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Page 14 The Clarington/Couriicc Independent, Bowmanville, Saturday, April IS, 1998 Tips to Sell Your Home This article is provided by local Realtors and the Ontario Real Estate Association (OREA)for the benefit of consumers in the real estate market. When you arc ready to sell your house you'll want to enlist the help of a Realtor. He or she will provide provide the professional advice and service you need to make the selling process go smoothly. make your home as marketable marketable as possible is just one of the many ways your Realtor can help. Here arc a few lips from the experts: Clean everything in and out of sight With clipboard in hand, take a tour of your home. Take note of every opportunity opportunity to remove clutter 'and dirt. Rooms, closets and cupboards will appear larger and more inviting when you f J PETER KOWAL Real Estate Limited Broker 52 King St. West Bowmanville lilt r Phone: (905) 623-2453 Fax:(905) 623-0136 SERVI SO HOWM.\\\ I LEE ASH AREA SISCE 195 5 TRY YOUR OFFER! Priced for aclion at $98,000. 2 bedroom bedroom home on 104 foot lot with sewer sewer and water. Good Bowmanville location. TAKE A LOOKI COTTAGE TIME: HEAD LAKE, NORLAND Just 1 1/2 hours from Bowmanville. Completely renovated lakefront cottage with new septic and deck, on year round road. Westerly view. Priced to sell al $124,900. BUILDING LOT: LANGSTAFF RD. 6+ acre level lot - levies paid - spring or pond site - school bus. $49,500. with terms. BUILDING LOT: HWY. 2, NEWCASTLE Almost 1 acre lot with level site and bush at rear. Drilled Well. $59,900. ISLAND LOTS - RICE LAKE Good building lots on Rack Island with deeded mainland docking and parking. Hydro on lot. Two available - take your pick at $31,900. AFTER HOURS: Doreen Tillson* Toll-free pager 1 -888-543-3208 John Bate* 905-697-1619 Elaine Kowal* 905-623-5868 Bill Turansky" '. 905-983-5420 Peter Kowal*** 905-623-5868 'SalesRep. "Assoc. Broker *"Owner/Broker 234 King Street East, Bowmanville Telephone 623-3393 Toronto Line 686-1035 CENTURY INCOME HOME North Bowmanville location, features: 2 garages, 2 driveways, driveways, 2 forced air gas furnaces, furnaces, 2 decks, 4 fridges, 4 stoves and parking for 9 cars. $192,000. Jim Vinson* 623-3393 or 432-2356, BANK SALE • BOWMANVILLE 4 bedroom raised bungalow. Features a finished rec room with a fireplace, bar and walkout. walkout. 2 baths, living room, dining dining room and kitchen. Newer windows. $129,900. Charlie Reid* 623-3393 or 983-5914. NEWLY DECORATED Great semi on quiet court close to 401. Shows 10+. New ceramic flooring In kitchen sets this home apart. 2 bedrooms up and one down with a large rec room. Extra large pie-shaped lot. $119,900. John Fowler* 623-3393 or 623-7928. SMALL TOWN CHARM Beautiful bungalow in small subdivision. Features 4 bedrooms, bedrooms, 2 baths, 2 kitchens and a large rec room. Includes 2 fridges and 2 stoves. $119,9P0. Jim Vinson* 623-3393 or 432-2356. SUPER FAMILY HOME ORONO 3 bedrooms, separate living room and dining room with hardwood floors plus eat-in kitchen with hardwood floors. 2 baths and main floor laundry laundry room. $123,900. Charlie Reid* 623-3393 or 983-5914, Showing you ways to get rid of unnecessary stuff fy Glenn Trider Is Central Air Right for You? Do you: , 1) Have trouble sleeping when the temperature stays warm and humid. 2) You get worried about intruders coming in because your windows are open. 3) Have medical allergies due to hay fever and other airborne airborne hazards carried by the summer winds. 4) Have damage that is caused by high humidity and moisture especially in your basement where it can sweat from the very high dewpoints in the air? If any of these conditions arc present you should consider consider getting central air conditioning. Buying Hints: • Buy name brand units such as Lcnnox/Kecprilc that are well known and have a good reputation. • Buy from a dealer who is established with a showroom. Can you go down and look at the unit? Buying from someone who isn't established as a business in Clarington may be inviting disaster. These people move and close up shop at any time. • Finance the purchase even if you do not have the funds at present. This makes sense as you will gel the best deal earlier earlier in the season. Have it installed in plenty of lime and you can enjoy it without sweating in the lient and paying paying a premium price. • Compare warranties on units and go willt minimum 5 years manufacturer's Lennox now offer 10 years on many of their units. Expensive Air Conditioning repairs can be avoided by spending a few extra dollars on a better warranty. • Remember inflation makes things more expensive in the future. A warranty on a unit today of 10 years can be very valuable in the 10th year because the cost to change the compressor out may be as high as 100% or more in tomorrow's dollars. • Energy efficient is the last thing to look for. Minimum rating is a 10 seer unit. The rating stands for Seasonal Energy Efficiency Rating. The higher the # the better. For Canada with a cooling period of 30 - 60 days at the best. 10 seer is adequate however II or 12 seer units are belter and will save you 5 - 10% more on annual energy costs. Going to buy a unit more efficient than 12 seer is a waste of money for our climate which dictates you spend more money on an efficient efficient heating unit and look for medium efficiency unit for cooling. After all we're not Phoenix in climate yet! Next Week: Rend the column and learn why SI'AS arc becoming so popular as our population ages. P.S. IVe don't have voice mail al the Comfort Shoppe so call anytime with questions or comments. See you next week lennox S()c Comfort S>ljoppe HIMINC A CPOIINC 160 Bincline Rd. K., Ilowmnnvlllc 905-623-2956 OJ.P. and tidy up what's left. The same holds true for your basement, garage and shed! Remove bulky or unused furniture and rearrange the rest to make the best use of space. Most of us are pack rats, so apply the following test to every questionable item: "Have I used this in the past six months, or will I need to use it soon?" If the answer is no, throw it away, store it elsewhere or sell it in a yard sale. Be equally aggressive in disposing of dirt. Pay particular particular attention to the two most important rooms in a buyer's mind: bathrooms and kitchens. And once you've removed all the dirt: keep everything clean, every day. You never know when 1 the person who will ultimately buy your home will visit. Repair as much as you can \ During your home tour identify the things that arc broken, cracked, stuck or just plain don't work anymore. anymore. These can include: leaky faucets, holes in window window screens, stuck or broken broken windows, lights that don't work, doors that squeak or don't close properly, properly, missing or broken cupboard cupboard handles, cracks in the walls and ceilings and dozens of other "little things" you've been meaning meaning to do for years. Now is the time. Certain items, such as roof or basement leaks, must be repaired, along with any water damage. Electrical or heating system problems must be fixed. Some repairs, however, may not be necessary. Will that hairline crack in the driveway driveway really make or break the sale? How about a chipped floor tile in the entry way? Some buyers will have their own idea about how to deal with these problems. problems. You may find it easier to adjust your selling price to reflect the cost of these repairs, rather than pay for them yourself. Depersonalize your home Your house reflects you. It is decorated with your taste and your sense of style. Unfortunately, that heart- shaped table lamp youf grandmother left you may distract potential buyers from seeing the home itself. Grit your teeth and store all personal items (framed family family photos, trophies, etc.) out of the way. If you have brightly coloured accent walls or heavily patterned wallpaper, consider repainting or wallpapering wallpapering these areas with light, neutral colours that enhance a room's size and make it more flexible to receive any kind of furniture. furniture. Remove area rugs, light fixtures and other items that buyers might find too difficult to imagine in "their home", even if you were not intending to include these in the sale. Beautify the house and yard Peeling, dry paint is rela- Head-on Highway Collision A car going the wrong way on Hwy. 401 Tuesday afternoon broadsided one oncoming car and crashed head-on into another, leaving a young woman in hospital with major injuries. The collision occurred 100 meters cast of the Hwy Two interchange at Hope Twp. According to the Cobourg OPP, the cast- bound vehicle was travelling travelling in the westbound lanes around three p.m. when it struck the two cars. All three vehicles were demolished. Police have identified the driver of the castbound vehicle as an 84-ycar-old Orono man. He suffered minor injuries. A 40-ycar-old Toronto resident driving the car that was hit on the side also escaped with minimal injuries. A 21-year-old Oshawa woman was driving the westbound ear. Site was sent to Peterborough Hospital with major injuries, Police say charges are pending. lively easy to fix or replace and can ipake all the difference difference in your home's appearance. appearance. If your carpet or other floor covering is in really bad shape, consider replacing replacing it. The same holds true for badly tattered window coverings such as drapes and blinds. Outside the house, weed the flower beds, remove dead tree branches, keep your lawn well-mowed and edged, trim the hedges, rake the leaves, sweep the sidewalks, sidewalks, fix and paint the deck or fence, plant a few flowers and do anything else you can think of to enhance your home's curb appeal. It may sound like a lot of effort, but these tips and the assistance of a Realtor, will help you sell your current home quickly so you can move on to your next dream house. Exit Realty Shirmax Ltd. 214 King St E., Bowmanville DO YOU KNOW WHfTT YOUR PROPERTY IS WORTH? Call me now for a Market Evaluation without cost or obligation. 623-4445 or Res. (905) 786-2911 WILMA ENTWISLE 1-800-264-3963 Sales Rep. .cj.p. ■ ■ Elbe Kirtnear Sales Representative sutton group-excel realty inc. 600 Grandview St. S.. Unit #8, Oshawa, Ontario Steve Lawrence Sales Representative MAINTENANCE FREE FAMILY HOME Home shows pride of ownership. Large family sized eat-in kitchen. Family room has walkout to fenced yard. Professionally landscaped front entrance. New windows, carpeting, and soffit and eaves. Listed at $124,900. To view call Ellie Kinnear at 721-1144. 150 FOOT FENCED LOT $155,990. Four level backsplit with new high efficiency gas heat and central air, separate dining room, family room with gas firëplace, five appliances, double paved drive and direct access from garage. VÇallEllie^tT^Mm^ GREAT BOWMANVILLE LOCATION 4 bedroom, 2 balh home with relaxing relaxing front porch in beautiful north end Bowmanville. Large fenced side yard. Partly finished basement with woodslove in family room and a bedroom bedroom or playroom lor the kids. New oak kitchen. Listed at 5134,9001 Call Steve Lawrence at 905-987-7653. NEW PRICE - MAIN ST. ORONO Excellent location, walk; to stores. 3 bedroom home yvith large fully fenced private backyard. backyard. Wide plan wooden floors.. Huge country kitchen. Main floor laundry, wide solid wood bannisters. bannisters. Listed at $154,500. • For viewing call ! Steve Lawrence at 987-7653. . R6W 5|g> cornerstone realty ltd., realtor 104 King St. E, Bowmanville 623-6000 * am FAMILY WANTED lor this 2,085 sq. ft. 4 room brick and vinyl home, 3 1/2 years new, 4 baths, main floor family and laundry, central central air. Shows like newl Asking $175,900. D „ bed- ne. 3 •n Atex $15,900. $33,900. $135,500. $137,500. $138,900. $149,500, $158,900. $239,900. David Passant** Assoc. Broker Over 22 Years of Service For a market evaluation of your home, please ask for David Passant**, Associate Broker, todayl 623-6000. Start in this mobile home 12x60 mobile private spot, creek - Newer Courtise bung, on quiet court Country brick bung. 100x165 lot 11/2 storey, vinyl dad, pool Immaculate 2 storey near park All brick 1600 sq. ft., 5 bedroom 3 acres with stream, 1800 sq. It. rancher Ron Moore* Sales Rep. 623-6000 24 hr. pager 623-9263 (res.) OPEN HOUSE 181 Trudeau, Bowmanville SUNDAY, APRIL 19 2 to 4 p.m. 1600 SQ. FT. BEAUTY 3 bedroom, 2 storey with attached garage. 3 baths, main floor family room, main floor laundry room, walkout walkout to garage and walkout to fenced yard. Tastefully decorated and sits on 50' lot in Bowmanville. Priced to sell at $156,900. Ca|| Ron Moor&now to view (905) 623-6000 WHAT A KITCHEN! You must see this 3 bedroom bedroom link with attached garage and kitchen with loads of cupboards and a walkout to a fully fenced yard. 2 baths, in house entrance to garage and finished rec room. Set in a settled area of Bowmanville close to schools. This home is priced to sell at $134,800. Call Ron now! 623-6000 24 hr. pager Marg Bain* Sales Rep. Call for details at (905) ° 623-6000 ©j.p: RESTORED CENTURY HOME This lovely 1 1/2 storey 3 bedroom century home has been restored to perfection in keeping with a time past and is situated on. a 65,X:283i(ti lot in Bowmanville's Historic area. Perennial gardens surround the house, private inground swimming pool and. coach house. Numerous, «upgrades include: wiring, heating, kitchen cupboards, etc.l Please call Linda or Marg to see this storybook storybook home. Offered at $279,900. JUST LISTED Bright and clean 3 bedroom townhome with gas heat and central air. Eat-in kitchen kitchen with built-in dishwasher. Living room with sliding glass walkout to fenced yard. Beautifully finished rec room with pine wains- cotting and ceiling. 1 - 4 pc. and 1 - 2 pc. washrooms. Condo fee Is $124.14. Asking $92,900. Call Linda McLennan 623-6000. Call Linda McLennan*' Associate Broker 623-6000 EXCLUSIVELY FROM SUTTON GROUP 6isr=r«s INTEREST BACK Rinske Wagenaar Broker/Owner Call 697-1700 Your Neighbourhood Specialists 'Certain conditions apply JUST LISTED - $239,900. Custom ranch bungalow nestled amongst pine trees. 1.96 acre lot in small village 20 minutes north of Bowmanville. 3 bedrooms, main floor family room, sun room, 21/2 baths. Call Rinske for more features at 697-1700 or 1-888-226-2230. Betty Smith ' Sales Rep. 4 BEDROOMS, POWER OF SALE - $149,500. 4 upper level bedrooms, huge kitchen, kitchen, 11/2 baths, walkout basement to fenced yard, gas heat. EXCELLENT COURTICE LOCATION '- $139,800. 3 bedrooms, master ensuite, very large oak kitchen with walkout to fenced yard, finished basement, gas fireplace In rec room, gas heat. HELP! WANTED! BUNGALOW! I have cash buyers looking for a large level- entry bungalow suitable for adapting to a wheel chair entrance - town or country setting - in or around Bowmanville, If you have such a home and would consider selling, please call me as soon as possible. Call Betty Smith at 697-1700 or 1-888-226-2230. Ann Simpson Sales Rep. COUNTRY TRANQUILITY Beautifully kept 4 bedroom home on 1+ acre. Sunroom on south side, could b ( e greenhouse. Partially finished basement. Asking $169,900. Call Ann Simpson 697-1700. Bob Craig Sales Rep. 20 ACRE MINI HORSE FARM with attractive modern bungalow;,acres of hardwood bush, fenced paddocks.'ridw gas furnace and fireplace. First farm on east side of #35 north exjunction 35/115.Asking$259,500, ,» Call Bob Craig 697-1700 to view. Rose Sailer Bales Rep. Call Rose Sailer 697 1700. GREAT FOR THE FAMILY Tills 4 level backsplit Is situated situated on a large lOO x 150 ft. lot In a quiet subdivision. Home has been updated with newer windows, roof and furnace and comes complete with finished family family room and stono fireplace, hot tub and air conditioning. Reduced for Immediate possession, located only 20 minutes north of Oshawa. $139,900. CHEAPER THAN RENT! 190G 14 x 70 ft. motile home situated In one of the nicest parks In the area. And only 40 minutes northeast of Oqluwa. Tills homo has 2 decks, 12 x 14 ft. shed with Insulation and hydro. Lease and taxes are 4496.00 per month. Listed «t $59,500. 1 £1™ HOME OF THE WEEK Sales Rep. Superb home with lots of character, original trims, 3 + 1 bedrooms, separate dining room, fireplace in living room. Lot 66.66 x 149 ft. Detached garage and more. For more Info or to view please call Aline Guyon 697-1700 or 983-9102. Nick . Zondervan Sales Rep. SPRING MARKET IS HERE! FREE MARKET EVALUATIONS! If you are thinking of selling, give me a call! We need listings. Hie market is hot! Nick Zondervan Sutton Group-Dynamic Realty Inc. (905)697-1700 1-6ÔÔ-226-2230 Charlene 5 CHANCE CRT., BOWMANVILLE McAulcy $124,900. Sales Rep. 0 |,„q,y, bedroom end unit, freehold townhome oilers a large kitchen with walk-out to extra deep lot, (inlshcd basement, and a single garage. Don't miss tills one. Concession Street Last, to Kershaw Street, follow signs. Call Charlene McAuley at (905) 697-17001