Only $151,000.  HUD Home:  208 Doves Haven Drive
HUD Case #381-831416

208 Doves Haven Drive in Apex is a cute 3 or 4 bedroom affordable home with great potential, and priced at only $151,000, in Sunset Hills.

See 208 Doves Haven Drive listing on my No Hassle Property Search.

This HUD-Owned Home offers:

• 1733 Square Feet
• 3 bedrooms, and the sitting area in the master suite could be a 4th bedroom.
• 2.5 baths
• Only 9 years old, built in 2002.
• Soaring vaulted ceiling in the living room.
• Large sunny kitchen with gas stove
• Great screen porch in a private, fenced back yard.
• Natural Gas heat
• 2 car garage.
• Easy care vinyl siding
• Convenient location on a quiet street near the community pool.
• City water and sewer services.

Bright Sunny Kitchen

Master Bath has separate tub and shower, and dual vanities

 Private back yard and sunny screen porch

HUD Requires you to use a HUD-Registered agent to write and present your offer.  I am a HUD-Registered agent and can serve you as your Buyer's Agent and write your offer.

Call me to arrange your showing of this great opportunity in Apex.

Mike Jaquish, REALTOR^®

919.880.2769

http://caryrealestatesales.com/

Broker Associate

KELLER WILLIAMS_® Realty Cary NC

CSX runs behind my house. This is a typical morning train fronm Apex to Durham.

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NC Turnpike Authority page with discussion

As the Turnpike Authority says, “Please note, these alignments are conceptual and have not been officially selected for the project.” 

They note that the corridor is subject to change, as it was created without environmental study.

It is quite possible that environmental considerations will require NC DOT to move the corridor or the highway, but this corridor study is a “must see” for anyone considering purchase in that area of Wake County, North Carolina.

If looking at a home in SE Cary, Apex, Holly Springs, Garner, SE Raleigh, or nearby unincorporated areas of Wake County, this information must be considered by smart home buyers.

Updated 11/15/2011

Link to the RDU site page for Composite Noise Corridor maps.  Click the links under Noise Disclosure. 

The original size of the map is 90 inches x 35 inches.  That allows the RDU Airport Noise folks to give us detail right down to street level, as to what subdivisions may be affected by air traffic noise.

The good folks at Staples Print Center estimated I would pay about $220 for a printed and laminated copy.

And the map extends from the north and west side of Apex to Cary and Morrisville, and well into Durham County and North Raleigh and northern Wake County.

It is the most up to date rendering, having been released in January 2010.

As a bonus, it clears up a lot of mystery regarding the proximity of the 540 freeway project to subdivisions and area features.

After many years of planning, The NC Turnpike Authority is breaking ground for the Western Wake Freeway.  Rightfully so, many property owners or potential buyers in Cary andApex, and unincorporated areas of Wake County are concerned about the impact the freeway will have on their properties.

The Turnpike Authority is holding an informational Open House today, December 3, from 4:00–7:00PM, at the Halle Cultural Arts Center in Apex.

Click for Map and Directions to the Halle Cultural Arts Center.

Andrew Foster, Google Map Product Manager explains in the Google Lat Long Blog.

The only significant requirement is that the listing agent for the property must display it on at least one site that is syndicated to Google.

I use The Listing Widget, Real Estate Shows, and also via ListHub syndicate to a multitude of Google-syndicated sites.

So, let’s see what happens when you enter 6105 Larboard Drive, Apex, NC 27539 into Google Maps.

Good location spotting on the map.   Now if you click the “More” button at the top of the map, you get a drop down dialogue box.  Check the box in front of ”Real Estate” and you will see all the active properties for sale that are listed with services that syndicate to Google. 

Click the “A” icon, which is 6105 Larboard Drive, and this listing gives you my Listing Widget Flyer.  And if you click “Web Pages,” you will see entries for 6105 Larboard Drive from Hotpads, theListingWidget, and WolfNet/MLSFinder.

This development begs the question from some folks:  Why would I want to have other properties display around my listing.

A few reasons:

1.  I believe in the value my listing presents, that it is competitive in the current marketplace.

2.  I am confident that I have properly presented my clients’ home on line.

3.  Conversely, when a buyer searches Google Maps for another property in the area, 6105 Larboard Drive is shown when they click “More” and “Real Estate” on the map.  Ergo, my client’s home enjoys greater exposure to the market than non-syndicated listings.   The process weeds out some properties wherein the agent or homeowner doesn’t understand the power of syndicating listings, and the value of having many more eyes see the property. 

The Raleigh News and Observer reported today that the bonds for funding most of the Western Wake Expressway were sold in entirety on Monday and Tuesday.

The folks who live along the corridor will soon have some clarity on the exact location of the freeway.  Lack of clarity has been a factor in home sales in many subdivisions in the area.  Of course, some folks will be in for a rude awakening, when they see that the highway is closer than they orginally thought it might be.

In a few years, 540 will offer Cary, Apex, and Holly Springs, New Hill, and Sanford commuters a choice of routing to RTP, and will relieve NC 55 of significant commuter traffic.

And finally, I think it a good sign that the bond market sees these as desirable bonds, and that they were finally sold.  The recent upgrade to AA rating, and the recent loan of $386 million to the project also contributed to the sale.  And the sale was at an interest rate nearly 10% lower than expected, for further savings over the life of the bonds.

Moving forward…

If you like outdoor living, this home has great opportunities, with the screened porches, deck, patioes, private yard, fire pit, and grill.  OH, yes.  And a 10 person hot tub to relax in.

Take the Exterior Photo Tour:

Don’t miss the lavish interior appointments, either:
5 bedrooms and 4.5 bathrooms.
The kitchen that will work as hard as the cook, and offers the beauty of granite, stainless steel, and tile backsplashes with fine details.
The separate formal living and dining rooms.
The coffered ceiling in the dining room.
The oak flooring throughout the first level.
Two gas log fireplaces, one in the family room, and one in the basement rec room.

The list goes on and on.
Take a look at the Interior Photo Tour, and you will see what I mean: