Philadelphia, Bucks and Montgomery Counties Real Estate. Tips for home buyers, home sellers by Gita Bantwal,Realtor at ReMax Centre Realtors.

Have a great Holiday weekend.

Most Real Estate Offices will be closed . If you are relocating and happen to be in the area , you may not know whom to call. My virtual office is open 24/7. You can look up all available listings at www.GitaBantwal.com

I will be available to show homes by appointment. Please email gita01@aol.com or call Gita Bantwal at ReMax Centre Realtors 215-343-8200x124 or on my cell phone 215-2758491

I would love to show you a great listing in Jamison . It is located in Estates of Bucks County Country Club and is priced below market for a quick sale.

click on www.classifiedflyerads.com/vt/virtualtour.php?id=25355&branded=yes

This home is located at 1851 Augusta Dr, Jamison and is listed for $565,000.

If you live in Central Bucks School District you may be aware that schools reopen next week.

Please go to the web site www.cbsd.org and look up the schedule and hours.

You can also check out the bus stops . There is a calendar for the year that you can down load so that you know the dates of early dismissal and report card days.

If you have just moved to the area and do not know which school your child should go to , you can look up on the web site.

Welcome to Central Bucks. I will be glad to help you if you need any help about trains, buses and shopping in the area.

If you would like to look at any home for sale in Central Bucks call Gita Bantwal at reMax Centre Realtors 215-343-8200x124 or visit www.gitabantwal.com

I looked up Trendmls this morning to look for single homes priced upto $400k.

This is what I found :

There are 160 single homes listed priced upto $400k..

Of these 146 homes have atleast 3 bedrooms.

116 have atleast 3 bedrooms and atleast i car garage

122 have atleast 3 bedrooms and a basement

98 homes have 3 bedrooms and a garage and a basement

12 homes are in 55 plus communities and 3 of these have 3 bedrooms

If you would like to look at homes in North Penn School district visit my web site. www.gitabantwal.com

There are many homes to choose from and rates are low. It is a Buyer's Market.

Call Gita Bantwal at ReMax Centre Realtors 215-343-8200x124 or direct 215-343-8206

Here is some information about  a Bus trip that you can take in October .It is  sponsored by Doylestown and Warwick townships.

Shawnee Autumn Timber and balloon Festival Day trip

Sunday October 19,2008

Time 7 am to 7 pm approx.

Price $45/ adult resident, $65/ non resident.

$42/ child resident, ( age 3 to 12 ) ($63 .non res.)

Please call 215-343-6100x204 for more information.

If you would like to look at homes in Warwick call Gita Bantwal at ReMax Centre Realtors 215-343-8200x124

There are some great 55plus communities in Warwick township. They are  Heritage Creek and Knox Court Condos and Yorktown.

There is a lot of demand for these homes . As of today there aren't any homes on the market in Yorktown. There were two sales in last six months according to information of homes listed in mls. One sold for $330,000 and one sold for $387,000. This community is located off Meyer Way , close to Township building and the Park.

There is one home on the market at Knox Court and it is a 2 bedroom 2 bath unit listed for $299,900.

Seven homes sold in Heritage Creek in last 6 months. The highest sold price was $500,000. for a 3 bedroom 3 bath single house and one home is under contract for sale , it was  listed at $429,900.

There are two single homes for sale in Heritage Creek.one is listed at $394,900 and the other is listed at $549,900.

Living at Heritage Creek is like living in a resort. The clubhouse has lots of activities. They have tennis courts, swimming pool and exercise room.

Look up all available homes on my web site Communities in Warwick Call Gita Bantwal at ReMax Centre 215-343-8200x124 to look up all available homes in multiple listing.

Country Crossing Homes were built by Deluca , circa 1998.,

There are flat style homes which can be on first floor or second floor with a garage and there are townhome style homes as well.

Based on information in multiple listing there are 5 homes for sale. The least expensive is a 2 bedroom condo for $253,000. The highest price is for a 3 bedroom townhouse for $349,900.

2 homes are pending settlement .They were on the market for an average of 61 days.

8 homes sold in last 6 months.The avaerage price was $270625.

The homes do not include homes not listed in mls and is subject to errors and omissions.

Look up all available listings on www.gitabantwal.com

Call Gita at ReMax Centre Realtots 215343-8200x124 to look at any home listed.

They are located in Central bucks School district. www.cbsd.org

I looked up the multiple listing for homes in Pennsbury School district. This is a buyers market and I found 14 homes priced under $200,000.

They all have 3 bedrooms . Some have a garage . They all have nice yard.

The least expensive single home is a 3 bedroom home in Levittown for $173,000.

There is a home in Fairless Hills for $174,900 and a 3 bedroom home in Morrisville for $195,900.

Pennsbury is a great school district.

To look at all homes in mls go to www.gitabantwal.com or call Gita Bantwal at ReMax Centre 215-343-8200x124

I recently read about  NEW SWITCH FIREPLACES that you can put anywhere.  You can look up the information on www.ecosmartfire.com.

You have to use eco friendly ethanol. You can buy the canisters at hardware stores.

I have not seen one in person but the picture looks good and I like the fact that you need not do major renovations to install it.

I believe they cost less than $5000/

I know many people want a house with a fireplace and having this information might come in handy if we find a house that they like but one that they might otherwise rule out.

If you are looking to buy a house in PHILADELPHIA AREA call Gita Bantwal at ReMax Centre Realtors 215-343-8200x124 or on my cell phone 215-275-8491 

Here are some tips that I like to share with tenants and buyers.

1. Do not smoke in bed. Most leases these days say   'no smoking.'

2.Do not have too many extension wires  from a single outlet.

3.Never leave a lit candle unattended.

4.Check smoke detectors every month.

5.Replace batteries twice a year. I was showing a house the other day and it had a smoke detector that announced ' Replace the batteries." At first I had no idea where it came from. If yougive home buyers a smoke detector at closing, you can give them battereis twice a year and stay in touch.

6.Make a fire escape plan. Have stickers on windows saying how many pets and how many   kids in the house.

7.Have smoke detectors on all levels and in all bedrooms.

8. Have  small  fire extinguisher and know where you keep it.

9.Do not have a dead bolt with keys from the inside. In an emergency if you can not find the keys you may not be able to get out.

10. This is a new tip I just came across. The Kovenex Home safety Blanket is something that may be good in the kitchen to extinguish small fires.   www.kovenex.com.

I have yet to check it out.

Registration for Fall programs begin on August 25. You can register in person at the township building, 1733 Township Greene, Jamison . or on line at www.warwick-bucks.org

Call 215-343-6100 if you have questions.

They have programs for pre school children,school aged children and for adults.

Some of the programs for pre school kids are gymnastics, music, and cooking with books.

Go o the web site for details and register early so as not to be disappointed.

If you are in the area and would like to any home for sale call Gita Bantwal at ReMax Centre Realtors 215-343-8200x124 or direct 215-343-8206