Spacious home for sale in Dudley!

April 30, 2018

Welcome to 7 Prospect Avenue in Dudley – this is NOT your typical ranch style home!  With over 1,400 square feet of living space this 3 bedroom home is a great choice for single level living if you are downsizing or just starting out. This home is a solid choice as it has been very well maintained and updated through out the years.  Spacious living room with hardwoods and bay window to relax in.  The eat in kitchen has a pantry, mud room and first floor laundry.  Three generously sized bedrooms with hardwoods and excellent closet space.  The walk up attic is ready to be finished for additional space or kept as storage.  The full basement also offers additional open square footage.  Enjoy this summer by the in-ground pool or in the 3 season porch!  Double fenced yard, detached garage and additional parking.  With all this home has to offer it will go quickly! Listed for $234,999!

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Hamilton Street in Worcester!

April 30, 2018

Excellent commercial investment opportunity! This expansive mixed-use building is in a prime location on Hamilton Street in Worcester.  Two store fronts and 3 fully rented residential units with parking make this a turnkey operation for your next investment.  The residential town house style units have gas heat and parking.  Each unit carries their own utilities.  City parking directly in front of the two store fronts.  Side yard on Almont Ave can be made into additional parking or a green space for tenants. Current rents are below market.  Don’t miss out on this! Listed for $689,999!

Check out the full listing HERE!

New to the market in Maynard!

April 30, 2018

NEW FOR THE SPRING MARKET! Spacious home in one of Maynard’s premier locations along the Assabet River is now on the market!  Over 2200 square feet of living space on over a half acre with the river in your back yard!  Open flowing main level features a large kitchen with open peninsula to the dining room.  Fireplace living room with cathedral ceilings and bay window provides a view through the sliders and to the back deck.  3 spacious bedrooms on the main level with newly renovated full bath.  Master bedroom features double closets and private bath.  Newly renovated lower level offers hardwoods with an office/4th bedroom and open family room and flex room.  With an additional full bath this would make a nice in-law or au pair space.  This house has so much to offer with space, breath-taking views and location with commuter rail and Assabet River Rail Trail. Listed for $464,999!

Check out the full listing HERE!

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New to the market in Worcester!

April 30, 2018

Westside Wonderful!  This beautifully updated and well maintained young home is NEW for the spring market!  Three large bedrooms and two full bathrooms!  Open concept main living area features hardwoods with cathedral ceilings.  Updated granite counter tops in the large eat-in kitchen with a view of the back yard through the slider doors.  The bedrooms are spacious with plenty of closet space and great natural light.  Both full bathrooms just received new granite counter tops!  The large composite deck (16 x 12) is complimentary to the large back yard.  Attached Garage!  Lower level storage space! Transferable solar panels!  Newer Roof!  Great commuter location!  There is nothing to do but move in and enjoy your new home! Listed for $244,999! Join us for the market entrance open houses on Saturday 5/5 and Sunday 5/6 12pm to 2pm. Offers due Monday 5/7 by 12pm.

Check out the 3D tour HERE!

Open house Saturday and Sunday in Maynard!

April 26, 2018

NEW FOR THE SPRING MARKET! Spacious home in one of Maynard’s premier locations along the Assabet River is now on the market!  Over 2200 square feet of living space on over a half acre with the river in your back yard!  Open flowing main level features a large kitchen with open peninsula to the dining room.  Fireplace living room with cathedral ceilings and bay window provides a view through the sliders and to the back deck.  3 spacious bedrooms on the main level with newly renovated full bath.  Master bedroom features double closets and private bath.  Newly renovated lower level offers hardwoods with an office/4th bedroom and open family room and flex room.  With an additional full bath this would make a nice in-law or au pair space.  This house has so much to offer with space, breath-taking views and location with commuter rail and Assabet River Rail Trail. Listed for $464,999!  All showings at the open houses on Saturday 4/28 1pm to 3pm and Sunday 4/29 11am to 1pm.  Offers due by 12pm Monday 4/30.

Check out the 3D tour HERE!

New to the market in Maynard!

April 25, 2018

NEW FOR THE SPRING MARKET! Spacious home in one of Maynard’s premier locations along the Assabet River is now on the market!  Over 2200 square feet of living space on over a half acre with the river in your back yard!  Open flowing main level features a large kitchen with open peninsula to the dining room.  Fireplace living room with cathedral ceilings and bay window provides a view through the sliders and to the back deck.  3 spacious bedrooms on the main level with newly renovated full bath.  Master bedroom features double closets and private bath.  Newly renovated lower level offers hardwoods with an office/4th bedroom and open family room and flex room.  With an additional full bath this would make a nice in-law or au pair space.  This house has so much to offer with space, breath-taking views and location with commuter rail and Assabet River Rail Trail. Listed for $464,999!  All showings at the open houses on Saturday 4/28 1pm to 3pm and Sunday 4/29 11am to 1pm.  Offers due by 12pm Monday 4/30.

Check out the 3D tour HERE!

5 Awesomely Easy Landscaping Projects!

April 25, 2018

By: Houselogic.com

No need for fancy DIY skills, a lot of money, or a ton of time to pull off these yard upgrades.

It’s your yard — yours to do with as you wish. And while that’s great, that doesn’t mean you have to be one of those people who spends every spare moment in their yard, sprucing it up.

But, still, your landscaping could use a little something. But something easy.

Here are five totally doable projects that your budget will barely notice, but your neighbors definitely will:

#1 Add Some (Tough) Edging:

Tell your grass who’s boss with edging that can stand up to even the crabbiest of all crabgrasses.

But don’t make the mistake that many homeowners make of buying the flexible plastic stuff, thinking it will be easier to install. It’ll look cheap and amateurish from day one.

Worse, it won’t last. And before you know it, you won’t be able to tell where your garden bed ends and your “lawn” begins.

Instead buy the more rigid, tough stuff in either fiberglass, aluminum, or steel.

Tips on installing edging:

• Lay out a hose in the pattern you want.
• Sprinkle flour or powdered chalk to mark the hose pattern.
• Use a lawn edger (or spade) to make an incision for the edging.
• Tap the edging into the incision with a rubber mallet.

The cost? Mostly your time, and up to $2.50 a square foot for the edging.

#2 Create a Focal Point with a Berm:

A berm is a mound of gently sloping earth, often created to help with drainage. You can also build them to create “island beds,” a focal point of textures and colors that are so much more interesting than plain ol’ green grass.

Plus, they’ll give you privacy — and diffuse street noises. What’s not to like about that? Especially if you live in more urban areas.

For most yards, berms should max out at 2-feet high because of the space needed to properly build one.

They need a ratio of 4-6 feet of width for every foot of height. That’s at least 8 feet for a typical 2-foot high berm. So be sure you have the room, or decrease the height of your berm.

Popular berm plantings include:

• Flowering bushes, such as azaleas
• Evergreens, such as blue spruce
• Perennials such as periwinkle
• Tall, swaying prairie grasses
• Lots of mulch to keep weeds away

#3 Make a Flagstone Wall:

Aim to build a wall no more than 12 inches tall, and it becomes a super simple DIY project— no mortar needed at all!

How to build an easy flagstone wall:

• Dig a trench a couple of inches deep and wide enough to accommodate the flagstones.
• Fill with pea gravel and/or sand and tamp to make level.
• Lay out the flagstones to see their shapes and sizes.
• Stack the smaller stones first.
• Save the largest, prettiest flagstones for the top layer.
• Backfill with gravel.

Choose a stone of consistent thickness. Flagstone might be limestone, sandstone, shale — any rock that splits into slabs.

The cost? About $300 for stones and sand (a ton of 2-inch-thick stone is enough for a wall 10 feet long and 12 inches high).

#4 Install a Path with Flagstone or Gravel:

There’s something romantic, charming, and simply welcoming about a meandering pathway to your front door or back garden — which means it has super-huge impact when it comes to your home’s curb appeal.

You can use flagstone, pea gravel, decomposed or crushed granite, even poured concrete (although that’s not easy to DIY).

A few tips for building a pathway:

• Allow 3 feet of width for clearance.
• Create curves rather than straight lines for a pleasing effect.
• Remove sod at least 3 to 4 inches deep to keep grass from coming back.
• If you live in an area with heavy rains, opt for large, heavy stones.

The cost? Anywhere from a couple of hundred bucks to upwards of $500 depending on the material you use, with decomposed granite being the least expensive, and flagstone (also the easiest of the bunch to install) the costliest.

#5 Build a Tree Surround:

Installing a masonry surround for a tree is a two-fer project: It looks great, and it means you’ve got less to mow. Come to think of it, it’s a three-fer. It can work as extra seating when you have your lawn party, too!

All it takes is digging a circular trench, adding some sand, and installing brick, cement blocks, or stone. Just go for whatever look you like best.

The trickiest part is getting an even circle around the tree. Here’s how:

• Tie a rope around the tree, making a loop big enough so that when you pull it taut against the tree, the outer edge of the loop is right where you want the surround to be.
• Set your spade inside the loop with the handle plumb — straight up and down. Now, as you move around the tree, the loop of rope keeps the spade exactly the same distance from the base of the tree, creating a nice circle.

Then build the tree surround:

• Dig out a circular trench about 8 inches deep and 6 inches wide.
• Add a layer of sand.
• Set bricks at an angle for a saw-tooth effect or lay them end-to-end.
• Fill the surround with 2 to 3 inches of mulch.

The cost? Super cheap. You can do it for less than $25 with commonly-available pavers and stones.

Open houses Thursday/Saturday in Worcester!

April 25, 2018

Excellent commercial investment opportunity! This expansive mixed-use building is in a prime location on Hamilton Street in Worcester.  Two store fronts and 3 fully rented residential units with parking make this a turnkey operation for your next investment.  The residential town house style units have gas heat and parking.  Each unit carries their own utilities.  City parking directly in front of the two store fronts.  Side yard on Almont Ave can be made into additional parking or a green space for tenants. Current rents are below market.  Don’t miss out on this! Listed for $689,999!  This property can be viewed by group showings only on Thursday 4/26 12pm to 2pm and Saturday 4/28 12pm to 2pm.  All and any offers are due on Monday 4/30 by 12pm.

Check out the full listing HERE!

Just listed on Raymond Street in Holden!

April 24, 2018

Just listed! 46 Raymond Street in Holden! This 3 bed, 1 full/2 half bath cape is listed for $229,500 by Properties Central.

Just listed on Westbrook Road in Northborough!

April 24, 2018

Just listed! 32 Westbrook Road, Unit 32 in Northborough! This 3 bed, 2.5 bath condo is listed for $260k by RE/MAX.