Book of Homes May 2022 by Berkshire Eagle Media

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TS FI EL D - Hiddengemwithattachedguesthouse!Centrallylocated neardowntownPitts eldyettuckedawayonasidestreetwithonly vehomes. Thepropertyboastsaspaciousmainhousewith4bedrooms&2fullbaths.The attachedguesthomehasakitchen,fullbath,livingroom,&bedroom.Relax&sip yourmorningco eeonyourspaciousandinvitingfrontporchandthenenjoyeasy accesstotheatres,restaurants&shopsdowntown.Oneofakindopportunitynot tobemissed! $589, 500/R3084

- Zonedbusiness!Optionsaboundwiththiscolonialintheheartof downtownLenoxvillage!Currentlyusedasatwo-family at,three oorsof nishedlivingspacebegsforasmartrenovationintoalargesingle-familyhome, condoconversionorahome/businesscombination.Oversizedlotforexpansion potential,too!Greatvisibility,onthebusline,walkingdistancetorestaurants, boutiques,naturetrailsatKennedyPark.ShortdistancetoTanglewoodandall Berkshireattractions! $597,500/R3089

I NVE STORS/DE VE LOPERSTAKENOTE!

S AVOY - LookingtocreateacompoundintheBerkshires?Asubdivision?Orjustescape fromitall?Thisparceloflandcomprises130plusacresonaquietcountryroadinruralSavoy! Over2000feetofroadfrontagewithacreageonbothsidesofthestreet-theopportunities aboundinmanydirections.The1870soldhomesteadhasbeenusedforsummerseasonsonly (noheatingsystem)buteasytoopenandclose.Onehundredplusacresofrecentlytimbered andwoodedacreageonthe‘’leftside’’whilethe‘’rightside’’isanother30plusacresof openmanicured,levellawnsandpathsabuttingstateforest!Firsttimeo eredandamustsee opportunity! $575,000/R3055

HOUSAT ONIC - Onelevellivingranchlocatedintheheartof Housatonicattheendofaculdesac.Arare ndonalmostanacreof land.Thisspacious3bdrm/2bathhomehasalottoo er.Beginningwith relaxingbythe replaceinthediningareaandlivingroom.Alargeeat inkitchenbringsyoutoacombinedentranceareausedforentertaining. Enjoydinnerinyourbacksunroomoverlookingthescenicviewsofyour backyard.RelishtheaccessandserenityofWilliamsRiverattheendof thestreet.Tanglewood,HistoricalLenoxandStockbridgeareminutes northanddowntownGreatBarringtonisminutessouth. $390,000/R3087

MULTIFAMILY

PIT TS FI EL D -Centrallylocatedrestored1900’s three-familycolonial.First oorunit-highceilings, largefoyerentrance,beautifullywood oors,dining, light- lledlivingroom,kitchen,2bdrmsandafull bath.Second oorunit-largeeat-inkitchen,2bdrms, livingroomand1.5baths.Bothunitshaveseparate gasheatingunits(replacedin2013).Third oorunitBrightstudiowithelectricheat.Tenantspayutilities. Roofis10yearsyoung.Replacementwindows.Low maintenance.O -streetparkingandaone-cargarage. Greatowneroccupiedorinvestmentopportunity.

$299,90 0/R3085

PIT TS FI EL D2FamilyFlat.Fixer Upper.1st oorneeds toberenovated.Second oor nishedand occupied.

$99,0 00/R3074

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LENOX

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PIT TS FI EL D

TuckedawayonTierneyPlace,thisurbanoasisboasts somanyperks!Abeautifullymaintainedhomehasbeen inthesamefamilyformultiplegenerations.Perfectfora rst-timehomebuyer,investororsomeonedownsizing. Featuresincludea rst- oorbedroomandbathand light- lledlivingroom,andwood oors.Eat-incountry kitchenwithenclosedporch.Thishomeisjustwaitingfor your nishingtouches.Enjoyopenporchorrelaxinyour outdoorsoakingtub.Twocargarageandlargeprivate backyard.Mostofthewindowshavebeenreplaced.A must-seeproperty! $139,90 0/R3086.

PIT TS FI EL D

Buildyourdreamhomeona cul-de-sacinLenox!Paved roadwithunderground utilities,townwater/sewer, naturalgas.Twolots – 1. 8 acres$199,0 00 and .62acres $199,0 00/L2970/L2971

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“ToBeBuilt”LastavailablelotonCherryHillDrivein BerkshireCountryMeadows!!Select nishestoyourown personaltaste.Contemporaryone-levelopenlivingplan withgreatrmfeaturinghardwood rsandgas replace. Spaciousprimarybedroomsuite;twoadd’lbedroomsand afullbath.Largescreenedporch,attachedtwo-cargarage. Naturalgas,centrala/c.Closetotheassociation’spool, tennisandclubhouse!MinutestoboatingonPontoosuc Lake,skiingatJiminyorBousquetandallareacultural attractions! $659,90 0/C3050.

Potentialtorenovateat yourownpace!Wonderful opportunitytocomplete renovationsinthis NorthAdamsVictorian! Convenientlocationfor easyaccesstotown. $129,90 0/R3088.

OTHERLANDOPTIONSF OR YOUROWNCUSTOMHOME!

Broker/Owners:

PamRoberts, CBR,CIPS, CRB,CRS,ePro,GRI,SRES441-9681

Ti anyRoberts, ABR,CBR,e-PRO822-5369

MarieBourassa,PSA,SES,SRES212-6174

NicholasSereda,SRES,441-0694

BrokerAssociates:

BarbaraK.Greenfeld, ABR,C-CREC,CRS,Green,RSPS,SRES441-5986

AnneMeczywor,CBR,CRS,MRP,RSPS,SRES446-2179

RealtorAssociates:

JaneKavanau 281-6903

BonnieParsons, GREEN® 617-719-4387

MollyThomas 441-3899

MarkParsons 822-4169

BrianWright 822-3830

Thereaders ofRuralIntelligencehavevotedStone HousePropertiestheReaders’ChoiceAward inRealEstateandthereaders of TheShopper’s GuidehavevotedStoneHousePropertiesTheBest RealEstateAgency.

Weare honoredtoreceivetheseawardsfromthe voices of thecommunities in theregionsweserve.

"We askedthecompan yto do a major expansion of our screenedporchsothat it mor e thandoubledinsize and functionedas a three-season r oom.Thefinalproduct c ame out ev enbe tt erthan we ha d anticip at ed.

Ourthanksto St eve Morrison and ev eryonein v olvedin bringingthisproject to completion.Thisthreeseason r oomwillgiv e our familyman yyear sof pleasur e andhas a dded value to our home."

ANDY LIPP S ANDEVA SEREGHY

Seecomple tetestimonialand a dditionalpho tosof thisproject at w ww.mo r risonshomeimp rovement.co m

Charles Kulas 358-5524

ProfessionalSer vice Seller Representation Buyer Representation FreeMarketEvaluation

CalltheProfessionalsofDaltonTown&Countrytodaytolistyourhomeorspeakto oneofourBuyeragents.Youcanalsogetonourautomatedemaillistforlistingsheets.

DaltonPineCrestEstates 8room,4bedroom,2.5bath homewithfirstfloormaster bedroomsuite,openfloorplan, cathedralceilinggreatroomwith fireplace,formaldiningroom, kitchenwithbreakfastnook,first floorlaundry,twocargarage.

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inyls iding, newerroof,solarpanels,wood,tile,and carperﬂoors,forcedhotwateroilheat, completelyupdatedkitchenandbath, frontandsideporchesandbackdeck, extralargeyard,$209,900

CallCharlesat413-358-5524

Adams

Large4-familylocatedonmain road,updatedapartments, newer roof,re plac ement windows,vinylsided,plentyof parking,largebackyard,fully rented,$199,900 CallCharlesat413-358-5524

LOTSFORSALE

Dalton

PineCrestEstates,large lot,3.2acres$94,900 withdistantviews.

Threesmallerlots, $65,000alsoavailable.

.80Acrelot,$34,900 CallCharlesat 413-358-5524

DaltonPineCrestEstates

Thisreﬁnedfamilyhomeconsistsof 4bedrooms,amasterbedroomsuite withmasterbath,alongwithtwofamily baths.Thegreatroomfeaturesavaulted ceilingandaﬁreplace.Cathedralceiling enhancesthediningroom,plusithasa breakfastnook,anda2cargarage. CallCharlesat413-358-5524

Pit tsﬁeld Propertyconsistofthree homeswithatotalof10units, two4-unitsandone2-unit, soldfor$600,000,basicallyan i nve stmentproperty. CallCharlesat413-358-5524

LOCALMARKETEXPERTISEMADETOORDER

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Webelievethatyoudeserveanexceptionalhome,andanexceptionalhome-buyingorhome-sellingexperience.Webring youthemostthoughtful,mostcomprehensiveBerkshirerealestateservice.Whetheryou’resellingorpurchasingahomeor commercialpropertyforthe rsttimeor fthtime,we’llbetheretoadviceyou,encourageyou,andwalkyouthroughthe processfrombeginningtoend.Weknowthemarketandwecansteeryouintherightdirection.Weworkcollaborativelywith eachothertodrawonourvariedexpertise.Andwealsoworkcollaborativelywithyou,listeningtoyourneeds,preferences, andbudget,identifyingthebestopportunitiesforbuyingorsellingyourhome.We’reavailabletoanswerquestionsorhear yourconcernssevendaysaweek,andlookforwardtohavingyouintheBarnbrookRealtyfamily.

#1TOPSELLINGAGENT BerkshireCounty‘19,‘20&‘21

MaureenWhite-Kirkby Broker/Owner 413-446-5634

Dear Ly nn, Ihearlotsofthingsaboutreverse mortgagesbutIdon’treally understand howtheywork.or CanyouexplainitsoIcan understand it?Thanks!

First,youhavetobe62yearsofageor older.Theloanallowsyoutoconvert partoftheequityyouhaveinyourhome tocash.Thisisnotlikeahomeequity loanorevenlikeasecondmortgageasyoudon’t havetorepaytheloanuntilyou’renolonger living there.

Decidingonareversemortgageisabig decision.Youmaynotbeableto satisfytheloan unlessyou sellyourhouse.

Theloanisnottypically usedforthingslike aDisneytrip,ayacht,oraworldcruise.The purpose istohelppayforneedsyouhave inretirementorusingittosupplementyour income.

Reversemortgagesarenotusedinacrisis situation.They’repartofyourretirementplan, ifneeded

Here’smoreinformationfrom“FederalTrade Commission: ConsumerAdvice”thatmayhelp you:

“It’svaluabletomeetwithacounselor beforetalkingtoalender,soyougetunbiased informationabouttheloan.Telephone-based counselingisavailablenationwide,and face-to-facecounselingisavailableinmany communities.Youcangetcounselingprovided througha partnershipbetweenNational CouncilofAging(NCOA)andGreenPath FinancialWellnessbycallingtoll-free855-8993778.Youcanalsofindacounselorinyour

areaattheHUDHECMCounselorRoster.)”

Reversemortgagecounselingissocritical. A counselorwillhelpyouunderstand thelongtermresponsibilitiesofareversemortgageloan, notjusttheshort-termbenefits.They’llalsotake intoconsiderationyourfinancial situationto helpyoudetermineifareversemortgageisright foryou.

WARNING,beverycarefultoavoidany unsolicitedoffersforareversemortgageorany oneofferingtodooneforyou.Shouldyoufeel you’vebeenapproachedbyascammeryoucan call800-347-3735tofileacomplaint.

Dear Ly nn, We’dliketosellourhouseandbuya newone.Ourproblemisweneedthe moneyfromthis saleinordertobuy. We’reworriedthatifourhousesellsandwe haven’tfoundanotheronewe’llhavetorentan apartmentorfindsomewhereelsetoliveuntil wefindanewhome.Wealsoworryaboutthe reversescenario.Whatifwefindahomewe wanttobuyandhaven’t soldoursyet?Thishas mesoworriedthatwejustmaynotsellatall. Canyoushedsomelightonthepredicament? CarlandJenna

Dear CarlandJenna, Somanysellersaskthesequestions andluckily thereareanswers.Ok,solet’s lookatthese scenariosoneatatime. Yourhouseisonthemarketandyounowhave anofferyoureally wanttoaccept…BUT,you haven’tfoundahouseyouwantyet…BUT,you don’twanttolosethisawesomebuyer,BUT,you haven’tfoundahouseyet,andbackandforthit

I’vebeenaRealtorfor36years.Peoplefrequentlyaskfor myadviceandopinions,andbysharingthosequestionsand answerswithyou,Ihopetoo ersomehelpfulinformation

goes.Goodnews!Youcanaccepttheofferfrom theawesomebuyerWITHACONTINGENCY. Thecontingencywouldstatethatyouhave aspecificamountoftime,let’s say30daysfor example,tohaveanacceptedofferonahome youwant.Ifyouhaven’tfoundapropertywithin 30daysyoumayaskforanextensionfromthe buyerorcanceltheagreementwiththebuyer andreturntheirdeposit.Thiscontingencymay beadjusteddependingon whatyouandthe buyeragreeto.

Let’stakealookatthesecondscenarioofyour question.Luckyyou!You’vefound thehomeof yourdreamsBUT,youhaven’treceivedanoffer onyourhouseyet…BUT,thisotherhomeisyour DREAMHOMEandyoudon’twanttoloseit… BUT,youneedtosellinordertobuyandon andonitgoes.Hereitcomes…goodnews! Youmayplaceanofferonahomewitha contingencytosellyourpropertyandtheseller mayacceptit.Mostofthetimethe sellerwill reservetherighttocontinuetomarket,show theirhouse,and entertainoffers.Shouldthey receiveanofferfromadifferentbuyerand wouldliketoacceptit,theywouldthencontact youragentandofferyou48hourstomakea decision.Youwouldbedeciding whetherto dropthecontingencytosellyourownhome andstillmoveforwardwiththepurchaseor withdrawyourofferandreceivedyourdeposit back.Again,thiscontingencycanbeadjustedto suitallpartiesinvolved.

GuidancefromyourRealtorisinvaluable withsituationslikethis.