Kevin O'Shea, White Plains, NY Real Estate

I got a nice letter from happy clients who bought a home in white plains. It made my day, I thought I would share it with you.

Dear Kevin,

We are thoroughly enjoying our new house.

I wanted to write and let you know how happy we were with your work.
Paul and I had only been in Westchester for a short time when we met.
We really appreciated your showing us around this part of the county.
You were very patient!

More importantly, we felt that you had our interest in mind and that
you always listened to our concerns.

Also, your very smart strategy during our negotiations meant that when
our seller nearly reneged, we were able to leverage our position and
get the house after all.

We have no plans to sell but you will be the first person we call if
that changes. We would happily recommend you without hesitation.

Paul & Ellen Trost

It's Midsummer. I hope you are enjoying great weather wherever you are! Some of my favorite flowers are in bloom.

The mallow has 10 inch blooms, when I first planted it I had 2-3 blooms, I am expecting about 60 or 70 blooms this year. I bought my mallow in Cape Cod about 3 years ago. The mallow is in the same family as the Rose of Sharon and the Hibiscus, but it is perennial in our area.

The Black-eyed Susan is an annual, but it self-propagates all over the place and is very drought tolerant.

Enjoy the flowers.

Westchester, the secret to an easy life if you are working in NYC.

I was talking to a prominent New York City broker the other night and we were talking about the market and pricing and comparisons. We talked about how expensive it is in NYC right now and I mentioned that people could live an easier life by moving to Westchester County, especially with todays prices. If you have children Westchester County is a terrific choice.

As a proud native of New York City and a Westchester resident for over 20 years the advantages to both are obvious to me. The excitement and social life in NYC is amazing. White Plains is about a half an hour from Grand Central Station by train. That isn't much further than the north end of Manhattan to Grand Central by subway. We now have a terrific night life and some of the best shopping in the World, everything from Walmart to Fortunoff, Tiffany's to Nordstrom, Neiman Marcus to Sears.

The prices in Manhattan are on average over $1,000 a square ft.!!!

IN WHITE PLAINS...

The co-op prices are just under $250 per sf.

The condo prices are on average under $560 per sf.

The single family homes average less than $360 per sf.

An average of about one third the price of Manhattan Real Estate! The schools in White Plains and most of Westchester are better than most of the NYC schools.

Best of all you can live in a single family home, have a car and be in NYC in the evening in a short half hour train or car ride. It's easy to park in NYC after 7:00 PM almost anywhere.

If you LOVE NY and can't afford it Westchester could be a great choice for you.

All the best!

Westchester, the secret to an easy life if you are working in NYC.

I was talking to a prominent New York City broker the other night and we were talking about the market and pricing and comparisons. We talked about how expensive it is in NYC right now and I mentioned that people could live an easier life by moving to Westchester County, especially with todays prices. If you have children Westchester County is a terrific choice.

As a proud native of New York City and a Westchester resident for over 20 years the advantages to both are obvious to me. The excitement and social life in NYC is amazing. White Plains is about a half an hour from Grand Central Station by train. That isn't much further than the north end of Manhattan to Grand Central by subway. We now have a terrific night life and some of the best shopping in the World, everything from Walmart to Fortunoff, Tiffany's to Nordstrom, Neiman Marcus to Sears.

The prices in Manhattan are on average over $1,000 a square ft.!!!

IN WHITE PLAINS...

The co-op prices are just under $250 per sf.

The condo prices are on average under $560 per sf.

The single family homes average less than $360 per sf.

An average of about one third the price of Manhattan Real Estate! The schools in White Plains and most of Westchester are better than most of the NYC schools.

Best of all you can live in a single family home, have a car and be in NYC in the evening in a short half hour train or car ride. It's easy to park in NYC after 7:00 PM almost anywhere.

If you LOVE NY and can't afford it Westchester could be a great choice for you.

All the best!

I posted my first new listing here at 65 LAWTON AVE., Hartsdale, NY

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