Bushkill - Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Wilkins & Associates is pleased to announce that Caryn Centini has joined the organization as a fulltime Sales Associate working from the BHG Bushkill office.

Centini comes to Better Homes and Gardens with extensive experience in the real estate market, including working as an interior designer/homebuyer service representative for LTS Builders from 2006 to 2009 during which time she oversaw the coordination, communication and administration of new home construction production from closing to completion.

While being recruited by Dennis Mooney, V.P./Associate Broker/Sales Manager in the Bushkill office, Centini, in March took the Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate simulator test and scored high which allowed Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Wilkins & Associates to assist her in getting her Pennsylvania Real Estate license.

Said Mooney, "After reviewing the different phases of the Real Estate Simulator test with Caryn, it was obvious that she would be very well suited to move into the sales arena from new home construction and interior design which she is most familiar. Because she is local to the Poconos, her knowledge of people is also extensive, which in today's market, is very important to being successful as a Realtor."

Centini can be reached any business day at (570) 588-3440 or by email at ccentini@wilkins1.com.

Selling homes since 1988, Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Wilkins & Associates services the entire Pocono Mountains, North Pocono/Moscow area, historic Milford and all towns in between. Better Homes and Gardens Realtors handle listing, rentals and sales of primary, vacation and starter homes, as well as estate and farm properties. Buyer services include first and second home buyers, relocation buyers and transferees. Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Wilkins & Associates have three offices in the Pocono Mountains. All offices are open 7 days a week. Visit Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Wilkins & Associates online at www.wilkins1.com.

The Mountain Laurel Center for the Performing Arts in Bushkill, PA is back after being closed for the last couple of years. They made an announcement today with several acts lined up already including the legendary rock group KISS who will open the center on July 13. Other acts scheduled include ZZ Top on August 20, Frankie Valli and the Beach Boys on August 25 and Larry The Cable Guy helps to kick off the Pocono 500 NASCAR weekend with his hilarious comedy on August 6. The Mountain Laurel Center for the Performing Arts can provide a much needed boost to the local economy as well as job creation. I wish them the best of luck and am planning to attend my first ever KISS concert, practically right in my backyard. How awesome is that?

Saw Creek Estates in Bushkill, PA is an amenity filled community that has few rivals as far as the amount of amenities you get for HOA fees, a top location and reasonable home prices/taxes. Bushkill is less than 15 than min. from NJ and between 1 and a half to 2 hours from NYC. The community has a top notch restaurant called Top Of The World, which is open to the public and has beautiful panoramic views of the Pocono and Appalachian Mountain ranges. There are indoor and outdoor pools, an indoor jacuzzi, indoor and outdoor tennis, indoor racquetball, outdoor basketball court, ski slope, fitness center, meeting rooms, lakes w/ permit fishing, beaches and so much more. The community has gated 24 hour/ 7 days a week security as well as patrolled security. The staff is courteous and friendly and the home owners take great pride in their home ownership which features a nice mix of primary and vacation homes. There are also two separate condo/townhome developments within the community, The Falls at Saw Creek and Mill Pond, which also have their own amenity areas as well. You should seriously consider Saw Creek Estates for "Your Pocono Home". Call me, Jason Feinman of Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate at 570-242-0299 or visit www.yourpoconohome.net, to search great Saw Creek Estates homes. For more information on Saw Creek Estates, visit their website at: http://sawcreek.org.

The inaugural Lehman Township Community Day "Magic In The Valley" will be held on Sunday, Sept. 5th from 12 to 8 PM with a fireworks show to follow. Craft and other vendors, food and fun are all on the schedule for what should be a beautiful day at Lehman Community Park located on Winona Falls Road in Bushkill, PA. For more information including vendor opportunities, you can call the township offices at 570-588-9365. I, Jason Feinman of Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Wilkins and Associates, will be there at a table with both memorabilia and collectibles for sale, prize giveaways, real estate information and more. I hope to see you there.

I am the proud owner of a home in the Pine Ridge Community in Bushkill Pennsylvania. I did not acquire my home by myself not at all it was due to the diligence and hard work of Jason Feinman my realtor.

After many years of having everyone in the housing market say "No' to me I came across Jason's website and not too sure of myself said what can it hurt. I will just check out his site, but in order to enter Jason's site you need to fill out some information so I did hesitantly. Jason had some really nice homes listed and based on the information from other realtors - the nay-sayers I felt hey maybe I can afford a home in Pennsylvania. I know that I definitely could not afford New York City.

Well Jason called and I said ugh he is going to call me all the time now like a true sales man, but his message was very polite and asked that I give him a call when I had a few minutes. I listened to his message a few times and jumped in and called him back and boy am I glad that I did. We chatted a few minutes he asked what I was looking for etc. and then said the first thing that we will do is to see what amount you qualify for - that was new, no one ever said that to me.

After that everything went really fast, I was qualified for an amount much larger than I expected and the house hunting process began. Jason tried to get a feel for what I wanted but even I did not know what I wanted as yet so we looked at a few homes over the weekend and I started to get a grip on my needs. We eventually found my home in the Pine Ridge Community - 3 bedrooms 1.5 bath, basement and garage and we love it. It was a fixer upper but my hubby is great at home improvement projects.

I cannot say enough about the Pine Ridge Community; it's a great feeling to drive through the entrance. I feel safe as our community despite not having a security gate. We do on the other hand have visible patrols. The security personnel are quite pleasant and courteous and I am sure that they know me either by car or face by now as I wave to them on a regular; after all they are protecting me.

The community offers a swimming pool which I really used this summer with the heat wave, tennis courts, fishing and the list goes on. I am not a social person but I love nature and we have an abundance of that in the Poconos. I especially enjoy seeing the young deer (we call them Bambi) and my daughter gives names to the female deer - too funny. Each season we see new critters - fox, bear, raccoons, possum and birds. If you love nature and clean air then the Poconos is the place for you and then if you have Jason on your side you have yourself a caring and helpful realtor. Jason is the best in my books and I am so happy that we found one another.

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