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Open House in Bay Head with photos and maps for Sunday Apr 10, 2011. Bay Head Open House information including school reports, neighborhood data and Bay Head housing market trends.
Most Open Houses will take place between 1:00 PM and 3:00 PM, so use the maps provided in the links to plan your day...or call me and I'd be happy to set up an exclusive "tour of homes" at your convenience.
For complete updated information on Ocean County Open Houses and real estate tips go to www.OpenHouseOceanCounty.com
Bayhead Open House Maps: The link to the left provides an interactive map for all open houses in Bay Head.
Bay Head is situated on the Barnegat Peninsula, a long, narrow barrier peninsula that separates Barnegat Bay from the Atlantic Ocean. Together with Mantoloking to south, Bay Head is considered part of the Jersey Shore's "Gold Coast".
The community was supposed to have been named "Bayhead," after the Bayhead Land Company that developed the area in the 1870s. A railroad sign posted in the 1880s labeled the station as "Bay Head," and the name stuck when the borough was incorporated in 1886. The name also comes from the town's location, which is at the "head" of Barnegat Bay.
Some of the famous past residents of Bay Head include author L. Ron Hubbard and Roger King, owner of King World Productions, produces game shows such as Wheel of Fortune, and Jeopardy!; and co-produces alongside Oprah Winfrey and Dr. Phil McGraw.
Call or email me at your convenience, I'd be happy to help you any way I can.
Yes, they are ALL on "The Shore" (Bayhead/Mantoloking Area)!
Yes, they are ALL over $1,000,000 (4 of them are over $2,000,000)!
Give up?
ONLY 1 was SHOVELED OUT this past weekend! Yes, you read that right; 5 out of 6 "Million Dollar" homes, listed "For Sale", by brokerages on the "Jersey Shore", were NOT SHOVELED out from the last snowstorm...and probably the 2 before that too.
When asked how she was supposed to show her ready, willing & able buyer these Luxury Shore Homes, our agent was advised, "have your buyer bring a shovel" by the Listing Broker of 2 of these homes...REALLY?
FAIL! Here's Our Winner!:
And we wonder why our public perception is lower than used car salespeople and lawyers...C'mon man!
Now may be an advantageous stage of your life to buy a New Jersey shore vacation home. Typically the December and January months signal low tide for sellers -- meaning they've yet to reel in a live buyer. All those days of fishing and selling. They may be hungry for a buyer's bite (translated as "discount offer.)
I once read that the most common items purchased during a blizzard are snow shovels, eggs and beer. I suggest another basket filler, sun tan lotion.
Especially if you're in the market to buy a Jersey Shore house in Monmouth or Ocean Counties.
Everyone else is busy sniffing Egg Nog when now is the time (As a Realtor I am legally required to use the schlocky imperative "Now Is the Time!" to goad you into action) to sniff out some Coppertone.
Yes, Yuletide means low tide for sellers. Not too many qualified buyers wash up along the Jersey shore coastline.
The Barrier Island is a stretch of land that runs from Bay Head to Seaside Park with the Atlantic Ocean to the east and Barnegat Bay to the west. The next four months will be brutal on Jersey Shore waterfront and ocean side condos and homes for sale.
Between freezing rain and whipping wind the beach acquires a surreal, barren landscape. The absentee seller's worries, however, are just starting. Maintenance and cost include:
Heating bills
Danger of freezing pipes
Minor vandalism
Property taxes
Beach association dues
Security alarm monitoring expenses
Granted, the new buyer of a Jersey Shore vacation home will still face the same risks and costs next Winter but the lifestyle of the endless summer is enough to propel you through the slog.
Now is the time because my guess is many sellers aren't going to see a buyer (let alone a written contract) for several weeks.
The renters start emerging from their Holiday cocoons in late January and mid February. The promise of a full twelve week rental income is enough for some sellers to weather the Winter so they can cash in on Summer.
As a buyer you would have lost the opportunity to submit a low ball offer on a Jersey Shore second home to see if the seller is about to throw the beach towel in on the Winter of 2010.
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You can hire me as your Jersey Shore buyer agent for the following Monmouth County and Ocean County seaside towns:
Support Your Favorite Local Artist this weekend in Bay Head.
Bay Head Art In The Park
Saturday, June 13th, 2009 (Rain Date: Sunday, June 14th) Centennial Park, off of Bridge Avenue, 10am to 4pm
Over 40 local professional artists with their original paintings in oil, acrylic, watercolor, pastel, pen & ink as well as limited edition offset and giclée prints. Some demonstrations, music performed by Ed Austin and Craig Kierce, and food at nearby shops and restaurants. For samples of artists' work, click on yellow links.
Participating Artists, 2009
GEORGE ALLSOPP, Brick - Oils and Acrylics PATRICIA ARROYO, Neptune City - Watercolors, Pastels, Oils MARY JO AUSTIN, Lavallette - Oils, Acrylics AL BARKER, Bordentown - Oils, Watercolors LISA BEGIN-KRUYSMAN, Bay Head - Acrylics KEN BERNHARD, Bridgewater - Watercolors LISA C. BUDD, West Creek - Watercolors WILLIAM BUNTING, Iselin - Oils MIROSLAW CHELCHOWSKI, Laurence Harbor - Watercolors, Pencil CAROL COLVIN, Toms River - Watercolors, Pastels ROBERT DEVITO, Richmond Hill, NY - Oils and Acrylics LUANN DUNKINSON, Brick, Watercolor DONNA FERRANTE, Spring Lake - Watercolor POPO FLANIGAN, Naples FL - Acrylics JOEL GAHR, Pt. Pleasant - Pen & Ink ALEXANDER GLETOW, Brick - Watercolors BEVERLY GOLEMBESKI, Seaside Park -Watercolors, Acrylics HELEN HARRIS, Toms River - Mixed Media ANN HAYES, Toms River - Watercolors SUE HENSLER, Eatontown - Watercolors Elsa Herrmann, Brick - Watercolors ANDREW HUNTLEY-ROBERTSON, Summit - Oils PAULA KOLOJESKI, Princeton - Pastels STEVE LAMBERT, Manchester - Oils JACK LODER, Brick - Oils, Acrylics
Participating Artists, 2009
MICHAEL MALZONE, Wayne, Oils LISE MASSON, Howell - Oils, Watercolors RAMONA T MAZIARZ, Middletown, DE - Pen & Ink PHILIP MEYER, Totowa - Oils PAULINE MICKLE, Pt. Pleasant Bch-Watercolor SHEILA MICKLE, Brick - Calligraphy, Pen&Ink MARY MONAGLE, Spring Lake - Watercolor, Mixed Media RAYMOND MORAN, Toms River - Watercolors NINETTA NAPPI, North Bergen - Watercolors VIRGINIA PERLE, Toms River - Watercolors MARK RETACCO, Bayville - Acrylics TRACY ROCCANOVA-MILLER, Brick - Watercolors GLORIA SALMESTRELLI, Seaside Park - Oils ELLEN SCHARFENBERG, Toms River- Watercolors SAL SORCE, Manahawkin - Acrylics and Oils SUSAN A. WAGNER, Pt. Pleasant - Acrylics, Watercolors, Pencil TOM WILLIAMS, Valley Forge , Pa. - Oils, Watercolors JOANNE ZEZULA, Brick - Watercolors
Art Galleries in Bay Head:
Anchor & Palette Gallery 45 Mount Street - featuring Dick LaBonté and other local artists Special display of watercolors by Bert McNomee, 6/12-6/19
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