Real Estate

Preparing a house to look good when you try to sell is always worth the investment, experts say.

The home was built for a member of Roosevelt's Rough Riders regiment.

The home comes with a paddock with a corral and a barn.

The house was once the tallest in the community, says an owner.

"The beauty of Elwood is it doesn't really change," says a real estate agent who has lived 52 years in the hamlet.

The architect worked on the Grand Central Terminal restoration project in the 1990s, the home's listing agent says.

"Despite the inconveniences, owning property can be profitable and well worth the effort involved," says a real estate agent.

The Southampton estate of skin care legend Adrien Arpel is now selling for $29.995 million.

The property is 16 acres and was once owned by Quaker farmers.

Author Jack Kerouac often visited the house, says a former resident.