Category: Seashore Real Estate

Just a reminder that we have availability for vacation rentals during the last weeks of August, and through September.

Benefits? Lower rental rates, less competition for dinner reservations, and more room on the beach 🙂

I am here to help with your plans:  609-967-7950  or ann@anndelaney.com

Power Play Realty web site: http://www.powerplayrealty.com/rentals

Thank you for your interest!

A busy summer for shore real estate!

63 properties are sale pending in Avalon and Stone Harbor!  The median list price of all those sale pending is $1,499,000.

During the past 30 days, 21 properties sold (settlement), with an overall median selling price of $1,050,000.

Of those sold, 10 were single family homes- ranging from $680,962 for a cottage on 109th Street; to $2,250,000 for a newer upside down style home with a pool on 39th Street.  The median selling price of all single family homes: $1,490,000.

There were 9 condo/townhouse units sold- ranging from $385,000 for an older unit located over the 21st Street bridge; to $1,300,000 for a brand new side by side with a pool on 102nd Street.  The median selling price of all condo/townhouse units: $575,000.

2 vacant lots sold- both on the bay.  One on 7th Street (Yacht Club Drive) for $2,440,000; then other on 72nd Street for $3,250,000.

If you have any questions regarding market values in Avalon or Stone Harbor NJ, I am happy to help.  Thank you for your continued interest!

609-967-7950  or ann@anndelaney.com

Tenants arrive, unload their cars, and then try to figure out the mechanics of their vacation rental.

It would be wonderful if all property owners posted a welcome note with basic instructions for the wi-fi, electronics, thermostats, etc.  Every home is different- and most have a few quirks.  Knowing these things while settling in prevents frustration, and is a positive reflection on the home owner.

Tenants are more likely to care for a property if they feel accountable to an owner (not just an investor).

Yesterday, there was water leaking into our office.  Hard wired smoke detectors in the path of the water shorted out, and blared off and on for several hours (fun on a Saturday change over day!)

The cause?  The inside air conditioning component (the blower) for the condo above our office iced up and shut down (occupants complained earlier that the A/C stopped working).  When this happens, the ice has to melt (and drain somewhere) before the HVAC can be repaired.

Unfortunately, we see this issue every summer (with refrigerators AND air conditioning units)- especially when the humidity is high.  A tenant/visitor arrives to a property, turns on the air, and cranks down the thermostat (believing that the house will cool faster if the thermostat is set at 65 rather than 72 degrees). Much to their frustration, the unit freezes up, and shuts down.

Similar circumstances with refrigerators. The empty space is loaded with room temperature food.   The cool air escapes while the door is open.  And when it doesn’t seem cold enough a short time later, the tenant/visitor turns the dial all the way down.  Like the HVAC system, the appliance freezes up and shuts down.  Turning the dial back to a medium setting is the solution.

Occasionally, this is the view from my “remote office” 😉