BEACH NOTES

"Open House" ... 137 Ocean Road ... in Ocean City, NJ - May 10th (Sat) 10am-2pm   This is one of the lower priced single family listings in the Gardens on the ocean side of the Gardens Parkway.  A 3BR/2BA rancher on a 30x100 lot with gas heat and central air, great rental history, a nice deck and...

"There is still a lot of time left in the 'Spring Buying Period" ... Ocean City, NJ It's all about the weather ... spring can be cold, or wet, warm, or dry.  The issue of buying and even renting connects a lot with how nice the weather is.  So we have about two full months to go until the summer ...

"Ocean City" NJ ... The Island takes a turn toward summer ...   We waited out the cold and wet winter that tended to go on and on ... indeed into the spring.  We knew it couldn't last, but it did add some extra time to the process.  Often, we are able to get buyer activity even in February on a n...

"How does one handle the Showing of Sale Listings" ... from Ocean City, NJ   Most real estate agents utilize the lock box method of obtaining keys for showings here in Ocean City, New Jersey.  In many locations, a city or MLS will utilize the "special key to open said boxes (which we did explore ...

"Spring Block Party" ... May 3, 2014 (Saturday) ... in Ocean City, New Jersey   The "Spring Block Party" starts at 9am and goes until 5pm this Saturday (May 3, 2014) in Ocean City, New Jersey.  All roads going south from Philadlephia lead to Ocean City, NJ. Food, music, and loads of craft tables ...

"Professional Standards Procedures Seminar" ... Ocean City, New Jersey The Ocean City Board of Realtors held a workshop with Facilitator, Diane K. Disbrow, who has had an ongoing relationship with our participants over a good many years.  Those invited to the workshop were members of the Grievenc...

"An Open House Primer" for Ocean City, New Jersey I've been doing weekend open houses here in Ocean City, NJ since 1993.  In many of those early years, I was one of a limited number doing the "open house" effort.  Now these days, it is quite different:  many more open houses out there in competit...

"2 Properties Sold in Ocean City ... One in Gardens, Another in Northend"   In March, 2014 my sale listing at 2 Ocean Road 2nd Floor (a 3BR/1BA condominium in the Gardens) sold in mid $300,000 range.  In April, 2014 working with Buyers I sold 137 Central Avenue (a 4BR/3.5BA single family in the N...

Sale Listing ... "808 North Street" in Ocean City, New Jersey   Located at the dividing point between the Northend and the Gardens sections of Ocean City at "808 North Street," one of the very interesting and well known streets with the even numbered side of the street still in the Northend and t...

Sale Listing ... "809 St James Place" ... in Ocean City, New Jersey   In the "Northend" section of the City of Ocean City ... that section north of Sixth Street to south of North Street, this one on the "800" long beach block which runs from Atlantic Avenue to the St James Beach and the northern ...