Craig Metz - Hunterdon Born Realtor

SOLD! In Toms River NJ 55+. The market for 55+ units in NJ is very wide open for buyers. Yes, you read that right, its a BUYERS market in the 55+ segment. If you know someone considering a move to 55+ in NJ, I am your guy. I have extensive knowledge of the options available, the considerations, and the market knowledge.

We are SOLD on Old Croton Rd in Raritan Township!

This one required a multitude of steps in getting the job done:

-Indoor AND outdoor staging
-Indoor staging funded with sales proceeds through Coldwell Banker (ask me for details). NOTHING OUT OF POCKET FOR THE SELLER!
-Engineering for new septic
-Coordination of foundation repairs, mold remediation, and septic installation, all handled by me personally
-Smoke Certification equipment (installed by me) and inspection passed
-Coordination of escrow for closing prior to completion of septic

Experience and expertise is everything in a transaction of this complexity. A multitude of moving parts, daily communication with vendors, clients, cooperating agent, and everything tracked in my proprietary transaction tracker. And last but not least, some EXCELLENT clients who navigated all of this with grace and understanding. I will miss working with these folks as they were just excellent throughout a pretty stressful transaction!

Over the last seven years of my career, I have had the honor of being referred in to the North Hunterdon community to help out some former teachers with their real estate transactions. Those referrals led to some other referrals within the NHHS community. Some of the transactions have been of a highly sensitive nature. I recently was asked to help with a listing of the home of my former beloved Spanish Teacher. She recently had to exit her longtime home in Readington Township. I was working directly with her son, and we were able to find some absolutely wonderful buyers who will be moving right next to family already living on the street. This was a private sale (pre-market, not on the MLS). As far as the transaction itself, we had to deal with every hurdle imaginable, VA loan, significant septic repairs, mold remediation, radon remediation, Department of Health, Septic Contractor, environmental cleanup (for the mold), etc etc. This is why I often tell sellers that experience truly matters on complex transactions. Sure some transactions are not complex, but over the past few years things have definitely gotten more difficult. I would say that 50% of my transactions require significant experience, even when we did not necessarily anticipate complexities and challenges.

Dealing with something of this nature, with an out-of-state seller is where you want experience, expertise, and a strong network. I also want to give a hat tip to some of my preferred vendors Cedar Ridge Landscaping (septic), DASET Home Inspections LLC, Green Home Solutions (mold cleanup), Safe Air Systems Radon Mitigation LLc (radon remediation). This was an immense team effort and we are all thrilled it is over the finish line! Being able to help out the family of a teacher that was very dear to me, as well as a great friend to another client of mine is why I love this job so much. Making a living helping people in very challenging scenarios, with empathy and expertise is truly an honor.