Dartmouth Condos
Dartmouth is a coastal town in Bristol County Massachusetts and part of a chain of historic coastal villages of vineyards and farms. Access to Boston is via U.S. Route 6 and Interstate 1-95, which run parallel through the northern business part of the town. Many city dwellers are choosing to relocate to smaller towns to avoid the hectic, city lifestyle and Boston is a 1.5 hour, 60 miles drive away and easily accessible.
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The newest recreational facility is the town’s community park, open all year round , which is the first (American’s with Disabilities Act) ADA park in the area offering open spaces, picnic areas and a paved walking loop. For more lively activities, Apponagansett Park is perfect for water lovers with harbor views, a boat ramp, a sandy beach and a life guard on duty during the summer months. Buzzard’s Bay, in the southern part of the town, has a thriving boating, sailing and fishing community. Very popular with summer visitors are the boat shuttles that travel several times a day to peaceful Cuttyhunk Island and picturesque Martha’s Vineyard.
For wine lovers, drive from the coast to visit the 20-year old Running Brook Vineyard and Winery offering tasting experiences of their quality wines, grown and produced in the town. For historians, there are several museums, and a short drive away is the famous New Bedford Whaling Museum. The area has many great public and private schools as well as the University of Massachusetts. Visitors or potential home buyers have a good choice of hotels or smaller bed and breakfast lodgings along with first-class cafés and restaurants for dining.
Real estate here is very well sought after. With all its wonderful amenities and beautiful coastline, condos are getting snapped up every day. Almost any style of building is available from townhouses, apartments, single family homes to renovated historic mansions. As expected waterfront properties with magnificent views of the bay cost more. Depending on your budget, your local realtor will suggest and arrange viewings of your chosen homes. Sizes of properties vary from 900 sq. ft. one bedroom, one bathroom apartments to eight bedroom, six bathroom, 6,000 sq. ft. mansions. Prices reflect the location and size of the home and range from $250,000 for an apartment to $5 million for a waterfront penthouse. Styles include converted older homes or barns, custom built mansions, townhouses and colonial-style new homes.
As with property prices, Home Owner Association (HOA) monthly or quarterly fees vary. Many include a clubhouse, conference room, landscaping and snow removal. Large associations on the coast may offer more amenities like a 9-hole golf course, an Olympic-size, swimming pool, tennis courts and private beaches. Check with your realtor for HOA fees and included amenities especially pet restrictions.
New England home owners are very proud of their properties and most remodeled homes will feature an up-dated kitchen with lots of cabinet space, hard composite counter tops and top-of-the-line appliances; range, microwave, refrigerator and dishwasher. Bedrooms have walk-in closets as well as other storage areas either in the attic or in the basement. Larger homes have spacious rooms with crown molding and wide hallways, and some buildings with many floors provide an elevator. Many may have a gated, controlled entrance, disability access and allocated parking spaces or garage parking. Traditional flooring in New England is hardwood, but remodeled condos might also have wall-to-wall carpeting, ceramic tile, laminate or marble.
Whether moving home within the town or relocating from another city or state, your first port of call should be to contact a local realtor in Dartmouth who can advise you on renting, buying or selling a property. When purchasing a home, your realtor will be experienced, totally free and unbiased, but will listen to your needs and assist in every way possible. New listings come on the market every day, so don’t be downhearted if the first time you view a home, it is not what you are looking for. When you have a property to sell, by using a realtor, you will save lots of time and they will do their very best to find you a suitable buyer. Trust your realtor, he or she, knows the area well, and also the price market, so you can expect the very best support and advice available.
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