206 Lake Road, Lake Ariel PA

Looking for a project or a fixer upper? This 4 bdrm home on over 1/2 an acre offers lots of potential once you show her some love. Oversized one car attached garage, paved circular driveway, huge basement that needs to be refurbished, 2 exterior storage areas, and a great lawn. Nice neighborhood close to I-84 and shopping. $144,500. Ask Bobbie Smith for more information.

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4104 Sunlight Drive, Tannersville PA

Astounding Home Breathtaking view and an overwhelming full home. Party deck w/ bar and hottub! Deceiving picture! Staggering Surprise! ”Come on it” is the only way you can truly appreciate all impressive features and improvements. Do not overlook the new windows, roof & appliances. Clearly it’s unique in design. Seller doine more. Cheuk out the remarks. Worth your appointment. $287,300. Ask Dawn Kephart for more information.

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SOLD! 5608 Doe Drive, Long Pond PA

Price reduced from $49,900. Very Affordable Cozy 2-3 bdrm home nestled on a wooded lot. Complete with open bright & airy floor plan, wrap around deck & amenity filled community featuring indoor outdoor pools, club house & beaches. Minutes to Rts 80/380 and all the Pocono attractions. Hurry on this one! Ask Jeff Peterson for more information.

East of PA 534, Kresgeville PA

Tucked Away alongside trout stream in the Poconos. Ideal for hunters, fisherman. Great getaway! Being sold ”as is”. Possible owner financing. $45,900. Ask Jeff Peterson for more information.

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4 Cold Spring Drive, Jim Thorpe PA

Price Reduced!
**LUSH & LOVELY** Large lovely home and yard. Truly enjoy owning over an acre of property with loads of outdoor fun and relaxation spots or stay inside your huge sunroom and watch the family enjoy the great outdoor spaces. 4 Bedrooms, 2.5 baths, large family room, large kitchen cathedral ceiling, 2 decks and oh! so much more. Low dues community too! $199,904. Ask Bobbie Smith for more information.

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Summer Vacation Travel Tips

Traveling away from home is a summertime dream. Don’t let your vacation turn into a nightmare. The following are some tried and true — unique and new ideas for easier summertime travel (alone or with kids) for you to consider.

For limiting stress before and while on vacation
Pack a little at a time during the entire week before the trip so you remember everything, you are not up late packing and you are not frustrated and rushed right before leaving. Pack light layers and fast drying items. Pack everyone’s clothing by outfit (full outfit) and by days in individual plastic bags using plastic bags to store dirty clothes at the end of each day.

Schedule adequate and regular sleep during vacations and plan reasonable itineraries. Doing too much in one day ends up causing more stress than it relieves.

For plane trips
Ask the airlines for bulk head seating. There’s more leg room and space for squirming children.

With babies and toddlers, arrive early and use a carriage or stroller until the last second when you step onto the plane.

Bring a backpack for each child with snacks, books, electronic games and art supplies.

For road trips
Drive opposite heavy traffic – very early in the morning or very late at night
Pack several “emergency” kits –
for first aid – bandages, anti-bacterial ointment, family prescriptions, OTC medicines from home, wet wipes and hand sanitizer.
for car first aid – jumper cables, flashlight, flares, reflectors,
for snacking – nuts, juice boxes, light sandwiches, fruit, yogurt

For better gas mileage, get a tune up, check tires and fluids before you leave, plan routes that keep you driving at a constant speed, avoid roads with lots of stops, don’t over pack your car and try not to hitch luggage to car top

Take regular breaks while driving and if you feel sleepy, pull over and rest.

Keep a snack-filled cooler (and trash bags) nearby so you don’t have to stop to reach it.

Bring a supply of travel toys and games (no small parts or messy items) in a shoe box for each child.

Play or sing traditional car games or songs. “I Spy”  the “License Plate Game,” “99 bottles of beer (or soda or milk, etc.) on the Wall”

Bring books on tape, kid’s music to sing along, or portable DVD players if you don’t have a built in DVD.

Include frequent stops at historic or fun sites along the way.

Keep your sense of humor and don’t be in a hurry, you are on vacation

For extra savings
If renting a car, rent the exact size you will need, nothing bigger. Bigger cars use more gas and have higher rental prices.

Bring your own food. Pack picnic lunches in coolers for car traveling. While at hotels, picnic breakfasts of cereal or cereal bars, grocery store lunches of buying just what you need for that meal and just what you would if you were home and pizza or take out chicken in the park at dinnertime are excellent ways to save on expensive restaurant meals. Plus, letting kids run around during an outdoor family picnic is much more fun than sitting at a restaurant dinner table.  (Have a picnic kit on hand. Include items like: paper plates, plastic utensils, can opener, blanket, napkins, utility knife, wipes)

If a long vacation is not in your budget this year, check out some ideas for a day of fun in the Poconos in our recent blog post — Stuff to do in and around the Poconos.

H206 Sleepy Hollow Drive, Tobyhanna PA

Price Reduced $59,975! *COUNTRY COMFY CHALET* A lovely master suite with 3 more bedrooms. Year round vacationing fun for all. You’ll love this dual floor to ceiling fireplace especially once winter comes back. Lots of deck space for outdoor summer enjoyment too. Needs some updating but is a solid home. This community offers lots to do also. Lakes, pools, playgrounds, tennis and much more. Love it today! $74,795. Ask for Bobbie Smith.

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3 Point Garden Road, East Stroudsburg PA

1.19 Acres
New sub-division. Great wooded lot close to all major highways, stores, schools and Bus stop to NY. $65,000. Ask Connie Foland about MLS# 09-6674.

1140 Cherry Drive, Tobyhanna PA

**FITS THE BUDGET** This charming chalet is sure to please your budget and your taste buds. Plenty of room, lovely lot and the owner says ‘’she loves her neighborhood.” Cathedral ceilings, double french doors, skylights and lots more to love. Pocono Farms offers plenty of fun things to do too, lake, olympic size pool, golf course, tennis and more. $133,000.

Come and fall in love today!

Ask Bobbie Smith about MLS# 09-6722
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AREA AGENT RECOGNIZED FOR INTERNET MARKETING EXCELLENCE

Mt. Pocono, Pa., — (July 17, 2009)

Area REALTOR®, Kris Collis, an agent with Commonwealth Real Estate Your Way in Mt. Pocono, has received the “Real Estate Online Marketing Award of Excellence” from REALTOR.com recognizing the top agents who consistently provide great marketing services on behalf of their buyers and sellers.

“Kris is one of those agents who is at the forefront of every single available technology for her customers,” said Commonwealth Real Estate Broker, Vickie Brockelman. “She is tech savvy combined with being a great communicator and she uses both of these skills to integrate traditional real estate practices and emerging technologies.

“There are always some real estate agents who distinguish themselves from other agents by doing a little more for their sellers. Even simple efforts like having more photos displayed, crafting better descriptions or adding a full motion video, can make a home stand out from competing properties,” says Max Pigman, Vice President of REALTOR.com®.

Collis received the award at a recent real estate marketing and technology seminar that demonstrated cutting edge techniques for leveraging the Internet and technology in real estate marketing.

Collis is an award-winning agent. She holds the Accredited Buyer Representative (ABR) designation from the National Association of REALTORS®. Prior to joining Commonwealth Real Estate Your Way, she was an agent with Coldwell Banker Phyllis Rubin Real Estate. Prior to her work in real estate, Kris developed and implemented financial services training programs for branch offices of Merrill Lynch Trust Company nationally. In addition, she designed online delivery and management assessment programs for Merrill Lynch International Training.

For more information, visit Commonwealth Real Estate Your Way, LLC, at www.creYourWay.com. Call Collis at 570-972-0128. Read her bio at http://www.creyourway.com/about/kris-collis-abr or join her LinkedIn connections at http://www.linkedin.com/in/kriscollis.

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