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140 yr old farmhouse and real estate for sale in Barryville NY. 2 outbuildings.

Nice lines. Old School.

Fire pit made out of stone from the property.

For anyone looking for an old 1800's farmhouse, we have one for sale. This house is included in some land I am buying. I'm half thinking about using it as a guest house for the farmhouse we are building this year, but that may be stretching the wallet a little further than I should - but, then again, that would be nothing new. I think I would part with this perfect old farmhouse for about $235,000, which makes it a steal - but then again again, that's nothing new for our buyers.

A lot of times I caution buyers from buying old houses, because no one knows better than me how hard it is to get things done up here, and from my experience, most 2nd home buyers do not want a life changing over budget aggravating process as the way to start country living. This house is different because it's outdated grandmother ugly inside (painted paneling, bad carpet, crazy bathtub colors like magenta and orange) but fully functioning - meaning the renovation is completely voluntary.

Most importantly though, while this house does not come with a warranty like the rest of our houses, the new owner could count on us to help them through the maintenence a house like this entails.

www.thecatskillfarms.com/location/product/39

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Farmhouse #9, tucked away on 4 acres in Barryville, NY, is moving right along. With the siding completed, the house is really taking shape. Lot of porches, lots of windows, lots of privacy, lots of gracious country livin'.

This design was inspired by a 1870's farmhouse in Cochecton NY, owned by my friend Amy. Really classic and simple lines. The Cottage Red siding gives a nod towards Arts & Crafts. The walkout basement with windows gives the owner lots of choices for future use.

This house has over 650 sq ft of exterior covered porch space.

Like I said before, this house should be finishing up in late February. Next week we install the electric switches and lights, then the floor sanding and finishing begins, and from there we install all the toilets, sinks, kitchens, doorknobs and the million other pieces and details that make it perfect.

The race between the birth of a new baby and the completion of the house was garnering a lot of interest, and Vegas was reporting the odds on favorite was the house completion - 3-1 odds for the house, with an over/under of +2. However, since some things are more important than others, we've decided to delay the closing of the house for a few weeks while this family welcomes a new addition.

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It's not everyday we install a dual glowing red heatlamp in our modern houses, but the Owner of Cottage 6 has visions of running from the steam shower to the clawfoot and wants a little heat along the way.

Cottage 3, entering contract. Cool, modern cottage on 6.5 glorious and private acres. And only 5 minutes from a quart of milk or kayaking on the Delaware River.

Fancy Cottage 2, designed with Autumn in mind, with tree bark colored siding, horizontal horse fence porch rail design, and interior colors like pumpkin, forest green, stained pine floor and simple bird chandeliers.

Arts and Crafts #1, with exterior colors found only after 12 paint samples. Everytime I would go by this house a new 2'x2' square of paint color was woven into what was becoming a pretty interesting patchwork of neat colors.

Anyway, I think, in the end, Katrina and Crystal hit the nail on the head (to borrow a construction phrase).

And me, after I jumped off my galloping and totally out of control horse doing a wild barn dash. (Addidas paid me to wear this shirt on this blog post - Catskill Farms going commercial with subtle brand placement - it actually changes if you stare at it long enough).

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