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Land buying tips, local lore, and tools from Bruce’s desk – migrated from years of articles, blog posts, and tips.

Recalculating

As I got into my car, preparing to make yet another journey upstate to inspect some land for sale, I entered my first destination into the GPS mounted on my dashboard and was on my way. Not long into the trip, I got distracted, as we all sometimes do and I missed my exit. Just […]

Tax Lien Investing Still Profitable

Tax Lien Investing is not the secret of the wealthy anymore. Do to late night infomercials and high priced investment seminars that tout buying tax lien certificates as a high yielding investment, more and more people are buying tax liens. As a result of this recent exposure to the general market, tax lien investing in […]

IF by Rudyard Kipling

IF you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you, If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you, But make allowance for their doubting too; If you can wait and not be tired by waiting, Or being lied about, don’t deal in lies, Or being […]

Uncommon Origins of Some Common Real Estate Terms

OK, so if you found your way to this website you probably have some interest in real estate. You may already be a real estate professional or just dream of owning a patch of land to call your own. Just like any business, the real estate business uses certain terms that are very specific […]

Five Key Points When Looking at Land For Sale

Buying or selling a land plot requires a lot of discretion. It is where you want to build a secure house or want to start a successful business. Not only is a lot of money involved but also there are other factors to be considered while making the deal. An individual or an organization may […]

Land Quotes

There have been few things in my life which have had a more genial effect on my mind than the possession of a piece of land. Author: Harriet Martineau] My own recipe for world peace is a little bit of land for everyone. Author: Gladys Taber

Upstate New York Town Wants Local Muslims to Dig Up Their Cemetery

The Town of Sydney in upstate NY is trying to is to force a local Muslim religious community to dig up a small cemetery on its property and never bury anyone there again because it says it’s illegal. Siting liability issues, Town Supevisor Bob McCarthy is asking the group to remove the bodies and to […]

Own a Piece of U.S. History: Land For Sale: Home of the Unabomber

Land For Sale – This 1.4 acre parcel located just a few miles south of Lincoln, Montana is the former home of notorious Unabomber, Ted Kaczynski. Recently reduced from $154,500 to $69,500, this property provides the ultimate in seclusion as well as close proximity to hunting and fishing areas. A few bottles and the remains […]

Oh, deer!

You know it must be a slow news week when we find three recent stories of interest involving deer. Man Dies After Hitting a Deer While Riding His Bicycle ULSTER PARK — A 68-year-old man died after apparently striking a deer while riding his bicycle Thursday morning, according to the Ulster County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies said […]

New Year’s Wisdom

Be always at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let each new year find you a better man. ~Benjamin Franklin

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Walmart Grant Will Preserve 218,000 Acres of Wildlife Habitat

For the past several years, Walmart has been subject to criticism by various groups and individuals. Critics have voiced concerns about the corporation’s foreign product sourcing, treatment of product suppliers and environmental practices. Many believe that the corporation’s lower prices draw customers away from other smaller businesses, thus hurting the community. While all of these critics may […]

Steal This Land – Is Eminent Domain Always In The Public Interest?

Picture a country where the government can seize your property against your will and give it to another private entity. If you’re thinking that this is some obscure land in some third world country, guess again. The country that I am referring to is the United States and the process that they use to take […]

Opportunities

A perimist is one who makes difficulties of his opportunities and an optimist is one who makes opportunities of his difficulties. – Harry S. Truman

10 Tips for Telephone Success

The telephone is an often under-appreciated and much maligned piece of office equipment. Have you stopped to consider how much business you conduct over the telephone? These 10 tips will help you improve your telephone presence and presentations. 1. You are the “Manager of First Impressions” for your business. Whenever you pick up the telephone, […]

Common Investor Legal Mistakes by Attorney William Bronchick

You can’t expect to reduce your risk of getting sued to zero, but you can take steps to reduce your risk as much as possible. In any situation where your money is at risk, ask yourself, “Is there a better way?” Know the legal and financial risks of the situations in which you place yourself, […]

Plan for Indian Casino in the Catskills Rejected

Yesterday the Interior Department rejected a proposal to build a casino in the Catskills. The decision nullifies a deal that had been reached by former Governor Paterson and the Wisconson based Munsee Tribe to settle a land claim in Madison County NY. For Full Story of how the Interior Department Rejects Catskill Casino for Munsee Indians … By CHARLES V. BAGLI […]

Land For Sale Marketing Tips

Whether you have a 100 ft x 100 ft strip of land for sale or a 50 acre parcel, with the help of the Internet, marketing your properties has never been easier or cheaper. Listed below are my top five methods of marketing our cheap land for sale. Notice that the first two methods do […]