Today's Rehoboth Beach, DE real estate listings create a live, real-time catalog of homes from Architecture Digest-worthy estates to the humblest fixers. When the nuts and bolts of a property fill the prospective buyer's housing requirements, in addition to the photos which illustrate their subject at its glamorous best, there's an additional element that can make any Rehoboth Beach, DE listing stand out from its neighbors: the descriptive text.

The writeup may play a supporting role, but even so, it's a description that can add context and atmospherics that tip the scale from interest to curiosity—or, better yet—to enthusiasm. Creating Rehoboth Beach, DE listing texts is a task that deserves care and energy. That being said, if the result is verbiage that is overly flowery, it's bound to alienate realistic readers (the ones who matter most). But— too bland, and it's just a wasted opportunity.

A while ago, there appeared a compilation of words and phrases most frequently used in real estate listings. It might be taken as a template for the most effective listing wording—but popularity might not equal effectiveness. Let's face it: cliches don't necessarily inspire. With that in mind, here's the list:

1.      Beautiful. Arguably, "elegant," "tasteful," "captivating"—anything but "beautiful"!

2.      Hardwood floors. How about an intriguing description of the wood's hue or surface— not to mention the variety of wood.

3.      Stainless steel. It's a positive, but more interesting would be an added descriptor like "gleaming," "lustrous," or "spotless."

4.      Updated. Hard to believe this uninviting adjective is among the most commonly used. "remodeled," "redesigned," or "renewed" are more likely to evoke the thoughtful craftsmanship that's gone into the renewal.

5.      Private. Actually, this is one cliché that works well. "Discrete" is another one.

6.      Spacious. This is a neutral-sounding word. Depending on just how spacious the area is, more engaging words like "enormous," "expansive," or "cavernous" might work better.

7.      Landscaped. When this appears by itself, it begs for help—like "to perfection," "stunningly," "exquisitely," or "lusciously."

8.      Custom. This describes an important value-increasing element, but the word itself could use a boost: "custom-crafted," "tailor-made," "unique," "personalized," etc.

9.      Clean. Unless it's part of an architectural phrase like "clean lines." Better: "spotless," "immaculate," or "flawless."

10.  Brand-new. This one works: deservedly a Top-10 value-increaser.

Every element of a home's Rehoboth Beach, DE listing provides an opportunity to engage the buyers' imagination. When it's time to list your own Rehoboth Beach, DE property, call me for a listing that's built to draw! Call/Text me Russell Stucki at (302) 228-7871, email me at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., visit more listings at www.beachrealestatemarket.com. 

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Written by Jimmie Bachand

Published: 11 August 2020

Created: 11 August 2020

Last Updated: 17 August 2020

Despite the well-documented national shortfall in residential housing, determined house hunters still can find Rehoboth Beach, DE homes for sale that are priced to sell. Given today’s extremely low mortgage interest rates, affordable options are out there right now.

As those home shoppers soon discover, the properties with the most attractive asking prices are usually priced correctly—that is, there are tradeoffs that make the bargain rational.

Sometimes, there are location factors that the market (i.e., most buyers) consider to be a negative pronounced enough to warrant the price tag. A home that’s across the street from a busy school can deter many buyers looking for less traffic and less noise. But for a young family with school-age youngsters of their own, the same property might be more than acceptable. Even so, they should take into account that if and when they decide to move on, the market reality might affect their future resale.

More commonly, a more-attractive-than-comparable asking price is due to maintenance or floorplan design issues: aka, the property is a fixer-upper—one the seller either doesn’t have the time or energy to pursue. For buyers who are attracted by the more-than-affordable bottom line, the opportunity can be hard to turn down. But before saddling up for the signing table, they’d be wise to entertain four relevant questions. Interestingly, they are questions about themselves:

1)      Stress tolerance. A major renovation represents a commitment of time and effort that can even tax a professional contractor. Especially this year, when so many other extraordinary disruptions are ongoing, is it realistic to add an additional major undertaking to every day’s agenda?

2)      Professional relationships. Do you have strong connections with trusted Rehoboth Beach, DE tradespeople—or will locating, interviewing, and vetting them need to become a new (hugely important) time drain?

3)      Lodging. If you are sensitive to disruptions in your daily routine, have you considered whether you will be able to live in the house during the renovation—or will you be forced to find other living quarters during some phases of the project?

4)      Creative vision. Do you have the ability to imagine the project from start to finish, or is it simply a matter of knowing that the current state of the new property needs to be fixed. If the latter fits, you’ll probably do well to hire a contractor—and should budget accordingly.

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Written by Jimmie Bachand

Published: 16 July 2020

Created: 16 July 2020

Last Updated: 29 July 2020

Rehoboth Beach, DE’s summer solstice arrives this Saturday, June 20^th. Astrophysically speaking, the solstice marks the longest day of our year. The moment of the summer solstice prompts a lot of scientific explanations, some more confusing than others. For instance, since the Sun doesn’t revolve around the Earth, Vox.com’s definition (“Technically speaking, the summer solstice occurs when the sun is directly over the Tropic of Cancer”) is a little misleading. Vox probably really meant that the solstice is the moment when the tilt of Earth’s axis puts the Tropic of Cancer latitude nearest to the Sun (that “Tropic” is the one that’s north of the equator; “Capricorn” is the other one). 

The reason this is at all significant for those of us who live a lot further north than the Tropic of Cancer is that the moment when it’s closest to the Sun marks the official beginning of summer. Although the majority of Rehoboth Beach, DE barbecue grills will have been fired up long before then, it will be a great relief for most of us when spring 2020 is finally over and done with.

Usually, Rehoboth Beach, DE’s busiest real estate season gets going in earnest in springtime, gradually slowing through the summer months. This year, for obvious reasons, the regular pattern has been delayed. For homeowners and soon-to-be-homeowners, this is one summer that will mean holding more open houses or visiting more showings than usual.

In other words, in addition to the regular sangria-sipping, watermelon-carving, sandcastle-building, and frisbee-tossing, this June, July, and August may also be packed with some ramped-up Rehoboth Beach, DE real estate activity. In any case, let’s all remember the sunscreen—and if your summer includes a real estate undertaking, I hope you’ll call me to help! Call/Text me Russell Stucki at (302) 228-7871, email me at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., visit more listings at www.beachrealestatemarket.com. 

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Written by Jimmie Bachand

Published: 16 June 2020

Created: 16 June 2020

Last Updated: 30 June 2020

We’ve arrived at the familiar post-Mother’s Day time of year. The birds are cheering up everyone’s Rehoboth Beach, DE mornings with their noisy springtime come-hither commotion. Out in the garden, flowers have broken out where they are supposed to (hopefully—if not, it’s time to hightail it to the garden store). Post-Mother’s Day is also an ideal time for adding color in other places around the house.

In Rehoboth Beach, DE, that means it’s potting season.

For the uninitiated, potting season is when Rehoboth Beach, DE homeowners make critical decisions about what flowers to plant in which pots and planters, and where. The main objective is to create colorful nooks on decks, patios, porches, under windows, and/or hanging at eye-pleasing heights under eaves in front or back of the house. But secondary considerations abound, too, having to do with the amount of tending each will require and the intended longevity of each.

Other potting strategies revolve around placement. Sun, shade, or sun/shade blends in combination with wind exposure are key considerations—as well as the relative ease or difficulty of watering and dealing with runoff.

Potting season veterans are aware that the enthusiasm that accompanies planting can wane as summer wears on—especially when a star-crossed pot continually produces tired-looking blossoms, too clearly approaching their untimely ends. When revival efforts fail, those will have to be ditched and re-potted—the kind of mid-summer Waterloo that’s to be avoided when possible.

For potting season neophytes—Rehoboth Beach, DE homeowners braving the world of container gardening for the first time—it all might seem impossibly mysterious and complicated. But courage will eventually be rewarded. Trial and error (or a patient mentor) will ultimately lead to success—and the colorful results that make the effort worthwhile.

Color can be an invaluable addition for any Rehoboth Beach, DE property when it goes up for sale. Give me a call when that time nears!   Call/Text me Russell Stucki at (302) 228-7871, email me at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., visit more listings at www.beachrealestatemarket.com. 

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Written by Jimmie Bachand

Published: 13 May 2020

Created: 13 May 2020

Last Updated: 25 May 2020