Active Adults Realty
Boomers and Beyond at the Beach ... in Delaware!
Issue No.66February 2012
In This Issue
Buyer Checklist
New Listing
Delaware Tax Deduction
Top Ten - Lewes
No More JUNK MAIL!
Greetings!

This has been such a mild winter here in Coastal Delaware that my tulips are already 5" high and the trees are budding! Let's hope we don't get one of those late cold spells.

This issue is packed with lots of information as a result of questions you have asked. Keep those questions coming and we'll do the research to find the answers.

Remember, where you see text within an article highlighted in blue, click on it to find more information! Happy Leap Year!

 
Buyer Checklist

How do you make decisions, especially really important decisions like choosing where you want to live when you retire? Buying a new home at this time in our lives can be overwhelming for some and yesterday one of my clients asked if I had a Checklist that I could send her.

Let's break this Checklist into Sections, starting with

Location

Do you want to be

  • in a community or in a town?
  • close to the beach?

If a community, what kind?

  • Age Restricted or All Ages
  • Large Community (500 or more) or Small (100-400)

Continue Reading! 

  

New Listing!
206 Chestnut Street
Have you always wanted to live in a small town where you can walk to the coffee shop, the library or the park? Milton is just that kind of town and this Historic Home at 206 Chestnut Street is that kind of home.
The problem with so many older homes is NO FIRST FLOOR MASTER! Well, this home has a first floor bedroom and a bath with a wonderful walk-in ceramic shower. Priced reasonably at $275,000, this is perfect for someone reading this newsletter. Continue Reading and Take the Virtual Tour!
By the way, Bill will be holding an Open House on Sunday, March 11th, from 12 Noon to 5 PM, the same day as the St. Patrick's Day Parade in Milton. Stop in and say Hi!
Delaware Tax Deductions

If you are 65 or over, you are eligible for a property tax credit against regular school taxes assessed on your primary residence. The actual credit is for 50 percent of the taxes up to a maximum of $500. It sounds very simple, but as I was doing the research for myself, I ended up with questions. So, I made some calls and I am sharing those answers here with you.

If you turn 65 prior to April 30th of the tax year, you are eligible to receive this credit on that year's school district property tax bill. Since I don't turn 65 until October, I won't be eligible until 2013.

New Residents
This is a State Program and the current law states that you must have been a full time resident for 6 months prior to May 1st of the tax year in order to be eligible.- Continue Reading!
 Top Ten Favorite Things - Lewes
Top Ten Spring is a great time to bring back our Top Ten Feature! Since we live in Lewes, I thought I would begin with our Top Ten Reasons to Live in Lewes:
  1. The Lewes Bake Shoppe. Today my friend Roseanne and I met in town for lunch at the Lewes Bake Shoppe and walked to the Town Beach and back. Linda was serving up some yummy Beef Barley soup.

Continue Reading and see some photos! 

 

NO MORE JUNK MAIL!
Gail Alm, Certified Mortgage Planner
Gail Alm
Are you tired of all of the unsolicited credit card, insurance and mortgage offers in the mail? It seems like half the mail is magazines and junk and the other half is offers of credit. If you would like to stop these unwanted solicitations, I have a solution for you. Visit www.optoutprescreen.com and opt-out of future credit solicitations.
Continue Reading.

 

Ten thousand people per day are turning 65. Boomers are just beginning to retire, and Coastal Delaware is the sweet spot in the heart of the Mid-Atlantic Region. Active Adults Realty is totally focused on providing real estate services to Baby Boomers.

 

Sincerely,

 

Kathy Sperl-Bell, Broker-Owner
Active Adults Realty

 

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