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Catskills - Sullivan County - Ulster County Real Estate -- Catskill Farms Journal

Old School Real estate blog in the Catskills. Journeys, trial, tribulations, observations and projects of Catskill Farms Founder Chuck Petersheim. Since 2002, Catskill Farms has designed, built, and sold over 250 homes in the Hills, investing over $100m and introducing thousands to the areas we serve. Farms, Barns, Moderns, Cottages and Minis - a design portfolio which has something for everyone.

November 30, 2023

All in a days work -

I do a lot in a day.  Here’s some of it:

Sullivan County - 

  • Backfilled a new foundation in Narrowsburg, a house that quickly went into contract.
  • Laid out 3 new homes on 3 new pieces of land in Narrowsburg I am purchasing.  Marked driveways and house clearing locations, as well as dug deep pits for septic engineering.
  • Checked up on 2 underground electric projects we have been waiting months for the poles to set.  Poles set last week, this week we dug, now we pester NYSEG utility until we get electric.
  • Continued with the fireplace and siding work at the Wanger residence in Forestburgh, as well as the rough mechanical plumbing work.

Ulster

  • ¾ done with a ¼ mile long underground electric trench in Olivebridge.  Every hurdle possible encountered - hard rock, lots of rain in an open trench.  3 days turned into 3 weeks.  Ugh.
  • Installed a kitchen at Farm 74.  For Sale
  • Finished the 2nd accessory building we are including in some of our homes.  A 150 sq ft structure with big doors, windows, insulation, electric and heat.
  • Continued framing a house at Lot 7, Ashokan Acres.  Under contract.
  • Siding, and rough electrical work at Lot 6, Ashokan Acres.  Under contract.

Columbia

  • Finishing up the Kaufman residence in record time.  

Administrative - 

  • 9 employees, payroll, bills, mail, ordering, designing, warrantying.
  • Couple of sales calls
  • Couple of calls with attorneys, surveyors, accountants and what have you.
  • Managing a rental portfolio of 6 homes.
Sunrise at my home.
Mugshot passport photos for a trip 2 summers ago.

Lucas with his new buzz cut and my Dollar General glasses which I thought made him a perfect look-alike for Revenge of the Nerds, Part VII
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