Updated rancher on 4 town lots! Newer roof, flooring, bathroom, paint + central AC & 3 ways to heat. You will love the MEGA yard, a large portion of which is fenced-in and gets plenty of sunshine. Large wraparound deck for entertaining. Attached garage and room to add-on more living space in the partially finished basement. All this, and you are a short stroll to Broadford Park!
You will love the MEGA yard, a large portion of which is fenced-in and gets plenty of sunshine.
Lodestone golf course, frontage on hole #1 fairway and green. Lot #3 has a building permit pre-approved by owner prior to sprinkler system ordinance, a savings of $20k+ over similar building lots! Huge value!
Close proximity to Fork Run recreational area, State Parks, Deep Creek Lake & Wisp Ski & Golf resort. Build your home on the areas highest golf course (2,973ft), designed by Hale Irwin.
Overlooking a beautiful horse farm, these houses have great rehab potential. With some TLC, these homes could be a great first home or a weekend getaway. Located close to McHenry, Oakland and Deep Creek Lake.
Realtor.com has released their findings from their survey of buyer’s preferences, including reasons why they are choosing to buy a home.
Of buyers aged 25-34 the majority of them cited financial stability and the positive investment that home ownership brings. Older buyers, however, primarily cited having features that make the home more physically comfortable or enhance their daily living experiences as their top priority. Also, of the respondents that listed ‘considering retirement’ as their primary reason for moving this year, the age when this started to be top priority was as young as 45.
Other findings include:
Older buyers would prefer an updated garage over an updated living room
40% of buyers age 25-34 think they will buy a townhouse or attached rowhouse
43% of shoppers searched for ranch style homes
At every age group the vast majority of respondents were looking for a two-bathroom house.
Click over to the realtor.com site to see the full results.
The importance of photography in real estate listings cannot be overstated and as such an entire side industry of staging experts has sprung up to support the efforts. If you want to hear some inside tips from the pros, head over to this article in the New York Times that has some ideas that don’t usually make the standard lists of how to get a home photo-ready.
One example they cite is to hang artwork higher than you normally would because it makes the ceilings look taller. Also, sellers can make the bed and bedroom look wider by matching the colors of the pillows to the bedspread so that the edges blend together and don’t create a visual break in the flow of the central focal point of the room.
Check out the rest of the article for more ideas to make the physical spaces of a home translate well into listing photos.
