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Business Spotlight June <strong>29</strong> - July 5, 20<strong>16</strong> www.TheTownCommon.com Page 11 For Sale It’s very easy for a REALTOR®, friend or loved one to tell a homeowner getting ready to sell that they need to get rid of their “stuff” to make the home more appealing. However, that “stuff”, as it is called, may have been acquired over a lifetime and have special meaning. Let’s take a look at this sometimes stressful, rarely fun process of getting your home ready to sell. You have decided to move! Good choice by the way, as we are in the middle of a seller’s market. Your reason for moving could be to downsize or maybe even to buy a bigger house. As you look around your home with your REALTOR®, you not only have to figure out how to present the home at its best, but also decide which possessions to keep and which to toss. Why Do We Keep? Why have we accumulated so much and refused to throw out so little? Seeing items you haven’t thought of or seen in a while can prompt pleasant memories of times past or of loved ones no longer alive. We take pictures not to look at them right away, although we all do, but to keep the memory of that point in time. We don’t always do this consciously, but keeping possessions is a way of reminding us of another, hopefully nicer time. When lightening your Real Estate • For Sale Getting Rid & Getting Ready Sports • Sports • Sports By John McCarthy, Rowley Realty easy answer to this problem. Pets, Animals, Plus Health that maybe, just & maybe Fitness your Sold Single Family Homes Address, Town Description DOM List Price Sold For Orig Price 27 Powow St, Amesbury 7 room, 4 bed, 2f 0h bath Farmhouse 246 $180,000 $180,000 $199,900 49 Whitehall Rd, Amesbury 6 room, 3 bed, 1f 0h bath Ranch 20 $269,000 $285,000 $269,000 105 Western Ave, Essex 8 room, 4 bed, 1f 0h bath Victorian 1 $275,000 $275,000 $275,000 19 Maple St, Merrimac 6 room, 2 bed, 2f 0h bath Contemporary 68 $<strong>29</strong>5,000 $<strong>29</strong>0,000 $<strong>29</strong>5,000 278 Asbury St, Hamilton 6 room, 3 bed, 1f 0h bath Cape 43 $<strong>29</strong>9,900 $<strong>29</strong>4,500 $<strong>29</strong>9,900 18 Third St, Amesbury 5 room, 3 bed, 1f 1h bath Colonial 27 $<strong>29</strong>9,900 $311,800 $<strong>29</strong>9,900 514 Wethersfield St, Rowley 12 room, 3 bed, 2f 0h bath Contemporary 82 $<strong>29</strong>3,300 $305,000 $324,900 32 Monroe St, Amesbury 8 room, 3 bed, 2f 1h bath Split Entry 238 $319,900 $317,500 $344,900 55 Argilla Rd, Ipswich 4 room, 2 bed, 1f 1h bath Ranch 219 $<strong>29</strong>5,000 $<strong>29</strong>0,000 $349,777 17 Moseley Ave, Newburyport 7 room, 3 bed, 2f 0h bath Colonial 35 $372,000 $405,000 $372,000 133 North St, Georgetown 7 room, 4 bed, 1f 1h bath Colonial 79 $389,000 $388,000 $389,000 10 Myers Ln, Newbury 7 room, 4 bed, 3f 0h bath Farmhouse 56 $399,500 $4<strong>06</strong>,000 $399,500 15 Brownville Ave, Ipswich 8 room, 4 bed, 1f 1h bath Colonial 31 $409,900 $410,000 $409,900 Town Common that a family member may want (I 6 CCC Rd, Salisbury 7 room, 3 bed, 2f 1h bath Colonial 55 $425,000 $425,000 $425,000 would call them first) then storage 1 Town Forest Rd, Merrimac 9 room, 4 bed, 2f 0h bath Cape 13 $4<strong>29</strong>,900 $420,000 $4<strong>29</strong>,900 can be a good idea. You can take 61B Highland Rd, Boxford 8 room, 4 bed, 2f 1h bath Colonial 45 $475,000 $500,000 $475,000 the stress out of making a final 15 Stage Coach Rd, Boxford 10 room, 4 bed, 2f 1h bath Raised Ranch 43 $479,000 $474,000 $479,000 decision on an item by putting it 17 Oak St, Newburyport, 6 room, 3 bed, 1f 0h bath Cape 2<strong>16</strong> $499,000 $485,000 $559,900 in storage and comfortably settled 19 Sleepy Hollow Rd, Topsfield 10 room, 4 bed, 2f 0h bath Cape 63 $574,900 $596,000 $574,900 5 Tallyshire Rd, Groveland 7 room, 3 bed, 2f 1h bath Cape 50 $574,900 $565,000 $574,900 in your new space. Circle back in 4 Redwood Dr, Ipswich 8 room, 4 bed, 1f 1h bath Contemporary 27 $525,000 $520,000 $575,000 a month after you are in the new 28 Meyer Rd, Hamilton 7 room, 3 bed, 2f 0h bath Ranch <strong>16</strong>1 $579,000 $570,000 $579,000 place and decide then what you 4 Daniels Rd, Wenham 9 room, 4 bed, 1f 1h bath Colonial 76 $589,900 $570,000 $589,900 want to do. 23 Riverfront Dr, Amesbury 8 room, 4 bed, 2f 2h bath Colonial 197 $549,999 $534,500 $589,900 In the end, people are more 13 Topsfield Rd, Wenham 7 room, 3 bed, 2f 0h bath Ranch 709 $589,000 $579,000 $599,000 comfortable with taking things 49 Margaret Rd, Hamilton 8 room, 4 bed, 2f 0h bath Cape 9 $599,000 $599,000 $599,000 out when they have a plan 13 Poplar Hill Cir, Merrimac 9 room, 4 bed, 2f 1h bath Colonial 0 $599,900 $599,900 $599,900 31 River Rd, Ipswich 7 room, 3 bed, 1f 0h bath Cape 69 $599,000 $560,000 $6<strong>29</strong>,000 and the items do not have 86 Cedar, Wenham 8 room, 3 bed, 2f 0h bath Contemporary 139 $599,000 $590,000 $649,900 sentimental value. As we know 9 Woodside Rd, Topsfield 9 room, 4 bed, 2f 1h bath Colonial 137 $6<strong>29</strong>,000 $593,700 $659,000 this isn’t always the case, you are 113 Main St, Topsfield 9 room, 3 bed, 2f 1h bath Cape 30 $659,900 $655,000 $659,900 rushed to get ready to sell and/ 7 Parish Ln, Boxford 10 room, 4 bed, 3f 0h bath Cape 70 $719,000 $715,000 $719,000 84 Porter Rd, Boxford 9 room, 4 bed, 2f 1h bath Colonial 33 $725,000 $725,000 $725,000 Site Work 9 Strong St, Newburyport 7 room, 3 bed, 2f 1h bath Colonial 60 $725,000 $705,000 $725,000 7 Pond Edge Ln, Ipswich 8 room, 4 bed, 3f 1h bath Contemporary 2<strong>16</strong> $600,000 $595,000 $7<strong>29</strong>,000 excavation contractorS 25 Southern Blvd, Newbury 7 room, 3 bed, 2f 0h bath Contemporary 40 $775,000 $725,000 $775,000 Septic tankS & 10 South Pond St, Newbury 8 room, 3 bed, 2f 1h bath Colonial <strong>29</strong>1 $709,900 $685,000 $799,900 SyStem contractorS 52 Carter St, Newburyport 9 room, 3 bed, 3f 0h bath Colonial 49 $774,900 $735,000 $799,900 73 Middleton Rd, Boxford 12 room, 4 bed, 2f 1h bath Colonial 63 $859,000 $850,000 $859,000 container Service 479 Bay Rd, Hamilton 9 room, 4 bed, 3f 1h bath Victorian 3<strong>06</strong> $799,000 $740,000 $875,000 20 Atwood St, Newburyport 8 room, 4 bed, 3f 1h bath Colonial 99 $799,000 $799,000 $879,000 94 Old Point Rd, Newbury 8 room, 3 bed, 2f 1h bath Contemporary 90 $899,000 $862,000 $899,000 Single Family Listings: 42 Avg. Liv.Area SqFt: 2,280.17 Avg. List$: $534,7<strong>29</strong> Avg. List$/SqFt: $244 Avg. DOM: 107.17 Avg. DTO: 60.05 Avg. Sale$: $526,902 Avg. Sale$/SqFt: $240 load, emotions come into play. Some are sweet and others are less so, seeing items you haven’t thought of or seen in a while can set off terrific memories of the past or of loved ones no longer with us. Sentimentality Often times a large number of items you have accumulated came from a loved one who has passed. You feel that in some way you are eliminating the memory of your loved one by ridding yourself of the table, chair, Hummels or knick knack that they left you. There is no Nobody can advocate that you throw these items out. It is up to you. What I would say is loved one wouldn’t expect you to feature the 50 year old love seat or the wooden totem pole in your living room. You can’t hold on to everything. Some do hold onto everything (if you don’t believe me check out “Hoarders” on A&E). By removing some of these items from your home you are much more able to live in the present, and you leave less of a burden for the next generation. I recently had a seller who passed away suddenly after inheriting everything from his mother who had passed. This small home had enough furniture and boxes to fill the White House. Work from one drawer, one closet, one room at a time. This way you won’t be overwhelmed. Even if you aren’t selling it wouldn’t hurt to put that DVD rewinding machine or over the head hair dryer that was left to you, on the curb or if it holds some spot in your heart in storage. Store It If you’ll no longer have room for certain possessions that are meaningful to you, you are ambivalent about or you believe or the items you need to decide, what to do with have special meaning. Relax, put things in storage if you can’t decide but also ask yourself, do I really need this? Would whoever left this to mean really expect me to keep it all these years? Look at what you have, evaluate, sort, give to relatives, give away, sell or hire a professional to help. Once you’ve eliminated some “stuff” your home will be ready to show buyers, and once sold, you’ll be ready to move on. If you have any questions about this article, real estate in general or are looking to buy or sell a home please contact me, John McCarthy at Rowley Realty, <strong>16</strong>5 Main St., Rowley, MA 01969, Phone: 978 948-2758, Cell 978 835-2573 or via email at john@ rowleyrealestate.com 20<strong>16</strong> MLS Property Information Network, Inc. Add Beauty & Value to Your Home! Jay's Painting • Interior & Exterior 35 Years Experience w/ References N e at, Clean & Reliable! Local • Free Estimates 978-314-0140
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