About Pike County, PA

Dacha is the “Russian word for a seasonal or year-round second home” typically located outside the cities, according to Wikipedia.

They began to appear in Russia during the reign of Peter the Great as small estates in the country. The Dacha evolved through the years; some became a place of gardening for those who worked in the cities. (Source – Wikipedia)

The Poconos have become a highly sought out location for the Dacha, and those who have longed for a vacation home or second home. It is a wonderful concept that many have embraced. The Pike, Wayne and Monroe County areas of the Poconos and Northeastern PA, have the unique advantage of an ideal location for the Dacha or vacation home:

- close proximity and easy commute to the New York City Metropolitan area, including Brooklyn and Staten Island and the northern New Jersey areas;

- it forms a central hub expanding to other metro areas, such as Philadelphia - and Scranton / Wilkes-Barre, and

-it offers 4 seasons of endless fun!

Along with its perfect location, the Pike County, Wayne County, and Monroe County areas of the Poconos truly symbolize and embody the meaning of “Dacha,” offering Four Seasons of Endless Fun for every age group and for every interest type.

The Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area offers boating, water rafting, kayaking, fishing, swimming, biking and much more. Ski at Shawnee Mountain, Camelback, Alpine Mountain, Big Bear – to name just a few. We offer an abundance of golf clubs with courses designed by the best, such as the Jack Nicklaus designed Great Bear Golf Course, as well as hiking and backpacking trails and thousands of acres of preserved Federal and State lands and parks. From the Poconos Raceway and NASCAR Pocono 500, to the Milford Music Festival, Honesdale Roots & Rhythm Music & Arts Festival, the Annual Pocono Blues Festival, The Wind Gap Bluegrass Festival, and the Black Bear Film Festival, our area brings all of this to you! Antiquing is plentiful throughout our communities. We have wonderful inns to host you.

For the “Dacha” seeker, the Poconos offer familiarity because of our bountiful lakes and great skiing areas. For Russian families, it resembles the “feel” and “ambiance” of the very special aspects of life in their homeland, Russia.

A BEAUTIFUL WINTER SCENE IN THE TWIN LAKES ESTATES DEVELOPMENT OFFERED BY

RGB CUSTOM BUILDERS:

Because real estate is so inexpensive in the Pike, Wayne and Monroe County areas compared to neighboring states, and the cost of living and taxes are low, many elect to own a second or vacation home in the Poconos, and one that will one day become their full time home upon retirement.

The time has never been so right!

You can own your second or vacation home by realizing the Great Opportunities of today's market:

Interest Rates are Low.

Congress has renewed the tax credits and expanded upon them, for those who are seeking a primary residence.

The most competitive pricing is now currently available.

The Poconos offer more land and home for your money and lower taxes!

OPPORTUNITY IS KNOCKING - ARE YOU HEARING THE KNOCK?

FALL PROMOTION:

A lovely homesite and custom built home - prices from $168,000.

There are still very affordable lake view and lake front home sites available, as well as lake view and lake front resale homes.

YOUR DREAM OF A SECOND HOME, VACATION HOME OR "DACHA" IS ONLY A PHONE CALL AWAY!

(845) 649-9704

Email: renee@PoconoLandAndHomes.com

YOU CAN CREATE THE MAGIC!

If Custom Building is your preference -

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An Award Winning Quality Builder who is Unsurpassed!

· Affordability

· More Land & More Home for your Money

· Lower Taxes

· Excellent Schools

· Country Living in a Cultural & Recreational Setting

· 12 Year Residential Warranty on all RGB Custom Builders' homes and unsurpassed standard building specifications

The Poconos ~

Where a beautiful home and a lifestyle that are priceless are still within one’s means!

Where friendly people still say, “How do you do!”

We offer it all ~ a precious legacy for you and your family awaits you!

FULL REAL ESTATE SERVICES AND CUSTOM HOME BUILDING

Primary Residence, Vacation Home, Active Adult

http://www.PoconoLandAndHomes.com

Absotively, Posolutely!!!! If you are calling yourself a listing agent in this present day Real Estate Buyer's Market and you don't know what at short sale is, you are missing out on a Great portion of the market!! All too many sellers nowadays are upside. Upside down sellers are sellers who owe more than the current value of their home. Hence, making it impossible to sell their home and pay the bank off in full without bringing 10's or thousands of dollars to the closing table. If a seller must move with this being their case, in many cases the bank will allow the seller to sell at market value which is less than what they currently owe. This is a short sale.

There are many stipulations that surround a Short Sale, first being that the seller will have to prove hardship to the bank (a change that has occurred making it impossible or extremely difficult to make their current mortgage payment i.e. loss of a job), how the the current value of their property has changed,and they will have to get an approval from the bank to list the house with an asking price less than what they currently owe. Be mindful that the seller has to be ready to supply the bank with current documentation to prove they are in need of a Short Sale. Once you and the seller have gotten written consent from their mortgage company for a short sale be aware that all offers will be contingent upon 3rd party bank approval. Also keep in mind that all Short Sales must be divulged to the public in any advertising on the property.

So, an offer comes in, the seller signs the Agreement of Sale. The Agreement of sale is sent to the bank for approval which is most cases takes 4 to 12 weeks plus or minus (I've seen it take longer so please be sure if you are selling a short sale that your buyers are in a position to wait and understand that they can wait that long and then have their offer denied eventhough the sellers have signed and accepted their terms and conditions).

So you can see that having knowledge as a listing agent or as a buyer's agent on Short Sales is curcial to helping seller's sell and a Realtor's success in today's Real Estate Market.

AFFORDABLY BUILD YOUR POCONOS' CUSTOM HOME IN PIKE COUNTY, WAYNE COUNTY OR MONROE COUNTY, PA!

YOUR DREAM OF A SECOND HOME, VACATION HOME OR "DACHA" IS A PHONE CALL AWAY!

Dreaming of a Dacha?

You can own your second or vacation home by realizing the Great Opportunities of today's market:

Interest Rates are Low.

Congress is looking to renew the tax credits.

The most competitive pricing is now currently available.

OPPORTUNITY IS KNOCKING - ARE YOU HEARING THE KNOCK?

An inexpensive, affordable retreat in the beautiful, alluring Poconos is the most perfect and familiar setting for your year-around second home, offering so many seasonal activities to choose from!

Come and see our beautiful lakes with available lakefront and lake view home sites available, and skiing at Shawnee Mountain, Camelback, Alpine Mountain and Big Bear nearby, along with the sensational Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area.

AN EASY COMMUTE TO NEW YORK, NEW JERSEY & NEW YORK CITY,

YET WORLDS APART!

Affordability:

More Land and Home for your Money! Lower Taxes! Country Living in a Cultural & Recreational Setting!

FALL PROMOTION:

A lovely homesite and custom built home - prices from $168,000.

AWARD WINNING "RGB CUSTOM BUILDERS" - YOUR DESTINATION FOR A COMBINATION OF THE BEST SELECTION, SERVICE, QUALITY CRAFTMANSHIP AND COMPETITIVE PRICING FOR CUSTOM HOME BUILDING OFFERED IN THE POCONOS!

An RGB Custom Builders' custom home has the additional long-term value derived from RGB's sterling reputation for quality home construction.

The possibilities are Endless!

All that is needed: "Your Dream" plus the "Most Award Winning Builder" in the Poconos - Robert Brown and RGB Custom Builders.

Just a phone call away!

To find out how affordable your second home, your "Dacha" can be, and to view the very affordable properties currently available in the Poconos, contact me at:

renee@PoconoLandAndHomes.com

(845) 649-9704

Realizing your dream for a "dacha" or second home is just a phone call away - complete custom home building and real estate services at your fingertips!

The Poconos ~

Where a beautiful home and a lifestyle that are priceless are still within one’s means!

Where friendly people still say, “How do you do!”

We offer it all ~ a precious legacy for you and your family awaits you!

FULL REAL ESTATE SERVICES AND CUSTOM HOME BUILDING

Primary Residence, Vacation Home, Active Adult

http://www.PoconoLandAndHomes.com

The Milford Music Scene is hot - jazz, rock, country or blues, we've got the night life!

Milford's Jazz Celebrity, Martha Lorin, and the Martha Lorin Quartet, will be performing:

Saturday, November 7th - sets at 7:30 pm and 9:30 pm.

The Cypress Room at the Cliff Park Inn

Reservations Required 155 Cliff Park Road, Milford,PA 18337 - escape@cliffparkinn.com

(800) 225-6536; (570) 296-6401

(Awarded one of the "Top 10 Romantic Inns in the U.S." and Named one of "10 Great Places to Settle in for Fall" “Leaf peepers will drop their jaws.” USA Today September 2006)

THE ALLURING MARTHA LORIN

Martha Lorin Quartet (www.marthalorin.com) with Mike DeMicco on Guitar (www.mikedemicco.com) Don Miller on Bass (www.donmillerbass.com) Peter O’Brien on Drums (myspace.com/peterobriendrums…Peter)

LATEST CD:

ACCOLADES:

All About Jazz Announces:

Martha Lorin to Receive Milford Music Maker Award (http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/news.php?id=36125) “Lampkin Music Group is proud to announce that his client, jazz singer Martha Lorin, will be the recipient of the Milford Music Maker Awards at the Milford Music Festival on Saturday, June 6, 2009.”

Latest critical praise for the current CD Don't Slam That Door:

“Coney Island" sends you on a nostalgic trip, with it's brilliant cinematic performance, is the highlight of the album. Several re-fashioned standards, like the steamy and seductive R&B swing take on “Best is Yet To Come" and the elegant reading of “You've Changed" sit well next to the original material on this record." Jazz Improv Magazine

Check out Martha’s CD “Come Walk With Me” at CD Baby http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/marthalorin

The Poconos ~

Where a beautiful home and a lifestyle that are priceless are still within one’s means!

Where friendly people still say, “How do you do!”

We offer it all ~ a precious legacy for you and your family awaits you!

FULL REAL ESTATE SERVICES AND CUSTOM HOME BUILDING

Primary Residence, Vacation Home, Active Adult

http://www.PoconoLandAndHomes.com

Get full buyer's representation when you want to buy "Your Pocono Home", by reaching out to me, Jason Feinman of Weichert, Realtors - Acclaim. I have the experience and proven track record of results that you need and can count on to make your home purchase an easy and enjoyable experience. I will listen to your needs and guide you throughout the process. I can help arrange financing and coordinate inspections. I am an expert negotiator whose market knowledge and technological experience gives you the advantage to save you thousands of dollars. I like to let the testimonials of my many satisifed clients do the talking and I am proud to say they have spoke loudly and clearly as to why you should make Jason Feinman "Your Realtor for "Your Pocono Home". The unbiased real estate agent review web site: www.IncredibleAgents.com, lists me as a 5 star rated agent with many reviews posted for your viewing. These reviews can also be found on my award winning web site: www.YourPoconoHome.net. Here is just a sample of what people have said about me:

"This was my first experience purchasing a home in the USA, I am originally from Trinidad. After years of searching and being constantly told by other real estate agents that I did not or could not qualify to purchase a home because of my income along came Jason. From our first conversation he took my information and said lets see what figures you qualify for and then we will move ahead. I liked that about him and although I could not purchase a $100,000 plus mansion he treated me the same. I liked that about him as well. Then our search began, Jason showed us several properties until we settled on the one purchased. We came across this property by chance as we were really not looking in that area but my type A personality did a little search and flooded Jason with "interesting homes" a few he shot down because they would not meet my needs and a few we visited. I would like to thank Jason for the time and extra effort he spent helping me find my home. GREAT JOB JASON"

"We've never come across any agent like Jason. He was extremely helpful. He always sent us listings as soon as he got them and knew exactly what we wanted to look at. He didn't waste our time. Any little change through out the process, we knew about it immediately. He never hesitated to call. He worked very diligently. To sum it up Jason was everything we were looking for in an agent. We would never hesitate to recommed him to any one."

"Jason found us our dream home and got us a great deal. He took care of everything which was good because we do not speak English well. We moved from Yonkers and we love our new home thanks to Jason. He took care of helping us get a mortgage and inspection, insurance and he let us know what we needed to do. He called me a lot to let me know what I needed to do. He saved us a lot of money. Jason is a great guy and I recommend him to anyone."

Call me today at 570-242-0299 or 570-629-6100 for your free home buyer consultation and be on your way to enjoying "Your Pocono Home. I look forward to hearing from you!