Real Estate, Lovely Weather, End of Summer, etc.

It's an absolutely gorgeous day in Chester County today. The sun is shining, there's a pleasant breeze blowing and you should be out finding the deal of a lifetime! Rates are unbelievably low, inventory is high and there are many really nice houses out there to choose from. Come on! Here's a great home just minutes to West Chester and Downingtown!

$344,999 for an acre of lush wooded beauty in West Bradford!

1105 Bent Oak Trail,

located just off of Hall Road in West Bradford Township

Ryerss Hunt, Chester County, PA Price Reduction!

809 Jack Russell Lane, located in the rolling hills of Chester County, in popular Ryerss Hunt just got price improved to $473,900!

Picture yourself entertaining family and friends in this great kitchen, with granite counters, new tile floor and tile back splash. Open to the breakfast room and kitchen, this is a great spot for family and friends to congregate and enjoy the summer!

West Bradford Beauty! Picture Yourself Here!

1105 Bent Oak Trail, West Bradford Township

Asking Price: $349,999

If you can picture yourself sitting on this deck enjoying nature, don't wait another minute! This home located at 1105 Bent Oak Trail in West Bradford has a lot to recommend it. Not the least of which is this gorgeous, wooded one acre oasis! Now that you can visualize yourself here, make it happen and call for an appointment to preview. The hard work is done here with a new roof and a new heating system. Add your personal touches and this 2 x 6 constructed home will house you and yours for years to come.

Susan C. Mangigian

1450 E. Boot Road, Suite 600-A,West Chester, PA 19380

610-719-1700 main office, 610-299-6237 cell

web: www.susanmangigian.com

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Immaculata University Art Show

Treat yourself to a feast for your eyes and maybe even walk away with a treasure! Visit Immaculata University this week and you won't regret it. This is one of my favorite Art Shows.

Proceeds benefit student scholarships!

Hours: Weekdays 10 to 6, Sunday 12 to 5, extended hours on Friday, 10 to 8.

Immaculate is located at 1145 King Road, Immaculata, PA (Just south of Rt 30, off of Rt. 352).

Susan C. Mangigian

1450 E. Boot Road, Suite 600-A,West Chester, PA 19380

610-719-1700 main office, 610-299-6237 cell

web: www.susanmangigian.com

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Roomy and Elegant Townhouse Open Sunday, 5/2/10

This gorgeous townhouse has it all. The first floor master bedroom suite is just lovely. The living room has a fireplace and sliders to an enlarged deck. Soaring ceilings in the entry foyer and dining room. The eat-in kitchen has Corian counters and is open to the family room. Yes, it also has a family room on the first floor. You won't believe the basement, which is finished and has sliders to the rear yard and tons of storage in the back. The second floor has a finished loft, two bedrooms and a 2nd full bath. Laundry and powder room on the first floor and an attached garage. Sound too good to be true? Well, it's not. Open Sunday, 5/2/10 from 1 to 3. From West Chester, go south on 202 to right cross over 926. At the next traffic light go right on Bridlewood. Left on Huntteam. 112 Huntteam. Listed at $379,900 and ready for your summer enjoyment!

Lovely Townhouse!
112 Huntteam Lane, West Chester, PA 19382
		Luxurious living space abounds in this lovely townhouse which overlooks open space! Soaring entry with hardwood flooring, formal living room with sliders to enlarged deck, dining room with vaulted ceilings and hardwood flooring, lovely kitchen with corian counters and breakfast area, family room adjacent to kitchen and first floor master bedroom suite! Wow! That's a lot of living on one floor and there's more!! Second floor has a loft, two additional bedrooms and a full bath. There's even a finished, walk-out basement! Plus a garage!
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Asking Price: MLS: Sq. Feet: Bedrooms: Bathrooms: # of Floors: HOA/Maintenance Fees: Garage Size: Subdivision: Year Built:	$379,900 5647166 2810 3 2.5 2 $171 1 car Brandywine @ Thornbury 2000			Susan C. Mangigian Realtor Main 610-719-1700 Cell 610-299-6237 Dir 484-356-2965 Email | Website Other Shows

Open House in West Goshen Township!

324 S. Five Points Road, a lovely 2.35 acre property will be open this Sunday from 1t to 3, 5/2/10. Come celebrate the arrival of beautiful summer weather by previewing this gorgeous pool and property. 4 bedroom home, 2 1/2 baths with hardwood flooring and views out every window! From West Chester Pike (Route 3) and S. Five Points, go south on Five Points and right at the private lane marked with my sign!

2.35 Acres of Heavenly Privacy!
324 S. Five Points Road, West Chester, PA 19382
		Don't let the mailing address fool you. This property sits down a private lane and you will think you are in the middle of nowhere yet you are close to everything! There is so much to offer here from the cozy living room with lovely fireplace, granite in the kitchen, hardwood floors, gorgeous sun room with brick fireplace, A refurbished in-ground pool with pavered decking and walkways. The grounds are beautiful, there is a large barn/garage with storage above that has electricity. You have to see it to appreciate all the amenities.
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Asking Price: MLS: Lot Size: Bedrooms: Bathrooms:	$499,900 5670304 2.35 Acres 4 2 1/2			Susan C. Mangigian Realtor Main 610-719-1700 Cell 610-299-6237 Dir 484-356-2965 Email | Website Other Shows
Property Amenities
- Fireplace - Hardwood floors - Swimming Pool - Secluded Setting	- Central A/C - Family room - Living room	- Dining Room - Breakfast nook - Granite Countertops

To be or not to be mortified, embarrassed, you name it! Thankful Thursday, 4/29/10

Have you ever had one of those days? Tuesday morning was my one of those days. The day started out full of hope and promise. It was a sunny day, a little cool, but it's always so nice to show houses when the sun is out. I was all dressed up with my new shoes on and looking pretty smart, if I do say so myself. The clients were two women looking for a property that could be turned into a group home. It promised to be an easy sale, and the investor I work with was actually doing the buying and these two nice women were only doing the looking. I had turned the job down several times. I've done a lot of work for this particular investor, all of it pro bono. I've known him for my almost entire 25 years in this business and haven't been paid on a job I've done for him in 20. He promised it would be easy, begged me to take the clients on. Told me it would be his way of paying me back for all the work I've done that didn't work out.

I arrived at the first house 10 minutes early, figuring I would use the time to key the other 7 homes into my GPS. The clients were already there, walking around outside. Darn, I wouldn't have time to input the other houses into GPS. The GPS came with my car and it takes several minutes to program a house when you start the car.

What transpired over the next 7 houses was something I haven't felt in a long time. They wanted to follow me. My GPS lead me on a merry chase through areas that I was as familiar with as I am in the craft supply store. Whenever I go shopping in one of those places I feel like I have been set down in a foreign land and I am the only English speaking person there. To say I am not "crafty" is an understatement. I didn't know the area well enough to attempt to ignore Gloria, the GPS, and I have absolutely no sense of direction, so I followed her meekly. It took over 3 hours to show 8 homes that really weren't that far from each other. At the 7th house, the client snarkily asked me if I'd like to follow her to the last house. Ever eager to show that I am a good sport, I suggested I should have followed her about 7 houses ago. No one esle smiled.

At the last home, I looked both women in the eyes and apologized for my seeming lack of preparation. You see, I did prepare. I mapped out the properties and wrote directions and then decided that Gloria, who is not a lady, would know better than I the way around an area I am not at all familiar with. I apologized for my GPS and for the length of time it took to show them the houses. I even sent them both a heartfelt email of apology that very afternoon.

I know that I have been more embarrassed at some point in my career, I just do not remember when! I called the investor right away and explained that I had what he could easily call an off day. I told him about every wrong turn and every detour that I encountered and every gaffe made by me and my GPS. He told me that he had assured the client that I was one of the best real estate agents around and that I knew that part of the county like the back of my hand! Ha! I'm guessing they are thinking he exaggerated. A lot. Two days later and no return emails from the client and no calls from the investor.

When I was alone in my car that day, still feeling the blood pounding in my right temple and my cheeks still splotched from embarrassment, I called my best friend. After having a good laugh at my expense she said she hoped I had said goodbye to those two nice ladies because I would never be seeing them again.

It seems she may be right.

So today, 4/29/10, one day before the tax credit expires, I will be thankful that I have had a pretty darn good 2010 so far. I may never see my investor or those two nice ladies again. I may never live down the story of how my GPS took me from Aston to Swarthmore via a very sketchy area of Chester (who knew you could put tires that size and speakers that loud on an old Cadillac). I may never loose the heat in my face when I think of how incompetent those two women must think I am. But I am still me. I am still a pretty good Realtor even if 3 folks hope to never set eyes on me again. I still always put my clients needs before my own and still work very hard every day. I will be thankful for the sunshine and the reminder that I all too human and perfectly imperfect! And I will be thankful for the listing that I got under contract an hour later and the $630,000 transaction that I put under contract later that same day. Life! Go figure!

Carpe Diem!




Susan C. Mangigian


1450 E. Boot Road, Suite 600-A,West Chester, PA 19380

610-719-1700 main office, 610-299-6237 cell

web: www.susanmangigian.com

Moving? I can help!