Sussex County Real Estate Matters – Affecting Seaford, Georgetown, Lauel, Milton, Delmar, Bridgevil
Today’s food for thought is from Charles Dickens: “If there were no bad people, there would be no good lawyers.” (Fred) “If that is the only justification for lawyers then get rid of them both.”
Fred’s pick of the day is MLS #606303-From $199,900 to $188,000. This home just north of Laurel, DE, is a New Quality Built Home with 3 BR, 2 BA, in 1800 sq. ft. on 1.21 acres. This home has an Open Floor Plan and is ready NOW! Call me to see this home at 302 258-6983. www.fredsporch.com
Today’s food for thought is from Calvin Coolidge: “Nothing in the world can take the place of Persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan ‘Press On’ has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race.” (Fred) “I dislike absolutes, however persistence does trump most other venues for good or bad.”
Fred’s pick of the day is MLS #-$125,000. This is a charming Rancher with 3 BR, 1BA in 1100 sq. ft. on 2.36 acres outside of Seaford, DE. This charming starter or retirement home needs some updating but has original HW floors and a nicely landscaped yard. Call me to see this home @ 302 258-6983. wwfredsporch.com
Today’s food for thought is from Buddha: “Three things cannot be hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth.” (Fred) “The trouble here is that the sun and the moon are in known cycles, the truth is interpretable to a degree.”
Fred’s pick of the day is MLS #578743-From $149,900 to $139,900. A nice modular Rancher in Seaford DE that boasts 3BR, 1.5 BA and a rear deck. Call me 302 258-6983 to see this home. www.fredsporch.com
Today’s food for thought is from Buddha: “It is better to travel well than to arrive.” (Fred) “Today’s air travel is most regrettable, from the degrading searches to the cattle car mentality of the airlines, it is much better to arrive than travel.”
Fred’s pick of the day is MLS # 606340-From $74,900 to $64,900. Here is a Georgetown DE Class C home, sold AS IS. The home has 2 BR, 2BA in 1056 sq. ft. on .51 acres. Call me to see this home at 302 258-6983. www.fredsporch.com
Today’s food for thought is from Buddha: “It is a man’s own mind, not his enemy or foe, that lures him to evil ways.” (Fred) “When one examines his own actions in a true light, he is usually his own worst enemy.”
Fred’s pick of the day is MLS # 604221-From $115,000 to $110,000. This Seaford DE home has 3 BR, 2.5 BA in 1700 sq. ft. on a corner city lot. The home has an Eat-in Kitchen as well as a Formal Dining Room. Call me to see this home at 302 258-6983. www.fredsporch.com
Today’s food for thought is from Jonathan Swift: “Blessed is he who expects nothing; for he shall never be disappointed.” (Fred) “However, everyone expects something therefore, everyone experiences disappointment.”
Fred’s pick of the day is MLS # 608274-From $225,000 to $210,000. Here is a Milford, De home with 3 BR, 2 BA in 1485 sq. ft. on .47 acres. This home has a split and open floor plan. Call me to see this home at 302 258-6983. www.fredsporch.com
Today’s food for thought is from Henry Adams: “Philosophy: Unintelligible answers to insoluble problems.” (Fred) “The big questions seem to have no answers, therefore Philosophers tackle these problems for us, mostly without a satisfactory or clear answer.”
Fred’s pick of the day is MLS # Fred’s pick of the Day is MLS # 598133. A 4 Bedroom ranch, 2 Bath-Master Bath with Jacuzzi tub + custom tile shower is for sale. Oil Heat, central AC, 2 car attached garage, new eat-in kitchen, formal dining room, with tray ceiling + tile inlayed in wood floor, Living Room with fireplace and Great Room with vaulted ceiling. You walk across a bridge over a Koi Pond to the front door. All this on 6.64 wooded acres in Ellendale. There is plenty of wildlife and room for horses. Call me to see this home @ 302 258.6983. www.fredsporch.com 
Today’s food for thought is from Desiderius Erasmus: “Prevention is better than the cure.” (Fred) “Great advice, all too often not followed.”
Fred’s pick of the day is MLS #600815-$229,900 to $218,900. A Millsboro DE rancher with 3 BR, 2 BA, in 1900 sq. ft. on .16 acres that boasts an open floor plan with an entry foyer and a community pool and clubhouse. Call me to see this home at 302 258-6983. www.fredsporch.com
Today’s food for thought is from Edgar Quinet: “Time is the fairest and toughest judge.” (Fred) “Revisionist history is really a biased judge.”
Fred’s pick of the day is MLS #602401-From $439,000 to $295,000. A large ranch home in Seaford, DE has 3 BR 2.5 BA in 2413 sq. ft. on 2.33 acres. This home features vaulted ceilings, French Doors, a Formal Dining Room, a massive kitchen, and a 3 Bay 40’ x 60’ Pole building with heat and a kitchen. Please call me to see this home at 302 258-6983. www.fredsporch.com
Today’s food for thought is from Desiderius Erasmus: “It is an unscrupulous intellect that does not pay to antiquity its due reverence.” (Fred) “History should not be ignored, that has been tried on numerous occasions.”
Fed’s Pick of the day is MLS #595960-$244,900 to $239,900. A Bridgeville DE Rancher with 3 BR, 2 BA, in 1635 sq. ft., on .75 acre that boasts a rear deck, and a concrete pad for your RV or Boat, vaulted ceiling and a large Breakfast Room. Call me to see this home @ 302 258-6983. www.fredsporch.com
Today’s food for thought is from Desiderius Erasmus: “Great abundance of riches cannot be gathered and kept by any man without sin.” (Fred) “Sin must be defined as altering whatever rules are in place on a political, moral, and common sense playing field.”
Fred’s pick of the day is MLS #599725-$225,000 to $215,000. A Milford DE Rancher with 3 BR, 2 BA, in 1712 sq. ft. on .47 acre that boasts a split floor plan and a large kitchen with island. Call me to see this home at 302 258-6983. www.fredsporch.com
Today’s food for thought is from Desiderius Erasmus: “In the kingdom of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.” (Fred) “The blind leading the blind rarely finds the desired location, whether the blindness is physical or mental.”
Fred’s pick of the Day is MLS #587948-$162,500 to $149,000. A Seaford DE Rancher with 3 BR, 2 BA, in 2194 sq. ft. on .39 acre which boasts HW Flooring, a Rear Deck, an Irrigation System, and a Den/Office. Call me to see this home @ 302 258-6983. www.fredsporch.com
Today’s food for thought is from: Democritus: “It is greed to do all the talking but not to listen at all.” (Fred) “There are some who will talk just to hear themselves talk and never engaging in the art of listening, these are greedy at best.”
Fred’s pick of the Day is MLS #605256-$259,799 to $252,900. A Lewes DE Contemporary Rancher with 3 BR, 2 BA, in 1800 sq. ft. on .59 acre boasts a private back yard with Patio and a Sunroom. Call me to see this home @ 302 258-6983. www.fredsporch.com
Today’s food for thought is from Mark Twain: “A lie can travel around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes.” (Fred) “The internet has made this quote more timely, too many people don’t take the time to evaluate the facts before they issue sound bites.”
Fred’s pick of the day is MLS # 604856-From $194,900 to $179,000. A country rancher in Laurel, DE with 3 BR, 2 BA, in 2250 sq. ft. on an acre which boasts large rooms, a large fenced back yard with a barn, and SS appliances. Call me at 302 258-6983 to see this home. www.fredsporch.com
Today’s food for thought is from George Washington: “Firearms are second only to the Constitution in importance; they are the peoples’ liberty’s teeth.” (Fred) “The right to own arms is guaranteed, the right to use them should be governed, except in one’s home.”
Fred’s pick of the day is MLS #603324-From $309,900 to $290,000. A Harbeson DE Rancher with 3 BR, 2.5 BA, on .79 acre which has a basement, a 2 car garage, hardwood floors and a screened rear porch. Call me at 302 258-6983 to see this home. www.fredsporch.com
Today’s food for thought is from Benjamin Disraeli: “How much easier it is to be critical than to be correct.” (Fred) “Those who yell the loudest about an issue, rarely now all the facts; the sound bit is killing this country by polarizing everything. What happened to a civil discourse of the issues.”
Fred’s pick of the day is MLS #604256-$179,900. A nice sized rancher in Bridgeville DE has 3 BR, 1 BA, in 1350 Sq. Ft. on 10.25 acres of which 3.5 are cleared. Call me to see this home at 302 258-6983. www.fredsporch.com
Today’s food for thought is from Benjamin Disraeli: “Through perseverance many people win success out of what seemed destined to be certain failure.” (Fred) “I hope my persistence with these blog entries comes to fruition one of these days.”
Fred’s pick of the day is MLS #603088-From $237,500 to $224,900. This lovely Rancher in Bridgeville, DE has 4 BR, 2 BA, in 2200 sq. ft. on 1.29 acres and boasts new carpet and countertops, a wood/pellet fireplace, a rear deck and some beautiful landscaping. Call me to see this home at 302 258-6983. www.fredsporch.com
Today’s food for thought is from Leon Gambetta: “The great recipe for success is to work, and always work.” (Fred) “Work can be for compensation or charity, but work we must to fulfill our lives.”
Fred’s pick of the day is MLS # 601933-From $319,000 to $299,900. Here is a 1 story Contemporary in Selbyville DE that has 3 BR, 2 BA, on .58 acre which has a Formal Dining Room, Fireplace, a screened porch and beautiful landscaping. Call me to see this home at 302 258-6983. www.fredsporch.com
Today’s food for thought is from Josh Billings: “There are lots of people who mistake their imagination for their memory.” (Fred) “Is this a revisionist memory or an unconscious attempt to have a better memory?”
Fred’s pick of the day is MLS # 604057-from $229,900 to $215,000. A good size Rancher in Laurel DE with 3 BR, 2 BA in 1650 sq. ft. on .96 acre has a permanent staircase to a huge floored attic, a sun porch and abundant landscaping. Call me at 302 258-6983 to see this home. www.fredsporch.com 
Today’s food for thought is from Julia Ward Howe: “The strokes of a pen need deliberation as much as the sword needs swiftness.” (Fred) “Loose lips sink ships and a sloppy pen cause innumerable problems and many unintended consequences.”
Fred’s pick of the day is MLS # 603764-from $179,900 to $169,900. A lovely Rancher with 3 BR, 2 BA, in 1327 sq. ft., on .56 acre in Seaford, DE boasts Geothermal Heat and Ranni HW, an open floor plan and a screened porch. Call me to see this home @ 302 258-6983. www.fredsporch.com