Hampstead, NH

I took the advice that people were kind of enough to leave on my first Playing Around With Video post and this heavily edited video is the result.

On this one I did a complete voice over after I learned how to mute the original sound thanks to Mark Passerby. When I shot this video originally last fall, I used a tripod and I was in a moving car, even so it was very very jerky. I was able to smooth most but not all of the jerks out of the finished video in the editing stage. I can't believe I did it!

My husband and I both tried the voice over, just to see who sounded better and it came out kind of funny with the both of us doing it that I decided to leave it in.

This is not a professional video by any stretch...just my attempt to learn and share with those that want to learn with me. If you haven't read the comments on my original post and you want to learn some video tricks and tips you really should go read them. Many folks left awesome tips!

The camera I used was Kodakzi8 and I used iMovie 09 on my Macbook Pro to do all the editing. I tied using the Ken Burns effect but it didn't work too well. I need to work on that a little more.

So tell me what you think of video number two.

Playing with Video

I've been playing around with videos and trying to learn how to edit them. I must admit the learning curve for me has been long and painful and even with on line tutorials I still needed to get myself a Dummies book.

This video consisted of several clips totaling 12 minutes...way too long for a listing video. So I set out to try and get rid of as much of it as possible and while I think this is still a bit long at a little over 5 minutes, the property is unique with acreage and a barn that I also wanted to highlight.

I also played around with voice over for the first time and used it only in the beginning as the car (with dirty windshield) was driving up the very long driveway. Once inside the house what you hear is me winging it.

Over all I'm pleased with my very amateur attempt and I realize video will be even bigger in 2010 so I want to learn as much as I can.

Let me know what you think and if you have any suggestions that would be great.

Thanks and Happy New Year!

25 Valley Rd Hampstead NH A video tour

Video tour of 25 Valley Road in Hampstead NH. This home is bank owned and ready for immediate occupancy. This is a horse lovers dream come true.

Hampstead, New Hampshire Active Adult Living Communities

Located about 40 miles north of Boston, Massachusetts, Hampstead is known as a bedroom community for commuting to Manchester, Nashua, Concord, Portsmouth and Boston MA.

Hampstead is home to several ponds and streams, so fishing, swimming and boating are popular recreational activities in town. Hiking and bicycling are also popular since Hampstead has many trails meandering through it's heavily wooded forests. With easy access to both Routes 101 and 93 the NH seacoast is only about a half hour away, the White Mountains is about an hour north and Boston is just an hour south. But for communing with nature, Hampstead is hard to beat.

Many styles of adult community condominiums are available for sale in hampstead including garden style condos, multi floor townhouse and detached single family style homes. Each home and each development has it’s own unique style and flair.

Hampstead has adult living communities just waiting for you to move in. These include Angle Pond Woods and Irongate Village.

Angle Pond Woods - Angle Pond Woods is an active adult community specifically designed for those over the age of 55. Angle Pond Woods features 29 four-unit town houses, each with a one or two bedroom floor plan and one or two car garage. The 116 units at Angle Pond Woods give residents many choices, all of which are targeted to make an active adult lifestyle even more enjoyable.

Irongate Village - Irongate Village offers two floor plans, each with 2000 square feet of living space, a two-car garage and two large bedrooms. Every lot has been meticulously planned to preserve the privacy and inspiring features of its natural surroundings. Walking trails interweave throughout the 24 acres of unspoiled beauty lending to the air of seclusion that the small town of Hampstead in well known for.

A single visit to one of these communities will leave you wondering why you waited so long to purchase a home in an active adult living community.

If you're over 55 you can buy into an active Adult Living Community in southern NH and say goodbye to yard work and snow removal forever.

For more information about the town of Hampstead, NH and Hampstead Active Adult Communities visit my Southern New Hampshire Real Estate website for the most comprehensive list of adult communities in New Hampshire.

You can contact Jim Miller Southern New Hampshire Realtor at 603-801-3987 or email at Jim@JimSellsNH.com

The best way to try and show you what the Hampstead NH real estate market is doing is to create an Absorption rate chart for you. Hampstead NH Absorption rate Oct 2008... not a pretty picture. Currently there is a 21.7 month supply of homes on the market. This is based on sold data with no price range or size restrictions. If you narrowed it down to a specific price point and size it would narrow significantly.

For example using the same time frame but adding the price range of $250,000 to $299,900 the chart would narrow down to 13 + months of inventory. 13 plus months is still pretty high. If you compare it to a year ago we're doing a little better. Which is a good thing!

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Hampstead NH annual Christmas parade is right around the corner!

This year the Hampstead NH Firemen's Association Christmas Parade will be held on December 14 2008 at 2pm

The theme will be "Christmas In Candy Land" and it should be a very special event, one for the whole family to enjoy.

Last year I took a few pictures and created this slide show to share with you all...