Category: Seashore Real Estate

A busy year.

In addition to several other life changing events, I obtained my New Jersey real estate license in 1979.

40 YEARS AGO (gulp), and yet it can seem like yesterday.

The length of time actively selling homes on the island is especially striking when:

I realize I’ve sold a particular property several times over the years.

The “small children” of my customers are now married with children of their own.

I have the opportunity to work with the 3rd generation -it’s their turn to make a purchase.

It’s a true privilege to maintain almost lifelong relationships with buyers, sellers, and tenants.

Maybe even worth the getting old part 😉

“A Lifetime of Experience”

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       ann.delaney@timkerrsir.com

This is the ideal time to “spring clean” and prepare your shore house for the summer season.

Walk through and around your property with a tenant’s perspective.

As an owner, it’s easy to ignore the imperfections that should be addressed before your guests arrive.

Tips:

1) Clean out all cabinets and drawers in the bathrooms and kitchen.  No more than one junk drawer permitted!  Organize and take note of supplies needed…and toss the accumulated old menus, miss matched Tupperware containers, melted plastic utensils, old wooden spoons, rusty cookie sheets, etc.

2) Tenants appreciate a chair or bench in a bedroom to use while getting dressed or putting on shoes.

3) Although the younger generation will retreat to their rooms and use their devices, the more mature tenants still appreciate a television with cable hook up in a bedroom to watch a ballgame or news program.

4) Inspect the condition of the deck furniture, cushions, and grill.

5) Clean, clean, clean.  My favorite products are a Magic Eraser to remove scuffs marks on walls and trim; SprayNine to remove the green stains on exterior vinyl siding, trim, and railings (and the outdoor shower), and car wax or RainX to remove the water marks on glass shower doors.

Happy Spring!

It’s hard not to notice all of the new construction on the island.

On my immediate block, there are 2 major renovation projects and 2 lots recently cleared to make way for new homes.

The construction sites in my neighborhood are all private builds- meaning the completed projects will be for the benefit of the owners (not spec houses).

We tore down a cottage and built new 13 years ago, so we have to be understanding of the inevitable inconvenience.  It’s the price of progress!

If a buyer is looking for a single family home to purchase in Avalon or Stone Harbor, their options include:

1) Newer construction (typically defined as less than 10 years old)

2) A tear down

3) The “in between” house (built in the 90s through to the early 2000s)

Of the 3 choices, the “in between” home can be the most challenging.

The amenities may be out of date, and buyers could be facing major functional repairs.  Therefore, the selling price over and above base land value depends on a buyer’s perception of use/value.

If you own an “in between” home, updates and consistent maintenance are key to retaining value of the structure. Watch a few episodes of an HGTV program, and then walk around the house objectively with the eye of a buyer.

I am happy to share my suggestions, too.     609-967-7950  or ann.delaney@timkerrsir.com