When you’re a kid in Falmouth, and Mullen-Hall or Lawrence is your school, you get to walk to Highfield Hall and into Beebe Woods during the school day. Fifty degrees and sunny!
All In A Week’s Work
I spent a good part of this past week with a couple from Florida, here to buy a summer home. Much to the woman’s surprise, they flew home today with the most charming house just off Sippewissett solidly under agreement to them, and with the inspection accomplished as well.
How’d we do this? To begin with, they’ve been online for what seemed to be 18 hours a day for at least the last month. After basic familiarization with neighborhoods and prices, it stopped being productive, because you really just have to put your feet on the ground and see the neighborhoods; assess your reaction; evaluate your priorities (in this case, kayaking vs. biking; away from town vs. being near downtown); and figure out what trade-offs you’re willing to make. Because there are always trade-offs!
The first day, we looked at 20 homes, either by drive-bys or going inside. It was an exhausting day, but by the next day, there were only a few homes that made the short list to see again. Here are some:
#21606802
211 Great Bay Street, Falmouth
$975,000
What a sweet house, so “beachy” and with glorious views! But on the second day, surrounding homes not consistent with the quality and value of this one took it off the list.
#21605741
55 Seashell Lane, Falmouth
$900,000
This house is so similar to mine that I’m positive it was designed by Walter Yarosh, the same Falmouth architect who designed my house. (He was busy in the 90’s; I keep seeing variations on the theme.) This one is still original, but because I’ve just done a major renovation that included reconfiguring some spaces, it was easy for me to help my buyers envision what the house could be. The setting, directly on Great Pond and facing west; and with a neighborhood dock, is superb. But in the end, the prospect of managing a project of this scope long distance also took this one off the list.
#21607478
11 Place Road, Falmouth
$650,000
This is the one that rose to the top. The location is superb in every way, with a neighborhood trail to the bike path; a short half mile to glorious Woodneck Beach; and less than a mile to the activities and pleasures of Main Street, Highfield Hall, and Beebe Woods. The price was fair, and because the buyers had seen so many homes, they had a solid sense of value and understood that. The space was just right, not too big but not too small. The trade-off is that yes, it does need a new kitchen and the addition of central air. The buyers would have loved to have found a house that had these already, but they have a contractor they trust, and once the work is done, they’ll have a wonderful Cape house (with a spectacular kitchen!) in exactly the spot they wanted. A great week!
December in Falmouth
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This is such a festive month around town. Highfield Hall is decorated and sparkling; the first weekend of December kicked off the season with caroling at Nobska, Santa’s arrival by boat, the lighting of the green, and the annual holiday parade; and the following Sunday was the very popular West Falmouth Library House Tour.
This year, I was a docent at 81 Hawks Way. It’s always fun seeing these wonderful homes and their festive decorations while supporting such a good cause.
May your holiday season be warm and bright. Peace in this world begins with each of us…blessings to you and yours![/fusion_builder_column][/fusion_builder_row][/fusion_builder_container]
Where Is It?
Any guesses as to where this woman’s face appears? (And if anyone knows who this person is, please share!)
The Ones That Got Away
Once I knew that my condo was really under agreement, I went overdrive into “search” mode. Even with a three-month rent-back, the clock had been ticking, and I was very mindful of that. I started making offers almost every day, but none were accepted. (And they were good offers! But this is what happens in a seller’s market.)
Here are a few:
#21502276
6 Fairway Lane, West Falmouth
$175,000
Over the years I’ve toyed with the idea of building a home and have gathered a decent library of source books and plans. During my recent intense search, a parcel came up in West Falmouth that I thought was pretty nice. I made an offer. It was verbally accepted on a Friday. By Monday, because it was being sold as part of a probate estate, there was an unsettling affidavit I would have to sign. It stated that the land could be sold at any time up to closing to a buyer with a “better” offer. I felt that was more of a risk than I should take because in order to close, I would have to spend thousands of dollars on engineering and permits. I would lose that money if it sold to someone else.
#21502374
45 Highfield Drive, #5, Falmouth
$349,000
I saw this almost the moment it came on the market, but dismissed it because I prefer larger condominium associations; end units with exposures on three sides; and one-floor living. However, three days later, when the pickin’s were so slim, I decided to take another look. This time, the outstanding location in the middle of downtown, and on the same street as Highfield Hall and the bike path, together with a reasonable asking price, overcame my initial objections. I put in an offer – but so did three others. One of them, not me, will be the new owner.
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