Jennifer Blanchard's (jenniferblanchard) Blog

The following home sales closed this past week: 159 Jamestown Road, Spring Ridge, 2 beds, 2 baths, listed at $263,000, sold for $245,000 307 Penns Way, Society Hill, 3 beds, 2.1 baths, listed at $325,000, sold for $310,000 75 Aspen Drive, The Ridge, 3 beds, 3 baths, listed at $429,999, sold for $...

I have been dealing with some interesting inspection issues… home inspectors are making me crazy! In one instance, a hot water heater had been called out as follows: ”An orphaned water heater is vented into an exterior masonry flue. Backdrafting was noted at the top of the water heater as eviden...

Three closings this past week in Basking Ridge: 81 Constitution Way in Hamilton Woods, listed for $499,500, closed at $480,000 after 116 days on the market. 12 Battalion Drive in Hamilton Ridge, listed for $515,000, closed at $495,000 after 24 days on the market. 126 Patriot Hill Drive in Patrio...

I have never recommended pre-listing inspections to my sellers.  Every buyer has a different tolerance level for inspection issues.  Some panic over broken window seals and loose garage door springs and others gloss over back draft issues on hot water heaters.  A seller could end up fixing issues...