An updated picture of my son’s playhouse. We made sure that it was ready for the winter weather. There is a dutch door so that we can keep an eye on what is going on back there. There is still a good deal of trim work that needs to be done. If the weather continues to cooperate, we should be able to complete it this weekend.
I have to hand it to a local site named SpeakUpWNY.com. I live in Lancaster, NY and the site certainly has a Lancaster lean to it. The main writer/blogger at the site is a local Lancaster resident who is well known around town.
They do a very good job of covering stories and providing an editorial about the subject matter.
They also have a rather active local message board. The forum is broken into topics and townships and is probably one of the more active local boards that you will find. I have been reading the site for a couple of years now and have noticed that some of the folks that post regularly are certainly in the know with regards to local real estate development. Much of what they have said has come to fruition. In fact, I wish that I had believed it a couple of years back when I was going to purchase a Transit Road property. Live and learn, hindsight, etc…
Check them out at Speakupwny.com
If you are in search of a duplex for sale, and one of your main considerations is the location, take a look at this duplex in Orchard Park. The listing did not include pictures, but the price seems fair for a duplex that is in the Orchard Park school district.
With an asking price of $144,900, you should be able to generate a rental income that more than covers a mortgage based on 100% value.
Good luck.
Looking for sites to search for bank owned and government owned properties? If you search for foreclosures at any search engine, you will come up with a number of paid services. Here is a list of sites that offer foreclosed properties. Each of the sites listed below should offer properties in New York State.
Good luck in your foreclosure property search. Remember the above list of sites doesn’t includes companies that offer foreclosure listings which don’t include New York State.
If you are like me and you like to browse local commercial real estate, you probably use www.huntcommercial.com as one of the sites that you view. You will probably find that most of the brokers don’t list the property prices within the listing or the presentation. Well, I came across a site a couple of days ago that seems to have the hunt pricing listed. Take a look at Propbot.com.
The primary site for listing commercial real estate is www.Loopnet.com. It can be a little frustrating since you have to be a member to view every property that comes up in your search, but if you visit the site through the listing brokers site, you will see property details. Here are some local commercial sites that use Loopnet.com.
http://www.huntcommercial.com
http://www.realtyusacommercial.com/buffalo/
http://www.pyramidbrokerage.com/search.html
Recckio Real Estate
Local commercial real estate listings, not using Loopnet
Buffalo Niagara Association of Realtors
MJ Peterson Commercial
Are you a local (Western New York and Buffalo Region) commercial real estate web site? If so, list your site in the “comments” section below and I will be sure to add your site to the above list.
Good luck searching.
As someone who has purchased ready to assemble cabinets (RTA) online, I was pleased to find a local company offering a nice product. Many people in Buffalo and Erie County are familiar with Grossman’s Bargain Outlets. They offer closeouts, factory surplus and other discount home merchandise. A friend mentioned that they offer RTA cabinets. I don’t think that they offered much beyond a very inexpensive grade oak cabinet in the past. Now they offer Oak, Maple, and Melamine (white). The quality is as you would find from a lot of the RTA cabinet suppliers online, however, having a local store where you can pick your cabinets up the day that you need them is worth the slightly higher price. See my earlier post about RTA kitchen cabinets.
The cabinets that they offer are decent quality. The cabinet boxes are constructed using plywood sides. In my opinion, this is a must for an RTA cabinet. If you wanted to, you could add a little construction adhesive (or glue) during assembly and have a cabinet that will be rock solid for years. The maple cabinets have a unique edge detail on the doors. This gives more of a custom look, without having the custom price. Add a little bit of crown molding and you will be shocked at how good RTA cabinets can look.
If you will be adding crown molding, or a molding detail to the underside, you should consider going to a custom millwork shop such as Quaker Millwork in Orchard Park. You will probably end up paying less for your material than you would at a store like Home Depot or Lowe’s. The quality of the lumber is probably a bit higher as well. If you have cabinetry that has a stain, you should consider staining your trim slightly darker than the cabinet. This really makes the trim work stand out.
Good luck. Here is a copy of the price list for the Maple cabinets.
