Visit our web site:  Tim Kerr Sotheby’s International Realty to view drone videos of our sale listings.
I am happy to provide additional information regarding  specific locations and values for area homes.
Thank you for your interest and referrals!
I appreciate the opportunity to help.
609-967-7950 Â Â Â ann.delaney@timkerrsir.com
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Â
On my father’s side: my grandmother was born in County Clare in the Republic of Ireland, and my grandfather grew up near Ballymena and the Antrim Coast in Northern Ireland. A real mixed marriage!
They met and married in Philadelphia, and vacationed in Stone Harbor each summer while raising 6 children (pictured in front of their local rental cottage).
In the 1950s, my grandparents built a year round home in Avalon. A family business brought the sons and daughters (including spouses and young children) from Philadelphia to Avalon shortly thereafter.
After visiting the beautiful windswept coast of Northern Ireland, I can totally understand my grandfather’s love of the shore.
Sand in our shoes… and salt air in our lungs 😉
Sláinte!
P.S. Â According to family legend, my grandfather arrived to the United States through Canada. And my grandmother used her older sister’s ID to travel from Ireland to the US. Her grown children didn’t know her real name/age until she applied for Social Security. It’s important and relevant to consider that our family’s immigration history may be softened by nostalgia.Â
Pictures from our 2008 trip to Northern Ireland.
Good news: if you have owned your shore house for a number of years, the increased property value is a wonderful “gain”.
However, that profit is taxed (capital gains) when you sell, unless you participate in a 1031 Tax Deferred Exchange.
The rules allow owners of investment properties (vacation rental homes qualify) to move up to another investment property (rental) and defer the tax. Â This is a huge bonus for most long time property owners.
I have both personal and years of business experience with the process. And I can connect you with the professionals to handle the paperwork and help with financing.
Please contact me to formulate a plan!
609-967-7950 Â or ann.delaney@timkerrsir.com
The Tim Kerr Sotheby’s International Realty web site is easy to navigate.
Browse through our company sale listings, as well as all those offered through the Multiple Listing Service.
To view sale properties: Â Click Here
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Vacation rentals available, too: Â Click Here
Thank you for the opportunity to help!   (609) 967-7950  or   ann.delaney@timkerrsir.com
Attractive 3 bedroom condo with thoughtful updates throughout.
The location provides convenient  access to the popular downtown shops and restaurants in Avalon, NJ.
$589,000, and ready for immediate enjoyment and beach days ahead!
For more information and photos: MLS link
Please contact me with any questions: 609-967-7950. Â Thank you for your interest!
A new law in the State of New Jersey charges applicable sales and use tax on short term rentals booked through “transient marketplaces” such as Airbnb, HomeAway, VRBO, and FlipKey.
Vacation rentals arranged through a real estate broker’s office are purposely excluded, and the new tax will not apply.
For more information: New Jersey Association of Realtors article:Â Click Here
A clarification on the State of New Jersey and Borough of Avalon/ Borough of Stone Harbor fire inspection code:
1) No changes to the code for properties with hardwired detectors. Â Hardwired smoke detectors must be less than 10 years old.
2) The change applies to properties with stand alone battery operated smoke detectors. Â Those units MUST be swapped out with new detectors that have a 10 year sealed battery. Â Even if the current battery operated detectors were replaced with the past few years, property owners are required to comply with the new code.
A note on my January calendar reminds me that I have worked for Tim Kerr’s real estate company for 16 years. Â That was fast!
Early in my career, I was with Diller & Fisher for 15 years when they had an office at 31st and Dune Drive.
And then I worked for 3+ years at Avalon Real Estate Agency (now Long & Foster) at 30th and Dune Drive.
Now…I’m all the way north on 29th and Dune Drive!
I took a “lunch break” walk from my office to check out the beaches after the weekend storm…and watched a few surfers taking advantage of the BIG waves at 10th Street!
Some minor erosion at the north end, causing the 11th Street path to be temporarily fenced off on the beach side. Â From 10th Street north to the jetty, and again from 12th Street south, all beach paths are open. Â And the dunes remain in great shape.
Pictures:
The inlet, 11th Street path, 12th Street looking north, 18th Street looking north, and 18th Street looking south:
The forecast calls for the first shore snow day of the winter.
Will post pictures from the beach tomorrow morning before work.
Picture from 2018:
