New Hampshire Real Estate Blog

Recently I entered an on-line contest. The contest required me to write to a set of fictional buyers explaining why my town and state would be a perfect place for them to move to.  I wrote about my home town of Hampstead New Hampshire and I ended up winning 1st place! How cool is that?

First place…I was so surprised. I’ve reprinted the entire article as it appeared on the on-line real estate network Active Rain.

copyright Monika McGillicuddy 2007

Hello Michelle and Tom,

Thank you so much for contacting me and most importantly Welcome to New Hampshire.

I think once you see what we have to offer, you’ll fall in love with New Hampshire and Hampstead in particular. I hope that I can help you “see and feel” a little of what I see and feel about Hampstead.

I’ve included in this e-mail some links to articles that I have written about Hampstead and the surrounding areas, a short video and 2 virtual tours of the town. One is a fall/winter tour and the other is one I made especially for you.

As we discussed on the phone today I have gone ahead and set you up to receive automatic listing alerts so that when anything new enters the market that meets your criteria you will be notified.

I have also set up an account for you on our website that will allow you to search all currently listed homes in Hampstead and surrounding communities.

Just follow the link below and if you have any problems with the directions I gave you, just let me know… don’t forget your pass word is “Monika”.

Home search

Unfortunately there aren’t any homes currently available that would allow your children to walk to school. But that could change at any moment and as I mentioned when we spoke today the actual time spent on the school bus is minimum.

Let me tell you a little about Hampstead but before I begin my tale I must confess I am extremely biased towards Hampstead. As I mentioned on the phone I have lived in Hampstead since 1972 and watched as the town has grown from a small village to bustling little community.

 Yet even with all the conveniences of a much larger town…shopping, restaurants, function halls, community activities, a lovely town beach and recreation fields, Hampstead still retains that special small town feel.

Hampstead will surely be everything you’re looking for in a community and I know from what you’ve told me that a nice community is important to you both.

You mentioned how much your children love swimming so I drove to the town beach and filmed a short little video for you to watch. I am very much an amateur when it comes to creating videos but I think it will help you get a feel for the area.

Hampstead also has town wide tennis courts, two health clubs, a memorial gym where town events like the men’s basketball league plays and some wonderful walking trails.

Throughout the year and especially in the summer there are many community wide events. From weekly concerts to a gala July 4th celebration and annual holiday parade, there is something to please everyone. All this plus Hampstead boasts a great Southern NH location and is part of Rockingham County.

Our location is ideal as we are just 30 miles south of Concord, 30 miles southwest of Portsmouth, and Boston is just an hour south of us.

I know that you had some concerns about the commute for Tom so I’ve mapped it out for you and I think it will be about 40 minutes depending on traffic.

Hampstead traditionally has enjoyed a strong resale value and is known as a desirable town due in part to it’s proximity to the border of Massachusetts. Thus creating an ideal commuter location which I believe is what attracted you to Hampstead to begin with.

It really couldn’t get any better than Hampstead where a quick 30 minute ride east will find you enjoying a fine ocean beach where you can create wonderful sand castles and enjoy the picture-perfect coastline of New Hampshire.
Travel an hour north and you can be skiing and exploring our beautiful and majestic White Mountains. Outdoor activities like camping and golfing to please even the most discriminating golfer are all within a few miles of Hampstead.

Our town motto is ‘Please slow down and enjoy our town.’ When you come for your visit I’m sure you’ll understand why. I’ve mailed you a fabulous Relocation DVD produced by my company Prudential Verani Realty (and a bag of popcorn to munch on while watching it). The DVD is a virtual tour of Rockingham County, full of wonderful pictures and information that is helpful when relocating to New Hampshire. I’ve also included the financing and home inspection information we discussed. I hope you enjoy the DVD as it really showcases some of New Hampshire’s special places and events.I think you’ll find our state nearly picture perfect with a quality of life that invokes all the feelings of yesteryear yet with all the amenities a busy lifestyle demands.This is a perfect time to buy in Hampstead as we have a wide selection of homes available and many of them meet your requirement of a 4 bedroom, multi bath home with a 2 car garage all for under $400,000, I think you’ll be very pleased by the selection. I’ve included 3 homes listed in MLS that meet your criteria and while they are listed with my company none are my personal listings.

I look forward to our meeting in a few weeks but in the interim please explore our website, read my blog and get to know both me and New Hampshire at your leisure. There is a wealth of information available and I am but an e-mail or phone call away to answer any questions that you might have.

You’ve asked me to describe Hampstead, to make it come alive for you and show you why your next home should be “Hampstead”…I hope I’ve succeeded.
Online Videos by Veoh.comThank you for giving me the opportunity.

Monika

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