Mystery Houses

Sometimes we have houses listed that don't sell despite being well maintained, attractive and in excellent locations. Perhaps the price is too high, perhaps there is too much inventory on the market in a similar price range or perhaps....well, in truth, sometimes it's impossible to know why a house isn't finding a buyer.

We have a few like this in our current inventory that I'd like to highlight here. All are priced quite well, having come down from where they were listed initially.

Pin Oak Drive, Buckingham, PA: This home has many positive features: a terrific location in a small cul-de-sac off of a very scenic road, so no through-traffic at all; good supporting real estate; very good floor plan with lots of patios and a balcony overlooking the grounds; all en-suite bedrooms; very large master suite; updated kitchen and master bath; extras including a beautiful landscaping, a garage with space above that could be finished for guest or in-law quarters and a small pond. It has a couple of places where the wallpaper might not suit the next owner's taste, but it's a tiny portion of the house. Really, it's a home in move-in condition. Now, if we could just find someone to make an offer and move in...

Old Carversville Road, Carversville, PA: Situated on 6.75 acres off of yet another very scenic road in Central Bucks, this home is quite spacious with a wonderful custom kitchen, five fireplaces, a lovely family room with a custom wet bar and a really cozy spa room with walls of windows overlooking the property. It also has a six-bay garage and a small, heated bank barn, so there's plenty of room for someone who collects cars, needs hobby space or just wants storage. It's yet another one of our "mystery" listings that just needs the right buyer.

Curly Hill Road, Doylestown, PA: This house has been on the market for a while, first with another brokerage and now with us. I'm highlighting it here because it is a rarity: It's an affordable stone farmhouse with bank barn that is set back a long driveway. It's been updated, and even more unusual than being set far off the road, it has a really good floor plan for a family. A lot of stone farmhouses don't work for the the way people live today with big family rooms, individual bedrooms for each child, etc., but this one has all of that and more, plus lots of room for kids to roam. I don't know why someone hasn't decided to jump on this one. Stone farmhouses are plentiful in our area, but to find one set back a long driveway with views and a barn for less than $1,000,000 in a desirable school district five minutes or so from central Doylestown is, to say the least, quite unusual.

To see our full range of inventory, visit Kurfiss Sotheby's International Realty's web site, or phone our New Hope office at 215.794.3227 or our Philadelphia office at 215.735.2225.