State College and Centre County Real Estate

This year over Thanksgiving I'm heading out on a Caribbean Cruise.  It's less than three weeks away now and I definitely can't wait to step on that ship, turn off my cell phone and throw it in the safe in my room.   This will be the third cruise for my girlfriend and I.  Funny story, I was comple...

Every year in the winter I start writing my business plan for the next year.  In my area, even though it's cold, we don't really get a slow down in the winter.  Obviously in the holiday season there aren't a whole lot of home buying or selling going on but there are a lot of folks that want to ge...

So I wasn't really expecting it today and haven't really been paying attention but this evening when I logged into ActiveRain I noticed I had just crossed the threshold of 100,000 points...by 1 point.  Obviously I probably couldn't have done that even if I tried in advance. I just wanted to take ...

Have you ever wanted to own a bowling alley in Milheim, PA?  Well now you can!  We just listed the Milheim Lanes located in Milheim, PA. This facility is a 15 lane full service bowling alley.  It also features a billiards area as well as a special skill billiards game called "Skilliards" that is ...

Welcome to 4281 Pam Lane in Warriors Mark, PA! This home has just been listed and is ready for it's new owner.  This three bedroom, 2 bath home has new laminate flooring in the kitchen, living room, and master bedroom.  The living room also features a propane stove for supplemental heat and that ...

I was inspired by a recent post asking if buyer's agents get offended offended if a listing agent calls the buyer's lender to verify information contained in the pre-approval.  Personally I think this should be a standard practice for a listing agent.  As we all know, not all lenders are created ...

Welcome to Benner Commerce Park in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania! This park is now under new ownership and ready for new occupants.  Build to suit packages are available for qualified buyers and tenants.  Investors are now welcome as well!  The covenants have been amended to allow investors to build f...

I have lived in Pennsylvania for the majority of my life.  The only exception was the 6 years I spent in the US Army travelling the world and living all over the place.  Guess where I came back to?  Pennsylvania! When I was younger all I wanted to do was get out of Pennsylvania and move far away....

As a follow up to one of my previous blog posts about the drastic rise in flood insurance on October 1, I've been thinking about this quite a bit lately.  I had another client that had a deal fall apart this past week because the flood insurance on their $130,000 home is now over $3500 per year. ...

What a great contest this month.  This gives us all an opportunity to "brag" a little bit about the things we've all worked incredibly hard for in the real estate community.  We all know that our jobs are incredibly stressful and for the most part, we work some crazy hours to get the job done.  T...