Renting a home is not like buying a home. When you buy if you don't like what the prior owner did you can eventually change it, but when you're renting you are stuck with whatever the owner decided to do and many times the finishes are middle of the road, and if your moving into a home that the owner lived in and is now renting out that is typically when you luck out with higher-end finishes, but Continue Reading
Creating a home that really feels like a home
There are great resources out there today making the home search a little easier, and it used to be if you find a home you like you take your tape measure and if the agent has any ideas how to make a place work for you would listen to the suggestion. Take the measurements or floorplan and hope for the best. I still think having a tape measure when you look at places is a wise decision or better Continue Reading
Ski Houses in Vermont for rent and for sale
As the temperature drops many folks in New England start to think about Winter Activities like Skiing, Snowboarding, and Cross Country Skiing and one of the best places to enjoy the winter fun is Vermont. Vermont is less than a 3-hour drive from Boston. All of the properties mentioned can be found on Sotheby's International Network and if you know an agent who works with Sotheby's International Continue Reading
South Boston, Chestnut Hill and Financial District
Boston was voted the number three as healthiest cities in the United States. Anyone who calls Boston or Cambridge home shouldn’t be shocked by this fact. Boston has tons of choices for people wanting to stay in shape or looking to get into shape, and if you were not so lucky to check out the free fitness classes that happened this summer which is just another way to sample many of the gym options Continue Reading
Calling the South Shore Home
When trying to decide where to live there are a few things that come into play. Finding the right place isn't always easy and especially in Massachusetts. For some people, it is where work is located. It was just reported residence of Massachusetts has the longest commute. The average commuter commutes 30 minutes or longer to get to and from work each day. Other people, it's where friends and Continue Reading
Wake up Call Rental Shift happening
wrote about this topic about a year ago, and thought the subject matter needed to be revisited. In 2007 the Buying market was going downhill fast and the rental market was booming. Agents would go on showings during the peak season and off season and they would walk away with more than one application. If you were a landlord during that time period you could command higher rents, and not really Continue Reading
North Shore and Calling it Home
Calling a place home isn't always easy. Add in the price range, the size of home you're looking for and commute time it's not easy at times. Many people call an area home what relates to them and what they feel comfortable with. When I moved to Boston sixteen years ago I knew nothing. Every place I visited in mass was a new experience. Even now as an agent in the real estate business I am always Continue Reading
Union Park South End Exclusive Address
When looking for a home in South End there are many streets that are show-stopping, but one of the most popular streets many folks want to call home at Union Park. Union Park offers a central location to some of the best fine dining and easy access to Back Bay. Typically on Union Park, a buyer or renter will find tons of historic row houses that offer all the charm outside and modern touches Continue Reading
Different Styles of Homes
Cape Cod- This Style of home started in New England in the seventeen century. It is a low, broad, frame building, generally, a story and a half high, with a moderately steep, pitched roof with end gables, a large central chimney, and very little ornamentation. These homes started to appear in 1600. They were inspired by Britain’s thatched cottages with the modifications made in the United States Continue Reading
Rethinking that moving timeline
Regardless if you’re looking to Buy, Sell or Rent you might want to read this and rethink your moving timeline. If you were in New England last year or you watched the TV in amazement you might know Mother Nature dropped 110 inches of snow on Massachusetts and we were often the target for the snow in New England. The snow brought many issues that even the hardy New Englander had issues dealing Continue Reading
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