Rick Anibal Team

Another end unit is available at The Pavilions shopping center in Smyrna, and this one has both a front and a side entrance.

It's about 1,891 square feet with a small kitchen (stove and sink) and ample parking. Total monthly rent is $2,694: $13.00 per square foot base rent, $525 CAM (trash is included), and $121 in tax. It's a 2 year lease with a $3,000 security deposit, and the tenant covers utilities and finishes the space to fit their business.

Route 13 to E Glenwood Ave, shopping center on the left.

Call or text me at 302-547-6700 to set up a time to see it.



Rick Anibal
Associate Broker/Team Leader
The Rick Anibal Team
RE/MAX Advantage Realty
302-547-6700

Your gutters have one job this month: keep water away from your foundation.
Once the leaves really start coming down, clogged gutters send water straight along your foundation instead of away from it. That's how small drainage problems turn into expensive ones.

Clear them now, check that downspouts extend at least a few feet from the house, and you've knocked out one of the cheapest, most effective maintenance jobs of the fall.



Rick Anibal
Associate Broker/Team Leader
The Rick Anibal Team
RE/MAX Advantage Realty
302-547-6700

A home inspection contingency isn't there to kill your deal. It's there to inform it.
Buyers sometimes treat the inspection like a pass/fail test for the house. It's not. It's information. Almost every home, new or old, turns up something. The question isn't whether issues exist, it's whether they're deal-breakers, negotiation points, or just good-to-know maintenance items.

Go in expecting a list, not a verdict.
First time buying? Message me and I'll walk you through what to expect.



Rick Anibal
Associate Broker/Team Leader
The Rick Anibal Team
RE/MAX Advantage Realty
302-547-6700

🏬 Opening a retail shop in Smyrna? Start with an end unit and 2,160 square feet.

✅ End unit at The Pavilions shopping center
✅ Approximately 2,160 sq ft of retail space
✅ New flooring and 2 bathrooms
✅ Ample parking
✅ $3,260 per month total: base rent at $13.00 per sq ft, CAM of $750 (trash included), and tax
✅ 2 year lease, $3,000 security deposit
✅ Tenant covers utilities and finishes the space to fit their business

📍 29 Glenwood Ave E #6, Smyrna, DE 19977
🚗 Route 13 to E Glenwood Ave, shopping center on the left

Call or text me at 302-547-6700 to set up a showing, or comment "SMYRNA" and I'll send details.



Rick Anibal
Associate Broker/Team Leader
The Rick Anibal Team
RE/MAX Advantage Realty
302-547-6700

Wanted to give a real update on 901 Ericcson Ln instead of letting the MLS status do the talking.

It's under contract, but the buyer's offer has a contingency: they need to sell their own home first. That means we negotiated a kick-out clause, so we're still showing the house and still taking offers. If a stronger one comes in, our current buyer gets 24 hours to remove that contingency or step aside.

Long story short: this never-lived-in 5-bedroom in Brighton is still very much in play at $615,000. If you've been waiting on the sidelines for this one, now's the time to reach out.

Message me or comment "ERICCSON" for details or a private showing.



Rick Anibal
Associate Broker/Team Leader
The Rick Anibal Team
RE/MAX Advantage Realty
302-547-6700

The pre-approval letter you got in July doesn't work in October.
Rates move, and so does what you qualify for. If your pre-approval is more than 60-90 days old, or if rates have shifted since you got it, go back to your lender before you write an offer. Nothing kills momentum on a house you love like finding out mid-negotiation that your number changed.

Quick habit: refresh your pre-approval any time you pause your search for more than a month, even if you think nothing's changed.
Need a lender referral? Message me.



Rick Anibal
Associate Broker/Team Leader
The Rick Anibal Team
RE/MAX Advantage Realty
302-547-6700

This weeks Featured listing! Still Accepting offers. Call Rick for a private showing today 302-547-6700

https://901ericcsonlane.2seeit.com/

🗺️ Two counties, one state, two completely different negotiating positions this fall.
Where you're buying or selling in Delaware changes the strategy more than almost anything else right now.
✅ New Castle County: average home value around $369,600, up roughly 1.6% year over year
✅ New Castle homes are still going under contract in about 10 days on average
✅ Sussex County: median sold price around $440,000, down roughly 4.4% year over year
✅ Sussex inventory has climbed to close to 7.9 months of supply, buyer's market territory
✅ Sussex days on market has stretched to roughly 79 days, up sharply from 56

Up north, sellers still hold the edge depending on the house and community. Down at the beach, buyers finally have time and leverage unless it is an aggressively priced move in ready home! Knowing which one you're standing in is most of the strategy.

Message me or comment “DELAWARE” for the numbers on your specific town.

Sources: Zillow Home Value Index, New Castle County DE (updated 7/31/2026); Redfin / Zillow Sussex County DE market data (2026). Figures move monthly, ask me for the current read before you price.



Rick Anibal
Associate Broker/Team Leader
The Rick Anibal Team
RE/MAX Advantage Realty
302-547-6700

🎃 This is the month Middletown and Townsend make their case without saying a word.
Some towns are prettiest in spring. This part of Delaware saves its best look for fall.
✅ Local farm stands and pumpkin patches within a short drive of nearly everywhere
✅ Main Street still does small-town fall right, no big-box version of it needed
✅ Farmland views on the drive in that stay green well past when the city turns gray
✅ Youth sports fields and the Appoquinimink School District calendar in full swing
✅ Cool mornings, still-warm afternoons, the kind of weather people move here to get more of
It's easy to sell a town in June. Middletown sells itself in September.

Message me or comment “MIDDLETOWN” and I'll send you what's available right now.


Rick Anibal
Associate Broker/Team Leader
The Rick Anibal Team
RE/MAX Advantage Realty
302-547-6700

🌳 Dollar for dollar, nothing beats the yard. Not the kitchen, not the bath.
Big renovations get the attention, but the projects that return the most per dollar spent are usually outside, not inside.
✅ Mulching, edging, and a clean lawn cost almost nothing and change every showing photo
✅ A new front door or garage door is one of the highest-return projects there is
✅ Modest landscaping refreshes consistently outperform full kitchen guts on return
✅ Pressure washing siding and walkways is the cheapest transformation available
✅ Pools and elaborate hardscaping almost never return what they cost to build
Before you book a contractor for the kitchen, book a Saturday for the yard.

Message me or comment “ROI” and I'll tell you which projects are worth it for your specific home.



Rick Anibal
Associate Broker/Team Leader
The Rick Anibal Team
RE/MAX Advantage Realty
302-547-6700