Welcome to my Web site!
Here you will find a wide variety of useful information and resources designed to help you buy or sell a home more effectively in our Long Beach Island area.
- You can search for your ideal home by viewing current listings with detailed descriptions and photos.
- You can also contact me to request our "Automated Email Alerts" of ANY and ALL listings that fit YOUR personal criteria. You'll see new listings and price changes as soon as they hit the market -- with addresses, color photos and complete details. A great way to track the part of the LBI market that you are interested in. Just contact me to discuss your interests and we can set this up same day!
- Or if you're a current LBI property owner, ask about our free no obligation "Online Market Evaluation". You provide me some basic information about your property via email, and then I research the market for you and provide a detailed evaluation and suggested value range for your property -- along with detailed comparables for your review.This is NOT the pretty but shallow CMA most agents provide by hitting a few buttons on our MLS system -- I do each of these individually (and I've done nearly 200 in my career here).
Whether you're considering buying or selling, if you're looking for good information, honest advice and proven experience, I hope you'll contact me .
Buyers |
 Since 1983, when we opened our first office here, the average selling price of a Long Beach Island home over these last 25 years has increased almost 14% per year. That INCLUDES the slowdowns of 2006-2007 and 1988-1990, as well as the "boom" of 2000-2005.
Like many investments, real estate is cyclical. What's special about areas like Long Beach Island is that you can ENJOY your investment. Not so with stocks and bonds, or rental real estate in non-resort areas.
We are in a point in the local real estate cycle where there are very good values available and still a pretty decent selection. Plus, interest rates are very good. A lower purchase price combined with today's low interest rates means a lower Cost of Ownership than has been seen on LBI in a number of years.
In spite of this opportunity, our LBI real estate market, like most of the country's, has been slow. Buyers are understandably cautious when the mainstream media is full of bad economic news.
Investing today is not for the faint of heart or for those looking to "flip" a quick profit. But for those who can see beyond today, who have a reasonable time horizon of ownership, and who believe that unique places like LBI will continue to be attractive and valuable -- there is great opportunity today.
The crazy times of rampant speculation are over -- at least for now. But the huge demographic wave of "baby boomers" seeking vacation homes and "pre-retirement" homes in vacation areas is still there -- and will be for many years to come.
The Demand is there and will continue. And on LBI -- as in any shore area -- the Supply will remain limited.
Whatever your interest is in LBI, I'd be happy to assist. |
Sellers
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Today, it's harder than ever to separate the facts from the fluff -- or from the gloom and doom.
If you're considering the sale of your LBI property, your Realtor should be offering you positive strategies -- but also realistic ones. Your realtor should believe in LBI and therefore be able to offer some fact-based optimism -- but not blind optimism just to "buy" your listing by offering unrealistic expectations.
Today especially, you certainly can't afford to trust your LBI property to a part-timer or "newbie". At the same time, do you want your property to be one of 30, among which your agent is trying balance his/her limited time and marketing efforts?
It's a challenging market today...to say the least. As a potential LBI property seller, these are only a few of the questions and issues you may want to consider. I would welcome the opportunity to discuss these and others at your convenience.