Eastman Real Estate Blog

53 Greensward

This is a wonderfully updated golf course home that offers many features not usually found in a home at this price point. An automatic whole house generator is invaluable when you need it!! Newer tile flooring in the baths and kitchen, newer stainless steel appliances, front loading washer/dryer, fresh paint, new roof 2011, new front walkway 2012, newer interior and exterior doors and windows. With views of sunsets, the 11th fairway and walking distance to the club house this home is ideally situated on a level lot. Eastman offers a wonderful life style of all ages, including an 18 hole championship golf course, 325 acre lake with 6 beaches, tennis, indoor heated pool, fitness center, hiking and biking and so much more!

For those of you that are thinking of selling your home, not just in Eastman but anywhere, one huge issue is often over looked, PHOTOS!!!

Let me start by saying that the ultimate key to selling a home in this market is price. The right price will get it sold every time. After price what makes you home look good when buyers are looking on line? Photos. Everyday I look in MLS and see bad photos. It is amazing to me that sellers don’t complain more. Buyers won’t look at a home if the photos are bad. I see crooked photos, dark photos, blurry photos, what the hell is that photos and more.

In my office we have a large flat screen tv that we use as a computer monitor. I show potential buyers listings this way. Two out of every three listings, the buyers comment about the photos. Not all of them are bad but a few per property. All it takes is one bad photo for either the husband or wife to discard a property. There are a many times that I can not get them to over come a bad photo so that property will not be shown.

So, what is a seller to do? Before you list, look at the agents listings online. If the agent has their own web site you can go there and all of that agents listings will be right there. If there are bad photos then maybe you help choose the photos that agent is going to use. If that agent doesn’t have his own web site, you might want to think twice before you list with that person anyway.

ASK what kind of camera and lens do you use? If they use their phone or some kind of cheap point and shoot, you might want to think twice. ASK what kind of photo-shop program do you use? If they don’t you might want to think twice. It doesn’t take much to go into iPhoto and straighten and crop photos. This makes a huge difference in the appearance of a home.

All my photos are now shot with a Nikon D200 with a 10x24mm lens. It’s a really nice set up and takes great photos. There are no parabolic curves that a lot of lesser cameras give you. I put all my photos through iPhoto too. I crop and straighten, brighten or what ever needs to be done to make the house a beautiful home. I don’t change the colors of things or alter photos in any other way. ie: If there is a propane storage tank on the side of a house and it looks terrible I will either not get the tank in the photo, crop it out if I do get it in or just not use that photo. I will not photo-shop the tank out of the photo as that would not be a “true picture” of that property.

17 Highwood Way

Come and enjoy the tranquil setting on one of Eastmans premier streets. This home is nestled perfectly amongst the trees for that private secluded feel, yet the location is easily accessible to all of Eastmans amenities. The home features south and western exposure so the deck and screened porch get just the right amount of sunlight. The landscaping is just beautiful! The garage is a tastefully designed salt box style and has ample storage above. In the kitchen there are updated appliances and custom marble counters, marble tile floors in the kitchen and baths. A first floor master wing gives the owners privacy or use it for in-law quarters. A beautiful brick fireplace is the focal point in the living room with vaulted ceiling. There has been many upgrades over the last few years including washer/dryer, furnace, hot water tank, oil tank, roof (2002) chimney liner and cap w/warranty, updated baths and more!!. Also, the home is wired for a generator, generator is negotiable.

For more information go to www.jeffadie.com

3 Rolling Hill

This Eastman home has direct waterfront footage on Anderson Pond as well as the shared access to Eastman Lake. A large deck faces west for those great evening sunsets. A large master suite on the first floor with plenty of closet space. A screened porch is accessed from the large family room. Direct entry from the garage leads to an ample size foyer entry area. The lower level media room has sliders to the back yard. Other features include work shop room for those fun home projects and wine room that’s big enough it would be hard to fill.

For more info go to www.jeffadie.com

 

4 Beaver Fells

Sited on a triple lot for privacy, enjoy the morning sun on the screened porch and deck. Natural light fills the kitchen, what a perfect way to start the day. All rooms are ample sized with the focal point, stone wood burning fireplace. The first floor master bedroom suite has his and hers closets, a changing area, a make-up counter with a sink to go along with the 3/4 bath. Have your in home office in the loft where you can be out of the way, yet still look over things from above. Two equally sized bedrooms and full bath complete the 2nd floor. The custom finished lower level can be your home gym or media room, in fact it so big it can be both. Need to take the chill out of the air? Get the wood stove fired up by accessing the back yard through the slider giving you easy access to firewood stored under the deck. No time for a fire, start up the newer energy efficient Viessmann (high end) boiler. Another convenient feature is direct entry from the oversized garage.

 

For more info go to www.jeffadie.com

Yankee Barn 4 Winter Hill

4 Winter Hill, Eastman NH is a spectacular home. Meticulously maintained by the original owner, this home might be 20 years old but it sure doesn’t look like it. Yankee Barns have a timeless beauty that never gets old.

This home, priced at $359,900 with over 2700 square feet of living space, is one of the best values in Eastman today.

If you like the thought and feel of the warmth of that wood brings to a home, this property is for you. Everything is well thought out and you even get a seasonal view of Eastman Lake. The lot is primarily deciduous trees so in the heat of summer the home is shaded and in the winter you get solar gain from the sun room.

For more photos or a video tour, just let me know. jeffadie@gmail.com

Looking at the most recent condo and home sales in Eastman, NH it is extremely clear, we are by far the leading real estate company! Especially in Eastman!!

Right now there are seven properties either pending sale, or contingent. Contingent means that there is a signed Purchase and Sales Agreement and there are either inspections to complete or financing to obtain. Pending is when the property is about to be transferred. Usually within a few weeks of going from the contingent status to pending.

Here are the numbers: Of the seven properties, four are houses and three are condos. Six are Country Houses listings, six buyers are Country Houses Buyers, one house is listed by an out of area agency and as of right now I do not know who brought the buyer.

Here’s another way to look at this. There are two transaction sides to each sale, the seller side and the buyer side. So 7×2=14 total transaction sides. Country Houses is part of 12 of the 14 sides.

Why should you list with Country Houses? These numbers are just proof that our location, right here in Eastman, is the place buyers come to find their Eastman home or condo.

I’m trying something new….again. Video of new listings is a great way to see a home. Exposure of your Eastman Lake property is going to help get it sold. The more ways to get the information out there the better.

Check out Eastman Home @ 10 Trillium

17 Highwood Way

17 Highwood Way in Eastman NH, has outstanding privacy, ease of access, beautiful grounds, a 2 car garage, a master wing, large screened porch and plenty of space for family or friends. Over the least few years there have been many updates to numerous to mention but include roofing, heating system, and bathrooms. For more details call my cell at 568-0609 or click here for more photos and other specific information.

10 Buck Common

As spring is quickly turning into summer, this wonderful home offers so much. You are completely secluded for privacy and yet you are minutes to everything that Eastman has to offer. The closest activity is the hiking and cross country skiing right out your back door. The South Cove Activity Center is a bike ride for kids and adults or if you want to walk the half mile you can do that too. Once there you can swim in the lake or heated pool, work out in the fitness center, or play in the game room. Attending meetings is just as easy held in the community rooms.

This home offers plenty of recent updates. From the kitchen with GE Monogram appliances, Granite tops to remodeled baths. There is plenty new in this home.

For more photos and specific information, click here to get the details.