Posted on November 30th, 2007 by Florence Beaton
The most viewed property on 2ndhome.net for the past week was this Hills Beach, Maine beach house listed at $850,000 by Hollow Woods Management.
The second most viewed property was this 8 acre land parcel in Crown King, Arizona listed at $100,000 by Ferris Realty of Arizona.
The third most viewed property was this 3 bedroom, 2.5 bathroom home in Park City / Tollgate Canyon, Utah listed at $639,000 by Pine Meadows Properties.
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Posted on November 29th, 2007 by Florence Beaton
The newest trend in luxury building seems to be having your own astronomical observatory. That’s right – observatories, complete with a dome and high powered telescope, are becoming more and more popular additions to luxury homes across the country. Some planned communities are even offering them as options in their stock home plans.
Observatories do not come cheap. A high-end project may run you well over a quarter of a million dollars (including high tech equipment that can range from $10,000 to well over $200,000). Total budgets typically range between $50,000 and $500,000 depending on size, equipment, and complexity.
These observatories are often on par with those at research facilities and museums; most have computerized systems that will actually rotate the dome to point at exactly what the observer wants to see; others allow owners to view real-time views remotely from anywhere they have an Internet connection.
Light pollution is an issue, which makes a second home observatory a perfect option for city dweller astronomy buffs. Most rural properties don’t have serious light pollution issues (and often if they do, they’re caused by the owner’s own outdoor lights, a situation that is easily remedied).
For more information on this new design trend, click here to read the full article from the New York Times.
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Posted on November 28th, 2007 by Florence Beaton
Port St. Joe, Florida: $540,000
2 Bedrooms, 2 Bathrooms, 1000 Square Feet
Park City / Tollgate Canyon, Utah: $529,000
3 Bedrooms, 2 Bathrooms, .94 Acres
Old Saybrook, Connecticut: $499,000
3 Bedrooms, 2 Bathrooms, .18 Acres
East Sandwich, Massachusetts: $485,000
3 Bedrooms, 2 Bathrooms, 1.01 Acres
Block Island, Rhode Island: $479,000
1 Bedroom, 1.5 Bathrooms, 1 Acre
South Padre Island, Texas: $469,500
3 Bedrooms, 2.5 Bathrooms
Horner, West Virginia: $468,000
3+ Bedrooms, 3.5 Bathrooms, .68 Acres
Kitty Hawk, North Carolina: $455,000
3 Bedroom, 2 Bathroom, Waterfront
Baileys Harbor, Wisconsin: $450,000
2 Bedrooms, 1 Bathroom, 1200 Square Feet, 1 Acre
Bradley, California: $450,000
3 Bedrooms, 2 Bathrooms, .165 Acres
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Posted on November 27th, 2007 by Tim Menk
If you are planning a move, or want to transport some large objects to your vacation home without renting or driving a truck, you might want to consider becoming a POD-person. No, we’re not talking about Invasion of the Body Snatchers, we’re referring to the increasingly ubiquitous portable storage units being used all over the country. If you haven’t used one yet, or haven’t seen them in your neighborhood, it’s likely you might see one soon.
Last year, as part of a move from Connecticut to Vermont, I contacted a local company that offers portable storage units for rent. At first, I rented two 5’ x 7’ x 8’ weatherproof boxes, so that I could remove personal items and some furniture from the house, to prepare it for sale. After the sale of the property, I rented 4 more units, in order to pack the rest of my household goods and prepare them for shipment north. These storage units were a great help in moving. In previous moves, all of the packing and transporting of stuff needed to take place in a very short period of time, usually one or two days, driven by the high cost of long-term truck rental. And apart form the time factor, better yet, I didn’t need to drive the loaded truck when it came time to transport the storage units north, instead, the storage company trucked them to Vermont for me.
My good experience with having used portable storage units notwithstanding, there is some downside to the use of this method for moving your household. One of the primary problems, these units are not very pretty. They can clutter your yard or driveway, or worse, the street in front of your house, until they are loaded and moved. This could definitely hurt the curbside appeal of your property and could also offend your neighbors. I was lucky on this front. I had ample room behind my garage to tuck the units in out of sight of the street and my neighbor’s homes. This likely wouldn’t be possible in many cases.
If you want to know more about portable storage units, click here for an article that describes some of the pros and cons of using them from the Washington Post.
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Posted on November 26th, 2007 by Florence Beaton
The most viewed vacation property on 2ndhome.net for the past week was an 8 acre land parcel in Crown King, Arizona listed at $100,000 by Ferris Realty of Arizona.
The second most viewed vacation home on 2ndhome.net was this 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom home in Park City/Tollgate Canyon, Utah listed by Pine Meadows Properties for $529,000.
The third most viewed vacation home on 2ndhome.net was this 3 bedroom, 3.5 bathroom home in Jamaica Beach, Texas listed at $845,000 by Gateway Real Estate.
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