The Buyers are Back in Town

If you know anyone who may like to sell a property around Follins Pond, particularly with beach rights, please send me a message below.
My listing at 3 Robert Arthur went under agreement in a month, with multiple buyers pursuing it. Unfortunately once we accepted an offer on that house, I had nothing else to show the other buyers!
If you know anyone in the Follins Pond area looking to sell, please send me a message. Thanks!

The Buyers are Back in Town

She Didn't Owe Us Anything

These are some shots from yesterday's demolition of the old bath house at Corporation Beach in Dennis. As old and obsolete as it was, I can't help but get a little nostalgic about waiting in line to use those smelly bathrooms which fed into a failed septic system, or the fry stench from clogged grease traps, or scratching my head at the fact that less mobile folks had to use a big, hot porta potty at the bottom of the hill...Wait a minute...! I'm not really going to miss those things at all.

The new building comes with a brand new septic system, modern industrial kitchen gear for the snack bar, outside rinsing showers, and additional toilets--including handicapped accessible ones, and an ADA-approved ramp/trail up the hill so EVERYBODY can eat their french fries on the bluff.

Stay tuned for pics of the new construction!

Just for Dennis folks: Town Meeting Tonight, Cup o' Joe on Me Tomorrow

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Let Me Buy You a Cup of Coffee at Buckies!
Tonight at 7 pm there is a special town meeting in Dennis and it hasn't been highly publicized, but there are a lot of articles that my Dennis friends will be proud to show up for. We've got some great things going on in our town! Some of the topics: 

-Sidewalks on Lower County Road
-A solar farm at the old dump
-Keeping our school district together

I personally will be voting YES on all of these, and encourage my Dennis friends to do the same. But regardless of what position you take, just by showing up you will have served your town well.

As a special incentive and thank you to everyone of my Dennis friends for showing up and supporting our town tonight, I will buy you a cup of coffee at Buckies tomorrow. Show up anytime tomorrow at Buckies Biscotti in Dennis Port, show them your yellow voter tag and get yourself a cup of coffee on me!

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TWEMM Your Yard for Curb Appeal

TWEMM your yard for the best curb appeal.

After location, curb appeal is the most important determining factor for buyers. Even if you've got a brand new roof, freshly painted trim and high-end windows, poorly managed landscape is a huge turnoff!

Fortunately, improvement in landscape is one place where you almost always get your money back. In fact, in many cases you can do most of the work yourself. Here's an acronym that I recommend to my sellers: TWEMM:

Trim: Trim shrubs away from the foundation, tree limbs away from the roof, and any other shrub or hedge that requires shaping.
Weed: Weed all beds, gardens, foundations, driveways, paths, patios, etc.
Edge: A clean, defined edge between your lawn and any planting beds is good for the beds and very easy on the eye.
Mow: Keep your lawn neatly mowed. Use a weed whacker to tidy up the edges of the lawn and around fenceposts, mailboxes, etc.
Mulch: Mulch your beds with the darkest mulch or compost you can find. A nice touch before a showing is to hose down the mulch to make it look darker; it sets off the color in the plantings. Many transfer stations have free mulch and compost for the taking.

Blessing of the Animals and DOGnut Reception

Bring your beastly friends on over to the Dennis Village Green on Sunday, September 18 at 10:00 for the annual Blessing of the Animals at the Dennis Union Church. With all of the various animals that show up (I've seen cows, bees, ducks, chickens, cats, and of course dozens of dogs) it is a great event for the family.
After the blessing I will be hosting a Coffee and DOGnut reception at Drummer Boy Park on Route 6A in Brewster, the best unofficial dog park on the Cape. I hope to see you there! Call or email me for more info.