Our local MLS, under CCIAOR (Cape Cod and Islands Association of Realtors), changed vendors this past week. So most of us agents here on the Cape are spending all our waking hours trying to fix the glitches and figuring out how to use the new system. Also tearing out hair, swearing, throwing things, yelling at the computer…. Everything’s different, including the vocabulary, and the differences aren’t all that intuitive. I hope someday I’ll really like this system. But right now, not so much.
Assuming that the transition would be challenging, on the last day the old MLS was still live, I entered three new listings, just to be certain to get them in before we entered the nether world of a new MLS. It was a ridiculous day; my pace was frantic. I was chasing elusive sellers to get the signed contracts, and entering information that I hoped was correct, downloading whatever pictures/floor plans I had, clicking “Submit”, and holding my breath.
They all went live successfully, and here they are:
#21700770
174 Queen Street, Falmouth
$419,900
This is a wonderful small townhome right on Falmouth Harbor and around the corner from Main Street, Surf Drive beach, the Commodores, the ferry, the “everything” that is Falmouth! This home had been listed previously for a couple of years by two other agents, so my challenge was to breathe new life into it. My go-to stager extraordinaire, Rita Pacheco, and I spent just three hours and bought not one new item, but by editing and rearranging, the home looks entirely different! Our aim was to make it “coastal” and younger. Here’s the result.
#21701480
117 Worcester Court, Falmouth
$430,000
Talk about location and lot, this is a primo option! It’s hard to even picture a 17,000 s.f. level lot in the Heights, which is so dense; but this lot is eye-popping! If I had deep enough pockets, I would request a variance from the Building Department, and would build two attached fabulous condos, selling each for $675,000. This would be the essence of “win-win”, for the Town, the developer, and the lucky homeowners. But even if a variance wouldn’t be possible, restoring this charming Cape and putting on a kitchen-great room addition would give the buyer a spacious, 2017 home in the heart of Falmouth for under $650,000. This isn’t an opportunity that comes along often. It requires vision, cash, and project management skills, but the result will be spectacular!
#21701495
90 Cobblestone Lane, North Falmouth
$849,000
I’m happy to be collaborating again with Warren and Debi Dalton of Chappy, LLC, the much-admired local developers most recently of Westwind Cottages in West Falmouth. Cobblestone is a small cul-de-sac of all new homes next to the North Falmouth Elementary School. One home is built and occupied, and just appraised at $800,000; a second is built and about to be occupied. #90 will be the third home. At $849,000, it will have around 2,400 s.f., 4 bedrooms and baths, a study just inside the front door, an open floor plan, and a 2-car garage. There are never more than a handful of new homes in Falmouth at any time, and often what’s available is in an inferior location or setting. This one has it all: it’s new, it’s in North Falmouth, and it has the charm, detail, and quality that characterize every Chappy-built home. As we go to press, it has an accepted offer. But look at the great floor plan, and call me to talk about the next new home to be built on Cobblestone.
A couple of weeks ago, I was captive at a seven-hour brokers’ meeting at Cape Cod and Islands Association of Realtors. Not being accustomed to sitting still for so long, by hour five my attention began to wander.