This house is absolutely one of the best values around Greater Chester County. Sitting on 1.3 acres on a hill overlooking Open Space with splashes of gorgeous color and rolling countryside. The inside has more space than you would ever imagine if you judge the house by its cover exterior.

Along with sharing this gorgeous property, which I think you should make an appointment to take a closer look.... I am sharing with you my first post of a Real Estate Shows Flyer on a blog post! (I love RES!)

Space Galore for a Super Price! Value !

2165 West Chester Rd, East Fallowfield, PA 19320 View Map

Value! Value! Value! Great property with lots of space!

Views are majestic. Overlooks Open Space in the back - you can see "forever".

NOT a fixer-upper!!! You might have thought so for the price - but NO, it's not.

Details

Asking Price:

$300,000

MLS:

5321164

Sq. Feet:

3747

Lot Size:

1.3 acres

Bedrooms:

4

Bathrooms:

2 1/2

# of Floors:

1 1/2

Garage Size:

2

Year Built:

1954

Contact Info

Kim Wood
REALTOR

Main 610-692-2228
Cell 484-459-4669
Dir 610-692-6823
Email | Website

It’s not just a Local Yokel that knows and experiences the outdoors in the area parks….

You can experience them with me!

All the townships in Chester County have their own flavor of community parks with  walking trails, preservation areas, soccer fields (especially full on Saturdays!), tennis courts, playgrounds, basketball courts, etc. There are also beautiful state parks in Pennsylvania; and I can’t forget the one National Park in Chester County.

I enjoy experiencing the different flavor of the parks in the surrounding areas of the Delaware Valley and try to change the place for my walks.

My favorite parks in CHESTER COUNTY:

Downingtown Borough: Kerr Park occupies a lot of space in my childhood memory bank. The tennis courts are still there that I used to keep myself occupied while “Mom” played. Kerr Park is where many of the festivities for Good Neighbor Day take place. The All-Abilities Playground is also a big hit!

East Brandywine Township: Community Park. They just added more fields and the walking trails go on and on... This is where I walk most often, due to convenience to my house :) You can catch entire families exercising and playing ball together many evenings. The energy is phenomenal. We often chase the ball around play tennis here.

East Caln Township: Bell Tavern Park is the place to be on hot weather days! The playground is one of the best in the area (even with sprinklers during the heat) and picnic tables come in handy. There is a sand volleyball court, roller hockey rink, tennis courts, and walking trail as well.

East Goshen Township: The East Goshen Township Park is located off of Paoli Pike and spans for 55 acres. They have tennis, volleyball, baseball, softball, soccer, putting green, totlot/playground, fitness trail.

I found myself during my walk removing my i-pod headphones to listen to the birds singing to me! They have a bird watching guide and preservation area around the fitness trail.

French Creek State Park: French Creek is our local get-away spot. Camping is offered and you can feel like you are miles away! Home to two lakes and 40 miles of hiking trails. There is a Frisbee golf course, pavilions, and geocaching available.

Hibernia Park (County) Park: Over 900 acres of trails, woodlands, fishing, picnics, camping – PLUS a 90 acre lake for small fishing and boating. There is a historic mansion, Hibernia Mansion (Built around 1744) which is also located in the park and available for limited tours.

Marsh Creek Lake State Park: This park includes 1,705 acres which includes a 535-acre Lake. Windsurfing, Boating, Kayaking, Fishing, Swimming are all some of the highlights of the park.

(An interesting tidbit about Marsh Creek Lake State Park.  My grandmother’s family home is somewhere in the bottom of the lake – taken over by imminent domain.)

Tredyffrin Township: Their parkland has over 345 acres dedicated for parks. Wilson Park (90 acres) is located in Chesterbrook and has an All Abilities Playground, putting green, volleyball, and all sorts of sports fields.

Wait! You can’t leave the Local Yokel Tour of Chester County Parks yet……

Chester County also boasts to be the home of The Valley Forge National Park, one of the most famous parks in the world.

Video Courtesy of MrKlaffdotcom

Valley Forge Park not only memorializes the sacrifices and perseverance of the Revolutionary War generation during the encampment of 1777, but there are stories told, tours given, re-enactments lived, and collections displayed. 

Valley Forge Park includes cell-phone guided tours, and also story telling benches (a storyteller begins telling a 5 minute story when one approaches the bench), trolley tours, after hour tours, Guided Walks, Gallery Talks, Vault Tours, and special events taking place year round. During your visit you most likely will spot at the least deer, and quite possibly other wildlife including fox.

Trail System – Hiking, Horseback Riding, Biking, you can do it all within the Valley Forge Park at different designated areas. 28 miles of authorized trails are located within the park boundaries. There are 19 miles of marked hiking trails designated just for hiking.

The beauty of Chester County abounds when you take a look at the parks. The rolling hills are home to parks that make you feel like you are in the deep forest (French Creek); relax by the water and sunbathe like you are on the beach (Marsh Creek); and get your fill of history lessons while going back in time (Valley Forge).

Chester County, Pennsylvania, a great place to call home, abounding in parks and outdoor recreation.

Are you relocating to Chester County, Pennsylvania?

I’d love to help.

Get ready! A big celebration is happening in Downingtown, Chester County, PA on July 4th!  I sent our family's registration forms in for the 5K Walk. Are you participating?

July 4th kicks off with a 5K & 10K Run, 5K Walk, and 1mi Kid's Run... that's just the beginning!  My mother has actually been running in this race for years - even flew back from New Mexico for 10 yrs+  just to run "at home" for the big day! 

There are many happenings throughout the day, the best thing would be to check out their schedule of events.

Canoe Races, Duck Races, Carnival Rides & Food, Craft Booths, Wife Carrying & Watermelon Seed Spitting Contest, Log Cabin Tours, Music - - - and FIREWORKS!

Happy Independence Day, America! What a great way to celebrate in Downingtown, Pennsylvania! You might come and decide you love it so much you want to move to Downingtown! Guess who can help you buy a house in Downingtown, Chester County? Who would? Kim Wood!

It's time for another chapter of Adventures in Home Showings.  My first post, Adventures in Home Showings  was my beginning of looking at houses in and around the Chester County, Pennsylvania area.

These were from a little while ago, my client had the pictures in her camera :)  Both incidents happened the SAME DAY with the same clients.

It's a little hard to make out, but this stone is in the bed between the house and garage.

BRANDY

AKA

Spunky Doodles

Feb 9 1990

Mar 12 2005

Bless her! And I'm sure the owners have some cherished memories. I'm not so sure however, that this is good staging advice.  My clients were affected. "Do the remains stay?"

The Mom in me (and animal lover) can't be stopped. We hit (NO, bad word usage!) came across a Road Block. The next house on the list there was a black fluff ball walking in the very middle of the road. "I hope you don't mind if I stop", I tell my Buyers.  Thankfully Samsun had a tag with his name and phone number. I pick him up, much to his dismay (he was heavy too!) and dial.

"Hello?"
"Hi. This is Kim with RE/MAX Main Line, I have Samsun, he was walking down the middle of Carol Lane."
"Oh. It is. Hold on let me look"  It was a teenager on the phone, guess he didn't get the fact that I wouldn't know he has a dog name Samsun?
He came back to the phone, "Yeah. She's missing."
"Where do you live? I am on Carol Lane"
"Oh. We live on Carol Lane. In a house on the corner"

Ok. Samsun had just begun his journey, he wasn't too far and I walked him to his house.

Another day in the life of Kim Wood, as a Buyer Agent showing homes in Malvern, PA. It breaks up the day a bit, that's for sure!  If you are looking for a home, and you'd like to have fun while doing it - call me!
Kim Wood, RE/MAX Main Line, 610-692-6823 Direct or 610-692-2228 Reception.

The new School Report Card is published in the Philadelphia Inquirer and available online at www.Philly.com. 

The data was obtained by the Inquirer from surveys that were returned from the area schools and contains data based mostly on the 2007-08 school year. 

The format is very helpful as you can search for what information is important to *you* in a school district. How do *you* judge the best school district to move to?   Is it SAT scores? Enrollment? Sports? Just ask for the data to be sorted that way.

Information was gathered from charter, technical, private and public schools in Pennsylvania which included: Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia Counties. Also New Jersey schools in Burlington, Camden, and Gloucester Counties.

Once you decide on the general area you are interested in living, I can help you find the house!  www.KimWood.net .

What's in a Name? 
I sure wouldn't want the job of sitting around a table and choosing the Names to call the streets in a development!  It was stressful enough coming up with the names of my three children!

A home on Mount Misery, my favorite, unusual street was recently sold in my office. When I saw the name, I said to the listing agent, "Oh boy. You might have that one a while"

Do people pay attention when looking at homes what the name of the street is?  I know I had a client that was very particular about the house number - each digit had to add up to be an odd number, or she wouldn't even look at it!

I know we could all write a book about Adventures in Home Showings.... but this has been a very interesting couple of weeks....

Last week:  Saw Infomercial headquarters.  This house had every product of the infomercials out there...my client was first to notice.

Saturday: Getting stuck in the mud with clients was quite the adventure after a rainy couple of days and an unpaved drive.

Tuesday:  Picture this... paint smell in basement of "older" home.....  walls don't appear to be recently painted.... floor doesn't appear to be recently painted... WHAT??? They spray painted in Black the entire ceiling of unfinished basement - sprayed wires, duct work, electric junction boxes, the whole works! 

Today:  Notable water in basement along a part of a wall.....  a toy football clogging the downspout/drain of the roof where water is pooled above the basement.  (I tried, couldn't reach the football, but I'll call the listing agent!)

The stories never end, do they? You just keep adding to the book, I suppose..... its an adventure out there!

Our local association of REALTORS(R) in Chester County and Delaware County, Suburban West Realtors Association is making the move from the "old" electronic lockboxes

to the new i-beam electronic lockboxes!

I'm one of the unusual Chester County Realtors, I'm excited and looking forward to the change.  One of the big reasons is that I will be decreasing the amount of gadgets/stuff that I'll have to carry around with me - the software is compatible with my Verizon XV6700 Mobile PC !!!  It's happening in a couple of weeks, I can't wait!

Here are my Plus-Points:

• Less Gadgets - it works with my cell phone!
• Trade one-for-one the old for the new
• Every agent has to make the switch in a two-day period
• Listing agent receives an email when the home is shown  (I won't be selling security monitoring to my sellers though)
• Listing agent can monitor lockbox activity online (as with the old ones)
• They're blue... I'll be able to find them easier when not on the door!
• Agents without compatible phones will have a new display key - with built in flashlight! Great idea!
• Wireless automatic updates

Here are my Minus-Points:

• We have to make the switch in two days. Run! Grab lockboxes off of listings - take to trade in - run! Put them back on so the home can get shown!
• They're blue.... eyesore?
• Agents will be complaining and whining for a while

Here are my Questions:

• Will the i-beam device still work if there isn't cell service (I'm guessing yes)
• Can other agents still release shackle and bring you lockbox on settlement day (Apparently, when you release the shackle, the lockbox will automatically be added to your inventory list)

Why do people still use combination lockboxes? I really feel they are not as secure as electronic....

Exton is booming, and centrally located to many communities.  There are many different options of eating out in Exton - many with car side to go options as well. 

Cheeseburger in Paradise is at the top of my list because my daughter is a hostess there (tell her I said hi!).  They just opened for lunch and with an extensive selection of menu options, its a sure please for everyone! Cheeseburger in Paradise; 116 N. Pottstown Pike; Exton, PA 19341; 484-875-4502

The Drafting Room is definately at the top of my favs!  The Sunday Brunch is out of this world! Here is my Mom and Dad's Favorite choice of all!   Drafting Room; 635 N Pottstown Pike; Exton, PA 19341; 610-363-0521

Brickside Grille is owned by the same people of the Drafting Room so the menu is similar quality, but different options. Also an upscale dining choice with amazing food! Brickside Grille, 540 Wellington Square; Exton, PA 19341; 610-321-1600

TGI Fridays They have some fun menu options like a three-course selection.  Also Fried Green Beans ??
TGI Friday's; 301 N Pottstown Pike; Exton, PA 19341; 610-594-6646

Rinos is here for the local Italian place! Repeatedly voted #1 in Chester County. They have some yummy specials M-TH that are around $5.00 or so.  Rino's Italian Restaurant; 327 E Lancaster Ave; Exton PA 19341; 610-363-0515

Vicker's Tavern is an upscale dining option with a popular Happy Hour gathering place as well. They offer some express lunches. Vicker's Tavern; 192 E Welsh Pool Rd; Exton, PA 19341; 610-363-7998.

Ron's Schoolhouse Grill is a locally owned and operated favorite among the locals!  They are famous for their Ovals and different beers. Ron's Schoolhouse Grill, 74 E Uwchlan Ave; Exton, PA 19341 610-594-8900.

Red Robin, the place to go for Burgers, Salads, Soups.  Kid Friendly Environment.  Red Robin; 600 W Uwchlan Ave; Exton, PA 19341; 610-363-5995

Isaac's offers many different Soups, Sandwiches (even on a Soft Pretzel), and Salads.  Quick for Lunch or Dinner. Isaac's Deli; 630 W Uwchlan Ave; Exton PA 19341; 484-875-5825

Uno's Pizzeria.  Chain with pizzas, salads, and more.  Great healthy choices and express lunches. You can even order online!  Uno's; 8 N Pottstown Pike; Exton, PA 19341; 610-280-4555

Desert Moon is a family favorite because our family loves Mexican of any kind. This is fast food California-Mexican Style. Desert Moon; 125 Woodcutter St; Exton, PA 19341; 610-524-1557

Atlanta Bread Company , ahhhh you say as you walk in to the smell of a bakery.  They offer wonderful soups, salads, sandwiches - and even half & half options.  Atlanta Bread Company; 120 Woodcutter St; Exton, PA 19341; 610-363-2944.

On the Border is a nice sit-down Mexican Restaurant with a full bar.  It's the newest restaurant on the scene, but its been here long enough to wear the crowds down a little. On the Border; 120 Bartlett; Exton, PA 19341; 610-363-3646.

China Grill Bistro & Buffet fills you up!  They offer a buffet for lunch or dinner with a special grill for certain occasions. China Grill Bistro; 124 Woodcutter St; Exton, PA 19341; 610-363-8789

Bonefish Grill is the place for Fresh Fish of many kinds and Martinis!  Bonefish Grill; 460 W Lincoln Highway; Exton, PA 19341; 610-524-1010

Cosi is another favorite for soups, salads and sandwiches. They even have some fun "make yourself" S'Mores for extra fun!  Cosi; 295 Main St; Exton, PA 19341; 610-594-6476

Peace a Pizza is an area chain for different styles of pizza by the slice or pie and some of your favorites. I love the Mediterranean. Peace a Pizza; 291 Main St; Exton, PA 19341; 484-875-5800

Starbucks Coffee! Yes! We have a few around, including this one with a drive thru!  Starbucks; 300 E Lincoln Highway; Exton, PA 19341

I've left off some chains, like McDonald's, Wendys, Bob Evans, Ruby Tuesdays, and some local small places that I haven't tried, for pizza and chinese.  There is also a food court at Exton Square Mall to enjoy.

 So..... if you'd like to be closer to any of the above eateries - and are considering a move - check out my website at www.KimWood.net !

Edited to add a Google Map, thanks to Patricia Kennedy for the suggestion. And thanks to Brad Andershon for his blog 20 Google Tools for your Business to help me!

Everyone needs a vacation!  No Real Estate talked about in this post.....  just what goes on when I'm on vacation.  (Ok, I'll say one thing, there isn't any property available to purchase on Assateague Island, but if you are interested in the surrounding areas - Ocean City, Ocean Pines, Bethany, Lewes, etc, let me know - I can put you in touch with a Real Estate Agent)

Ocean City, Maryland is our "beach spot".  Usually we rent a condo for a week, this year, it didn't look like we were going to get to vacation.... last minute, we took off and headed to visit my parents (and their oceanfront rental).  I am comfortable travelling the different ways (laying on the beach, doing the 'tourist' stuff, just a break from the fone, outdoors, indoors, etc).  This year, we did more than usual - including a quick, non planned trip to Assateague State Park.  It was only about a 30 minute drive from Ocean City, MD.

You've probably heard of the large, organized Pony Swim, when they corral the horses to swim in the ocean together. I understand that is a wild time, with lots of people!  When we were there (Aug 07) people were around, but there was plenty of 'space'.  The horses roam wherever they chose, and eat without being 'fed'.

What an experience!  Horses on the beach! Horses waltzing through the parking lot! Horses walking up the boardwalk to the beach (excuuu-uuuse us!)! 

You can camp, hike, beach, geocache, clam, crab, swim, learn, and so much more!

Morgan, my four year old, enjoyed the Seahorse at the Visitor's Center!  It is worth stopping, they have other sealife that you can pick up and touch!

The pictures help describe the beauty - but if you have a chance, be sure and check it out!