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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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Consider a Land Investment if You're After...

Consider a Land Investment if You're After... The value of land has been soaring over the years thus making it a highly profitable investment alternative. Because land is a finite commodity, it becomes more valuable as the years go by. So if you want a stable medium to long-term investment that offers the potential to earn astounding returns,...
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Buy land, they ain’t making any more of...

Buy land, they ain’t making any more of... Will Rogers, world famous humorist in the twenties and thirties, said, “Buy land, they ain’t making any more of it.” During the Great Depression land was dirt cheap. They say that history repeats itself and now you have the opportunity to find cheap land for sale and make history work for you.
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Tools of the Trade When Researching Land...

Tools of the Trade When Researching Land... Every worker has his or her tools that they depend on in their profession. An accountant has his calculator and a butcher is knife. As a real estate investor one of the most valuable tools that I depend on is Google Street View. If you are not familiar with Google Street View it can be found in Google...
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Kid from SoHo builds the country's first...

Kid from SoHo builds the country's first... Anthony Aebi just wanted to build structurally sound houses that would last. In the process, he ended up creating the first zero-energy, single-family housing development in North America. Less than 80 miles from New York City, these already-historic houses use solar panels, geothermal heat pumps,...
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Land Rush Conference 2011

Land Rush Conference 2011 If you missed the 19th annual Land Rush Conference  that was held in Vancouver Canada in February, you missed alot.  The conference typically covers up and coming real estate opportunities in both Canada and the United States. Some of the topics covered were:  What will 2011 look like for real...
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Land for Sale? In Deed

Land for Sale? In Deed What is a deed? What type of deed -- grant, quitclaim, warranty -- should You use? A deed is the document that transfers ownership of real estate. It contains the names of the old and new owners and a legal description of the property, and is signed by the person transferring the property. You can't...
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Grow Your Business With Mobile Text Message...

Grow Your Business With Mobile Text Message... It's a Tuesday night and your restaurant is slow. So you pick up your cell phone and send out a mobile text coupon to your entire mobile customer list offering 20% for the next 3 hours. The next thing you know you're business is jumping. The problem is, you don't have a mobile customer list.  Whether...
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Inspirational Thought on How To Live Your...

Inspirational Thought on How To Live Your...   "Work like you don't need the money, love like you've never been hurt and dance like no one is watching." ~ Randall G Leighton
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Land For Sale Marketing Tips

Land For Sale Marketing Tips Whether you have a 100 ft x 100 ft strip of land for sale or a 50 acre parcel,  with the help of the Internet, marketing your properties has never been easier or cheaper. Listed below are my top five methods of marketing our cheap land for sale. Notice that the first two methods do not involve technology...
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Plan for Indian Casino in the Catskills Rejected

Plan for Indian Casino in the Catskills Rejected  Yesterday the Interior Department rejected a proposal to build a casino in the Catskills. The decision nullifies a deal that  had been reached by former Governor Paterson and the Wisconson based Munsee Tribe to settle a land claim in Madison County NY. For Full Story of how the Interior Department...
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Common Investor Legal Mistakes by Attorney...

Common Investor Legal Mistakes by Attorney... You can’t expect to reduce your risk of getting sued to zero, but you can take steps to reduce your risk as much as possible. In any situation where your money is at risk, ask yourself, “Is there a better way?” Know the legal and financial risks of the situations in which you place yourself, your...
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10 Tips for Telephone Success

10 Tips for Telephone Success The telephone is an often under-appreciated and much maligned piece of office equipment. Have you stopped to consider how much business you conduct over the telephone? These 10 tips will help you improve your telephone presence and presentations. 1. You are the "Manager of First Impressions" for...
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Opportunities

Opportunities A perimist is one who makes difficulties of his opportunities and an optimist is one who makes opportunities of his difficulties. - Harry S. Truman
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Steal This Land - Is Eminent Domain Always...

Steal This Land - Is Eminent Domain Always... Picture a country where the government can seize your property against your will and give it to another private entity. If you’re thinking that this is some obscure land in some third world country, guess again. The country that I am referring to is the United States and the process that they use to...
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Walmart Grant Will Preserve 218,000 Acres...

Walmart Grant Will Preserve 218,000 Acres... For the past several years, Walmart has been subject to criticism by various groups and individuals. Critics have voiced concerns about the corporation's foreign product sourcing, treatment of product suppliers and environmental practices. Many believe that the corporation's  lower prices draw customers...
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FREE Land Profit Webinar, Learn to Buy Cheap...

FREE Land Profit Webinar, Learn to Buy Cheap... FREE Land Profit Webinar Shows You The Secrets. http://www.landprofitgenerator.com/aff/?w=lpg-s&p=jedb1&a=Cheapusland When you join us for this webinar you'll discover... Why land is one of the most overlooked yet easiest investing models. How to sell these properties for top dollar...
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New Year's Wisdom

New Year's Wisdom Be always at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let each new year find you a better man.  ~Benjamin Franklin
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Happy Holiday's from CheapUSLand.com

Happy Holiday's from CheapUSLand.com Everyone at CheapUSLand.com would like to wish you a Happy Holiday season and a Healthy and Prosperous New Year!   
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Oh, deer!

Oh, deer! You know it must be a slow news week when we find three recent stories of interest involving deer. Man Dies After Hitting a Deer While Riding His Bicycle ULSTER PARK — A 68-year-old man died after apparently striking a deer while riding his bicycle Thursday morning, according to the Ulster County...
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Own a Piece of U.S. History: Land For Sale:...

Own a Piece of U.S. History: Land For Sale:... Land For Sale - This 1.4 acre parcel located just a few miles south of Lincoln, Montana is the former home of notorious Unabomber, Ted Kaczynski. Recently reduced from $154,500 to $69,500, this property provides the ultimate in seclusion as well as close proximity to hunting and fishing areas. A few...
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