August 14, 2015

Today’s food for thought is from Martin Luther: “Reason is a whore, the greatest enemy that faith has.” (Fred) “God gave man the ability to reason and the concept of faith, how he uses them defines who he is.”

August 14, 2015New from www.fredsporch.com is MLS# 702521 – $295,000. A Selbyville, DE Colonial with 3 BR, 2BA in 2222 sq. ft. on .59 acres is now available. The home features an irrigation system, the kitchen has a sunroom there is a screened-in porch off the family room, there is a bonus room upstairs, the Master Bath has a Soaking Tub and the home is on 4 miles to the beach.

June 12, 2015

Today’s food for thought is from Marcus Aurelius: “Your life is what your thoughts make it.” (Fred) “Sometimes it is not thoughts but actions that tell the story.”

June 12, 2015New from www.fredsporch.com is MLS # 700622 – $500,000. An Ocean View DE, Coastal Colonial with 3 BR, 2.5 BA in 2880 sq. ft. on .24 acre is now available. The home features upgrades thru-out: a SS and Granite Kitchen, Hardwood floors on both floors, a 1st floor suite with 2 walk-in closets and French doors that lead to a screened-in porch, a rear deck and patio complete this home.

May 19, 2015

Today’s food for thought is from Lord Acton: “Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” (Fred) “Even the hint of power, can alter one’s behavior in the wrong direction.”

May 19,2015New from www.fredsporch.com is MLS # 623305 – $349,900. An Ocean View DE, Costal Cottage with 3 BR, 2 BA, in 1750 sq. ft. on .18 acre is now available. The home features an Open Floor Plan, front and back porches, a side screened-in porch, a wood burning fireplace, hardwood floors and is in an amenity rich community.

April 21, 2015

Today’s food for thought is from Lao Tzu: “One who is too insistent on his own views, finds few to agree with him.” (Fred) “We still need that voice in the wilderness to challenge the status quo.”

April 21, 2015New from www.fredsporch.com is MLS #622388 – $339,900. An Ocean View, DE, Coastal Contemporary with 3 BR, 2 BA in 1960 sq. ft. is now available. The home features great views of the tidal wetlands and is in a waterfront/golf community.

April 6, 2015

Today’s food for thought is from Baltasar Gracian: “Advice is sometimes transmitted more successfully through a joke than grave teaching.” (Fred) “Humor can be used in many ways, as long as it is not condescending.”

April 6, 2015New from www.fredsporch.com is MLS # 621784 – $260,000. An Ocean View DE, Colonial with 5 BR, 5.5 BA, in 4592 sq. ft. on 1.80 acres is now available. This home needs you to finish it the way you like. The home features 5 master suites, sun room, family room and a 2nd story balcony.

March 24, 2015

Today’s food for thought is from Julius Caesar: “I came, I saw, I conquered.” (Fred) “I really helps, if you have an army too.”

A March 24, 2015New from www.fredsporch.com is MLS # 621385 – $524,900. An Ocean View DE, Contemporary Colonial with 5 BR, 3.5 BA, in 4000 sq. ft. on .23 acres is now available. The home features 2 Master suits (one on first floor and another upstairs), gourmet kitchen, office, gas fireplace, rear deck and comes furnished.

February 9, 2015

Today’s food for thought is from Jose Marti: “There is happiness in duty, although it may not seem so.” (Fred) “Everyone needs work and duty is a type of work.”

A Feb. 9, 2015New from www.fredsporch.com is MLS # 620161 – $178,000. An Ocean View DE, Class C manufactured home with 3 BR, and 2 BA in new to the market. Bike to the Beach! The home features a 4 season room, an outside shower, 2 storage sheds, a large kitchen, and the community has a boat ramp.

February 2, 2015

Today’s food for thought is from Jose Marti: “Like stones rolling down hills, fair ideas reach their objectives despite all obstacles and barriers. It may be possible to speed or hinder them, but impossible to stop them.” (Fred) “How we define fair sometimes can be problematic.”

A Feb. 2, 2015New from www.fredsporch.com is MLS # 619915 – $414,900. An Ocean View DE, Contemporary home with 3 BR, 2.5 BA has just been listed. The home features a 1st floor master suite, an open floor plan, vaulted ceilings in the Great Room, an screened porch and a large open deck.

January 23, 2015

Today’s food for thought is from Jose Marti: “It is a sin not to do what one is capable of doing.” Fred “Not to do your best leads to mediocrity.”

A January 23, 2015New from www.fredsporch.com is MLS # 619674 – $650,000. An Ocean View DE, Coastal Contemporary with 4 BR, 3 BA, in 3528 sq. ft. on .5 acre is now available. The home features a 2 level wrap around porch, gas fireplace, large kitchen and plenty of other goodies, and was built in 2004.

January 6, 2015

Today’s food for thought is from Jonathan Swift: “I never knew a man come to greatness or eminence who lay abed late in the morning.” Fred “Another way of saying, the early bird gets the worm. Successful people work smart.”

A January 6, 2015New from Fredsporch.com is MLS # 619279 – $234,900. An Ocean View, DE Cape Cod with 3 BR, 2 BA on .88 acres is now available. The home has a large bright Sunroom, expansion is available on the second floor and it has beautiful landscaping.

November 10, 2014

Today’s food for thought is from Jean de la Bruyere: “A vain man finds it wise to speak good or ill of himself; a modest man does not talk of himself.” (Fred) “Somewhere in the middle is best!”

Today’s BARGAIN FROM FREDSPORCH.COM IS MLS # 612703 – From $275,000 to $263,500. An Ocean View DE Cape Cod with 4 BR, 3 BA, in 1936 sq. ft. on .66 acres that boasts New, HVAC, Carpet and Vinyl. The home is within 2 miles of the ocean.A November 10, 2014

November 7, 2014

Today’s food for thought is from Jean de la Bruyere: One mark of a second-rate mind is to be always telling stories.” (Fred) “Maybe telling the same stories over and over again is second-rate.”

Today’s BARGAIN FROM FREDSPORCH.COM IS MLS # 617192 – From $344,900 to $329,900. An Ocean View DE, End-Unit Carriage House with 3 BR, 2.5 BA in 2500 sq. ft. that boasts HW Floors, Granite Countertops, a 2 Car Garage, Dining Rm, and a loft.November 7, 2014

November 5, 2014

Today’s words of wisdom are from Jane Porter: “Nobility, without virtue, is a fine setting without a gem.”  (Fred)  “Nicely said.” Today’s BARGAIN FROM FREDSPORCH.COM IS MLS # 617045 – From $319,000 to $305,000. An Ocean View Contemporary with 3 BR, 2 BA home that comes fully furnished.  There is an open living, dining and kitchen, also a large deck with gazebo overlooking a pond.A November 5, 2014

September 23, 2014

Today’s words of wisdom are from James Anthony Froude: “A person possessed with an idea cannot be reasoned with.” (Fred) “The Muslim fanatic is a good case in point.”

Today’s BARGAIN FROM FREDSPORCH.COM IS MLS #611438-From $330,000 to $299,000. Here is an Ocean View DE, Colonial with 4 BR, 2.5 BA on .40 acres which has a rear deck, an eat-in kitchen, a gas fireplace, and an office.A September 23, 2014

July 16, 2014

Today’s food for thought is from Delphine de Girardin: “Good taste is the modesty of the mind; that is why it cannot be imitated or acquired.” (Fred) “Yes, just like the guys on Duck Dynasty.”

Today’s BARGAIN FROM FREDSPORCH.COM IS MLS# 613044-From $500,000 to $489,900. An Ocean View, DE Colonial with 5 BR, 3 BA, in 3676 sq. ft. on .20 acre that features a 2 story family room with a floor to ceiling stone fireplace, a gourmet kitchen, Screened Porch, and a large deck.July 16,2014

July 2, 2014

Today’s food for thought is from John Adams: “Abuse of words has been the great instrument of sophistry and chicanery, of party, faction, and division of society.” (Fred) “People who call a spade, a rose and yell at the top of their lungs, are trying to deceive us all.”

Today’s BARGAIN FROM FREDSPORCH.COM IS MLS # 603288 – From $520,000 to $500,000. An Ocean View DE Colonial with 5 BR, 3 BA, in 2800 sq. ft. on .16 acre which boasts HW Floors, gas FP, a 1st floor Master Suite, and a maintenance free Hardi-Plank exterior.July 2, 2014

June 27, 2014

Today’s food for thought is from Jean-Jacques Rousseau: “It is too difficult to think nobly when one thinks only of earning a living” (Fred) “One has to be able to make a living before he has leisure time to take on the world’s problems.”

Today’s BARGAIN FROM FREDSPORCH.COM IS MLS # 613378 – From $239,000 to $219,000. An Ocean View DE Condo with 4 BR, 2.5 BA, in 14o4 sq. ft. which has an attached garage, boat parking is allowed, and is only 3 miles to the beach. Call me at 302 259-6983 to see this condo.June 27, 2014

June 11, 2014

Today’s food for thought is from Giuseppe Mazzini: “Good council has no price.” (Fred) “The hard part is deciding who is giving “GOOD” council.”

Today’s BARGAIN FROM FREDSPORCH.COM IS MLS# 611703 – From $329,500 to $299,500. Here is an Ocean View cape cod with 4 BR, 3 BA in 1936 sq. ft. on .66 acre that boasts new HVAC, carpet and vinyl and is less than two miles to the beach. E-mail me if you would like to see this home, fred@fredsporch.com.June 11, 2014

December 10, 2013

Today’s food for thought is from Gustave Flaubert:  “Nothing is more humiliating than to see idiots succeed in enterprises we have failed in.”  (Fred)  “Our failures should be our lessons learned and idiots have the lord to protect them-don’t be jealous.”

Fred’s pick of the day is MLS # 605410-From $339,000 to $319,000.  A Contemporary 4 BR, 2.5 BA home in Ocean View, DE has been reduced.  The home is in excellent shape and is only 2 miles to the Ocean.  Call me at 302 258-6983 to see this home.  www.fredsporch.comDecember 10, 2013

August 7, 2013

Today’s food for thought is from Democritus:  “The wrongdoer is more unfortunate than the man wronged.”  (Fred)  “This is only true if the wrongdoer has a moral compass and many times they don’t.”

Fred’s pick of the day is MLS #603249-$75,000 to $73,900.  A modified singlewide trailer in Ocean View DE has been reduced.  The 2 BR, 1 BA mobil home on its own .26 acre wooded lot is a great get-away.  Call me to see this home at 302 258-6983.  www.fredsporch.comAugust 7, 2013