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The Greater Hudson Valley is a great place to live or to have a weekend place.  If you would like     to start a search for a permanent residence or vacation home in the area I would love to help you.  Working with an experienced buyer's agent can help you to choose what is best for you.  I work in Orange, Ulster, or Sullivan County NY and I would love to be your Buyer's Agent. If you are looking elsewhere I would love to find someone in your chosen location to help you.  Give me a call  or send an email today.

Want to know what price houses are selling for in the towns that make up the Minisink Valley Central School District?  During the month of October there were 14 homes that sold within the towns that make up the District.  The selling prices on single family residential houses ranged from $90,000 to $433,000.  The median of the data available shows us that homes are selling at close to 95% of the listing price at the time of sale.  This tells us that homeowners are listing the houses that are selling at very close to market value.  If you are out there looking at homes this is important for you to know. This is also something you will not learn from the listing agent or the homeowner trying to sell his home on his own.

It is important for you as a Real Estate Buyer to determine the value of a property you are interested in.  Working with a Buyer's Representative gives you the upper hand in negotiations because they will prepare an analysis of the property you want to make an offer on using the most current data available.  They can help you to determine a realistic negotiating strategy and help avoid mistakenly offering more than a property will appraise for.  

The Minisink Valley Central School District encompasses 115 square miles and is one of the largest school districts in the southern tier of New York State. It is located in Orange County about 70 miles from New York City with New Jersey to the south and Pennsylvania to the west.

I work as a Buyer's Representative in Minisink Valley Central School District the  and surrounding areas.  I would love to help you find and purchase the right home for you at the right price for this market.  If you are looking here text, call, or email me today.  I can also find you an excellent Buyer Representative anywhere else you may be looking.

What fun to pick up the phone and hear a delightful British accent yesterday.  Yes I had a call from "That British Agent" from New Jersey with a referral.  This post was supposed to thank him for the referral but as I started to work on it I realized it was about something totally different.  Of course I thank Sheldon Neal for the referral and yes Sheldon I spoke with the buyer last night and things sound good, but this is about your "phone presence".


You see, Sheldon has a delightful attitude about life and it comes through in the tone of his voice and the enthusiasm he displays when talking with you.  It is what you would expect after reading his blog posts.  It got me to thinking about how people present themselves on the phone.  We are selling ourselves in every contact.  So we need to be true to ourselves while reflecting that we are professionals.  People who read our blogs expect to find someone on the other end of the phone conversation who sounds like the posts they write.



How can we do this?  On the phone we need to speak with enthusiasm for the caller.  To invite them to want to work with us.  To tell them what they need to know in order to reach the goal and be supportive and above all truthful. Tell one lie or miss step just once and your trust is broken.  



So take some time to look at your blogging and review your phone conversations.  Are you presenting yourself as someone who people will want to work with?  If not make some adjustments and you will find yourself with a much better conversion rate and a happier career.

Want to know what price houses are selling for in Middletown?  During the month of October there were 22 homes that sold within the Middletown City School District.  The selling prices on single family residential houses ranged from $82,000 to $366,000.  The median of the data available shows us that homes are selling at close to 100% of the listing price at the time of sale.  This tells us that homeowners are listing the houses that are selling at very close to market value.  If you are out there looking at homes this is important for you to know. This is also something you will not learn from the listing agent or the homeowner trying to sell his home on his own.

It is important for you as a Real Estate Buyer to determine the value of a property you are interested in.  Working with a Buyer's Representative gives you the upper hand in negotiations because they will prepare an analysis of the property you want to make an offer on using the most current data available.  They can help you to determine a realistic negotiating strategy and help avoid mistakenly offering more than a property will appraise for.  

The Middletown City School District  has recently added a world class outdoor Barnitz Stadium with state of the art facilities for athletes.  They district has many programs available for students of varied interests.

I work as a Buyer's Representative in the Middletown City School District and surrounding areas.  I would love to help you find and purchase the right home for you at the right price for this market.  If you are looking here text, call, or email me today.  I can also find you an excellent Buyer Representative anywhere else you may be looking.

Learning a bit about the recent sales in the area where you are considering a home purchase is extreemly valuable.  During the month of October there were 14 homes that sold within the Valley Central School District.  The selling prices on single family residential houses ranged from $50,000 to $335,000.  The median of the data available shows us that homes are selling for 92% of the listing price at the time of sale.  This tells us that homeowners are listing the houses that are selling at very close to market value.  If you are out there looking at homes this is important for you to know. This is also something you will not learn from the listing agent or the homeowner trying to sell his home on his own.

It is important for you as a Real Estate Buyer to determine the value of a property you are interested in.  Working with a Buyer's Representative gives you the upper hand in negotiations because they will prepare an analysis of the property you want to make an offer on using the most current data available.  They can help you to determine a realistic negotiating strategy and help avoid mistakingly offering more than a property will appraise for.  

One of the teachers from the Valley Central School District , Mrs Calvino, has just been named New York State Teacher Of The Year.  The town and several villages that make up the District have a variety of residential settings including suburban developments, villages lots, and rural locations.  It is a sought after location for commuters to New York City near the newly opened exit that connects I-97 (the NY Thruway) and I-84.

I work as a Buyer's Representative in the Valley Central School District and surrounding areas.  I would love to help you find and purchase the right home for you at the right price for this market.  If you are looking here text, call, or email me today.  I can also find you an excellent Buyer Representative anywhere else you may be looking.

Learning a bit about the recent sales in the area where you are considering a home purchase is extreemly valuable.  During the month of October there were 18 homes that sold within the district.  The selling prices on single family residential houses ranged from $159,000 to $425,000.  The data available shows us that homes are selling for 91% to 98 % of the listing price at the time of sale.  This tells us that homeowners are listing the houses that are selling at very close to market value.  If you are out there looking at homes this is important for you to know. This is also something you will not learn from the listing agent or the homeowner trying to sell his home on his own.

It is important for you as a Real Estate Buyer to determine the value of a property you are interested in.  Working with a Buyer's Representative gives you the upper hand in negotiations because they will prepare an analysis of the property you want to make an offer on using the most current data available.  They can help you to determine a realistic negotiating strategy and help avoid mistakingly offering more than a property will appraise for.  

The Pine Bush School District is a regional district formed from 7 townships in Orange, Ulster, and Sullivan Counties.  It has a variety of residential settings including suburban developments, villages, and rural locations.  Located at the base of the beautiful Shawangunk Mountain Range there is something for everyone here within commuting distance to New York City.  

I work as a Buyer's Representative in the Pine Bush School District and surrounding areas.  I would love to help you find and purchase the right home for you at the right price for this market.  If you are looking here text, call, or email me today.  I can also find you an excellent Buyer Representative anywhere else you may be looking. Just contact me today!

I am wondering about the lack of participation by parents in the lives of their children.  It is amazing to me that so many parents are so busy with their own lives that they do not have time to give an hour or two to help make their children's experiences better.  I wonder who exactly they think is responsible to provide help to their children so they can participate in positive activities?  

I don't mean to sound bitter by any means.  I will be there anyway for my kids and for yours.  I can not put myself in others shoes so I don't know what is going on in your life that is so all consuming that you can't help out in some way.  There are so many opportunities, yes even for those of you with full time jobs that are not flexible.  Help out by standing at the ticket booth before a performance, be there to chaperon a dance, take a day off to go on a field trip, or offer to help in some other way.  Many times it only takes an hour or so of time and you will see so many positive results.  

You see kids will find something to do with thier time.  They are going to become involved in something.  Without volunteers to help, the kids will not find a great experience in those things we want them involved in but instead will gravitate towards things that we don't want them to do.  Even those of us blessed enough to be able to pay for activities must show we are willing to give of ourselves.  Yes even when they tell you they don't want you around you can still help out behind the scenes.  They will notice you cared to make it a better experience and will appreciate the small efforts.

BTW, I know this is off topic but I am working on putting some parents together to help with something at school and some parents are saying that they don't have time for even the smallest of efforts.  It is upsetting to me.

 Excitement is building as the students from Pine Bush High School prepare for the opening night of the Fall production "Little Shop Of Horrors"  That's right, they are doing a musical for a change this Fall and it is looking like it will be a smash hit!  Come out to see Seymore, an orphan who works at a florist shop, be seduced into feeding a plant something he shouldn't.  

Feed Me Seymore Feed Me

The performances are scheduled for Friday Nov. 13th at 8:00 PM and Saturday Nov. 14th at 2:00 PM and 8:00 PM.  Pine Bush High School is located on Route 302 in Pine Bush NY.  Tickets are available by contacting me or at the door for all performances.  Hope to see you there.