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DAN’S PAPERS
danshamptons.com
October 12, 2012 Page 67
EVERYTHING OVER A MILLION
UNDER A MILLION
Beautiful homes sold this week.
Bargains on the East End.
Meet Real Estate Broker Peter McCracken
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eal estate agent Peter McCracken grew up in Old Westbury. He and his family summered in Southampton, near Coopers Beach. As he says, “I moved back to the East End in January of 1991 after graduating from college. “I wanted to be in the Hamptons. I have loved it ever since. My mother thought I was crazy for moving out here during the winter. The winters are very quiet, especially on Shelter Island where I currently live. I live by myself and love it, for now at least. To keep busy, I have a terrific group of friends and we have dinner parties at each others’ houses. I am also very involved in the community. I am Chairman of the Board for the local chapter of the American Red Cross and also sit on the town’s Board of Assessment Review, as well as the town’s Emergency Medical Services Board. Volunteer! There are so many organizations on the East End that need help. It will keep you busy and you will meet terrific people. On the East End, where the communities are so small, it really does make a difference.” What else do you enjoy on the East End? “I sail almost every Wednesday night from the SIYC, and on most weekends during the summer months in a variety of races from the Peconic Bay Sailing Association on a J-105. My favorite race is the Whitebread race on Columbus Day weekend. I love all the small hamlets with all of their stores and great restaurants, just walking along the main streets of each town and I love to eat out. Also, the beaches
size. I’m honest. An agent doesn’t know everything are the best in the world. How long have you been selling real estate? about every listing. If you are asked a question and “Since 1991, just out of college. It was not a good don’t know the answer, it is OK say you don’t know time to be in the business then, plus I was so young and that you will find out.” “Right now I’m offering a terrific deal on Shelter and nobody took me seriously. But, I survived! During this time, I was the office manager at Sag Island. The four-lot subdivision on Ned’s Lane is all Harbor Yacht Yard with Jim Briggs. He taught me set to go with all approvals in place. The owners want to sell the whole subdivision so much. I come from a big boating totaling just over six acres with each family, so boating was in my blood. lot being 1+ acre and an acre that is to Then I went on to manage the Island remain forever green as “park” land. It is Boatyard and Marina here on Shelter a great location, literally a minute to all, Island and finally, managed the Chequit marinas, beach, golf and town. At $1.15 and the Ram’s Head Inn. The real estate million there is money to be made for the market was really picking up so I began right builder. working fulltime in 1999. The market Another of his current listings is “a is only getting better on the East End. terrific 1911 Arts and Crafts style home Everyone wants to be in the Hamptons, on six acres that was totally renovated. so all price markets are heating up. I Six bedrooms, CAC and it is over 4,000 am very fortunate to work for a terrific sq. ft. There is also a large, historic barn company, The Corcoran Group. They Peter McCracken with an attached three-car garage and full give us the tools that we need to do our bath. Great for a pool house. The current owners work effectively and efficiently. What’s the biggest mistake that people make hold benefits in the barn, there’s plenty of parking. There is also plenty of room for a pool, tennis court when they try to sell a property themselves? “They do not have a professional to guide them in and another spacious home. It would make a terrific the marketing, advertising, negotiating and staging family compound. Currently listed at $1.9 million.” processes.” McCracken notes that it is difficult for Peter McCracken, SVP, CBR Licensed Associate nonprofessionals to properly price their property. McCracken really listens, “So many times I hear Real Estate Broker Corcoran, 631-749-2526, cell customers tell me that they were working with other 631-774-0107. View all of McCracken’s listings at: agents and they were being shown houses that were either out of their price range or the wrong style or www.corcoran.com/petermccracken Courtesy of Corcoran
By kendra sommers
OPEN HOUSE Sunday October 14th, 2-4 pm
95 Windflower Lane Riverhead: The Highlands at Reeves Ave. come see the view of Cherry Creek golf course from this over the top 3200 sq ft 4 bedroom, 2.5 bath home. Loaded with many extras including designer kitchen, wet bar, custom wine cellar, wood floors, custom moldings, access to pool, clubhouse and tennis. Professionally landscaped. Sellers have 1 mill. Into. Asking $674,900. MLS# 2475602
704 Willow Pond Drive Riverhead: Willow Ponds: Located in a sound front community with private beach access is this 2 bedroom 2 story townhouse featuring 2.5 baths, fireplace, attached garage, 2 decks, full basement, and community pool, tennis and clubhouse New wood flooring upstairs and downstairs. MLS# 2512898 $339,900.
Bagshaw Real Estate L.L.C. Established 1884
747 East Main Street Riverhead, NY 11901 Office: (631) 727-3713 • Fax: (631) 727-3503 www.bagshawrealestate.com
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