living in a tiny house is illegal, I just had to get myself into one. This is the coziest form of civil disobedience I’ve found. It’s the tiny Trojan horse with curb appeal.” Jay Shafer, Tiny Activist and founder Tumbleweed Tiny...
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Dream House?

Dream House? The first time that I saw the property, I drove right by without stopping. Heck I didn't even slow down. What I saw was a parcel of almost 10 vacant acres, most of which was  going straight down a steep ravine, unbuildable for sure. Yes there were mountain views but that wasn't enough to sell me. I...
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Tis The Season

Tis The Season I would like to thank everyone who put their trust in us and purchased properties from CheapUSLand.com this year. We are committed to offering quality properties at wholesale prices and plan to expand our territory into additional counties and states. Wishing everyone a safe and a very Happy Holiday...
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Drilling for Natural Gas in Upstate NY Causing...

Drilling for Natural Gas in Upstate NY Causing... As natural gas drilling has spread across the country, energy industry representatives have sat down at kitchen tables in states like Texas, Pennsylvania and New York to offer homeowners leases that give companies the right to drill on their land. For the whole story http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/20/us/rush-to-drill-for-gas-creates-mortgage-conflicts.html Story...
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Einstein Words of Wisdom

Einstein Words of Wisdom "I'm thankful for to all those who said 'NO' because of them, I did it myself."  Albert Einstein
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Good News! Spread the Word

Good News! Spread the Word Everywhere we turn, whether it be TV, radio or the newspapers, we get bombarded with dreary economic news. Unemployment rising, possible double dip recession, foreclosures are up, gas prices are up and everything cost more. No wonder we're all in a panic!  I think that it is time that we start...
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Why Invest In Land During Economic Downturns...

Why Invest In Land During Economic Downturns... The world's economies are experiencing tremendous falls. In the media through television, radio and newspaper people are constantly talking about economic crises, recession and credit crunch. The trembling terror of bank crisis and financial bailout forces the brainy investors to change prospect from...
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Bob Dylan Land Quote

Bob Dylan Land Quote This land is your land and this land is my land, sure, but the world is run by those that never listen to music anyway. Bob Dylan
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No Dumping Allowed

No Dumping Allowed    Effective this Thursday 9/8/2011, NYS has passed an ordinance making it illegal to dump raw sewage in the Long Island Sound.    Really? They just decided that human waste being dumped in fishing and swimming areas is not a good idea. The new law would require boaters to go to special pump stations...
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How To Increase the Value of Your Vacant...

How To Increase the Value of Your Vacant... Recently I was having a discussion with a potential buyer about property values. He was complaining that property values were going down and taxes going up. Just like the housing market, there is an abundance of inventory of vacant land for sale. Supply and demand dictates that when the inventory...
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Buying Gov't Land at Auction

Buying Gov't Land at Auction If you always wanted to own land as an investment but didn't know where to start, maybe buying land at auction through GovernmentAuction.com is for you. It only requires a small investment and there are different types of auctions such as live auctions or Buy It Now auctions to suite your personality.  Buying...
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BASIC Internet Marketing for Real Estate...

BASIC Internet Marketing for Real Estate... BASIC Internet Marketing for Real Estate Investors In today’s marketplace, everyone selling anything needs to have a website. It’s not optional. When it comes to creative real estate investing and marketing, having a presence online is the best way to establish your credibility and create a...
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Don't Risk Your Assets! Get A Land Trust.

Don't Risk Your Assets! Get A Land Trust. It’s always what we don’t know that ends up costing us the most. By now, you’re used to getting solid tips from me about creative real estate investing and I’ve got an important new topic you need to understand that will help you protect all those wise investments you’ve made. Knowing how to...
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Property is the fruit of labor

Property is the fruit of labor "Property is the fruit of labor. Property is desirable, is a positive good in the world. That some should be rich shows that others may become rich and hence is just encouragement to industry and enterprise. Let not him who is houseless pull down the house of another, but let him work diligently to build...
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Maximize Your Profits When Selling Land

Maximize Your Profits When Selling Land I always here from people that there is no market in selling vacant land especially in this economy. Now that I've been in the land business for almost 2 years, I can tell you that there is and always will be BIG profits in selling land if you know what you are doing. Below I've listed a couple of tips...
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Going Mobile with QR Codes in your Land For...

Going Mobile with QR Codes in your Land For... The world is going mobile and whether you're selling real estate or pizza, you need to consider mobile marketing when promoting your business. As the price of smart phones continues to drop, more and more users are accessing the Internet via their phones and they are doing more and more on these devices. Currently,  more...
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FREE! 2011 NYS Complete Hunting Seasons Summary

FREE! 2011 NYS Complete Hunting Seasons Summary If you're interested in hunting in New York State, you'll want to get your FREE report summarizing the NYS 2011 Complete Hunting Season Schedule. It includes big game such as deer and black bear as well as turkey, furbearers and small game. To receive a free copy, just enter your first name and email...
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How to Buy Foreclosures

How to Buy Foreclosures How to Buy Foreclosures - 2011 Foreclosure Buyer's Guide Best Selling Foreclosure Guide of 2011. Authored by a Real Estate Broker who runs a foreclosure brokerage, packed with real, current information. Easy, step-by-step instructions on how to find and buy foreclosed homes. Includes 5 bonus reports! Right...
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UK land investments - High return prospects

UK land investments - High return prospects Over the last 20 years, land prices across the UK have increased by almost 10 times. This means that UK land investments have proven a wise choice over the last few years. As a result, the value of UK land is increasing almost by the day and the availability of prime UK land is becoming scarcer. Returns...
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