03192018 home buyers' guide

H ome Buyers’ Guide The Tribune

Monday, March 19, 2018

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Big Darby Island

Exuma Cays | Pristine Beach Front 554 Acres Lot Size

Ref: 13717

$39,000,000

Charming Buen Retiro

2Bd, 1Bth | Single Family Home 2,210 sq. ft. | 5,248 sq. ft. Lot Size

Ref: 17810

$250,000

La Bougainvillea

13 Jacaranda Close

Canal Front | 3 Bd, 3.5Bth 2,056 sq. ft. | 125 sq. ft. Canal Frontage

Dannotage Estates

4Bd, 3.5Bth | Garden View 7,405 sq.ft. Lot Size | 2,450 sq. ft.

$470,000

Ref: 19774

Seven Palms

$550 per day

$550 per day

Ref: 4554

Tropical Garden Lot

Cape Santa Maria Lot

Garden View | West N.P. 6,000 sq. ft. Lot Size

Ocean View | Long Island 37,500 sq. ft. Lot Size

Ref: 1834

$1,200,000

Ref: 12205

Vacation Rental | Ocean View 6Bd 5.5Bth | 30 Acre Lot Size

Vacation Rental | Waterfront 3Bd, 2.5Bth | 30 Acre Lot Size

Ref: 4555

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$1,000,000

$110,000

Ref: 8277

Albany Tee Time

Albany Golf Course

6Bd, 7.5Bth | Marina View 7,200 sq. ft. Living Area

5Bd, 5.5Bth | Golf Course View 21,788 sq. ft. Lot Size | 7,280 sq. ft.

$5,850,000

Ref: 13209

64 Sea Beach Estates

3Bed, 3Bth | Hill Top View 1,300 sq. ft. | 11,800 sq. ft. Lot Size

$265,000

Ocean Front Cottage

Love Beach Homesite

Ref: 19661

$2,500 p/m

Palm Cay #109

Garden View | West N.P. 20,570 sq. ft. Lot Size

Marina View | East N.P. 10,958 sq. ft. Lot Size

D L O

Ref: 4939

$475,000

Townhouse | Garden View 2 Bedrooms, 2 Bathrooms

$3,800 p/m

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Ref: 10777

Harbour Mews

Ocean View | Bahamian Architecture 3 Bedrooms

Ref: 8611

$12,000,000

Cuckoosnest

2Bd, 2Bth | Pet Friendly 1,088 sq. ft. Living Area

Ref: 13796

Ref: 16965

$140,000

Ref: 11946

$220,000

www.grahamrealestate.com

Phone: (242) 356-5030

Gregory Graham President/Broker

Linda Eldon

PM/Appraiser/Agent

Laura Kimble Estate Agent

Dolly Griffin

Estate Agent

Delerese Pratt Estate Agent

Esther Mayet Admin. Asst.

Sophia Porras

Estate Agent/PM Assoc.

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KEEPING IT SHOW READY

By Mike Lightbourn

ONE of the biggest headaches associated with selling a home is keeping it in “show ready” condition.

This is particularly true if young children and pets occupy the home.

Once it goes on the market, your BREA agent ought to be able to call you at any time within reason to arrange a showing – day or early evening.

What will you do if your agent calls at 10am for a showing that afternoon and your home is untidy?

The only way to stay on top of the situation is to keep the home clean at all times and devise a system for a quick tidy up.

Allow the children to take out a limited number of toys at a time and give them each a storage container to stash their current playthings in before they leave the home.

You may have a housekeeper, but not one who works 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

So wipe down sinks and bathtubs with a towel or hand cloth and make sure all the dishes are washed and put away immediately.

Clean off countertops and make sure the garbage is emptied and the bin doesn’t smell.

Get in the habit of making the beds in the morning if someone isn’t coming in to do the job for you. Keep pet toys and beds clean so there’s no pet odor.

TABLE TOP CLUTTER Before your home even goes on the market, any table top knick knacks you plan to keep should be packed away and stored out of sight in a labeled box. Give away what you don’t want to keep.

Clutter is a seller’s worst enemy. It does not allow a buyer to appreciate the true potential of a room.

China, figurines and other breakables can fall into the clutter category.

Stage a room by adding a simple touch or two – a flowering orchid or some attractive throw cushions. Don’t go

over the top.

Remove all clutter from the fridge door.

STORAGE COUNTS Buyers are impressed with storage space. Empty junk drawers of their contents and make sure the attic, garage and tool sheds are well organized and as empty as possible.

Use this opportunity to weed your closet of any clothes, shoes and belongings you really have no use for.

Buyers will look into closets to get an idea of storage space, so make sure they are clean and well organized.

Empty them as much as possible to show off storage space.

Go through bathroom cupboards and medicine cabinets and throw away any dated items. Pack medicines in labelled zip locks and group them in a basket under the sink, keeping at hand only the meds you may take every day.

Create an image. It may be a couple of chairs grouped around a barbeque pit on the patio or a nicely set breakfast table with a flowering plant on the table – something that can remain in place while the home is on the market.

Suck it up. Keeping a home show ready isn’t convenient, no question about it. If you refuse to show your home upon reasonable request, a potential buyer may find something else in the meantime.

Be resolved to deal with it.

Mike Lightbourn is president of Coldwell Banker Lightbourn Realty

Tips - Invest in a few large baskets and some flat storage containers so everyone can dash about the home to pick up anything that may be lying about, such as eye glasses and books, when necessary. The baskets can be stashed in a car or car trunk during showings. Slide the flat containers under beds.

showing with relatively short notice may be necessary. Your agent, like you, would prefer this would never happen.

However, please bear with us in these situations. We don’t like to do it any more than you do, but we want to sell your house for you!

BREA agent - Your agent will always try and give you proper notice. Sometimes due to unusual circumstances, a

QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? Email me at: info@cbbahamas.com

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DEVELOPERS DIRECT COMMERCIAL LAND OFFICE LEASE HOME RENTALS RESIDENTIAL LOTS RESTAURANT SPACE

Jolika Buckner, Broker

THREE SPACES LEFT!

Church Street, Building 3 Purpose built office spaces with 24-hr security, CCTV, back-up power generator, high-speed internet, ample parking, elevator and beautiful architecture in one of the most sought after locations in western New Providence. All units are finished to Sandyport Standard.

From 1,337 sq ft for $3,676.75 per month to 1,505 sq ft for $4,138.75 per month.

105 Church Street Ground floor 695 sq ft office space with 24-hr security, CCTV, backup power generator, high-speed internet and ample parking. $2,085 per month | $463.33 per month CAM

7 North Buckner Square

Large office space at 1,564 sq ft under renovation in great location with 24-hour security and back-up generator. Popular restaurants, post office, gas station, bank and gym nearby. $4,200 per month | $782 per month CAM

6 Coral Beach

Spacious 4-bed 4-bath open-plan stand-alone home ideal for a family with own private pool, beach and dock. Features quality finishes throughout, including bamboo wood floors in all bedrooms, granite countertops, stainless steel appliances, highend ceramic tile, raised wood cabinetry in the kitchen and raised ceilings and brick driveway. $1.3 million or $7,500 per month

15 Coral Beach

REN

TED

www.sandyport.com

Charming 3-bed 2.5bath single family home, fully furnished with its own dockage. Perfect Sandyport Style with open plan living and dining area, kitchen with granite counter tops and stainless steel front appliances and a separate office. Lovely outside patio in which to relax or entertain. $890,000 or $5,250 per month

Contact: Jolika Buckner, Broker | Work: 327-2425 | Cell: 376-1662 | E-mail: jbuckner@sandyport.com

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Madeira Plaza 1,835 Sq. Ft. Shop / Office $2,829 P/M Chesapeake Road Warehouse 3,338 Sq. Ft. $2,782 P/M OLD FORT BAY I OCEAN DRIVE OCEAN & CANAL FRONT LOT

CAVES POINT WATERFRONT

WESTRIDGE OCEAN VIEWS

DEEP CREEK, ANDROS CANAL FRONT ACREAGE

Turnberry, Charlotteville 3 BR I 3.5 BA I Furnished $5,500 P/M

DAVID MORLEY / 242 394 7070

DONNA DAVIS / 242 424 7254

PATRICIA BIRCH / 242 557 0322

CARLA SWEETING / 242 804 1591

Westward Villas 3 BR I 2 BA I Generator $2,800 P/M

OVER 150 FEET ON THE OCEAN $8,500,000

3 BR I 3.5 BATH I OCEAN VIEWS $890,000 I MLS: 30797

121’ x 327’ RESIDENTIAL LOT $310,000 I MLS: 32216

2 BR 2 BA COTTAGE I 6.44 ACRES $400,000 I MLS: 31556

Harbour Breeze 3 BR I 3 BA I Pool I Gym $7,000 P/M Carefree 2 BR I 2 BA I Beachfront $2,650 P/M

PALM CAY GATED COMMUNITY

SEARS HILL COMMERCIAL POTENTIAL

CARMICHAEL ROAD

50’ x 103’ LOT I 3 BR I 2 BATH $298,000 I MLS: 27992

30,156 SQ. FT. $799,000 I MLS: 31740

DONNA DAVIS / 242 424 7254

CHRISTOPHER ARMALY / 242 394 7070

CARLA SWEETING / 242 804 1591

3 BR I 3.5 BATH I POOL I BEACH $750,000 I MLS: 30755

1,200’ EAST OF GLADSTONE ROAD

OAKRIDGE ROAD LAKE CUNNINGHAM VIEWS 125’ X 313’ ELEVATED LOT $230,000 I MLS: 32795

PATRICIA BIRCH / 242 557 0322

Centreville 73’ x 95’ lot $75,000 South Westridge 95’ x 100’ Residential lot $135,000 Winton Heights 19,150 Sq. Ft. $140,000

CARMICHAEL RD. I 3.75 ACRES DEVELOPMENT PROPERTY 433’ EAST OF GLADSTONE ROAD $1,690,650 I MLS: 30734 PATRICIA BIRCH / 242 557 0322

OLD FORT BAY CANAL FRONT HOME

6 BR I 6.5 BATH I POOL I DOCK $4,200,000 I MLS: 32339 CARLA SWEETING / 242 804 1591

ROSE ISLAND PRIVATE BEACH

2.17 ACRES $447,500 I MLS: 32374 DONNA DAVIS / 242 424 7254

GREEN TURTLE CAY ABACO ACREAGE

63.044 ACRES I OCEAN FRONT $2,975,000 I MLS: 29163 CHRISTOPHER ARMALY / 242 394 7070

Twynam Heights 108’ x 228’ Beach front lot $300,000 South Ocean 100’ x 117’ Residential lot $110,000

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If you require further information or require assistance please feel free to contact: (242) 677-3763 | www.bumblebeebahamas.com Nassau, Bahamas

AERATE AND TOP DRESS YOUR LAWN IT is almost the end of the first quarter of the year. What should you be doing in your garden and landscape?

Garden: In your vegetable garden you can still get some late season tomatoes going but don’t waste any more time. You can also plant lettuce, peppers and cucumbers.

In your landscape, this is a great time to over haul your lawn to get it ready for spring. How do you do this? Here is how.

First take an inventory of your lawn. You are checking to see what areas may have been worn down by foot traffic, or attacked by insects or may be suffering from poor drainage.

Also check at this time that your irrigation system is giving you good coverage and that you are not getting too much or too little water in some areas and go ahead and make those corrections straight away.

AERATE Having checked the whole lawn you will likely want to start by aerating your grass. An aerator powered or manual landscape tool that punches small holes into the soil as it runs over the lawn and this allows for air and nutrients to get down to the roots of the grass where it is needed. This maintenance process is especially important for persons who’s properties have automated irrigation systems because over time all of the regular watering tends to make the soil hard and compacted so that air, water and nutrition struggles to get to where it is most needed, at the roots.

FERTILISE Now you can go ahead and fertilise your lawn with a nitrogen rich slow release lawn fertiliser.

The nitrogen will give your lawn that deep dark green color and the slow release pellets will allow the results to be maintained over many months. When fertilising be certain to avoid allowing the fertiliser to get into any nearby water ways as this will contaminate them. Additionally, avoid allowing the pellets landing on your paved surfaces because when these get wet they will make a horrible stain. So be certain to sweep or blow off any concrete tiled or decked areas to be sure. When actually applying the fertiliser it is best to first go around the perimeter of the area you are fertilising first being careful that the fertiliser isn’t being thrown outside of the desired area. Then continue to work your way in toward the centre much like

AERATE

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cutting a lawn with slight overlaps.

TOP DRESSING To Top dress a lawn you are going to add some sand or soil or peat moss to the lawn.

Why would you do this? This can be done to fill gaps or valleys made in your lawn to give it a more level grade. In addition to this, to change the make up of your soil in some cases. Your soil may be very clumpy very clay like and you may want it to have better drainage so that the water percolates down through the material better. So you would add sand.

Those big corse grains of sand, if added in the right amount, will create space by falling into the holes you made with the aerator and will get between the clay like grains of soil and allow water to better drain through. Conversely if your soil matter is more sandy you may want to add more organic material to tighten up and close off some of the spaces in the soil so that it better holds the water for the lawn and shrubs to get more sustained use of it.

What are the benefits of top dressing: 1. The new sand you will be adding to your lawn will come loaded with all sorts of new micro organisms that through there processes of eating-excretion-being eaten will create a chain reaction of new organic fertiliser in your lawn thus reducing your need for chemical fertilisers (That is alway good!).

2. Top dressing will also help to even out all those hills and valleys that have developed in your lawn from foot traffic and water run off and soil settling.

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3. Top dressing with sand as aforementioned also helps with soil compacting. By adding sand grains it helps the soil to not stick together so much and as a result allowing a better flow of water and nutrients through the soil to the grass roots.

4. When top dressing with sand remember, not too much. Only apply 2-3 pounds per square foot and then rake it into the lawn using the back side of your lawn rake so that the sand settles at the root of the grass.

Should you need help with your landscape or have questions or comments contact: marqleads@gmail.com or 525-0933 to read about other landscape and gardening topics visit and like our page on Facebook, Bumble bee landscape Bahamas.

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One West Plaza

A new, highly anticipated commercial plaza is scheduled to be completed by late 2018. Situated immediately East of the exclusive Charlotteville gated community, One West Plaza will offer more than 30 new outlets for upscale boutiques, Eateries and commercial businesses. Set in close proximity to several upscale residential communities – Lyford Cay, Old Fort Bay and Albany. Also located close to the Lynden Pindling International airport, this plaza is the ideal location to relocate your business. Phase one of One West will provide 12 units that will be available for purchase or for lease. Each unit will be 2,000 Sq. ft. or 3,000 sq. ft. configured on one level or can also be designed over two levels. A fine destination in the Western District of New Providence, where shopping, leisure and business will be redefined. Ref#1804 - Nikki Boeuf

Sale: $500,000 - Rental: $3,333 p/m

Port New Providence - Seapointe Townhouse REDUCED TO SALE TODAY! $375,000! WATERFRONT 3 Bed, 2.5 Bath, Townhouse with bonus office. Swimming pool, private beach, tennis courts and boating enjoyment located in 24/7 Gated Community. Full backup GENERATOR! Owner financing available! Ref#1496 - Marilyn Ayearst

$375,000

#9 Pear Street, San Souci Single family home 3 beds, 3 baths on a large 11,500 sq.ft. enclosed lot. Features include: burglar bars, alarm system, his/her closet, covered porch, hardwood kitchen with granite counter tops, central A/C and much more.

Ref#1798 - Rudy Carroll

$430,000

Royall Beach Estates

Totally Renovated, One level, 2nd floor, 2 Bedroom, 2 Bathroom Residence. Bonus single car garage and locker storage!!! The open concept living / dining area and NEW kitchen cabinetry with top brand appliances. NEW Master’s ensuite and walk- in closet. Villa has ugradewith NEW furniture. Also offered for lease $3500!

Ref#1717 - Marilyn Ayearst

$529,500

Palm Cay Garden Townhome

Eastern Road Home

2-Storey, 1934 sq ft. Townhouse, 3 Bed, 2.5 Baths with Large Patio. Open Floor Plan, with 10ft ceilings throughout, Walk-in Wardrobe 2 Guest Bedrooms. AMENITIES: 24/7 security, Beach, Marina, Fitness Centre, Tennis Courts, plus the Clubhouse to dine! Ready for immediate occupancy for Full Time or Second Homeowners with Short Term Rental Opportunity!

Ref#1803 - Marilyn Ayearst

REDUCED PRICE!! Single family two story residence comprised of 3 bed, 2.5 bath with 3,116 sq ft of living space on a spacious 15,393 sq ft lot in a quiet gated community. Amenities: covered patio, pool and stand by generator.

Ref#1779 - Neil McKinney

$550,000

$595,000

Ob Shanti

Bayroc Condominium

Coral Beach, Sandyport

Sandyport Home

Magical 3 bed, 3.5 bath, 3,900sq ft. tree house home overlooking the sea. Boasting an amazing infinity pool, generous balconies with Brazilian hardwood woodwork. Ref#1673 - Kim Aranha

Spacious 3 bed, 3.5 bath 2,400 sq ft luxury condo with an amazing ocean view in a secure gated community. Pristine landscaping, 24 hour security, tennis courts, fitness center and poo. Unit offered unfurnished.

Ref#1793 - Rudy Carroll

Extra large lot of 22,482 sq ft. with dock already constructed with two sides of the canal being approximately 200’ each side. Build your dream home and have ample room for a beautiful landscaped yard and swimming pool.

Ref#1780 - Dana Pinder

Canal front 4 bed, 4 bath plus powder room home in Sandyport. Featuring walk in closets, gym, private dock, pool, covered patio balconies, stand-by generator and hurricane impact windows and doors.

Ref#1786 - Carmen Massoni

$849,000

$1,200,000

$1,236,510

$1,379,000

Chertsey – Great 2 Bed, 2 bath, 1,200 sq ft waterfront condo, security, central a/c, pool, patio, fully furnished. $2,300 Royall Beach Estates – Elegant 2 bed, 2 bath villa with million dollar OCEANFRONT view, NEW furnishing, balcony, in gated community. $3,500 Paradise Island – Modern 3 bed, 3 bath, 1,800 sq.ft fully furnished condo in gated community with pool, central a/c and equipped kitchen. $4,000 Charlotteville – New 3 bed, 2.5 bath home in secure gated community, fully furnished, private yard and stand by- generator. $6,000 Turnberry – Beautiful 4 bed, 4.5 bath PLUS DEN in exclusive gated community w/ pools, gazebo, modern kitchen, furnished. $9,000

Cannan Shores – Single family lot offering 5,040 sq ft of space in a quiet community in the Western District with utilities available. $60,000 Yamacraw Hill– Great 7,000 sqft. multifamily lot just opposite Palm Cay, near shopping and schools. Ideal investment to build rental units. $98,000 Saffron Hill – Wonderful 7,197 sq ft. single family corner lot in gated community with pool, clubhouse, tennis court and beach access. $179,000 Jimmy Hill – Multi family 26,098 sq ft. lot with ocean view with up to 70ft elevations and panoramic views of the emerald waters. $199,000 South Ocean – Spacious 16,053 sq ft commercial lot in gated residential subdivision with all utilities available. $750,000