Tour

Tour for the Amherst realtors is on Wednesday mornings. Today all the Amherst realtors toured all the new listings in Amherst and Belchertown. The first home we toured was $699,000. It was very nice. The next few homes were more modest, in the $200,000 to $300,00 range. There was one in Belchertown that had a finished basement. But the windows were too small for the rooms to be considered livable, as they were not large enough for someone to crawl out of in a fire. And a bulkhead is not easily escapable, especially for a child, according to the fire department. Tip: Remember when looking at homes to compare the Title V septic permit (this applies to homes with private septic) to the number of bedrooms in the home. Sometimes the septic system is approved for three bedrooms and the home actually has five bedrooms. If the septic is approved for three bedrooms, then the home is only salable as having three bedrooms.