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New property listed in Lunenburg County, South Shore
 
We have listed a new property at 167 Maple Lane in Mill Road.
After months of staying home a bit more than you’d really like, now’s the time to enjoy some quality life at the lake! Sitting on the shore of Wallaback Lake, with loads of space to relax, play and recharge, you can enjoy spectacular sunsets and privacy aplenty on this stunning 2-acre property. There’s enough space here to have a multi-family recreation property - it even comes with your own island. (Title to Brier Island is on the deed). Includes a 2011 36-foot fifth wheel Keystone Cougar RV, complete with rear living area and 4 slide-outs, 2 swivel chairs, hide-a-bed sofa & dinette slide-out, double sink, 3 burner range, refrigerator, LCD TV, private toilet area, lav., front queen bed slide-out, wardrobe w/sliding doors. Located just minutes to groceries, gas, hardware store, restaurant & NSLC in New Ross. Whether you’re new to the glamping lifestyle or just want to be able to enjoy the 230 feet of lake frontage while building your dream lake house, come relax with your friends and family and experience the call of the loons. Your year-round lakefront oasis awaits. Room sizes not provided due to being an RV.
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New property listed in 405-Lunenburg County, South Shore
I have listed a new property at 167 Maple Lane in Mill Road.
After months of staying home a bit more than you’d really like, now’s the time to enjoy some quality life at the lake! Sitting on the shore of Wallaback Lake, with loads of space to relax, play and recharge, you can enjoy spectacular sunsets and privacy aplenty on this stunning 2-acre property. There’s enough space here to have a multi-family recreation property - it even comes with your own island. (Title to Brier Island is on the deed). Includes a 2011 36-foot fifth wheel Keystone Cougar RV, complete with rear living area and 4 slide-outs, 2 recliners, hide-a-bed sofa & dinette slide-out, double sink, 3 burner range, refrigerator, LCD TV, private toilet area, lav., front queen bed slide-out, wardrobe w/sliding doors. Located just minutes to groceries, gas, hardware store, restaurant & NSLC in New Ross. Whether you’re new to the glamping lifestyle or just want to be able to enjoy the 230 feet of lake frontage while building your dream lake house, come relax with your friends and family and experience the call of the loons. Your year-round lakefront oasis awaits.
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Closing Day Palooza

Good morning! Since today is closing day for two of our sellers and one of our buyers, I thought I’d take a minute to discuss the pre-closing inspection.


Huh? What’s a pre-closing inspection? (And didn’t you already have one done as part of the buyer’s conditions?)


Not to be confused with a home inspection, which is usually performed by a certified inspector, the final walk-through of a home is typically completed by the buyer’s agent and his or her buyers. During COVID, it’s sometimes completed by just the buyer’s agent. It usually takes about 15-20 minutes and we check the property to confirm it’s in satisfactory and acceptable condition as per the terms of the Agreement of Purchase and Sale.


For example, in addition to ensuring that the property is clean and vacant, we make sure that any included appliances are present and operational, the hot and cold water are working, sinks are draining, toilets flush and any remotes for garage doors, heat pumps etc. are there. You get the idea.


Essentially, we double-check the contract to verify that all the seller’s requirements have been completed.


If there’s an issue – like maybe walls have been damaged by movers or the oil or propane hasn’t been topped up. In this case, the buyer’s realtor would contact the seller’s realtor to advise of the problem, and the legal team from both sides starts to sort it out. There could be a holdback or a price reduction. (A holdback is a monetary amount, set aside from the sale proceeds of the property, which is not released to the seller until the seller has completed certain outstanding contractual obligations.)


If the pre-close goes well, the buyer’s agent notifies both the seller’s agent and the buyer’s lawyer that the property has been accepted, and the transfer of funds gets underway.


Once the lawyers confirm that the money has been transferred, only then do the buyers get the keys! And heads up people! This could take a few hours and sometimes all day. (So if you had visions of moving in on closing day – you might want to slow your roll and adjust your plans. Your best bet is always to plan to move in the day after closing day.)


Until next time…

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Rolling Out The Real Talk

Oh hi. It’s Karen.


Welcome to our first "real" blog post! To be honest, I’ve been thinking about starting this blog for awhile now. And yet this first post has always been the showstopper for me. So today, as I sit in the EXIT office in Greenwood for my duty shift, I decided to rip off that proverbial bandaid and get this thing going.


So here we are. Hi.


What can you expect from Real Talk?
Well of course there will be a little bit about me, my teammate and partner Pete and how we’re living our best lives here in the spectacular Annapolis Valley. LOL. More seriously, we’ll cover what we like, what we don’t and you’ll definitely get to know each of us a little better.


But since you’re on our real estate website and we are both licensed REALTORs® in Nova Scotia, I’m sure you won’t be shocked to learn that the focus here will be real estate. Yep – straight-shooting the local housing market conditions, offering up advice and opinions and giving you all kinds of deets about our local communities.


Heads up – we love it here. But we also don’t always agree, so there may be a titch of a “He Said, She Said” thing happening as we move forward. We also pride ourselves in telling it like it is. So if you’re more into a "roses and rainbows" real estate vibe, this may not be your cup of T.


Fun, right? Always!


Until next time…



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We have sold a property at 605 Maxner Drive in Greenwood
 
We have sold a property at 605 Maxner Drive in Greenwood.
Ready for new owners, this 4 bdrm, 2 bath family home has so much to offer! Hardwood and ceramic flooring on the main level, along with 3 spacious bdrms, a full bath with “cheater” access to the primary bdrm, good-sized eat-in kitchen, living room and formal dining room with patio doors leading to the two-tiered deck where you can enjoy the above-ground pool in the fully fenced & treed backyard. Perfect for children, guests and entertaining, lower level features newly installed laminate flooring, large rec room with wood stove, 3 pce bath, laundry room, storage room and another large bdrm. An attached 16x24 garage completes this package. Recently painted inside, new roof shingles in 2016, heat pump installed 2019, new pool pump and filter 2021, new chimney liner and rain cap 2021. Located in popular Planesview Subdivision, this is a fantastic family home. Come take a look!
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We have sold a property at 225 Maple Lane in Mill Road
 
We have sold a property at 225 Maple Lane in Mill Road.
Your little slice of heaven awaits you at this 1 acre lakefront property on the beautiful shores of Wallaback Lake. Ideal for outdoor enthusiasts, the camp is solid - use it as is or build your dream cottage on the lake edge(367' of waterfrontage). The existing bunkie is charming and has loads of potential. It measures 12.5x18 (225 sq ft), sits on concrete block and is wired for a generator. (Power lines are right at end of driveway if you wanted to hook up to grid in future.) Located within 10 minutes from New Ross, this could be just the place you need to escape from the daily grind. Boating, fishing and ATV/snowmobile trails at your fingertips, at the end of a private year-round serviced road.
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