East Side Providence Corliss Landing -Two bedroom,Two Bath Condo for Sale

Please check out my new listing at 555 Main Street, East Side of Providence. It is located minutes from Downtown Providence ,Wickenden Street, India Point Park, The Hot Club, Brown University and RISD. It is within walking distance to either downtown or the East Side as well as RISD and Brown University.One of the cities best resturants is right next door called AlFornos. If you like to exercise the bike trail is minutes away and you can ride 26 miles into beautiful Bristol RI.

Corliss Landing Condominium

This Two bedroomTwo bath condo for sale East Side Providence Corliss Landing offers earth friendly bamboo hardwoods throughout, 14 ft ceilings, exposed brick walls and original beams. Others features of this condo are a garage with 2 deeded spaces, elevators, laundry in units,central air, views of courtyard, large windows and skylight let lots of light in.It has 1184 sq ft of living area, 2 full baths which one has been completely remodeled, newer appliances and a professionally managed condo association by RIPAC. Its located on the third floor so no one is above you.

 I am an animal lover and cats are welcomes in the condo. I will donate $200 to Providence Animal rescue league whenever someone buys a home with me. Search the MLS to see all my listings and all the listings in RI!

If you work in Boston the train station is  five minutes away. Living in Providence a great alternative to living in Boston. Once again Providence overs great nightlife, art scene ,restaurants without the high prices of Boston. Please call me if have any questions about this condo or Providence in general.

Chet Szafranski

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Single family home sales for the 2nd quarter in Rhode Island are up 10.77% from last year. The median sales price increased 9.09% from $192,500 to $210,000. Average days on market decreased 17.82%  from 101 DOM to 83 DOM. Even distressed sales decreased in 2010 from 746 in 2009 to 594 in 2010.

All in all it looks like the housing market in Rhode Island is improving and thats a good thing for all of us!

If you would like more information about the RI housing market please feel free to contact me.

Chet Szafranski

Virtual Homes Inc

401-837-2454

chet.szafranski@virtualhomes.com

Just listed a beautiful condo on the East Side of Providence. It offers 2 large bedrooms and 2 full baths. The master bedroom has a private master bath with jacuzzi. Lots of light, hardwoods, office and granite gourmet kitchen with stainless appliances. The East Side has so much to offer especially if you work in downtown Providence or work at Rhode Island Hospital because its minutes away. Its also perfect for Brown University and Rhode Island School of Design students.There is a laundry in the unit, heated garage and an  exercise room.

See what the East Side has to offer: Great dining, nightlife, Narragansett Bay and so much more.

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    My good friend Deidre runs a non-profit horse farm for abused horses  and horses destined for slaughter named Horseplay. She is also finding many people who cannot afford their horses anymore because of the economy. She is running at about full capacity so she reached out to the R.I.S.P.C.A.  

RISPCA- Rhode Island Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

  They are assisting Horseplay find adoptive homes for their horses. This is the only retirement home for horses in the Northeast that I'm aware of. Like every non-profit horseplay relies only on donations and with the bad economy money is tight.

www.hptrc.org

I feel bad for cats and dogs when families buy a pet and then cant keep them for various reasons. Imagine buying a horse and you cannot afford it anymore.Who do you turn to? I sent a blast e-mail to all the agents in my Keller Williams office and I received good response as far as donations but the biggest surprise was that one of our agents has a horse that they cant take care of anymore and Horseplay is helping to find a new home for the horse.

I would happy if anyone loves horses to visit the Horseplay website and make a small donation. Lets all speak for the animals that cant speak for themselves.

Sincerely,

Chet Szafranski

Keller Williams Realty

401-837-2454

chets@kw.com

I cant believe the great buys out there on homes. With the foreclosures,short sales, low interest rates and the $8000 tax credit to qualified buyers now is the time to purchase a home.I myself will be buying a few multi-families this year and renting them till the market comes back up and then sell and reinvest. To all those on the fench about buying the longer you wait the more oportunities you may miss! One of my clients just bought a three unit and is seeing a positive cah flow of $1000 per month. Just think if he buys 9 more?

I just sold my first HUD home. HUD stands for US Dept. of Housing and Urban development. http://www.hud.gov/homes/index.cfm  It was a long and tedious process but my buyer got a great home for a great price.

The home was a foreclosure and the appraiser had to go by Federal guidelines. So we had to put railing up,remove some mold, turn the heat on and water and replace the boarded up windows. We did this once the lender gave us a commitment letter and was confident he could close once the work was completed.

The buyer had to pay for the work which was less than $5000 and even still is getting a nice home for the money. If anyone has any more questions about buying a foreclosure or HUD property please feel free to contact me.

Chet Szafranski

Keller Williams Realty

Chets@kw.com

When purchasing a foreclosure be sure to have a knowledgeable Realtor and loan officer working with you. If you are not paying cash and going with a FHA backed mortgage there are a few issues you will encounter.

First, the banks  have the homes winterized which means the water and heat is shut off and the pipes have anti-freeze so they don't freeze. The buyer is responsible to have the home dewinterized in order to have the systems inspected.If the buyer chooses not to go through with the purchase they are responsible to have it re-winterized costing anywhere from $300-$500.

Bank owned properties are sold as is so buyers do a home inspection for thier own protection and either move forward with the purchase or get the deposit back providing its in the time frame the contract allows. There are 203K loans which allows you to buy the home and do the repairs needed to make it habitable. This a better option for a buyer who isnt doing the work themselves. Buying  a foreclosure can be a great investment but just make sure you are working with professionals.

Tell all your friends!  Now is the time to buy real estate in Rhode Island! Multi units are at prices where there is positive cash flow. Foreclosures have brought single family prices in Providence to under $100K in some areas. Short sales are a great buy also! Most buyers can own for less than they are paying rent if they can quality for a mortgage. I know this is the hard part but many lenders have credit repair programs and FHA with 3% down. Plus interest rates are low too!

With all the negative press out there Im telling everyone I know buy up as much property as they can because you never know when prices will be this low again. If you are a buyer and need help finding a home please contact me. Now is a great time to buy!

This Holiday season is no different than any other.Tis the season for giving! But this year I'm giving more than store bought gifts. I'm going to volunteer at a local soup kitchen. I'm not asking you all to do this because I know it involves time and time is precious. So if you cant volunteer at the many charities in your local town then just be nice to people this season. Let the person go who is in a big hurry, hold the door for the person behind you. I think the biggest gift we can give is our smile. It doesn't cost anything to smile and it makes you and the person receiving feel better.

I remember one Christmas I went up to a stranger who looking for nickel cans in the garbage. I gave her $20 and her face lit up and could not believe that I was doing that. I forgot to mention I am helping my local church deliver presents to shut-ins next weekend. This is the second year I do this and they really appreciate the gift and the short visit I spend with them. I am not posting this for any attention to myself whatsoever. I just want to let you know there are many random acts of kindness we can all do this Holiday season.

Happy Holidays,

Chet Szafranski

Keller Williams Realty