376 Water Street Clinton MA multifamily – call today; this property will not be on the market long

$75,000 – Multi Family 376 Water St Clinton $75000 Units: 2 Bedrooms: 4 Bathrooms: 2 Year Built: 1893 Parking Spaces: 6 Square Footage: 2512 Lot Size: .21 acre Floors in Bldg: 2 Broker: Gerry Bourgeois Agent Name: Diane Haley Brooks MLS #: 71113439 Separate Meters: Yes Price: $75,000 376 Water Street Clinton, MA 01510 View Map Looking for a great investment? Well, look no further ~ here is your chance to own a two family that does need work, but the roof was recently done in the last 2 years ~there is a new Buderus heating system. This home can be heated with oil, gas or wood~separate utilities. Most of the floors are hardwood~porches for each unit and the one on the upper floor is screened in along with a balcony. Large backyard with a storage shed and plenty of offstreet parking. Call today~won’t last long! Estate Sale~Court Approval May be Required~being sold “As Is”~seller never lived in property. 24 Hour notice required to view property. Central Heat, Smoke alarms, Guest Parking, Hardwood Floors, Stove/Oven, Washer/Dryer, Front Yard, Back Yard, Balcony Diane’s blog Tuesdays in Templeton Diane on Facebook Towne & Country, Realtors blog Diane Haley Brooks 978-537-6401 x51 Towne & Country, Realtors 124 N Main St Leominster MA 01453 http://dianehaleybrooks.com Powered by vFlyer.com VFLYER ID: 3480950 Photo Gallery Powered by vFlyer.com VFLYER ID: 3480950 All information in this site is deemed reliable but is not guaranteed and is subject to change

You would think that plenty of choices, whether you are buying cereal or buying a home would be a good thing.

You would think it would make things easier.

You would be wrong.

Check this out:

When too much information is sought and obtained, one or more of several problems can arise. (1) A delay in the decision occurs because of the time required to obtain and process the extra information. This delay could impair the effectiveness of the decision or solution. (2) Information overload will occur. In this state, so much information is available that decision-making ability actually declines because the information in its entirety can no longer be managed or assessed appropriately.

In other words, you can get so much information that you can’t decide, even if it is important.
Professor Sheena Iyengar, author of “The Art Of Choosing,” did a now-famous experiment with jam. Although people are attracted initially to many choices, having a large number of choices can actually make it impossible to make a decision:

Here’s the interesting part. Sixty percent of customers were drawn to the large assortment, while only 40 percent stopped by the small one. But 30 percent of the people who had sampled from the small assortment decided to buy jam, while only 3 percent of those confronted with the two dozen jams purchased a jar.

So you are buying a home in Central Massachusetts. There’s a lot of “jam” out there!  How do you keep focused and not be overwhelmed with choices?

First, get preapproved, then look at those numbers and see if where you are comfortable as far as monthly payments go. Just narrowing your sights on the right price category will eliminate much of what you don’t need to see, and that is key to making a decision.

Eliminate many online. If they don’t seem like a good match online (too small, not enough acreage, too long a commute), the property won’t get better in person.

If you are being shown many homes at one time, bring along a printout of the online information for each. As you see each of the properties, decide as you are walking out the door whether or not the home is a good match. If it isn’t, through the printout away. Make a goal to only keep one or two at the end of a day of showings.

And keep in mind that although there appears to be a lot of inventory out there, the best homes are getting offers soon after listed, and in our area the average number of days on market for sold homes is 141 (sold single families, 8 mile radius around 01453, 3 months time-frame).  If you really like a home and it is hitting most of your major points, chances are someone else is going to feel the same way. Maybe it’s time to make that offer.

… in “Welcome Home”:

This ad represents that although the market in our area is perceived to be slow, we are selling homes. Our agents have a higher number of transactions per agent than the average agent in our area – this is straight from our MLS.

We are proud of this, and very happy for our buyer and seller clients. But, as everyone knows, a real estate office is only as good as its last contact with its clients – and because of this we really need to acknowledge our brokers and agents.

Real estate sales are so dissimilar to any other type of sales. They are, more than anything else, about relationships and trust. An agent or broker is assumed to be skilled at the process – what separates the good agent from the great agent are the intangibles that the agent brings to the table, closing and otherwise.

We are proud of both the skill-sets and the extra mile or 10 that our agents give. If you would like to get to know any of our agents, please click on their pictures below:

Gerry Bourgeois

MaryAnn Bonneau

Bruce Kimball

Gerald Bourgeois Sr

Karen Shattuck

Laurie Howe

Diane Haley Brooks

Christine Forgues

Diane Guercio

from online press release

August Two-Day fundraiser to raise money for cancer research

07.15.2010 – Gerry Bourgeois, broker-owner of Towne & Country, Realtors, 124 N Main Street, Leominster, will be riding in a two-day bike-a-thon to raise money for a cure for cancer.

He will be riding the Sturbridge-to-Provincetown route in the Pan-Massachusetts Challenge on August 7 and 8. This two-day event is the nation’s original fundraising bike-a-thon. It raises more money than any other athletic fundraising event in the country.

As Bourgeois remarked on his PMC site, “Everyone has been touched by cancer in some aspect of their life. The PMC is a great organization that raises lots of needed money for research to help fight, and hopefully end this disease. And it’s good to know that ALL RIDER RAISED FUNDS go DIRECTLY to The Jimmy Fund – so every dollar really counts.”

Gerry began cycling in April of 2009 and has ridden over 2,500 miles over the past year, including last year’s PMC and two Cape Cod Getaways – fundraisers for MS.

Gerry rides with “Team Lick Cancer”. This year, the team has directed the team funds toward research for AT/RT – an aggressive form of brain cancer. There is a very young girl that lives near Gerry that is affected by this disease- you can see her in the video. You can chart the course of Gerry’s fundraising and ride along with him virtually at Gerry’s PMC Paceline site http://bit.ly/PMCGerry.

We post many area events here on the Towne & Country, Realtors blog. In addition to the Leominster Events Calendar on the right hand side of this page, we post things that we hear about that may not make the news, but that we feel you would be interested in.

Starburst in Leominster has been rescheduled for August 7. From their site:

Starburst Leominster’s Summer  Celebration

Starburst has rescheduled for Saturday,August 7th.

Construction at Doyle will require us to use the upper field for the concert. (Fireworks will be set off at tennis courts) Priest Street will be closed to thru traffic from noon onward on the 7th.  Entrance to the field will be at the iron gate by the track, on Green Street, and on Grand Street.
Gates open at 4:30 pm
Starburst Band will begin at 7:00 pm.
Fireworks will be launched at 9:00 pm.

Or how about a Full Moon Hike on Saturday, July 24?

South Monoosnoc Overlook (7:00 -9:00 p.m.)

Dick O’Brien will lead the hike beginning at the Granite St. trailhead to the South Monoosnoc

Overlook. Meet at 7:00 p.m. at the L.H.S. flag pole entrance parking lot.

Hikes are free, at your own risk  Please call the Recreation Department office for an update at 978-534-7529, and to let them know if you are interested. More hikes with a Leominster MA start point can be found here.

You can check out other things to do on our 365 Things to do in MA blog – but don’t forget to come back here after!

Open House 7/25 from 1-3!!

Please note – if you are using GPS or Google Maps you may have to search the cross street Rollstone Road Fitchburg; Belgian Way is not always mapped.

Come check out this beautiful unit at 41 Belgian Way Fitchburg and compare it with the others offered. Move- in condition; one of the larger units. Compare the square footage!

Commuter location! One of the larger condo units at Bridle Cross Estates, Fitchburg MA, located at 41 Belgian Way U:41. 2 Bedrooms, bathroom to die for!, nice kitchen design open to living area. Huge unfinished walk-out basement. Gorgeous neutral colors- move right in!

2 Bedroom Condo with Upgrades!

Overview Maps Photos Features Description Slideshow Video Neighborhood Open House

$208,500 Condominium For Sale Main Features 2 Bedrooms 1 Bathroom 1 Partial Bathroom 1 Unit Interior: 1763 sqft Location 41 Belgian Way U:41 Fitchburg, MA 01420 To get updates on open home dates and other property events, please click the “Like” button below:

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We received a letter in our office the other day that summed up, for us, what selling real estate in Massachusetts is all about.

The letter didn’t thank Laurie Howe, our agent, for making things easy, or for making things fun.  In this market, easy and fun sometimes happen, but more often than not there are hurdles to get over that are nearly impossible without the help of a professional.

This is the letter:

Did you miss the fireworks in Central Massachusetts this past weekend ? You are not entirely out of luck…

July 7 (rain date July 8- Groton MA town field (near the Library)

July 10 Clinton MA : A fireworks display sponsored by the Clinton Firefighters in cooperation with the Board of Selectmen, Clinton Police Department and the Clinton School Department will be July 10, with a rain date of July 11 at Clinton Middle School.
August 7 Leominster MA – Starburst Fireworks and concert at upper Doyle Field. Starts at 5. From their site:

Starburst has rescheduled for Saturday,August 7th.
Construction at Doyle will require us to use the upper field for the concert. (Fireworks will be set off at tennis courts) Priest Street will be closed to thru traffic from noon onward on the 7th. Entrance to the field will be at the iron gate by the track, on Green Street, and on Grand Street. Gates open at 4:30 pm

Still time for some fun! It’s so hot, the only thing that would make us happier was if we could find a Dunk Tank!

originally published in our 365 Things to do in MA blog. Find Towne & Country Realtors and 365 Things on Facebook!