Manahawkin, NJ

A Basement in Your Ocean Acres Home...Can You Live With Out It?

Three bedroom 2 bath single family homes in Manahawkin's Ocean Acres are listed anywhere between $150,000 and $299,000. There are 28 homes listed for sale in this section of Stafford Township within that range, only 8 have basements.

Three bedroom 2 bath homes seem to be a popular home size for first time home buyers at the Jersey Shore.

But, first time home buyers in Manahawkin should take note of the savings realized in homes without a basement.

The $150,000 to $299,000 price range is what homes are listed for. Savvy buyers realize what counts is not what the Ocean Acres home is listed for, but what it sells for. That's what matters to buyers (and their appraisers) and sellers in Manahawkin.

Sale price tells it all! From the sales since January 1, 2012 it would appear that a basement will cost you about $30,000 in a 3 bedroom 2 bath home.

Statistics from the Jersey Shore Multiple Listing Service show four homes with 3 bedrooms, 2 bath sold since January 1, 2012 in Manahawkin's Ocean Acres. Only one of these home was a short sale. Even so, check it out.

So if you can live without a basement you could save a significant amount on your 3 bedroom 2 bath home in the Ocean Acres section of Manahawkin.

The days are getting shorter, and the nights cooler here at the Jersey Shore. While we are not treated to the dazzling autumn colors that our neighbors to the north experience; the oak, maple and birch trees scattered among the scrub pines usually put on a colorful display.

But this year, according to the atmospheric experts/prognosticators, we don't have the usual color due to high humidity. So I've noticed other things...

I don't know what bush this is, but I took notice of the unusual color...looks more like spring

Although World Animal Day isn't until October 4th, most churches celebrate World Animal Day on the Sunday closest to that date with a Blessing of the Pets.

So early this afternoon we gathered under the bells at Saint Mary's of the Pines in Manahawkin at the Jersey Shore. It wasn't your usual chatting groups after 11:30 mass.

Let the Blessings Begin

My Dad & Diego

October 4^th was originally chosen for World Animal Day because it is the feast day of Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of animals. Numerous churches throughout the world observe the Sunday closest to October 4^th with a Blessing for the Animals.

It's October 1st, we all know that. Dogs at the Jersey Shore are particularly aware of the date (October First...A Big Day at the Jersey Shore). But is it really October 1st. At Manahawkin's Holiday Lake, in the Country Club section of Ocean Acres it's really September 31st!

I guess that sign painter never learned the rhyme or any part of it.
You know the one '30 days hath September'!