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

We always get some of the same questions - and here they are - 1. Is the land included? yes, the land is included, and so is everything else, totally turnkey, including the grass. 2. How many acres do these homes come with? Very nice 4-6 acre plots with privacy. 3. Is this a custom home? Yes and no - It's custom in a sense that a lot of decisions about the home design and finishes are made as the house is being built - it's not custom in the sense that I pay for the whole project, and the client comes in at the end and pays for the house. 4. Do you have any houses left for sale? Yes, we have a 960 sq ft super nice cottage for $245,000, and a 1300 sq ft really great cottage for $320,000. But I doubt they will last. 5. Do you just get a conventional mortgage? Yes, we like to see qualified buyers who can put down 20% and have great credit. No sub-primers here. 6. Well, have to get to work this morning, more FAQ's later.

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If our readers are interested in the rant and rave section, those posts have been backdated, but still exist.

Off-balance moonlight photo -

Baby deer trying to blend in -

Kids at a picnic in Cochecton -

Momma goose with a group of new chicks -

Cupcakes at abovementioned picnic -

Sunset over the Delaware River -

Domesticated chicken with cat in the background -

Bear -

Momma Goose puttin' the hammer down to get out of town -

Me with my son Lucas and cat Ruby -

Butterfly and bumblebee -

All quiet on the western front - looks like 2 or 3 more house deals were struck this weekend. Can you say red rope 'waiting list'? I love this recession.

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The Ranch - seriously, it's a Ranch house - sitting on 5 acres, looking into Pennsylvania, 960 sq ft, 2 bedrooms, bath, big walk-out basement. I remember the conversation well - "Hey, it's a real estate depression - let's really stack the odds against us, really test our metal, go build a god-damned Ranch house (sorry for the emphatic cursing)." Well, she's done. She's amazing. And she's going to passed on to the new homeowner next week.

New driveways, new lawn, new house, new everything - How many families buying in the Catskills can say they bought a 'house that works'. It doesn't need anything - it's finished. And my builder paid for the whole thing until it was finished.

Just for clarification - the yellow tape does not demarcate a crime scene, but rather an alert to 'STAY OFF THE GRASS OR ELSE!!'

Great Picture of the interior - with the Ranch siding brought inside to define the hallway, 3 synchronized galvanized lights hanging from the stained beam, a cool radiator, a chalkboard door, and the open kitchen.

Fireplace, living room and entry to deck all in one shot.

Sitting here in my office in Eldred on a quiet Saturday morning with not much going on to distract me from some quiet reflection of what has been, what is, and what will be.

Courtney and Bronson are now in the house - not literally - what I mean is they have committed to a customized Cottage 18 on the new land I just purchased. The Adam's family (I couldn't resist) is coming up tomorrow to check us out.

and Norah and Jeffrey are nearly in contract on Cottage 21 - we just have to wait until they get back from the Cannes Film Festival to sign the papers. Well, excuse me.

Someone called me 'irrational' the other day - I was, like, 'duh, I build spec houses in the middle of nowhere during a depression, -of course I'm irrational and unbalanced."

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