Summertime ... And the Living is Easy - Ocean City, NJ The "Spring Buying Period" started a bit slow, but it began to perk up by mid-April. Coninued strong in May and into June with only a few remaining weeks before the buying period ends at the same time the "summer rental season" begins.Now we will be looking at about a 10-week summer rental schedule with the major weeks being from mid-July through mid-August.  Remember, we are a Saturday-to-Saturday rental week here in Ocean City, New Jersey.So it will be "rental activity" for most of the agents during the long hot summer ... but also with ocean breezes to cool us down.  But the "fall buying period" is only a hop, skip, and a jump away starting the day after Labor Day ready or not.Our population tends to jump from about 10-12,000 dur... 06/04/2015

Rereading a great mystery writer ... John D. MacDonald - OC/NJ Somewhere a long time ago, I ran across a number of paperback mystery books written by John D. MacDonald who had a great character, Travis McGee.  We're back in the 50s, 60s and 70s as I reference these works.  I read them all ... sometimes ahead of the assignments for several of my history and literature classes in college.Well, I'm rereading some of these books for the third time.  Great writing, but a bit dated. But great plots and a good story.  What got me going back again was the reading of was the reading of a books about "Donald E. Westlake - The Getaway Car," which went into great detail about his writing life.  I must say that I never read any of Westlake's work, but I may get around to it.Some of the great joys in... 05/07/2015

Single Family Sale Listings in the Northend/Gardens in Ocean City, New Jersey   There are 64 single family sale listings throughout the Northend (north of 6th Street to south of North Street) and Gardens (north of North Street to the Longport Bridge. Throughout Ocean City (NJ) we find 187 single family listings.  That means that the Northend/Gardens has 29% of the total single family sale listings throughout Ocean City (NJ). 25 of the total 64 single family sale listings have a sale price over $1 million which suggests a very high price tag with the average listing price for single family in the Northend and Gardens being at $1,272,525 and a median listing price of $877,000 8 sold and 12 pending, or a total of 20 under agreement in the Northend and Gardens with a total of 85 throughout ... 03/31/2015

A New Listing in the Northend - Ocean City, New Jersey   A Northend single family under $700,000 close to the beach and boardwalk.   A 4BR/2BA ranch in great conditon with well-maintain efforts to keep said property up to appropriate standards.  On the "800" long beach block, a short walk to everything that you want in a year-round home, a second home, and a summer rental home, 811 Stenton Place is listed for $649,900. If you want more details, go to www.goldcoastsir.com ... and if you want even more details, send me an email to "Dustin@BeachNotes.net" or give me a call at "609-231-6379" my cell phone on from 7am to 7pm every day. And four more sale listings in the Northend and/or Gardens, that section of Ocean City (NJ) from north of Sixth Street to the Longport Bridge.  They are: 137 ... 02/10/2015

Back From A Mid-Winter Vacation (OC/NJ)   That really means that we left our barrier island in South Jersey (Ocean City, NJ) to travel to the Gulf side of Florida for a mid-winter vacation.  We stayed for a week in Marco Island ... and spent a bit more time seeing some Ocean City friends who winter in a variety of locations on the Gulf side. The major drawback was returning to New Jersey where the temps reflected a 30+ change in temps upon our return So what does a realtor in our very cold and low winter turnout of listing owners, buyers, or renters do during the rest of February and possibly part of March.  For one thing, we have had some practice during the time from Thanksgiving through the end of January as well ... that being the start of our slow winter season. Well, the rental se... 02/08/2015

The Northend & Gardens sections of Ocean City, New Jersey   Let's highlight the actual locations for both of these areas in Ocean City ... the Northend begins on the northern part of Sixth Street and continues to the southern part of North Street ... from the bay to the ocean.  That is probably the widest section in the city ... with the 700, 800, and 900 blocks being the major rental locations in that area.  The Gardens starts north of North Street and runs to the end of the island at the Longport Bridge.  That section has an entirely different arrangement which can best be explained by referencing it as that area on the bayside of the Gardens Parkway and the ocean side of the Gardens Parkway.  Now there are a few additional areas that don't fit that "Parkway" definition, but another d... 01/18/2015

OPEN HOUSE ... Saturday & Sunday 10/4-5/2014   Dustin A. Peters from Goldcoast Sotheby's International Realty in Ocean City, NJ will be holding two "open house" weekend efforts on 10/4-5/2014. On Saturday I will be at 137 Ocean Road in the Gardens section of Ocean City.  This is one of the premier sections for "single family homes" in Ocean City, New Jersey.  "137" is a 3BR/2BA rancher and is about a four minute walk to the beach.  Although an older cottage, it has been improved with extra interior space, a deck off the back of the house, gas heat and central air.   It has also been rented during the busy summer months generating about $20,000 + during those years that it has been fully rented.  It rents by the week at a $2200-2400 rental rate during the summer months. Look for me at "1... 10/03/2014