A month ago our real estate mortgages/debt/leverage looked like this: Property Financing Current Balance PITI ...

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Although I thought July was a great month at GRS, I liked August even better. First, we had some terrific articles from the Staff Writer candidates. While they were sharing their thoughts, I was able to spend time digging deep into some subjects myself. There weren’t a lot of “how-to” posts this month, but we ...

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Choose the home that's right for you (Photo: flickr.com) Is your plate big enough? CLICK HERE if you missed part one of this article. So think long and hard about what you need in a home, because the mortgage costs are very real. Even if you are in a dual-income family, with both at the average income, the ...

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‘Project Runway’ doesn’t pinch pennies Mitchell has earned himself the distinction of being the models' least favorite designer after blaming his poor performance on his model in the last episode. Image from images.buddytv.com. There have been a couple of episodes of “Project Runway” on previous seasons that challenged the designers to make inexpensive clothing. But, in ...

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75 1/2 Bedford St. in Greenwich Village carries a hefty price tag Photo from http://s3.amazonaws.com/ Only in New York City would a 9-and-a-half-foot-wide house go for $2.7 million. That’s exactly what’s happening, though, as the house at 75 1/2 Bedford St. in Greenwich Village is on the market. It’s the skinniest house in New York City, and ...

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