New price in Southbridge!

June 25, 2018

Your next investment is here! This limited time offering of TWO multi-family buildings in Southbridge. Each building contains three units that each have 3 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, living room and eat-in kitchen. Each building has updated electrical, recent roof, gas heat, parking. 37 Thomas St (MLS 72326724) is fully rented and delivered with tenants under leases. 23 Wardwell Ct (MLS 72326725) will be delivered with 1st and 3rd floors vacant and ready for renovation. Great in-town location for future advertising exposure. These two buildings are a great addition to your current portfolio or start your real estate investing this year with them! Now listed for $285k!

Check out the full listing HERE!

Move-in ready home for sale in Shrewsbury!

June 25, 2018

*SHREWSBURY*! LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION! Fully renovated 1400+ sq ft contemporary-styled, single-level living ranch home in the heart of Shrewsbury! Quick closing encouraged. 3 bedrooms and 2 full baths on a flat lot featuring two separate fenced yards. Cathedral ship lap ceilings, hardwoods, family room and full, dry basement. Completely remodeled with granite, stainless steel appliances and updated fireplace. All mechanicals including furnace, roof, electrical, and most windows have been updated in the past 2 years. Well-established neighborhood with a great walking score! Maple/Oak Street neighborhood, Minutes to I-290, new library, downtown, Foundation Field, Oak and Sherwood Middle school. Lakeway Commons is a short 5 minute drive with the new Whole Foods, Starbucks, shopping, and dining! Want to add more square footage? The basement is ready to be finished for that additional space! This is a move-in-ready home in a great location with no work needed! Priced at $425,000!

New to the market in Leicester!

June 25, 2018

Nicely renovated large farm house style colonial on a tree lined country road is now ready for you! Large rooms and high ceilings provide a light and airy flow to this house.  Great outdoor space with a wrap around farmer’s porch, flat yard and 3 bay garage.  Updated kitchen includes granite counters, mud room/pantry, stainless steel appliances and propane cook stove. The living room has newly refinished parquet wood floor, a fireplace with gas insert, beamed wood ceiling and entrance to the deck.  Dining room features newly refinished hardwoods, a pellet stove and is bright with multiple front windows! Master bedroom has a dedicated staircase and cathedral ceilings with decorative window. 2 additional bedrooms are also generously sized.  NEW well!  NEW septic!  Great yard!  Great commuter location! 3 bedrooms, large general living space and over 1700 sq feet! Listed for $334,999!

Check out the full listing HERE!

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New to the market in Walpole!

June 25, 2018

This adorable cape in Walpole has been very well maintained and updated which makes it a GREAT house to call home! Flexible layout with 2 full bedrooms upstairs and 2 full bedrooms on the main level you can enjoy the extra space with a first floor Master or home office. The sun room addition creates an open floor plan with the kitchen and living room and is the perfect room to relax in. Step right out to the new deck and pool in the private fenced in yard.  Front yard professionally landscaped for beautiful curb appeal! Excellent commuter location with quick access to commuter rail and 1A.  Walking distance to down town area.  Passing Title V and MANY updates and upgrades! Listed for $449,999!

Check out the full listing HERE!

Check out the 3D tour HERE!

Open houses on Saturday and Sunday in Leicester!

June 22, 2018

Nicely renovated large farm house style colonial on a tree lined country road is now ready for you! Large rooms and high ceilings provide a light and airy flow to this house.  Great outdoor space with a wrap around farmer’s porch, flat yard and 3 bay garage.  Updated kitchen includes granite counters, mud room/pantry, stainless steel appliances and propane cook stove. The living room has newly refinished parquet wood floor, a fireplace with gas insert, beamed wood ceiling and entrance to the deck.  Dining room features newly refinished hardwoods, a pellet stove and is bright with multiple front windows! Master bedroom has a dedicated staircase and cathedral ceilings with decorative window. 2 additional bedrooms are also generously sized.  NEW well!  NEW septic!  Great yard!  Great commuter location! 3 bedrooms, large general living space and over 1700 sq feet! Listed for $334,999! Join us at the market entrance open houses on Saturday/Sunday 1pm to 3pm!

Check out the full listing HERE!

Check out the 3D tour HERE!

Open houses on Saturday and Sunday in Walpole!

June 22, 2018

This adorable cape in Walpole has been very well maintained and updated which makes it a GREAT house to call home! Flexible layout with 2 full bedrooms upstairs and 2 full bedrooms on the main level you can enjoy the extra space with a first floor Master or home office. The sun room addition creates an open floor plan with the kitchen and living room and is the perfect room to relax in. Step right out to the new deck and pool in the private fenced in yard.  Front yard professionally landscaped for beautiful curb appeal! Excellent commuter location with quick access to commuter rail and 1A.  Walking distance to down town area.  Passing Title V and MANY updates and upgrades! Listed for $449,999! Join us for the market entrance open houses on Saturday and Sunday 12pm to 2pm!

Check out the 3D tour HERE!

New to the market in Walpole!

June 21, 2018

This adorable cape in Walpole has been very well maintained and updated which makes it a GREAT house to call home! Flexible layout with 2 full bedrooms upstairs and 2 full bedrooms on the main level you can enjoy the extra space with a first floor Master or home office. The sun room addition creates an open floor plan with the kitchen and living room and is the perfect room to relax in. Step right out to the new deck and pool in the private fenced in yard.  Front yard professionally landscaped for beautiful curb appeal! Excellent commuter location with quick access to commuter rail and 1A.  Walking distance to down town area.  Passing Title V and MANY updates and upgrades! Listed for $449,999! Join us for the market entrance open houses on Saturday and Sunday 12pm to 2pm!

Check out the 3D tour HERE!

New to the market in Leicester!

June 20, 2018

Nicely renovated large farm house style colonial on a tree lined country road is now ready for you! Large rooms and high ceilings provide a light and airy flow to this house.  Great outdoor space with a wrap around farmer’s porch, flat yard and 3 bay garage.  Updated kitchen includes granite counters, mud room/pantry, stainless steel appliances and propane cook stove. The living room has newly refinished parquet wood floor, a fireplace with gas insert, beamed wood ceiling and entrance to the deck.  Dining room features newly refinished hardwoods, a pellet stove and is bright with multiple front windows! Master bedroom has a dedicated staircase and cathedral ceilings with decorative window. 2 additional bedrooms are also generously sized.  NEW well!  NEW septic!  Great yard!  Great commuter location! 3 bedrooms, large general living space and over 1700 sq feet! Listed for $334,999! Join us at the market entrance open houses on Saturday/Sunday 1pm to 3pm!

View the 3D tour HERE!

Renovation Projects on Your Wish List (and What They’ll Cost!)!

June 20, 2018

By: Amy Howell Hirt

Some might not cost you a dime in the end — if you do them right.

You’ve got the enthusiasm. You’ve got the dream. The budget?

Weeeell … Budget-conscious homeowners sometimes put off a home renovation they really, really want because it feels like a treat, rather than an investment.

But if you look at the data — found in the “Remodeling Impact Report” from the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® — that “treat” could be a super-smart financial thing to do.

See for yourself. Here are the projects most homeowners covet, what they cost (keep in mind, these are pro-installation costs), and whether that cost will pay for itself:

Deck or Patio: $6,400 – $9,450:

Decks and patios, which are among the most-loved projects by homeowners, are legit investments. Both can return more than 100% of your renovation costs if you sell. (A free deck isn’t bad, eh?)

So get that Adirondack out of the dirt. Treating yourself to a patio or deck is an investment you can love and profit from.

New Hardwood Floors: $5,500:

A span of luscious hardwood is some seriously rewarding eye candy: It lasts for decades and typically returns 91% of your investment.

Tip that ROI scale closer to 100% with these money-saving tips:

• Keep the layout simple (no intricate borders or inlaid patterns) to save $1 to $2 per square foot.
• Handle prep work, like removing and disposing of the old flooring and removing furniture, to cut labor costs.

Full Kitchen Renovation: $65,000:

Big money for big joy: That’s one way to describe a full kitchen reno.

Homeowners in the RIR survey scored it a perfect 10 for the amount of joy it brings to their lives. (Which makes sense, since we spend so much time there.)

And if you need an excuse, er, reason, to get cooking on a renovation, consider this: You could recoup $40,000, so you’re basically getting a $65,000 kitchen for a mere $15,000 — plus years of enjoyment.

To keep from busting your budget, (most homeowners do), spend at least six months deciding what you really want so you’re less likely to create costly changes along the way. Work added on after the contract is signed bumps up homeowners’ budgets by an average of 10%.

Bath Redo: $30,000:

For a room that occupies so little of the house, the bath packs a lot of pricey items. Countertops, cabinetry, flooring, and plumbing fixtures add up.

To make sure the renovation looks as good 10 years from now, and to recoup most of your investment (typically 50% — more if you mostly DIY it):

• Consider tile flooring that looks like wood but performs like porcelain. Splashed water and humid air will warp real wood.
• Limit the amount of tiny tile you use. All that grout requires serious upkeep to keep clean.
• Opt for white tubs and sinks that will never go out of style. Just think about all those 1950s aqua toilets you’re glad you don’t have. Right. White would have been a better choice.

Landscaping: $4,750:

Talk about curb appeal that pays you back.

A typical landscaping project with bushes, mulch, a stone walkway, flowering shrubs and a tree or two has great impact on your home’s curb appeal — just another way of saying “cha-ching” when you sell.

Because you almost always get your full investment back on landscaping projects. In fact, you usually get a bit more.

Basement Conversion: $40,000:

Talk about the possibilities: a home theater, playroom, office, or even a rentable apartment. And, much like the kitchen and bath, you’ll get a good bit back — typically a little more than 60%.

To keep costs down and bring the ROI up, think about what you need from the finished basement:

• Is a bathroom a necessity? Does that bar actually need to be wet? Adding basement plumbing will significantly boost your budget because of the whole making-water-defy-gravity thing.
• Would finished concrete floors with rugs suffice, rather than getting into the costs of vapor barriers, subflooring, and carpet padding? Plain old concrete sure makes for easy clean-up in a rec room or play space.
• Do you need separate rooms? Create one open space and you’ll save on doors, studs, and drywall. Plus, nothing feels like a better add to your home than a new, giant, woo-wee, look-at-all-this-space room.

New Roof: $7,500:

You can finally understand just what your parents meant when they said, “I put this roof over your head …”

It’s kind of a big deal. You rely on a good, healthy roof to keep costly threats — namely water, insects, mold, and wildlife — out of the house and keep conditioned air inside.

While it may not be a “dream” investment, the ROI for a roof is pretty dreamy, often more than 100%.

Some homeowners opt to shingle over an existing roof rather than springing for a new one, but that’s a waste of money. You won’t be able to see (much less repair) damage to the actual roof unless you take the shingles off.

New price in Southbridge!

June 18, 2018

Your next investment is here! This limited time offering of TWO multi-family buildings in Southbridge. Each building contains three units that each have 3 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, living room and eat-in kitchen. Each building has updated electrical, recent roof, gas heat, parking. 37 Thomas St (MLS 72326724) is fully rented and delivered with tenants under leases. 23 Wardwell Ct (MLS 72326725) will be delivered with 1st and 3rd floors vacant and ready for renovation. Great in-town location for future advertising exposure. These two buildings are a great addition to your current portfolio or start your real estate investing this year with them! Now listed for $285k!

Check out the full listing HERE!