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How to increase your home’s value is an important factor when thinking about selling a home. Enhancing your front yard can make people stop and stare especially if the colors are bright….remember, it doesn’t have to cost a ton of money!  How to increase your home’s value is important to know, especially in today’s hot sellers’ market – here are some helpful tips.

How to increase your home’s value — Some examples for sprucing up your curb appeal include: paint the front door, trim or shutters; change your mailbox; plant a tree; install some flower boxes; plant some flowering shrubs with vibrant colors; clean up sidewalks; add decorative rocks to flower beds; trim hedges and cut lawn; make all repairs to all sidewalks; add rock garden.

There are many ways to spruce up your house inside and out; attractive curb appeal increases the value of your house and makes it stand out among the competition.  Be careful not to jump too quickly into a project – think carefully about your house and what it looks like now and what you want it to look like after you add your enhancements; whether landscaping or painting (choose colors wisely).

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Call your New Jersey Shore Realtor, Diane B Kaplan, at 732-672-0409 for a complimentary market evaluation on your home.

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Work in New York City??? Easy commute via Seastreak Ferry to this beautiful seashore home….Call Diane B Kaplan your New Jersey Shore Realtor to preview this Just Listed shore home in the Highlands. This Charming raised seashore home in beautiful Highlands offers all the charm and convenience for today’s easy lifestyle. Meticulously updated with style and functionality this unique Cape Cod style home is larger than it looks and offers great light with open floor plan. First floor features living/dining room combination with beautiful Wood Look Tile flooring and gas fireplace; room opens into the gourmet kitchen; kitchen leads to expansive deck affording a wonderful waterview of Captain Cove Marina.

You’ll love this beautiful elevated home,… steps to town center and perfect for commuting by way of the NYC Seastreak Fast Ferry close by. The Master suite is also located on first level with private bath and ample closet space. All newly renovated after Super Storm Sandy with second level completely open with full bath; use your imagination for this level and create your own space with one or two bedrooms. Enjoy this peaceful and tranquil setting which is perfect for a summer retreat or year round living. Enjoy town beach around the corner a few short blocks away, marina in your backyard for boat lovers, NYC commuter ferry, delightful restaurants and quaint shops….this is truly a rare find! Fantastic location! Contact your New Jersey Shore Realtor, Diane B Kaplan, for a tour of this seashore beauty or other waterfront and waterview properties!

A simple meaning of “Home equity” is the part of your property you actually own. For instance, if your property’s worth $450,000, and you have a mortgage with a remaining loan balance of $200,000, your equity in the property is $250,000.

Naturally, building home equity comes at a price, usually in the form of larger payments. If building home equity means incurring debt to make ends meet, then you’ve defeated the purpose of building equity in the first place.

The first option in home equity building is to make additional principal payments. One way to do this is to sign up for a bi-weekly mortgage, in which you make two payments per month (which added together equal one monthly payment). You will make the equivalent of 13 monthly payments per year instead of 12, which may seem insignificant. But a 30-year loan with a bi-weekly payment plan is usually paid off in about 20 years.

The other way to build home equity faster is to refinance. If you had a $200,000 30-year ARM at 8.13 percent and replaced it with a 15-year fixed rate loan at 6.75 percent, your monthly payment would go from $1485.69 to $1769.82. You would save $200,000 in interest and build the same amount of equity in half the time.

Contact your New Jersey Shore Realtor, Diane B Kaplan, for additional information on waterfront properties in Sea Bright NJ or other Shore Towns.  Call or text to 732-672-0409 for all your real estate needs.

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OPEN HOUSE

SATURDAY, JUNE 9th

1 – 3 PM

6 Village Road

SEA BRIGHT NJ 07760

Come and explore the fantastic oceanfront with beautiful ocean breezes and wonderful vistas at the Open House, Saturday, June 9th from 1 – 3 pm.

Sea Bright Townhouse for Sale – Oceanfront Complex known as “Sea Bright Village” is located on Ocean Avenue in Sea Bright NJ directly with Atlantic Ocean at your feet. Located on ocean side of Ocean Avenue – a private village community close to marinas, town shops, finest restaurants, views of Shrewsbury River, NYC Ferry Service only 5 minutes away in Highlands NJ  and much much more.

Sea Bright Village is a pet friendly community of townhouse style units built in the 1970’s offering open style living space plus a one-car garage located on the ocean side of Ocean Avenue. The beach is your backyard.

Contact your New Jersey Shore Realtor, Diane B Kaplan, for a personal tour of this gorgeous property or for additional information on waterfront properties in Sea Bright NJ or other Shore Towns.  Call or text to 732-672-0409 for all your real estate needs.

Townhouse is ready for immediate occupancy!!!

Worrying about what you are going to do with your pets when you have to go out of town? Don’t worry….call Dazzling Pet Sitting at (732) 768-5169. That’s exactly what I did and was completely at ease and didn’t worry about my little “Kitty”.  I adopted “Kitty” back in the Fall and really never left her alone since she became part of my family. I had a family wedding out of town and was going to be gone about 5 days. I was frantic and couldn’t come up with a solution about what I was going to do. Until one day I remembered “Dazzling Pet Sitting”….

Anne and Coleen are the owners operators of Dazzling Pet Sitting and started their business about 8 years ago.  This  business was started because of their love for animals. Anne and Coleen were very aware of the fact that people go off every day and have to leave their pets unattended for long periods of time; e.g. going to work all day, vacations, family events out of town or even out for the day.

There are various pet packages that you can choose from.  They can visit once, twice or three times a day but schedules can be discussed further to contour to the individuals needs.  There is a FREE in home consult for you to meet them and your pet(s). I liked the fact that they keep daily logs of your pets activities and also text message with updates if necessary. For complete details and information log on to their Website (Click Here) and find out about all Dazzling Pet Sitting has to offer. I highly recommend their service; ….one pet at a time!!!

If you or anyone you know is looking to buy or sell a property in the Monmouth County Area, please be sure to contact your New Jersey Shore Realtor, Diane B Kaplan, at 732-672-0409 (text or call) or check out the website and see what I see everyday in the MLS.