Book of Homes July 2023

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BUYERS ARE WAITING FOR YOUR PROPERT Y! IF YOU ARE THINKING OF SELLING, NOW IS THE PERFECT TIME!

PI TTSF I EL D - Polo Acres Colonial built in 1974 Take a swim in the 18x36 in ground pool! Store your pool equipment in the pool house built on a cement pad Fencing around the backyard 4-5 bedrooms and 2 5 baths Built in A/C unit in the living room that cools the 1st floor and another in the primary bedroom. Screened porch with windows for your three-season enjoyment Large cedar closet in the basement for storage $473,000/R3170

PI TTSF I EL D - Don’t miss this beautiful, move-in ready, 4 bdrm/1 5 bath center hall colonial located in southeast Pittsfield The kitchen is situated perfectly between the dining room and the open expansive outdoor porch, perfect for hosting family/friends for dinner Fireplaced living room Enjoy the cozy family/den area with sunlight in the afternoons Hardwood floors Second-floor - 4 bedrooms including a primary bedroom with a sitting area for possible conversion to a bath Attic storage space Easy accessibility to the garage and walk out basement. This home has so much to offer Don’t miss it! $379,900/R3167

TTSF I EL D - Come make this house your own! This 5 Bedroom 2 5 bath home is waiting for your finishing touches Recent updates include 200 amp service Boiler recently replaced in 2021 The floor plan allows the perfect space for entertaining Hardwood floors in the living room, family room, dining room and bedrooms Lower level workshop with easy access to outside. Walk up attic and walk out basement Wine Cellar Tandem two car garage Near downtown $339,900/R3158

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Work with the builder to customize your 2-3 bedroom home from one of 4 remaining lots in this established community of single family condominiums Enjoy on-site pool, tennis, fitness/ clubhouse Starting at $759,000 or purchase development rights and work with your own builder!

Call for details! Boating at Pontoosuc Lake just down the road C3050

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PERU - Here’s your opportunity to build your dream home on this raw land with electric on the road, fiber-optic available. It has privacy and views from paved cul-de-sac, 1 mile from Lake Ashmere! $26,900/L3174

LENOX - Design your dream home and make this cul-de-sac neighborhood the site of your new home! Underground utilities, natural gas, town water and sewer This 1 8 acre parcel Close to Lenox center, Lenox Middle and High School Minutes from cultural attractions and outdoor recreation! $209,000/L2970

DALTON - Beautiful parcel of land on 3+ acres Conveniently located, completely cleared, level, open parcel bordered by woods for privacy Access to public sewer and public water source at the entrance to the lot Gorgeous mountain views during every season - ready for building your new home. $149,900/L3113

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LEE - Build your dream home on Valenti Farm Road! This twelve acre parcel with roughed-in drive leads you to a delightfully private level building site The paved cul-de-sac consists of five lots in total This is the last lot - and the largest! Underground utilities - water, sewer, electric and cable. Location is wonderfully convenient to Lee/Stockbridge, MA turnpike This is an opportunity not to be missed if a new home is in your future! $230,033/L3172

SAVOY - This is your one-of-a-kind opportunity to realize the dream of country living in the Berkshires! Looking to create a compound? Subdivision? Gentleperson’s farm? City escape? With over 130 acres and 2000 feet of road frontage options abound on Loop Road The left side includes over 100 acres and the right side with the additional 30 that abut state forest Hike right from your door $495,000/L3055

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In the heart of the Berkshires! Much more than a piece of raw land, this estate parcel conveys with many permits in place to streamline your building process This mountain-top retreat includes over eight private acres, but presents significantly larger as it borders a fourteenacre parcel of town conservation land! Enjoy the serenity of views over mountains and meadows Hike from your front door to enjoy mature hardwood forest and year-round brook Permits for well, septic, scenic mountain and conservation work in hand Constuction-grade driveway in place to the ideal building site Two miles (5 minutes) to the main gate of Tanglewood and/or Kripalu! $549,000/L2733

Broker/Owners:

Pam Roberts, CBR, CIPS, CRB, CRS, ePro, GRI, SRES 441-9681

Tiffany Roberts, ABR, CBR, e-PRO 822-5369

Marie Bourassa, PSA, SES, SRES 212-6174

Nicholas Sereda, SRES, 441-0694

Broker Associates:

Barbara K. Greenfeld, ABR, C-CREC, CRS, Green, RSPS, SRES 441-5986

Anne Meczywor, CBR, CRS, MRP, RSPS, SRES 446-2179

Bonnie Parsons, GREEN® 617-719-4387

Realtor Associates:

Molly Thomas 441-3899

Lisa Peltier 413-822-1257

Mark Parsons 822-4169

Kelly Taylor 413-822-1110

" We asked the comp an y t o do a major exp ansion o f our scr eened por ch so that it mor e than doubled in size and functioned as a thr ee-season r oom. The final pr oduct c ame out e v en be t t er than w e ha d anticip at ed.

Our thanks t o St e v e Morrison and e v ery one in v olv ed in bringing this pr oject t o comple tion. This thr eeseason r oom will giv e our family man y y ear s o f pleasur e and has a dded value t o our home."

See comple te te stimonial and a dditional pho to s o f this project a t w ww.mo r ris on sh om ei mp rovem ent.co m

by Lynn Arseneau

Dear Ly nn,

Buy ing a house sure i s quite a proce ss. We wanted to be sure we we ’ re doing ever y t hing r ight . We saved for a dow n pay ment , received a pre - approva l, looked at t he avai lable li st ings and compared t hem w it h t he one s we k new had sold in t he area we li ked Our of fer wa s accepted, af ter some negot iat ing. We chose a licen sed home in spector, had t he sewer line checked by a profe ssiona l, and had a radon te st done. T hings looked pret t y good.

We were told t hat t he elect r ic a l panel wa s bad and t hat t here wa s mold in t he house It wa s sugge sted t hat we have a licen sed elect r ician and a profe ssiona l mold te st ing and remediat ion profe ssiona l t a ke a look . T he elect r ician checked ever yt hing and said t here were no i ssue s and t he mold in spector check for mold and said t here wa sn’t any act ive mold just some old st ain s t hat could be removed ea si ly

My rea son for my let ter i s to let people k now to go one step f ur t her to have di scover ie s ver if ied by an elect r ician, roofer, mold company, plumber, etc. We would have lost t he home we loved if we had not had concer n s looked into.

Just a bit of f r iendly adv ice to f ut ure home buyers!

Jef f and L aur ie

Hi Jef f and L aur ie,

T han k you so much for sending your emai l. I’m a lway s happy to read about t he e x per ience s of home sel lers and buyers.

In my e x per ience it ha s a lway s been a ver y good

pract ice to conf ir m possible def iciencie s in a home before c a l ling it quit s. Ver y of ten it i sn’t a huge i ssue at a l l, ea si ly remedied On t he f lip side, it may t ur n out to be repair t hat i s over whelming f inancia l ly and t hen more negot iat ing t a ke s place or t he buyer ter minate s t he cont ract Good for you t hat you didn’t panic and t hat you had t he i ssue s you t hought were ev ident checked by profe ssiona l s. I w i sh you a l l t he be st in your new home!

Dear Ly nn,

I recent ly ran across a proper t y auct ion. It wa s quite accident a l. I wa s dr iv ing and not iced a g roup of people gat hered on a nearby st reet . I stopped to check it out and it t ur ned out to be an auct ion of a house. How doe s an auct ion li ke t hi s work ?

Just Cur iou s

Dear Just Cur iou s,

T here are severa l t y pe s of rea l e st ate auct ion s. Since you were at one I w i l l addre ss ‘ live” auct ion s. I act ua l ly bough my f irst home at a live auct ion so I have a bit of e x per ience, a lt hough it wa s a long t ime ago

It i s cr it ic a l to avoid ma k ing a sig nif ic ant f inancia l mi st a ke t hat you how to buy a house at auct ion!

On line auct ion s are ver y popular now but , live house auct ion s are st i l l conducted of ten. Somet ime s t hey c an be help in a count y cour t house but ver y of ten t hey are held at any public loc at ion including r ight in f rom of t he proper t y li ke you

e x per ienced. Live rea l e st ate auct ion s require t hat you at tend in person to ma ke your bid

A nyone c an at tend an auct ion but in order to bid you need to reg i ster to bid on a proper t y You need to prov ide your proof t hat you are able to purcha se t he proper t y. T hi s may be a ban k st atement , pre - approva l f rom a lender, or even a suitc a se f ul l of c a sh, (sound s f unny but it ha s happened!) T he amount need s to be t he f ul l a sk ing pr ice regardle ss of t he amount of t he f ina l bid A n auct ion company i s in charge of sel ling auct ion proper t ie s.

T he major it y of home s sold at auct ion i s foreclosure s T he goa l of t he lenders i s to get a s much a s possible for home s t hat bor rowers have defaulted on, and auct ion s of fer a convenient way to accompli sh t hi s goa l.

Beware that some auctions are held w ith the potential buyer not being able to v iew the interior of the proper t y Do your home work in advance to be sure you don’t end up w ith a money pit.

Dear Readers, I a lway s get a k ick out of t he f unny emai l s I receive. Here i s a comic t hat wa s sent to me recent ly!

An Imm igra nt’s Si mpl e Tha nk You to Ame rica

By Ger Ronan Yankee Home Founder

Dear America,

There are certain days when we feel our lives change profoundly, days we remember for a lifetime. The day you hold your first-born child in your arms (this month 29 years ago). The day you walk your daughter down the aisle, (only 3 months ago and what a glorious day it was). The day you set foot on American soil for the first time (this month 43 years ago).

The years may have flown by, but my gratitude hasn't. Those profound days happened because you opened your doors to a humble Irish immigrant with a dream, a work visa and $80 in his pocket.

I know you are not perfect; no country is. This year I watched as another well-known local contractor went out of business taking plenty of hard-earned deposits with them ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. I decided to do something about it. If anyone googles how many contractors make it to the 10-year mark, they will discover it's only 4%. It pains me to see people getting taken advantage of over and over I created a FREE website called askGer.com to empower Americans to ask the right questions before any work starts. I know what it’s like to lose a deposit and I want to do everything I can to make sure it doesn’t happen again. Now people have an exact blueprint on how to hire ANYONE for ANYTHING, so folks can get the job they deserve from the 4% of contractors that stick around BOOM.

July 4th is a profound day Happy Birthday and thanks again.

Maeve & Her Proud Father

Ruth Willemain, Founder of Harmony House 1934-2022

Former home of Sturdy Home Improvement