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Comments on real estate on the Main Line, PA area, especially Valley forge, King of Prussia, Tredyffrin, Easttown, Radnor and points further West.
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Ardmore, Lower Merion - We invite everyone to visit our open house at 105 Glenn Rd Apt 9 2nd Floor on June 21 from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM. Buy now and get the $8000 first time buyer credit. Use it for updating and making this place your own, buy a little furniture, a new flat screen television what ever you think makes the most sense. You can walk to Suburban Square, the Ardmore Farmer's market, or the Main Line YMCA on Montgomery Avenue. Property information
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Old Forge Crossing, Devon - We invite everyone to visit our open house at 271 Old Forge Crossing on June 7 from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM. This 2 bed 2 bath 2nd story condo has updated kitchen and bathrooms with ceramic tile in the bathrooms and stainless steel appliances in the kitchen. Come by and see what condo living is like. Pool and tennis courts, 40+ acres and walking trails through out the development. Great location close to King of Prussia Mall and Valley Forge Park. Property information
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New Bathrooms and kitchen
• 945 sq. ft., 2 bath, 2 bdrm single story "2nd floor" -  MLS® $225,000 - Completely Updated Devon, Devon-Berwyn - One of the few completely updated 2 bedroom 2 bath 2nd story end units in Old Forge Crossing. New bathrooms with new tile and new kitchen with stainless steel appliances, as well as six panel doors. Has neutral carpeting and walk-in closets in hall and master bedroom. Inner Courtyard location with nice views but close to parking so no long walks with shopping. Dining area and living room with balcony, these homes have masses of storage space as well. No dogs but 2 cats per unit are allowed. Condo fee covers pool, tennis, gas for dryer, cooking and hot water, trash, snow removal, common area maintenance. Old Forge is a Very Desirable Community w/40+ acres of Beautifully Landscape Grounds, Paths and Picturesque Pool, Tennis Courts, Pond, Stream and Clubhouse. Near K. of Prussia Mall, Valley Forge Park, Gateway Shopping Center, Jenkins Arboreteum. New owner contributes to capital fund at settlement equal to 6 months condo fees currently 1650 dollars. You may qualify for the first time buyer $8000 credit when purchasing this home, act now call for an appointment. Property information
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Ardmore, Lower Merion - We invite everyone to visit our open house at 105 Glenn Rd Apt 9 2nd Floor on May 17 from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM. This is a gret opportunity to take advantage of the First Time Buyer Credit of $8000 towards the purchase of this home. Great location within walking distance of Suburban Square's restaurants, coffee shops and shops and the Main Line YMCA if you want to work out. Ardmore's Septa R5 station also is close by and Lancaster Avenue. Property information
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Ardmore, Lower Merion - We invite everyone to visit our open house at 105 Glenn Rd Apt 9 2nd Floor on May 12 from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM. This is a great home with westerly aspect and a wonderful location just across Montgomery Ave from the Ardmore Farmers Market and Trader Joe's along with all the other shops and restaurants of Surburban Square and the Main Line YMCA. Property information
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Ardmore, Lower Merion - We invite everyone to visit our open house at 105 Glenn Rd Unit #9 on May 5 from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM. This is a great home close to everything important. Walk to the Ardmore Farmers Market, Trader Joe's and all the shops and restaurants through Suburban Square. If you need the train the Septa R5 line is right here. Want to exercise stroll down to the Main Line YMCA for a workout. Property information
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Villanova, Lower Merion - We invite everyone to visit our open house at 327 Saybrook Rd on April 26 from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM. Seller looked at the house recently and decided to install all new windows throughout. What a deal! This house is wonderful value when compared to what is on the market, totally updated with new kitchen, new baths, too many upgrades to mention, great light throughout and now new windows. Now is the time to buy. Property information
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Low Taxes
• 2,506 sq. ft., 3 bath, 4 bdrm ranch "Center Hall" - MLS® $729,900 - Great Value in L. Merion Villanova, Lower Merion - Villanova home with LOW TAXES. Great location. Rehabbed in 2008, all new bathrooms and new kitchen with granite counters, new interior doors, roof new 2006, new heater 2007. Once up the short drive there is plenty of driveway parking and the house sits on a flat piece of land overlooking the valley, front porch has slate floor new in 2007. Two car garage with access to W/O basement with remodelled laundry/mud room with large walk in cedar closet and 2 further finished rooms. Stairs to large and bright rooms on the main level with good flow throughout for entertaining including sun room overlooking flat yard and large new 2007 deck, 24 X 15 with built in benches. Both family and sun room with fans. Eat in kitchen has new cabinets, stainless steel appliances and granite counters. Private office off hallway for those who need to work from home. Bedrooms are all good sizes with powder room and bathrooms updated in 2008. Property information
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You know what they say in real estate: Location, Location, Location. Surely after location it is curb appeal though, so may be the saying should be Location, Location, Curb appeal. How many of you have not even wanted to get out the car, because the house looked so UN-appealing just from the curb? So now that Spring is finally coming.... get out there and do something about your yard and the exterior of the house. My first love is gardening, so to me it is less of a chore than for some, but there are some easy guidelines to go by. I always have to laugh to myself when people say: This is a low maintenance garden... there really isn't such a thing. The more yard you have the more work you have, the only thing that is relatively low maintenance is grass, but even that needs fertilizing and mowing and edging. So here are some guidelines. 1. Start early in the year, when it is nice and cool 2. Work just an hour or so, but frequently like 3 or 4 times a week rather then 4 hours in one go. It is easier to find the time and less tiring. Have all your gardening "finished" by the end of May. Then all summer you just have maintenance, which shouldn't take more than 1-2 hours a week. 3. Don't just put new mulch on top of the old; weeds will go through the mulch. So weed first and then add new mulch. 4. Long term perennials are cheaper and less maintenance than annuals. Annuals give color all summer, whereas perennials only flower for a period of time, you don't have the work of planting them year after year. The trick is to add some annuals amongst your perennials for added color. 5. Realize that pots and baskets are ALOT of work. I usually have 10-12 pots, but decided this year to reduce my work and just have to 3. That's it! 6. Ground covers like Pachysandra and Vinca are actually more work than grass. It is much harder to keep the weeds out. Grass you just mow, weeds and all. A nice yard can add lots of value to your house for a relatively small investment.
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I am indebted this week to John Abbbott of Abbott Law Offices in Berwyn who has written a follow up article for me on the new contractor registration law. In just a few weeks the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania will begin registering over 80,000 home improvement contractors. This is just the first of a two-phase law that was passed in October 2008 and goes into effect this July 1st. The registration phase is being handled by the Attorney General's Office so you know it is important. All contractors must apply (most likely thru a web site) in order to obtain a registration number. The key factors in the registration process are: - You are a "contractor" if you do any kind of work (with a couple exceptions) over $500 inside or outside a residence.
- The application will include social security numbers, home addresses, all prior business names, street address of business (no post office box addresses permitted), home phone number, some criminal records, bankruptcy filings, etc.
- Proof of liability insurance and property damage insurance.
The second phase of the law applies to the contracts that are signed with the homeowner. The law requires all contracts after July 1st to provide for the following: - All estimates, proposals, contracts and even advertisements must contain the contractor's new license number.
- The contract must be in writing, signed by the contractor and the home owner, dated, and legible.
- The contract must contain an approximate starting and completion date, a description of the work and materials to be used and a set of specifications.
- The contract must contain the names, addresses and phone numbers of all subcontractors.
- All contracts will contain a right to rescind them within 3 days.
- Deposit amounts will be limited.
......and the list of contract provisions goes on even further. What does all this mean? Well, even though we do not yet have the Attorney General's rules for the application process, come July 1st the contracting process will get much more complicated in light of all the new contract provisions and requirements. Hopefully this law will have the desired effect of eliminating the bad contractors in Pennsylvania. For further information feel free to contact John Abbott at his offices in Berwyn. By: John R. Abbott, Esq.
Abbott Law Offices, LLC
1231 Lancaster Avenue
Berwyn, PA 19312
(610) 647-4777
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Knobb Hill, Paoli - We invite everyone to visit our open house at 1600 Knobb Hill on February 15 from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM. This is a great chance to see this wonderful home and see that there is nothing you have to do but bring your furniture and move in. Property information
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Radnor Township, Delaware County - We invite everyone to visit our open house at 24 Devonwood Rd on February 15 from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM. This is a great opportunity to buy a good sized starter home in Radnor township in a quiet neighborhood with sidewalks and proximity to three township parks as well as the Radnor walking trail. Wayne elementary school is only a short walk as well. Property information
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This Friday as part of the First Friday events in Berwyn, PA supported by the Berwyn Devon Business and Professional Association Nick Vandekar together with Kathy Scipione from Long and Foster Real Estate Inc Devon office and Linda Sticklin of Home Staging and Organizing will hold a free seminar Achieving Success Selling Your Home in a Buyers' Market. This is a free community seminar to be held at Easttown Library from 5 to 6 PM and will touch on Staging your home for sale both decoratively and financially and cover issues such as the questions you should ask before hiring a Realtor to sell your home, local market trends, does advertising work and why it is important to price your home correctly from the beginning. We look forward to meeting you there and hope you can attend. Easttown Library is located on First Avenue in Berwyn, PA. So why not attend the seminar and then go out for dinner in the village at one of our many restaurants and attend some of the other events taking place for First Friday in Berwyn.
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Radnor Township, Delaware County - Great location in West Wayne for this 3 bed 2 bath Mediterranean style cape. Attractive landscaping and ability to walk to three township parks and downtown Wayne are all pluses. Price of $350,000 makes it great value. Buy now and make use of the Federal first time buyers credit of $7,500. We invite everyone to visit our open house at 24 Devonwood Rd on February 1 from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM. Property information
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Radnor Township, Delaware County - We invite everyone to visit our open house at 24 Devonwood Rd on January 18 from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM. We had ten groups through last weekend even with a playoff game in progress. So don't miss out, come early and get home in time for the game. Go Eagles. Property information
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