I've got a small handful of these FOR SALE signs coming down this week.  I'm super happy for all my sellers who are closing BUT where am I going to put these things?  Perhaps in your yard?  Call me! 

When I listed this for sale house, I called it "small but mighty" and what a great description.  A unique 2 bedroom house, under 1000 square feet with an open floor plan and a fantastic, large, level fenced in yard.  It had it all for someone but would not be right for everyone.  This was one of those houses I would have liked to have lived in myself.  So it was no surprise when it sold quickly, over asking price!  Congratulations to my sellers!  They saw the time was right to upsize and sell, they made a great plan and they nailed it!  Oooooh, that feeling when everything works out perfectly! 

What a beautiful multi-family house this was!  I was very pleased to get this listing as a referral from another real estate broker who does not work in this area.  Her dear friend wanted to sell an investment property so she connected us.  This awesome house was practically in my backyard so it was exciting and fun to be able to help so easily with everything from market values to setting up work with local contractors.  I'm really starting to feel like an Enfield expert these days!  My selling client put a lot of effort into some nice updates while she owned the house so the new owners have TWO granite kitchens, TWO new half bathrooms and laundry on the living levels in TWO units.  Congratulations to everyone!  

This seller found me on Google so a BIG thank you to everyone who has ever taken the time to review me there!  It really works and I cannot thank you enough!  In this case, my client already had another comfy spot to live further north in New England.  It was time to unload the other, less used house and to release the burden of the carrying costs and regular maintenance a house needs.  And what a great time to sell!  My client received multiple offers right away and the house sold in two days at $10,000.00 over asking price!   I'm so happy for him and I love helping people lighten up their lives! 

In this CRAZY real estate market, even a good rental can be hard to find!  I was super happy to get my clients in to this gorgeous Enfield duplex.  It's their very first rental so the pressure to see the house quickly, decide to apply and then sign a lease immediately was a bit daunting.  But the value for the price of this apartment cannot be beat anywhere else in town!  So they made a great choice moving quickly and will be busy settling in while everyone else is still trying to find a place to live!  Welcome to Enfield, Maria and Brian!  See you around!   

Another awesome downsizer!  I've mentioned before that sometimes downsizing isn't about the size of the space, but the maintenance that goes in to caring for it.  My seller in this case recently retired (under 50!) and did not want to spend all of her new free time caring for her GIANT yard or maintaining her inground pool area.  So she wasn't looking for a smaller house per se but was definitely looking for fewer chores and lower costs for home upkeep.  She transitioned into exactly what she was looking for and we sold her house very quickly and for $5,000 over asking price!  Woo hoo! 

60 Old Town Rd
#113
Vernon, CT 06066
2 bedroom, 1.5 bathroom
$109,900.00

SOLD!
1/14/21

This was a VERY interesting real estate challenge.  Have you heard about the issues caused by pyrrhotite in concrete foundations in CT?  If not, you can learn more HERE.  If you know what I'm talking about than you know foundation issues are no joke!  My client owned a condo in a complex with known issues with the concrete foundations.  She had moved out a few years ago and was renting the condo out.  When her last set of tenants gave notice that they were going to be moving out, my client got to thinking... should I rent this out again or try to sell it now?  She decided selling would be her best option so we dove into learning all we could about pyrrhotite, foundation issues and what the HOA for the complex was planning to do with the affected buildings.  Together, we attended meetings, read engineering reports, asked questions and combed over comparable sales.   Using our new found knowledge on the subject of bad concrete and taking comparable sales prices into account, we put a great price on this condo.  We were able to sell it for full price in a reasonable amount of time and everyone involved was happy with the outcome.  Everyone worked together so what seemed like such a complicated situation actually went very smoothly!  Congrats to my seller for unloading a burden and to the buyer for getting a great deal!  

Meet Jennifer and Tom!  This was not the first rodeo for these two savvy homebuyers.  They've spent the last several years happy in their first home that was small but mighty at about 950 square feet.  But they recently decided they needed some more space.  We found it in Enfield, CT!  Working with buyers who are upgrading or downsizing or just relocating is awesome!  Having previous experience with homebuying and homeowning gives most folks a more specific idea of what they want in their next home.  These guys knew exactly what they wanted (and more importantly what they DIDN'T want) in their new home.  That made home shopping with them super fun!  And you know I love it when a family needs a music room!  Welcome to town, Jennifer and Tom!  Enjoy all your new extra space and I'll see you around!  

Today, I got to make another appearance on WWLP's awesome morning show, Mass Appeal!  Thanks to Patrick Berry and the gang at WWLP for having me on and helping to promote Beekeeping School 2021 put on by the Hampden County Beekeepers Association.  For more information on the event, please click the photo above.  To sign up, click the photo below!  

Bee School 2021 is no longer for "locals only"!  We've gone virtual and you can now take the classes online with your friends and family on the couch together or from a long distance apart!  Learn all you can this winter so you will BEE ready for your new hobby by spring!