Vacation Home Sales On Record Rise According to an April 2007 news release from The National Association of REALTORS, vacation home sales rose 4.7% in 2006, while investment sales and primary residence sales fell. 14% of all homes purchased in 2006 were vacation homes, up from 12% in 2005. The NA
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06/29/2007
CraigsList: Don't Exploit a Great Tool CraigsList.org can be a goldmine for REALTORS - a popular website that allows free advertising to a targeted audience! What could be better for our sellers than a free place (that people actually know about and use) to advertise their listings? Be careful th
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06/20/2007
Promised Land State Park in Pike County covers nearly 3000 acres is probably one of northeastern Pennsylvania's best places to spend the day (or a weekend, or a week!). Located on Route 390, a few miles south of I-84's Exit 26, it is easy to find. Our family visits Promised Land State Park severa
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06/19/2007
Lake Wallenpaupack is the hub of tourism and recreation for Wayne and Pike County in the Poconos of Northeast Pennsylvania.Lake Wallenpaupack was created by PPL in 1926 as a hydroelectric power project. Lake Wallenpaupack is a vital part of the local economy as well as an important electric-gene
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06/19/2007
Walker Lake Estates in Shohola is a small, quiet homeowner community only fifteen minutes from Milford PA, about 2 hours from the GWB and Lincoln Tunnel. About 1 hour and 40 minutes from Tappan Zee. Walker Lake is a great fishing lake. (I caught a few bass there myself, back in the day...) If you
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06/08/2007
Staging Your Pike and Wayne County PA Home To Sell I am watching an old episode of Designed to Sell, one of my favorite shows. Sometimes though, I think they pick weird things to change. For instance, how about a very plain, ordinary ceiling fan. It was not ugly and hideous, just plain. The
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06/03/2007
Previously, I wrote a blog article on Lackawaxen - a quiet and secluded area in Pike County, by the Delaware and Lackawaxen Rivers. Similar villages nearby are Rowland, Shohola, and Greeley. Lackawaxen and the surrounding area has a lot of appeal for those wanting to "get away", with a bit of rus
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06/01/2007