Simes City Realty

Great movie! “2 weeks”

Did you know 'The Money Pit' home was an actual fixer upper house just outside New York City?

Bought: $2.125m (2002)
Renovation cost: $5.9m (2002-2003)
List price: $12.5m (2014)
Sold price: $3.5m (2019)
Relisted: $$6.9m (2020)

Built in 1898, the house was purchased in 2002 for $2,125,000 by Christina and Rich Makowsky. While the couple knew the house was old and had heard of its ties to the infamous film, they figured the home’s flaws were mostly fiction—only to be proved wrong once they moved in.

The Makowskys hired a construction crew of 30 to renovate the house for over a year and a half, spending a total of $5.9 million to add en suite bedrooms, an elegant pool (complete with a pool house), stunning fireplaces, and a modern, open kitchen, all on 5.5 acres of land. So when the Makowskys decided to list the house in 2014, they felt justified in asking for the purchase price of $12.5 million.

Yet there it sat with no buyers, despite numerous price cuts, for five years. At long last, it sold for $3.5 million in 2019. Since then, the house has been on and off the market between 2020-2022 with list prices between $4.5 million to $6.9 million.

Full story: https://rltor.cm/e047kc

What’s a Realtor’s favorite cheese? Cottage cheese.

How does the moon cut his hair, he eclipses it.

https://www.mentalfloss.com/posts/freddie-mercury-london-home-for-sale/partners/45648?fbclid=IwAR3L5Z6-c4xHHS1m7BreVOuULEMgLmjTCCZJPmHNVe5xrzyncH5eU_k2jms

Freddie Mercury’s Beloved London Estate Is on the Market “This house has been the most glorious memory box, because it has such love and warmth in every room,” says Mary Austin, who inherited the home from Mercury.

🥧 Happy pi day. Did you know a slice of pie in Jamaica is about $1.40 and a slice of pie in the Bahamas is about $2.60…these are the PieRates of the Caribbean. 😁

If you’re planning on replacing your heating system soon now maybe the time to capitalize on the MassSave incentives before they’re gone this summer.

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1567 Great Plain Ave. Needham, MA

3 🛌.
1.5 🛀
> 1,650 Living SQFT

✅ Spacious back yard for entertaining
✅ Huge walk-in pantry
✅ Bonus Room with fireplace

And so much more. DM for more details

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1567 Great Plain Ave, Needham, MA, 02492 - Joshua Riopelle (Simes City Realty) Make your New Years Resolution come true with this freshly painted, move in ready home in Needham listed for UNDER $1M. As you enter, an open living room greets you where you can cozy up to the fireplace on those cold, winter nights. When dinner time comes you'll...

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Coming soon this week in Needham!!

3 🛌
1.5 🛁
~ 2,300 Total SQFT

✅ Spacious backyard
✅ Bonus Room

And much more. OH this weekend. DM for more details.

With Christmas right around the corner if you need a last minute gift, we know of some houses for sale 🎄🎁 🏡

Happy thanksgiving 🦃 🥧

A lot of red and green just like every shot in the movie.

Seems like an interesting investment opportunity.

Talk about a “Super Sized” home.