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How To Renovate a Townhouse in Brooklyn Volume 1 Edition 11
Six months ago, Hubbie and I moved into our townhouse in Brooklyn. From the day we first walked into the dilapidated 113-year old house to the day we officially moved in, it has been a dynamic journey complete with bank lawyers, tile layers,...
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How to Renovate a Townhouse in Brooklyn Volume 1 Edition 10
When Hubbie and I first started renovating our 112-year old townhouse in Brooklyn, our General Contractor expressed his calm confidence that we would be ready to move in within three months, four months tops, he said. Well, six months after the...
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How To Renovate A Townhouse In Brooklyn Volume 1 Edition 9
If you are like me and Hubbie and grew up in the 20th century, you may be familiar with an ancient human ritual known as Spring Cleaning. A tedious but necessary affair, Spring Cleaning was an annual rite in my childhood home. Spearheaded, planned...
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How To Renovate A Townhouse in Brooklyn Edition 1 Volume 8
Three months after closing Hubbie and I started making real progress on the renovation of our 112-year old townhouse in Brooklyn. We had stressed and strained to finally own the house, yet the real work of transforming the structure from a grand...
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How to Renovate a Townhouse in Brooklyn Volume 1 Edition 7
Soon after becoming homeowners of a rather large old, Brooklyn brownstone townhouse, Hubbie and I were anxious to start work. We were prepared to wait for the famously slow Landmarks Preservation and Department of Buildings approvals processes. But,...
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How to Renovate a Townhouse in Brooklyn Volume 1 Edition 6
52 days into a nail-biting escrow, Hubbie and I closed on our 112-year old townhouse in Brooklyn. It was precisely 10 days before Bank of America announced that it was exiting the lending business. It was one week before our loan limit was set to...
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How to Renovate a Townhouse in Brooklyn Volume 1 Edition 5
Nowadays, newscasts, blogs and web stories about prospective homebuyers encountering last minute resistance from the bank where they have applied for a home loan are downright common. Prior to going into contract on a 112-year old townhouse in...
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How to Renovate a Townhouse in Brooklyn Volume 1 Edition 4
This Hub blog is the fourth in a journey to renovate a 112-year old townhouse in Brooklyn. Meet our architect and GC, and take a look at the scope of work.
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How to Renovate a Townhouse in Brooklyn Volume 1 Edition 3
This Hub blog is the third in a journey to renovate a 112-year old townhouse in Brooklyn. Follow me and Hubbie through the neighborhood streets for a sunny tour of our new Hood. Part 1 of 2.
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How To Renovate A Townhouse in Brooklyn Volume 1 Edition 2
This Hub blog is the second in a journey to renovate a 112-year old townhouse in Brooklyn. Walk through the house with me and Hubbie to see just what it is we're getting ourselves into.
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How To Renovate A Townhouse in Brooklyn Vol 1 Edition 1
This Hub blog is the first in a journey to renovate a 112-year old townhouse in Brooklyn. Follow us as we find a house, get a loan, hire an architect and renovate from the basement to the roof.