Open House Tuesdays!

Tuesday is Open House day for agents in this area. Today we had 6 of them, all in Gloucester and Hayes. One of them was canceled. The first one was in Holly Springs, great location, beautiful 2 story colonial, built in 1996. 3 Beds/2.5 Baths, 1710 sq ft on .68 acre. One of my favorite features on this one was the back deck with an above ground pool, and the tile floors downstairs. The house is listed in the $200's. Brent served barbecue and coleslaw which were really good. From there I headed to Hayes. This second one was a 3 Bedroom/2 Bathroom rancher, with a huge detached garage which is heated. Beautiful layout, nice rear deck, fenced yard. Great for a first home! Priced in the low $200's. Cathleen served a delicious hot crab dip with crackers, cheese, fruit and iced tea.
Not far from that one was another rancher, spacious 3 Bed/2 Bath home has it! Large bonus room over garage, office/study, private Master suite with full bath. Brand new carpet throughout. New windows, large fenced in back yard. Home Warranty. Amy has it listed in the low $200's.
Just down the road is Alison's listing, in the high $200's. Beautiful place, you must see it to truly appreciate it. Spacious eat in kitchen, family room, huge fireplace in family/living room, spacious master suite with lots of closets and a large walk in closet and large master bathroom as well. Beautiful kitchen with a bay window overlooking the rear deck that features a hot tub! Master suite opens up to rear deck as well. 2 car attached and 2 car detached garage! Must see! 3 Bed/2.5 bath, and 2391 sq ft!! Alison had sandwiches and lemonade.

Last but not least, is this 3 Bed/3.5 Bath Colonial on Quail Hollow. Darling home, great layout, top of the line stainless steel appliances, beautiful screened in porch, ready to move in! Another must see!! Priced in the high $200's.

Homes I've Previewed Lately

Here are some listings I have previewed in the last few months. Some of them were open houses, some of them I showed or previewed for clients. Let me know if you would like more information on any of them!
This is a beautiful farmhouse in Mathews, with 40 acres, offered in the low $200's. Very private, lots of potential here.

This one is a cute farmhouse with over 17 acres in Gloucester. Beautiful grounds. Very Private.

3 Bed/3 Bath in North Gloucester, waterfront, on 2.42 Acres on the Piankatank

Cape Cod circa 1945 in beautiful Gwynns Island

The Hyco House in central Mathews. Centrally located right in town, great potential for a Bed and Breakfast, 8 Bedrooms/6 Bathrooms.

4 Bed/2.5 Bath Farmhouse in Mathews. 2463 sq ft, 1.95 acres; Inground swimming pool, waterviews of the Mobjack Bay. Needs a little TLC. Offered in the low $200's!!

3 Bed/3 Bath Farmhouse in Mathews, on 3.8 acres, circa 1900, 3000 sq ft

3 Bed/2.5 Bath farmhouse, circa 1850 in Saluda. On 2.5 acres

5 Bed/2 Bath Cape Cod in Mathews, circa 1922 on 1.9 acres. Offered in the $200's

4 Bed/2 Bath Victorian in Hallieford. 3.3 acres, quiet private setting, 3000 sq ft, built in 1924

Gorgeous farmhouse in Middlesex County, with deeded water access and waterview of the Rappahannock River. Move in ready. 4 Bed/3.5 Baths, circa 1649. 2831 sq ft, on 1.5 acres. Offered in the low $400's

3 Bed/2 Bath Colonial in Gloucester, circa 1846. Offered in the low $200's

3 Bed/1.5 Bath Cape Cod in Mathews. Completely updated, move-in ready. Beautiful landscaping. Low $200's

3 Bed/1 Bath Farmhouse on 25.804 acres in Mathews. Circa 1910, offered in the low $200's. This is grandma's house at its best. Very private and quaint.

So private! The Bluff in West Point on the Pamunkey River! Must see to appreciate it! 4 Bed/3 Bath Ranch on 3.43 acres. Endless views of the River. Great water depth.

Beautiful fixer upper Victorian, circa 1900 in Gloucester, waterfront on the York River. Offered in the low $400's

Privacy abounds. Beautiful setting on the on Harpers Creek off the Piankatank in Gloucester. 3 Bed/2.5 Bath on 5.24 acres.

4 Bed/2 Bath Colonial/Farmhouse in Mathews, beautifully restored, on 6.5 acres, circa 1834.

3 Bed/2 Bath ranch in Gloucester, on 2 acres.

3 Bed/2 Bath rancher in Gloucester on over 5 acres! Beautiful location! Parklike grounds!

3 Bed/3 Bath Farmhouse in Gloucester. Completely renovated, on 7.27 acres, mature trees, must see it to appreciate it! Picture doesn't do it justice.

Charming 3 Bed/2.5 Bath Waterfront Victorian in Gloucester, on the Piankatank. Very private setting!

Darling 3 Bed/2 Bath rancher in Mathews. Offered in the $150's. Completely renovated, custom cabinets, must see!

4 Bed/2 Bath farmhouse in Irvington. Walk to Irvington Shops, Vineyards and close to Carter Creek's Marinas

3 Bed/2.5 Bath Farmhouse in Irvington. G-O-R-G-E-O-U-S!!!

Another one in Irvington! Too precious, close to Carter Creek, beautiful grounds, courtyard, fish pond. 3 Bed/2.5 Bath Farmhouse circa 1876.

I attended 5 Open Houses this week, and these are the listings I've seen:

Huge potential for a Bed and Breakfast this one. 4 Bed/2 Bath Historical Victorian in Mathews on 7.8 acres on Put in Creek off the East River. Amazing place, so many possibilities!

4 Bed/2.5 Bath Cape Cod circa 1928 on 9 acres in Mathews. Close to town and public beach. Offered in the low $200's.


Another one that you must see to really appreciate it. I was blown away. 3 Bed/3.5 Bath waterfront ranch/contemporary on 2.65 acres in Mathews, on the East River. Immaculate. Pier, jetski lift, great views, hot tub, too many features to mention. You must check this one out!

Another one that really needs to be seen to be appreciated. Some homes are just that way, just like people, some people photograph so well others you need to work really hard to capture its soul in one picture. This one is in Mathews, on Winter Harbor, 3 Beds/3 Baths on 6.85 acres! 777' of waterfrontage! MUST SEE!!

I always wanted to see this one, I showed the waterfront lot next to it which is also wonderful. On the Mobjack Bay, surrounded by mature trees, endless views of Mobjack Bay and spectacular sunsets! 3 Bed/3 Bath Beach house on 1.1 acre in Mathews.


Market Comparison Report June-August 08/09 Sales are Up!

Market Comparison Report
Dates: 06/01/2009 to 08/31/2009
06/01/2008 to 08/31/2008
Property Types:
Areas: ,Mathews-North,Mathews-Central,Mathews-South
Jun 1 - Aug 31, 2008 Jun 1 - Aug 31, 2009 Difference Percentage
Property Type Units Dollars Units Dollars Units Dollars Units Dollars
Residential 19 6,527,195.00 29 10,263,500.00 10 3,736,305.00 52.63 57.24
Land 6 801,500.00 6 548,970.00 0 -252,530.00 0.00 -31.51
Commercial 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00
Totals: 25 7,328,695.00 35 10,812,470.00 10 3,483,775.00 40.00 47.54

New Company, Lots of Showings

September has been a very busy month for me so far! It started with closing on a listing, the one on York Haven Lane was sold and closed on September 3rd, it sold for $630,000. Then right after that I was invited to join ERA Bay and River Real Estate, which I accepted and I am not a part of the ERA Bay and River team. I went to 6 open houses this week, showed 8 listings today (all older homes, older historical homes, before 1940's and older and will be showing 4 other listings tomorrow morning. Have shown listings in West Point, King and Queen, Jamaica, Saluda, Mathews, Gwynn's Island and Land in Lancaster, Northumberland and Mathews counties.

Market Activity in our MLS in July, for Mathews, Middlesex & Gloucester County

Market Activity in our MLS in July

New Listings (158)
Price Change (148)
Sold (70)
Pending Listings (63)
Expired Listings (80)

For the buyers looking for Waterfront Home on Davis Creek in Gloucester:

This is for the buyers that were looking for a waterfront home for sale on Davis Creek in Gloucester, there aren't any listings on Davis Creek in our MLS at the moment, there are however, 7 waterfront listing on the North River, in Gloucester, and they range in price from $485,000 for a beautiful 4 bed/2 bath contemporary romantic river home on 2.14 acres, really gorgeous, up to $2,200,000 for large luxury estates ( one has over 5.4 acres, the other 37+ acres of elegance on the North River). Interested? Want to hear about the other 4 listings? Contact me and we can schedule a showing!

Homes for Sale in Gwynn's Island, Va

There are 10 active listings in Gwynn's Island, in our mls. They range in price from $189,900 up to $679,000. Looking for homes in that area? Let me know and I can email you the mls sheets for them!

Rivers, Streams, Bays and Creeks of Gloucester, VA

York River
Jones Creek
Carter Creek
Briggs Cove
Cedarbush Creek
Poplar Creek
Mumfort Islands
Gloucester Point
Quarter Point
Gaines Point
Cowpen Neck
Allens Island
Cooper Point
Cuba Island
Timberneck Creek
Green Point
Chesapeake Bay
Sarah Creek
Northwest Branch
Bush Point
Northeast Branch
Jenkins Neck
Sandy Point
Big Island
Hell Neck
Gum Point
Guinea Marshes
Guinea Neck
Perrin River
Mobjack Bay
Monday Creek
Little Monday Creek
Browns Bay
John West Creek
Blevins Creek
Long Creek
King Creek
Glass Bay
Cedar Point
Cedar Neck
Lady Creek
Butler Creek
Thomas Creek
Bill Browns Creek
Holly Bush Creek
Rowes Creek
Thornton's Creek
Heywood Creek
Broad Marsh
Willetts Creek
Saddlers Neck
Vaughns Creek or
Vaughans Creek
Brays Landing
Bar Neck
Cod Point
Blunderring Point
Barren Point
Bryant Bay
Sterling Creek
Free School Creek
Whittaker Creek
School Neck Point
Robins Neck
Turtle Neck Point
Mud Point
Caucus Bay
Parsons Bay
Seven Cedar Point
Deep Point
Four Point Marsh
Two Stake Point
Ware River Point
Goat Point Creek
Sinclair Creek
Page Creek
Oldhouse Creek
Windmill Point
Roanes Wharf
Wilson Creek
Fox Mill Run
Deacons Neck
Ware Neck
Jarvis Point
Ware Neck Point
Silver Creek
Horse Point
Davis Creek
Lone Point
Ware River
North River
Severn River
Piankatank River
Anderson Point
Poropotank River
Poropotank Bay
Purtan Bay

Listing Presentation

When you list your house with me, this is what you'll get:
  • Trulia
  • Zillow
  • Local MLS
  • Featured Listing on this Blog (My Main Blog)
  • Featured on IsaBell K. Horsley Real Estate, Ltd main website
  • Mass Mail to Chesapeake Bay and River Association of Realtors Members
  • A Forever Expanding Database/Mailing List with over 1,000 of Realtors in all over Virginia, who will receive an email with your listing when it is first listed, and periodically if any changes are made to the listing
  • Postlets : Online FREE Flyer service. Beautiful flyers that are automatically syndicated to Backpage, DotHomes, Enormo, FrontDoor, Google Base, HotPads, Oodle, Local.com, Lycos, Trulia, Vast & Zillow. Plus I share/post the flyer on Facebook, Twitter & Myspace, and, best of all, I post it on Craigslist very often. Every 2 days in a different Craigslist location such as: Norfolk/Hampton Roads, Richmond, Charlottesville, Fredericksburg, Northern Virginia, Washington DC & Maryland.
  • I will take as many pictures as possible, with a 10 megapixel digital camera, and have as many pictures as any of these websites will allow me to. I will also have an online picture album with all the pictures, full sized and full resolution, so they are always available online, in one central location, and I will link to it from flyers, and wherever the property is listed.
  • Open House: When the house first comes on the market - an agent open house for all agents, then a public open house where postcards are sent to homeowners in the neighborhood, an ad on the paper announcing the upcoming open house and baloons and signs are placed at strategic places leading to the house - IF owners want an open house. We have not had much success with open houses lately, but I will hold one for you if you would like one.
  • High quality signage at property and in strategic areas leading to the property
  • Beautiful listing with pictures on the Gazette-Journal
  • Ads on other local papers, and newspapers in all over Virginia, depending on the listing, some listings sell better in Northern Virginia, Richmond and Hampton Roads Newspapers than others.
  • Single Property Website - Street address domain name, mobile, SMS TXT Flyers, and one-click Feeds, Flyers and Widgets;

Working on a Listing Presentation Portfolio

I am now working on a Listing Presentation to attach to this blog, to let all sellers know what my game plan is, how I can market their home to sell faster and for the best price.