Nancylu Viviano
Fountainhead Properties
1 Rose Drive
Jackson, NJ 08527
Office: 732-928-3100
nancy1@njfountainheadhomes.com
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Fountainhead
- for people 55+
1 Rose Drive - Just Off Cooks Bridge Road
Jackson, NJ 08527
732-928-3100 Call Today
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Making the Right New Home Choices, Returning to Core Values
The economy is shakey, things are topsy turvy all over the world, the house is more than we need and the bills are too big. What’s an empty-nester to do?
Choices of new homes are plentiful, prices have slipped, financing has tightened, home ownership expenses have gone up not down. Property taxes didn’t go down or stay the same, they went up, there must be somewhere to find relief.
Apartment living is not for everyone, and townhome living can be too close for comfort; another house on private property may be changing dollars, there are always improvements even if it’s “just paint” that can really make havoc on the budget. Consider leasing the land- a manufactured home “nee” mobile home on leased land. This very good choice deserves an in-person look. People can be confused by the wordy description; short-cut terminology like “mobile home” or “modular” doesn’t accurately describe the land ownership relationship or the home. The experienced professional staff at Fountainhead 55+ community in Jackson can simplify it. A visit to the furnished models is worth a thousand words. Home buyers will see that a manufactured home is not their grandfather’s mobile home or trailer. It is not made to be towed behind the car or pickup. Unlike mobile homes, the Fountainhead manufactured home does not have a “tin roof”, a mobile home might have small windows but a manufactured home has large thermal pane tilt-in windows; and an old-time mobile home might have economy quality appliances and cabinets while today’s manufactured home has a large choice of appliances and cabinets to rival any other new-home cabinet.
You really must be told: “they don’t build mobile homes any more”. The home class has evolved into a classy home. Every industry that has weathered through 80 or so years has changed, and sometimes the product is nothing like the “first one ever built”- that’s how it is in the factory-built, systems-built, mobile home, modular, manufactured home industry.
Today’s new manufactured homes use the same walls, the same flooring, the same architectural roof, the same insulation, the same cabinets, the same carpeting, the same choice appliances, the same low E vinyl tilt-in windows, as new site built homes that cost triple the price even at today’s prices. The same style ranches are available and all kinds of custom features are available for selection by the home buyer. Except manufactured homes cost a lot less than all the other home buyers choices. This is because they are built in energy efficient, climate controlled factories manned by captains of site-built housing, built stick by stick by professional tradesman, decorated by professional interior designers. After all this customer-pleasing, quality effort a beautiful product is transported by highway to the homesite, where it is inspected and will be someone’s home for generations.
Fountainhead, an existing community of 55-plus people is expanding and has been home to nice people for nearly a generation. The large lots and abundant trees support homes from 1 bedroom and 1 bath to 3 bedrooms and 2-1/2 baths. It’s quiet, it’s a pleasant setting and it’s close to all the services a person could want or need.
The Fountainhead home owner knows this is a place where the expenses won’t get out of control. By leasing the land, also said “by buying the home not the land” thousands of dollars remain in the buyer’s hands to use as necessary for other things. To my way of thinking this land/home relationship is why the reference to the original “mobile home” product remains; because no other housing choice offers this uncomplicated and cost efficient option. 55+ people move to Fountainhead to get out from under apartment rent and start to own something. Empty nesters move to Fountainhead and leave their empty nests to people who need them, right-sizing their budget and their house. Why continue to pay taxes on a home with rooms don’t visit except to vacuum? It makes sense to lease the land, it costs less to lease the land. Land leasing and home owning at Fountainhead is the right choice to return to the values that kept the budget together while the family was young. And to make it better, there’s no decrease in quality. A new Fountainhead home, or a pre-owned one is gas heated, well insulated, with all the rooms on one level.
Over the years, Fountainhead has been home to friendly folks from nice neighborhoods. Jackson’s been a great place to move to for the location at the center of the state and easy access to metro areas. The town services are excellent and senior-friendly. In fact, this 100 square mile township is the largest municipality in Ocean County, and is called “A place for all seasons” the Gateway to the Shore. Do you love to visit 6Flags Amusement Park? The concerts and fireworks are great entertainment for people of all ages. Part time and seasonal employment opportunities are always available there and they are a great corporate citizen to the State of NJ. Patriots Park is a state of the art series of soccer, baseball, softball and other recreational opportunities, the Forestry Center offers natural trails to explore and enjoy nature just a few miles away. 8 miles to Freehold Raceway Mall, 8 miles to Paul Kimball Medical Center in Lakewood, 14 miles to Community Medical in Toms River- excellent healthcare choices.
Be informed, some folks, unfamiliar with the advances in the construction and quality of manufactured homes, still thinking about mobile homes- wonder what kind of neighborhood it could be. It’s like any other neighborhood with or without a cul-de-sac- nice people who’ve led productive busy lives and want some peace and comfort in their retirement. Join the neighborhood at Fountainhead, meet other former office workers, adm assistants, union representatives, electricians, nurses, health caregivers, utility company personnel, personnel recruiters, financial analysts and financial executives, highway construction, general construction, homemakers, shopkeepers, horse park managers, hairdressers, plumbers, independent salesmen, vending machine route owners. Call for a free brochure and a personal no-pressure tour- 732-928-3100
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