BEACH NOTES ... 10/31/2009 ... Ocean City, New Jersey - 10/31/09 12:21 PM
We Still Have the Rest of the Fall ... Or do we?     ... from Dustin A. Peters, French Real Estate (Ocean City, NJ)
 
I have a long memory dating back to last year just about this time.  What happened was that the entire sales market slowed down quite quickly due to the impact of national and world economic conditions.  Everyone just stopped looking for shore property here in Ocean City, New Jersey.
Many of us continued to send emails, to phone buyers, to operate open houses.  But the town was quiet for the rest of the fall.  Looking back, there … (2 comments)

BEACH NOTES ... 10/31/2009 ... Ocean City, New Jersey - 10/31/09 11:58 AM
Book/Writer Recommendation ... from Dustin A. Peters, French Real Estate, Inc. (Ocean City, New Jersey)
 
I just finished the most recent book by Pat Conroy, the southern writer who would certainly be one of our greatest living American authors.  I've read them all over quite a long period of time.  My early favorite was The Prince of Tides which introduced a family of three remaining characters, the Mother, the son - teacher/coach (both living in the Charleston area), and the sister - a writer living in New York City.  The story centers around their early years when the other brother … (0 comments)

BEACH NOTES ... 10/30/2009 ... Ocean City, New Jersey - 10/30/09 10:38 AM
BEACH NOTES ... my email newsletter for Buyers & Owners (weekly) and Rental Tenants (monthly) ... sent by Dustin A. Peters (French Real Estate) in Ocean City, New Jersey
(Phone) 888-215-9935 ... (E-Mail) Dustin@BeachNotes.net
 
When I was finishing out my 32 years in public education in Pennsylvania (having taught in elementary and high school - American History and electives - Psychology and Sociology) and (serving as an Assistant Junior-Senior High School Principal, Middle School Principal, and High School Principal - 17 years in the last position); I knew that I was ready for a different career. 
We had owned … (0 comments)

BEACH NOTES ... 10/28/2009 ... Ocean City, New Jersey - 10/28/09 08:44 AM
Selling Real Estate in a Resort Market ... Ocean City, New Jersey
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I'm constantly amazed how different it can be working in a second home market, a resort area, as compared to the "real world" real estate.  Today I want to emphasize the closing aspect.  How many have experienced "the closing" with only the two real estate agents there?  That's not exactly a normal occurrence, but it has happened several times in my career.
But this week it will be a bit more than that.  I've been involved with an estate sale as the listing agent.  I have talked … (0 comments)

BEACH NOTES ... 10/22/2009 ... Ocean City, New Jersey - 10/22/09 02:10 PM
"It's time to catch the wave ... in Ocean City, New Jersey!!!
 
Our agency, French Real Estate, often refers "buyers" to the above phrase when referencing purchasing shore property.  You don't want to let that one or more good waves go by without riding one to shore.  Clearly, the other way of stating it ... you have to be on the real estate wave when the market moves up.  You could say the same thing about the stock market.  But here in South Jersey along the resort market area ... and in my case, Ocean City (NJ), it certainly appears … (0 comments)

BEACH NOTES ... 10/21/2009 ... Ocean City, New Jersey - 10/21/09 09:46 AM
OPEN HOUSE THIS WEEKEND (October 24th & 25th - Saturday & Sunday - 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM both days) in Ocean City, New Jersey
 
835 Park Place 2nd & 3rd Floors
 
"The Northend 2nd Floor Condominium on the '800' beachblock that you always wanted, but could never find!!!"
 
Here it is at "835 Park Place 2nd Floor" ... stop by on Saturday and Sunday to check it out ... cross the causeway and you are on Ninth Street in Ocean City (NJ).  Continue on Ninth Street to the Atlantic Avenue (which stops at Ninth Street), if you … (0 comments)

BEACH NOTES ... 10/17/2009 ... Ocean City, New Jersey - 10/17/09 10:01 AM
My Single Family Sale Listings ... in the Northend & Gardens in Ocean City, New Jersey
 
At the present time I have eight (8) single family sale listings in the Northend and Gardens here in Ocean City, New Jersey.  That's a decent total when you consider that there are only 95 total listings in these two locations and only 240 total single family sale listings throughout Ocean City.  If you add the other seven (7) single family sale listings that other agents in French Real Estate have, that gives us 16% of the total for the Northend and Gardens ... … (0 comments)

BEACH NOTES ... 10/17/2009 ... Ocean City, New Jersey - 10/17/09 09:04 AM
Rain, Flooding, Etc. ... on a barrier island ... in Ocean City, New Jersey
 
Coming from the mostly dry, flat farm lands of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania ... my experiences on a barrier island were like most people:  a few weekends or maybe a week in the summer depending on our family situation.  I can still recall the first time my wife and I, and our young son, spent two full weeks at the shore over 30+ years ago.  Wow. 
But until you have spent more continued time here, as I have during the past 15 years; you really can't … (3 comments)

BEACH NOTES ... 10/16/2009 ... Ocean City, New Jersey - 10/16/09 01:01 PM
The Code of Ethics ... Ocean City, New Jersey
 
I had another opportunity to teach the orientation workshop on "The Code of Ethics" for new members to our Board.  As it always is, it was a great experience highlighting this very interesting and useful information for new agents.  "The Code of Ethics" was adapted in 1913 ... that date is correct.  Isn't it amazing that members of the National Association of Realtors were able to put together such a timely document so long ago.  That was one of the first codes besides those of medicine and law ... and it … (0 comments)

BEACH NOTES ... 10/14/2009 ... Ocean City, New Jersey - 10/14/09 12:46 PM
Getting the time to blog ... from Ocean City, New Jersey
 
I starting my "Active Rain" blog in December, 2009 ... so it has been ongoing for about 10 plus months.  If one would follow my initial postings, December through February were very busy months (for postings).  I then got into a type of rhythm managing to write a few each week over the next few months.  But with the active "spring buying period," I lost my rhythm for a time.  The same thing happened during part of the busy "summer rental time frame" too.  Now I find the … (0 comments)

BEACH NOTES ... 10/01/2009 ... Ocean City, New Jersey - 10/01/09 03:14 PM
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