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7 Day Guide for Preparing your home for Sale

December 5, 2019 by Melissa DeSantis

preparing your home for sale

Below is my 7 day guide for preparing your home for sale. A step by step plan that will help you prepare your home correctly. DAY 1: PAPERWORK & KEYS: Your realtor and potential buyers are likely going to ask you a lot of questions about your home, so start digging out paperwork now: … [Read more...] about 7 Day Guide for Preparing your home for Sale

Filed Under: Real Estate, Real Estate Tips, Sellers

NYC Family Day Trip for the Holidays

December 5, 2019 by Melissa DeSantis

what to do on a nyc day trip

Happy December, everyone! I don’t need to break the news to you- it is officially the holiday season. I wanted to do a round-up of things to do with the kids this holiday season in NYC that are a little less traditional. Sure, you can always go see the tree and go ice skating in Bryant Park. But … [Read more...] about NYC Family Day Trip for the Holidays

Filed Under: Real Estate

How is the local real estate market? Monmouth County, NJ

November 22, 2019 by Melissa DeSantis

monmouth county nj real estate

How is our local real estate market here in Monmouth County doing? It's been a very strange year here in Monmouth County NJ real estate, but homes that are priced correctly, need minimal or a little amount of work, are still getting top dollar and selling quickly. With that being said, the higher … [Read more...] about How is the local real estate market? Monmouth County, NJ

Filed Under: Real Estate Tagged With: freehold, how is the real estate market, manalapan, marlboro, monmouth county nj

Now or Later?

October 3, 2019 by Melissa DeSantis

freehold real estate

The question is now or later. This is the time of year many homeowner's may be thinking of selling and ask, "Should I sell my house now, or should wait for the spring market?" To answer this question, first, you need to ask yourself if now is the right time for me? If the answer is yes, I highly … [Read more...] about Now or Later?

Filed Under: Colts Neck

How to Keep Your Sh*t Together

September 7, 2019 by Melissa DeSantis

saving time and stress in real estate

Real estate is stressful. It is stressful for buyers. It is stressful for sellers. It is even stressful for us realtors. I can't tell you how often I see people stressed beyond belief and struggling to keep it together. This is for everyone stressed beyond belief and struggling to keep it … [Read more...] about How to Keep Your Sh*t Together

Filed Under: Real Estate

Monmouth County Things To Do This Weekend

August 12, 2019 by Melissa DeSantis

Monmouth County Things To Do This Weekend

August 16-August 18, 2019 Monmouth County Things To Do This Weekend I recently discovered this cool website called Answer the Public where you can find out what common Google searches are for different phrases or keywords. To try it out, I typed in Monmouth County and one of the things that … [Read more...] about Monmouth County Things To Do This Weekend

Filed Under: Local Businesses

Manalapan Things To Do Indoors This Summer

July 23, 2019 by Melissa DeSantis

Manalapan Things To Do Indoors

Manalapan Things To Do Indoors In case you missed it, this summer has been crazy hot and has had TONS of storms. It seems like one thing after another recently! First, there was a wicked heatwave causing the whole state of New Jersey to be over 90 degrees for about a week. Then, we had this crazy … [Read more...] about Manalapan Things To Do Indoors This Summer

Filed Under: Local Businesses, Manalapan

Assessed vs. Appraised Value: What’s the Difference?

July 1, 2019 by Melissa DeSantis

assessed value vs appraised value

Freehold Real Estate Agent - assessed vs. appraised value? As a Freehold Real Estate Agent, I meet tons of people who are looking to buy or sell a home who do not know the difference between assessed vs. appraised value. This, of course, makes perfect sense. I don’t go to my doctor’s office … [Read more...] about Assessed vs. Appraised Value: What’s the Difference?

Filed Under: Sellers

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