DISTINCTIVE Landscape AWARD WINNER - Stone Fence Road, Oakland, NJVisit this * DISTINCTIVE Landscape AWARD Winner * Home in Oakland, NJ. Realtor TOUR --- Tuesday, July 15, 10:30 am to 2:00 PM OPEN HOUSE --- Sunday, July 20, 1 to 4:00 PM This is a *** CERTIFIED HOME *** which features a physical, radon & pest inspection, title & flood certification and includes a ONE YEAR homeowner's Warantee for the New Home Owner.
Kermit was WRONG! It is EASY to be green.Kermit the frog was wrong! It is EASY to be green.
As a former marketing consultant for a few area energy companies, we used to recommend these tips and more to our area customers. Share them with your listings, too. It helps save homeowners towards their energy bills and you will do your part to help conserve energy. You can also contact your local energy utility --- most offer a home energy audit --- that will help you save money in your home. If you are getting ready to list your home for sale be sure to have a PRE-Home Inspection. You will get valuable tips from the licensed home inspector about how to save $$$ in your home AND you can write up a list of those tips for the new buyers. See PSEG offer for an online analysis at: http://www.pseg.com/customer/home/save/njenergysmart.jsp . 1. Check your windows and doors. Air conditioned or heat loss here can be significant. Remove or replace caulking and weather-stripping. You can save 10% or more on your energy bill by reducing leaks with caulking or weather stripping. Close off vents or registers in rooms that you are not using and close the door 2. RAISE your thermostat. Set your thermostat to 73 0r 74 degrees. For every degree you raise the thermostat, you can save 3% on your air conditioning bill. The opposite holds true for heating, turn the thermostat down 2 or 3 degrees and you will save! In the winter , turn down your thermostat 5 to 10 degrees at bedtime. 3. Take showers instead of baths. Bathing uses more hot water in the average household - up to 25 gallons. A five-minute shower uses less hot water and could add up to substantial savings over time. 4. Keep COOL air inside. Make sure all windows are closed tightly and locked. Close shades and close the curtains during the day particularly those rooms that get full sun exposure. ( Do the opposite in the winter to take advantage of the sun's solar energy ). 5. Turn down your water heater to 120 Degrees. You may save up to 50 percent of a household's water cost. 6. Keep the garage doors closed if the garage is attached to the house. Even better --- change the garage doors to new, more energy efficient and insulated ones. You will be quick to realize the savings. 7. Remove furniture or items which block vents supplying and returning air to the air condenser. Also, use fans to help circulate air. 8. Increase insulation in the attic, crawl spaces, and basement. Adding a layer of insulation to your attic is one of the most cost effective ways to conserve heat and to keep homes cool during the summer. 9. Clean or change your air conditioning filters so that your air conditioner doesn't have to work as hard. 10. Change your lightbulbs. Compact fluorescent bulbs are the most energy-efficient of all light bulbs. It has been reported that they use 67 percent less energy than standard light bulbs. And, they last up to 16 times longer. See the light and change the bulbs! According the the New Jersey Website on Energy and Global warming: If every U.S. household replaced one incandescent light bulb with an energy-saving compact fluorescent light (CFL) bulb, global warming pollution would be reduced by more than 90 billion pounds over the life of the bulbs. Wow....that is incredible. It goes on to say, If every American home replaced just one light bulb with an ENERGY STAR qualified bulb, we would save enough energy to light more than 3 million homes for a year, more than $600 million in annual energy costs, and prevent greenhouse gases equivalent to the emissions of more than 800,000 cars. Those statistics are worth screaming about! And, imagine what would happen if we replaced 5 or more in our home? I challenge you to go out, buy 5 CFL bulbs and replace them in your home and your office. It is simple, cost effective and something you not only can control --- you can include your children in the process so they understand that we are all doing a small part to save energy! For more information go to: Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs : ENERGY STAR Give a pack to your listings AND your buyers at closing...And, challenge someone else to save energy....It is that EASY! Contact your local utility for more energy saving tips. You will realize the savings on your bills AND you will be doing your part to conserve energy, too. http://www.pseg.com/customer/home/save/tips.jsp ------------------------------------------------- Thinking of buying or selling your home in Bergen County, New Jersey? Let me help you. Know the sales value of your new home and your new neighborhood * based on actual market comps. Allow me to present a Comparative Market Analysis to you that is customized to your home, finances and your specific needs. This will give you detailed information about pricing and selling your home in the current market or BUYING your home in your new neighborhood. For more information about buying or selling your largest financial asset, contact me at CupaT@aol.com. Copyright - Pamela Stetson 2008, http://www.pamelastetson.com/ Kermit the Frog is a copyright of Disney.
Spa-Like Office to Share ---- WYCKOFF, New Jersey
PERFECT FOR SKIN CARE PROFESSIONAL OR DERMATOLOGIST Beautiful, spa-like office condo to share with thriving dental practice in upscale town of Wyckoff. Freshly painted, new cabinets and fixtures plus plenty of parking makes this a terrific opportunity to share with owner/doctor. Plenty of parking and visible from Wyckoff Avenue.
All information deemed reliable but not guaranteed. New Listing // Crescent Drive, Ringwood, New Jersey
Welcome to the Rain - Philip MonesI just wanted to take a moment to WELCOME Philip Mones to Active Rain! His company, Tri-State Inspection Services is a full service inspection company, serving both residential and commercial markets. TSI Services is licensed in both NY and NJ. I have worked with Philip on our CERTIFIED HOMES program --- in which homes are pre-inspected, waranteed, title work completed, flood searched, pest and radon, etc., --- all prior to putting the listing on the market for sale. AND, it has been a terrific marketing tool for sellers. For more information about our CERTIFIED HOMES click http://activerain.com/blogsview/483109/WANT-TO-SELL-HOMES . Now, once a seller has certified his or her home, the home can be offered with confidence to the buyer. This package if done individually would cost the seller well over $ 1,500. Through the Abbott & Caserta Certified Home program , this will cost the sellers less than $950. Nothing is paid to Abbott & Caserta directly. The vendors are paid direct so...Abbott & Caserta does not make money on the program components. Home Certifications allows the seller to effectively market the home with confidence. Once the check list is done and all phases are completed, the home can be CERTIFIED! All materials can be offered to the prospective buyers and they can buy with CONFIDENCE!
PLEASE JOIN ME TO WELCOME PHILIP MONES and TRI-STATE INSPECTIONS SERVICES to the Active Rain community by adding a comment here, visiting his blog or email him at Contact Philip Mones . ------------------------------------------------- Thinking of buying or selling your home in Bergen County, New Jersey? Let me help you. Know the sales value of your new home and your new neighborhood * based on actual market comps. Allow me to present a Comparative Market Analysis to you that is customized to your home, finances and your specific needs. This will give you detailed information about pricing and selling your home in the current market or BUYING your home in your new neighborhood. For more information about buying or selling your largest financial asset, contact me at CupaT@aol.com. Copyright - Pamela Stetson 2008, http://www.pamelastetson.com/
NEW PRICE --- Merritt Drive, Oradell, New Jersey
Priced to SELL! Deerhaven on the Ramapo, Mahwah, NJ - 3.5 AcresHomeowners are MOTIVATED and encourage all reasonable offers! Take this opportunity to see and show this fabulous 3.5 Acre wooded homesite in the private community Deerhaven on the Ramapo River.
------------------------------------------------- Thinking of buying or selling your home in Deerhaven in Mahwah, New Jersey? Let me help you. Know the sales value of your new home and your new neighborhood * based on actual market comps. Allow me to present a Comparative Market Analysis to you that is customized to your home, finances and your specific needs. This will give you detailed information about pricing and selling your home in the current market or BUYING your home in your new neighborhood. For more information about buying or selling your largest financial asset, contact me at CupaT@aol.com. Copyright - Pamela Stetson 2008, http://www.pamelastetson.com/ All information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Real Estate Market Snapshot - The Numbers - Ringwood, New JerseyOne of my favorite areas in New Jersey is the town of Ringwood. I spent my early childhood there and have very fond memories of learning to swim in Cupsaw Lake ( my mom held the record for swimming the length of the lake for many, many years ). My grandparents owned a real estate brokerage there on Carltondale Road and I grew up sitting at the typewriter banging on the keys....and literally, messing up my Be-bops ( my pet name for my grandfather ) key board. Not the keyboard on the typewriter....he had a key board with all the listing keys hanging from cup hooks. Then, the lakes were a sleepy summer community filled with summer rentals. Ahhh.... the memories of running barefoot, drinking fanta orange soda from icy cold glass bottles and the jingling of keys.... Here are the current stats for the area based on number gleened from the NJMLS.
Look for a FABULOUS new listing coming soon in RINGWOOD.... ------------------------------------------------- Thinking of buying or selling your home in Cupsaw or Erskine Lake, New Jersey? Let me help you. Know the sales value of your new home and your new neighborhood * based on actual market comps. Allow me to present a Comparative Market Analysis to you that is customized to your home, finances and your specific needs. This will give you detailed information about pricing and selling your home in the current market or BUYING your home in your new neighborhood. For more information about buying or selling your largest financial asset, contact me at CupaT@aol.com. Copyright - Pamela Stetson 2008, http://www.pamelastetson.com/ All information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Real Estate Snapshot - The Numbers - Oradell, New JerseyThroughout the week, I check the sales stats for Bergen County area towns, particularly, in the towns that I have listings but also throughout the market. I do this to make sure that my numbers are on point for my sellers and to help my buyers know --- what is going on in the area. Below are the current stats for Oradell, New Jersey. This pretty town is conveniently located near all major roads and it offers fabulous neighborhoods and terrific elementary and a great High School - River Dell. The sales are for the last 6 months and are from the NJMLS.
I have a fabulous listing in ORADELL. Take a peek at www.MerrittDrive.com . ------------------------------------------------- Know the sales value of your home and your neighborhood * based on actual market comps. Allow me to present a Comparative Market Analysis to you that is customized to your home, finances and your specific needs. This will give you detailed information about pricing and selling your home in the current market. For more information about buying or selling your largest financial asset, contact me at CupaT@aol.com. Copyright - Pamela Stetson 2008, www.PamelaStetson.com Picture Worth a Thousand Words .... Not
They say that a picture is worth a thousand words....and if that is the case, what are the words trying to say here? This photo is from a listing in which the asking price is over $ 500,000. That is correct. One half a million dollars and the most outstanding feature the agent can find --- is this closet.
I know this has been discussed, over and over again. But, it never ceases to amaze me that photos like this one are used to market the homes best assets and features. And as if the photo above --- were not enough --- check out this one:
We cannot make this stuff up folks. What frightens me is that the seller actually hired the agent as a professional marketer of their home. As I had mentioned , this home is priced over $ 500,000. No glamour shots here. Agents --- please call a professional photographer if, you cannot find an outstanding feature in the home perhaps the photo'g can find one or two OR find a neighborhood feature... to feature.... This could be added to Andrew Lenza's nightmare, http://activerain.com/blogsview/521903/When-Salespeople-Sell-to . ------------------------------------------------- Thinking of buying or selling your home in BERGEN COUNTY, New Jersey? Let me help you. Know the sales value of your new home and your new neighborhood * based on actual market comps. Allow me to present a Comparative Market Analysis to you that is customized to your home, finances and your specific needs. This will give you detailed information about pricing and selling your home in the current market or BUYING your home in your new neighborhood. For more information about buying or selling your largest financial asset, contact me at CupaT@aol.com. Copyright - Pamela Stetson 2008, http://www.pamelastetson.com/ All information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed. |
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