[IMGCAP(1)]Over Thanksgiving weekend, my husband, my daughter and I went back East to visit some family in the New York Hudson Valley area. On one of our more interesting-and more beautiful I might add-excursions, we walked across the "rail trail," which is essentially a large pedestrian bridge that crosses over the Hudson River in Poughkeepsie.
Although the view looking up and down the river was quite beautiful on the rather dreary day, to get over my fear of heights, I focused on the real estate on either side of the bridge. On one side of the bridge stood what looked like Vanderbilt mansions and giant estates. On the other side, closest to us, stood run-down houses and abandoned warehouses.
I found myself continuously saying (out loud) that we should just buy one of those abandoned buildings as our home. As ridiculous as I know it sounded, and as far-fetched an idea as it was, I wondered why others haven't snagged up all the abandoned buildings in the area. And it isn't just Poughkeepsie.
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Natalie Dolce
Natalie Dolce, editor-in-chief of GlobeSt.com and GlobeSt. Real Estate Forum, is responsible for working with editorial staff, freelancers and senior management to help plan the overarching vision that encompasses GlobeSt.com, including short-term and long-term goals for the website, how content integrates through the company’s other product lines and the overall quality of content. Previously she served as national executive editor and editor of the West Coast region for GlobeSt.com and Real Estate Forum, and was responsible for coverage of news and information pertaining to that vital real estate region. Prior to moving out to the Southern California office, she was Northeast bureau chief, covering New York City for GlobeSt.com. Her background includes a stint at InStyle Magazine, and as managing editor with New York Press, an alternative weekly New York City paper. In her career, she has also covered a variety of beats for M magazine, Arthur Frommer's Budget Travel, FashionLedge.com, and Co-Ed magazine. Dolce has also freelanced for a number of publications, including MSNBC.com and Museums New York magazine.
