This 2002 center-hall Colonial home for sale was built in 2002 and is in the final stages of renovations - notably the kitchen.  The owners had a long-term idea of opening a Bed and Breakfast on this 32 acre farm in Wantage NJ. 87 Sherman Ridge Road was built with B&B potential in mind but can serve as a spectacular private home too.

Each of the bedrooms in this Colonial home for sale has its own bathroom. One also has a communicating den or library. There is a laundry on each of the 3 levels; no toting wash up and down stairs! The ground floor is a handicap-accessible in-law suite with a private entrance and magnificent "kitchenette."  The in-law bath is an 8-jet Jacuzzi but there is also a huge shower on that level to readily accommodate a seated user.  Additionally, the 32 acre farm at 87 Sherman Ridge Road is on the historic Kilpatrick's Reenactment site.  Sussex County is ripe with mountain lakes, ski slopes, spas and other activities that might suit guests at a Bed and Breakfast.

On June 30, the asking price has been lowered to just $649,999!

2002 Colonial home for sale on 32 acre farm in Wantage NJ

87 Sherman Ridge Road, Wantage, NJ 07461 View Map

Breathtaking, 12 room center-hall Colonial built in 2002 and regularly enhanced. Site of Kilpatrick's Reenactment.

Bed & Breakfast potential, as each bedroom has its own bath. Each floor has a laundry.

Gourmet kitchen - pro stove, center island with prep sink, 2 dishwashers, breakfast bar & table area.

Bolivian rosewood floors in Dining & Living rooms. Both have pocket doors.

1st floor Master suite with bay window seat views. Luxurious bath includes Jacuzzi.

HANDICAP ACCESSIBLE in-law suite. Private entrance, kitchen, 2 baths - town approved.

SUBDIVIDE - Can carve out at least 1 5-acre lot for another home, per seller's discussions with town.

Details

Asking Price:

Just $725,000

MLS:

EXCLUSIVE LISTING

Sq. Feet:

4600 fin

Lot Size:

32 acres

Bedrooms:

5

Bathrooms:

6.5

# of Floors:

3

Garage Size:

2 cars

Year Built:

2002

Some Fine Features:

- Range/Oven
- Full Refrigerator
- Microwave
- Washer/Dryer
- Dishwasher
- Fireplace
- Kitchen Island
- Hardwood floors

- Basement
- Patio
- Deck
- Grass Lawn
- Fenced Yard
- Jacuzzi/Whirlpool
- Family room

- Living room
- Dining Room
- Granite Countertops
- Stainless steel appliances
- Laundry area - inside
- Barn with electric
- Run-in shed for HORSES

Contact Info

Irene Kennedy
Serving Warren & Sussex County, NJ

Main 908-454-1717
Cell 973-493-8216
Email | Website

All information is deemed reliable but is not guaranteed.

For contracts accepted by April 30, the estate is offering the buyers of 11 Worthington Road, Frankford NJ (Branchville) $1000 at closing for appliances, landscaping, whatever.  Now we've added a free Home inspection. Many reasons to make this Sussex County NJ ranch for sale your new home!

That is right! In addition to all the tax credits offered to home buyers right now, you now have further incentive to make this Frankford 3 bedroom renovated ranch house for sale your new home. (Branchville zip makes it appear that way on some sites.)

Free home inspection: For contracts excuted in April 2010, at closing the estate will reimburse up to $600 for the buyer's home inspection. All the buyer needs to do is present the invoice or payment.

 Why not just install a new appliance now?  The future owners may have a great fridge already but need a stackable washer dryer.  Too, you may like French doors while others might want a side-by-side model.  Potential vacation-home users might not want to do laundry here. So you pick what fits you best. You can personalize your selection of fridge or washer dryer in this lovely Frankford-Branchville ranch home for sale in Sussex County.

For the video on 11 Worthington Road: Wonderful Ranch Home in Frankford-Branchville - Sussex County NJ - Vacation Property Potential too

Copyright © 2010, Irene Kennedy, all rights reserved. This blog post represents Irene's personal musings.

Considering selling a vacation home or looking to buy a NJ getaway property? Benefit from creative marketing, top negotiating skills and vast real estate knowledge by contacting Irene via the data to the right.

Irene Kennedy, who is a NJ real estate agent with Weichert, Realtors, lives in Warren County & works from the Phillipsburg office. She continues to service her Sussex County clients following her recent move.

My husband Chip and I are moving from our Hamburg home in what was Ballyowen Bluffs Active Adult community - #2 below. We're leaving new construction with lots of services to live in an 1800's home on a 70-acre farm in Pohatcong, Warren County NJ - #3. I'm staying with the same broker but have switched to the Phillipsburg office. I'll now be handling homes for sale in Warren County, then adding on other areas along the Route 78 corridor.

Has Irene lost her mind?, you ask. Frankly, yes. Chip and I are almost over the poison ivy we got one sunny day working in the gardens of our Pohatcong home. I'm (fairly!) confident that once all my belongings are in a single home in Warren County NJ, I may find those marbles I've lost.  Started my day today at 6:30 a.m. painting a powder room before heading to my new Phillipsburg real estate office. Later today to my old Sussex County office to have one of my sellers sign a contract - always worth the commute!

As this blogging is SOCIAL media, I'd like those owners and buyers of homes for sale in Warren County NJ to get to know the lighter side of me first.  Sure, I'll soon be posting an "I love me" list of my real estate accomplishments because I'm transporting all those excellent skills to Warren. So here are a few posts that will let readers know a bit about me as an individual!

1. RealtorIrene Blogs about Warren & Sussex County NJ Real Estate: Sold Farm in Pohatcong - Warren County NJ - 121 Creek Road - Worth the Wait
2. Ballyowen Bluffs - No Longer an Active Adult Community in Hamburg - Sussex County NJ real estate news
3. Confession of a Guilty Reader in "Sussex County NJ homes for sale land"
4. Best Bread Ever - Recipe & Video - Irene Kennedy, Warren & Sussex County NJ Real Estate Agent
5. Sad but True - Suicidal Turkey in Sussex County NJ the day before Thanksgiving
6. Fascinating, FREE Family Fun - FOSSILS in Hamburg, NJ - I took 1st prize in an Active Rain contest with this entry.

For the very first time, Realtor associations across the country have organized an National Open House Weekend April 10-11. As the deadline for the home buyer tax credits approaches, it is critical to find a home and be under contract by the 30th! To aid this effort, I've got Open Houses scheduled at homes for sale in Frankford NJ (Branchville zip code) and Stockholm (Hardyston) NJ.

While I don't have the blue balloons to use, you will find yellow ones to guide your way. On Sunday, April 11 from 1:00 - 5:00 p.m., you are invited to visit Open Houses at:

11 Worthington Road, Frankford NJ - Just $235000 with an additional $1000 buyer incentive. A totally renovated 3 bedroom ranch home for sale near 3 Sussex lake communities. This is one of the least expensive homes of its size in the town - certainly the best deal for a move-in condition gem! Professionally STAGED too.

3 Laurel Court, Stockholm NJ - This 4 bedroom Cape Cod is in a beautiful, wooded setting. Privacy abounds. Has a finished, walkout basement Right near the Route 23 NJ Transit stop, at only $199,999 this home for sale is a bargain!

Copyright © 2010, Irene Kennedy, all rights reserved. This blog post represents Irene's personal musings.

Considering selling a vacation home or looking to buy a Sussex County NJ getaway property? Benefit from creative marketing, top negotiating skills and vast real estate knowledge by contacting Irene via the data to the right.

Irene Kennedy, who is a NJ real estate agent with Weichert, Realtors, lives in Sussex County & works from the Hamburg office. Her primary market includes: Augusta, Branchville, Crystal Springs, Frankford, Franklin, Hamburg, Hampton, Hardyston, Highland Lakes, Lake Mohawk, Newton, Ogdensburg, Scenic Lakes, Sparta, Stockholm, Sussex, Vernon, Wantage.

In 1878 on the site of his family's farmland in what was Deckertown NJ, Union General Hugh Judson Kilpatrick, a Civil War hero, staged a 4-day event for 40,000 Civil War veterans. It culminated in a 4,000 participant reenactment of a battle. A 2002 center-hall Colonial home for sale is located right on this historic property in what is now called Wantage - 87 Sherman Ridge Road.

On June 30, the price was lowered to just $649,999!

Currently a 32-acre farm, the owners of the home for sale at 87 Sherman Ridge Road in Wantage NJ have found horseshoes, buttons and other items from Kilpatrick's Reenactment. While Civil War buffs might enjoy Judson Kilpatrick's controversial military campaigns that earned him the nickname Kill-Calvary, I enjoyed reading about his less savory traits. According to Edward G. Longacre in a 1971 Civil War Times Illustrated Magazine, Kilpatrick's licentious nature caused several stirs! (I can't help it if I have a fondness for the bad boys...)

For further study of Kilpatrick's Reenactment and the General, start with: "Kilpatrick, Hugh Judson." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Retrieved April 01, 2010 from Encyclopedia.com. But I have to focus on a center-hall Colonial home for sale that sits on this farmland in Wantage NJ.

Completed in 2002, this 12 room, +4600 square foot masterpiece is in the final stages of major renovations. In addition to the 32 acre farm with barn that had been used for horses and previously cattle, some outstanding features of this Colonial home for sale in Wantage NJ include:

• Professional kitchen that boggles my mind!
• 4 bedrooms each with its own bathroom. Laundry facilities on every level.
• Master suite on the 1st floor; sumptuous bath with Jacuzzi and 2 vanities.
• Fully handicap accessible in-law suite: bedroom (5th), bath, kitchenette and private entrance.
• Breathtaking views of Sussex County's nearby ski slopes.

If a luxury Colonial home for sale in Wantage NJ located on the 32 acres of Kilpatrick's Reenactment farm is of interest to you, let me know!

Copyright © 2010, Irene Kennedy, all rights reserved. This blog post represents Irene's personal musings.

Considering selling a vacation home or looking to buy a Sussex County NJ property? Benefit from creative marketing, top negotiating skills and vast real estate knowledge by contacting Irene via the data to the right. 

Spring has come to Sparta NJ and the real estate market data reflects folks coming out of hibernation and thinking more about homes for sale.  That said, the winter months were none too shabby - wait until you see what a couple Lake Mohawk home sales did for the average price in January!

Of the Sparta closings that took place in January, the cheapest went for just under $120K while 3 of the 16 were over a million.  In fact, one home for sale on Manitou Island in Lake Mohawk went for $3.35 million. What does that tell you? There is a Sparta home for sale to fit every budget!

I'm still striving to locate the right Sparta Lake Mohawk homes for sale for a variety of potential buyers. As these folks are seeking Sussex County vacation properties, their needs are quite different from those looking for a residence!

As is typical in most areas, many with owners have waited for the spring market to list. You'll see from the market data graph below that inventory is again on the rise. So, I'm VERY optimistic that the right Lake Mohawk property is headed our way!

My Sparta NJ market report graphs are based on GSMLS data, extracted April 5: "Info. deemed RELIABLE but not GUARANTEED."

Copyright © 2010, Irene Kennedy, all rights reserved. This blog post represents Irene's personal musings.

Irene Kennedy, who is a NJ real estate agent with Weichert, Realtors, lives in Sussex County & works from the Hamburg office. Her primary market includes: Augusta, Branchville, Crystal Springs, Frankford, Franklin, Hamburg, Hampton, Hardyston, Highland Lakes, Lake Mohawk, Newton, Ogdensburg, Scenic Lakes, Sparta, Stockholm, Sussex, Vernon, Wantage.

Perhaps you're interested in Stockholm NJ homes for sale.  Whether looking for a vacation property or primary residence, Sussex County is a totally rural, mountainous region within the greater Metro New York area - about 50 miles from NY City. Cool mountain air, crystal lakes, a slower pace and reasonable prices for homes for sale have always been inviting.

One attraction with Stockholm NJ homes for sale is the many Lakes: Tamarack, Deer Trail, Stockholm, Gerard, Summit and Beaver. It even has a nudist club, Rock Lodge that dates at least to 1940, based on the shown ad. I've touched previously on the background of our lake communities in this part of my series: Vacation Homes in Sussex County NJ - A Long Tradition! Somehow I don't see a post on Rock Lodge in my future - distant past, sure, but I wasn't blogging in my 20s.

 If you're seeking reasonably-priced Stockholm NJ homes for sale, consider a 4 bedroom Cape Cod, 3 Laurel Court. Beautiful wooded, private location without association restrictions and fees on the property! We've had many showings in the 17 days that this value-priced home has been on the market and I'm betting it will not be long before it goes under contract - so don't delay.

Copyright © 2010, Irene Kennedy, all rights reserved. This blog post represents Irene's personal musings.

Considering selling a NJ vacation home or looking to buy a getaway property? Benefit from creative marketing, top negotiating skills and vast real estate knowledge by contacting Irene via the data to the right.

Irene Kennedy, who is a NJ real estate agent with Weichert, Realtors, lives in Sussex County & works from the Hamburg office. Her primary market includes: Augusta, Branchville, Crystal Springs, Frankford, Franklin, Hamburg, Hampton, Hardyston, Highland Lakes, Lake Mohawk, Newton, Ogdensburg, Scenic Lakes, Sparta, Stockholm, Sussex, Vernon, Wantage.

Minerals Resort is a lovely and popular vacation spot in Sussex County NJ - about 50 miles from New York City. Even on this off-season weekend, the hotel was fully occupied. The delightful indoor and outdoor pools, spa, fitness center, indoor tennis courts, handball, basketball, sauna and steam room make this a great getaway. Only skiing at Mountain Creek is seasonal! Several of these Vernon NJ condos are for sale.

For information on the optional rental pool that owners may join, see RealtorIrene Blogs about Sussex County NJ Real Estate: Short Sale - Minerals Resort Hotel and Spa - Vernon Vacation or Ski Condo - Income-Producing Sussex County NJ real estate for sale.

Just today following checkout time, I showed a couple from New York City Minerals Resort condos for sale and we wrote up an offer on one! Alas, it is significantly below the list price of $50,000.  Now, remember that there are only two styles of condos. To be in the rental program, each must be in pristine condition and furnished identically. So, we can readily compare apples to apples.

 Over the last 6 months, 2 like Minerals condos sold - $30K and $31K.  As the listing agent for the one currently Under Contract, I can vouch that this sale will be right in line with the others.

 My potential buyers of this Minerals Resort condo are saavy. I showed them this information - also relayed to the listing agent when I called him about our offer.

What would you have offered for an identical Minerals Resort and Hotel condo for sale?

Copyright © 2010, Irene Kennedy, all rights reserved. This blog post represents Irene's personal musings.

Considering selling a vacation home or looking to buy a NJ getaway property? Benefit from creative marketing, top negotiating skills and vast real estate knowledge by contacting Irene via the data to the right.

The estate offering this 3 bedroom ranch home for sale in Frankford NJ (Branchville zip code) has had it professionally staged. Completely redone in 2009, a vacant home with neutral painting and carpets didn't convey well in photos. Frankly as you can see in the "before link," 11 Worthington Road looked a bit sterile! Now it is one of my bargain priced Hot 10 Homes for Sale, Sussex County NJ.

Debra Brodhecker of House Dressing Real Estate Staging has transformed this Frankford ranch home for sale into a cozy and inviting looking home. Buyers will better grasp room sizes and possibilities now that 11 Worthington Road is looking its best. Combine the aesthetics with a new septic, well enhancements and buyers have a totally renovated, move-in condition ranch home in a beautiful setting!

Roughly 50 miles from New York City and located near 3 Sussex County NJ lake communities, this Hot 10-Bargain priced home for sale would also make a great vacation property.

Professionally Staged Ranch Home for Sale -Frankford-Branchville

11 Worthington Road, Frankford (Branchville), NJ 07826 View Map

Totally renovated ranch home for sale has now been professionally staged! Worth a visit just to see the transformation.

Through April, buyers will get an additional $1,000 to use as they wish - appliances, furnishings, moving costs, lawn care, etc!!!

Nestled amid 3 Sussex County mountain lakes, this will be a perfect home or vacation property. On a quiet road, well-located for commuters, this redone ranch is surrounded by wooded lands.

Brand new septic is just one of the amazing fixes at this home.

Painted, carpeted and ready for you to move in!

Details

Asking Price:

$235,000 +$1000 credit

MLS:

2735098

Sq. Feet:

1032

Lot Size:

.34 acres

Bedrooms:

3

Bathrooms:

1

# of Floors:

1

Year Built:

1972

Contact Info

Irene Kennedy
Real Estate Agent in Sussex County, NJ

Main 973-827-8899
Cell 973-493-8216
Email | Website

All information is deemed reliable but is not guaranteed.

Copyright © 2010, Irene Kennedy, all rights reserved. This blog post represents Irene's personal musings.

Considering selling a vacation home or looking to buy a Sussex County NJ getaway property? Benefit from creative marketing, top negotiating skills and vast real estate knowledge by contacting Irene via the data to the right.

Irene Kennedy, who is a NJ real estate agent with Weichert, Realtors, lives in Sussex County & works from the Hamburg office. Her primary market includes: Augusta, Branchville, Crystal Springs, Frankford, Franklin, Hamburg, Hampton, Hardyston, Highland Lakes, Lake Mohawk, Newton, Ogdensburg, Scenic Lakes, Sparta, Stockholm, Sussex, Vernon, Wantage.

Late Monday, I received a call from a gentleman inquiring about an updated market report for Indian Fields in Sussex County NJ's Hardyston. (Shares a zip code with Hamburg.)  As this section is not one for which I regularly do updates, I was pleasantly surprised by his interest in my November 2009 post on a townhome for sale: RealtorIrene Blogs about Sussex County NJ Real Estate: Foreclosure - Indian Fields, Hardyston, Sussex County NJ - Bank Owned home for sale.

That Indian Fields foreclosure sold for $169,900, full list price and with multiple offers on the townhouse. My caller had seen my post on the sale and wanted to pick my brain about the current state of the market, the home owner association, how Indian Fields homes for sale compare to other Hardyston or Sussex County communities.

Four months later, the Indian Fields homes for sale picture has changed. Both charts above use data from the GSMLS system.

The gentleman who phoned me found me from searching Google for experts on homes for sales within Indian Fields. My grasp of this Hardyston market, proven success in rapidly selling a townhouse in Indian Fields and Internet marketing strategies convinced him to pick my brain.

If you'd like to know more about Indian Fields or other homes for sale within Sussex County NJ, do what this gent did - give me a call at YOUR convenience!

Copyright © 2010, Irene Kennedy, all rights reserved. This blog post represents Irene's personal musings.

Irene Kennedy, who is a NJ real estate agent with Weichert, Realtors, lives in Sussex County & works from the Hamburg office. Her primary market includes: Augusta, Branchville, Crystal Springs, Frankford, Franklin, Hamburg, Hampton, Hardyston, Highland Lakes, Lake Mohawk, Newton, Ogdensburg, Scenic Lakes, Sparta, Stockholm, Sussex, Vernon, Wantage.