Ending the turf mentality can also save in renovation expenses.
And a rapid rise in values generally meant renovation expenses could be covered fairly quickly, almost regardless of the cost.
Ms. Caudell hopes to find a home that won't cost more than $50,000, including renovation expenses.
"We are aware that the Intrepid has been facing financial challenges and that the renovation expenses are exceeding their original budget," said Anthony Hogrebe, a spokesman for the Council.
One woman I met who didn't have flood insurance told me that she wished her house had burned down because then her renovation expenses would have been covered.
When, for instance, the Guardian pointed to an entry among the renovation expenses listed as "electrode snap FM Wetgel 50s" and asked for a plain English translation, Crow replied: "That's part of the protocol.
Christina O'Keeffe's Renovation Expenses Stenciling by Jory Adam, a set designer (labor and supplies) $250 Seven packs of peacock feathers from Jamali Floral & Garden $37 Five pillows sewn by a seamstress (labor) $165 Total $452.
To help pay off the renovation expenses and the substantial dockage fees at the Port de Suffren, he decided to rent the boat out on a short-term basis.
Questions have also been raised about whether the company has violated the city's rent-stabilization laws by sometimes raising rents higher than is legally allowed, through such measures as passing along the cost of questionable renovation expenses.
Benjamen Segal's Renovation Expenses Four quarts of Benjamin Moore Aura latex paint from Janovic $74 Umbra bookshelf and other shelving from the Container Store $78 Colored duct tape from Aurora Hardware $36 Masking tape, spray paint and supplies from the Home Depot $33 Double-headed vintage floor lamp from the 26th Street flea market $75 Total $296.
Laura Rich's Renovation Expenses Bookshelf standards and brackets from Beacon Paint & Hardware $53 One gallon of Benjamin Moore metallic finish paint, also from Beacon $100 Drapery brackets from Gracious Home $9 Desk chair, chandelier and lamp shade from Ikea $110 Bookshelf installation by handyman $54 Total $326.
