Bangor, Buyers, South Haven

First-time-buyers: Glossary of Abbreviations

As a first time buyer, it can be confusing to look through all the housing ads, and try to make sense of all the various terms and abbreviations. Some are obvious (okay, ba stands for bath, pretty easy). But if the agent gets too excited, it can read like alphabet soup:

Great 3 br/2ba home on .5 ac with w/w cpt in the fdr, and lovely dk in the bkyd.

So, here is a translation of some of the most common abbreviations, just for you!

ac: acre

a/c: air conditioner

appls: appliances

ba: bath

BOM: back on the market

br/bd: bedroom

clsts: closets

dk: deck

dr: driveway

d/w: dishwasher

fdr: formal dining room

FSBO: for sale by owner

gar: garage

lr: living room

occ: occupancy

pkg: parking

spac: spacious

stu: studio

terr: terrace

w/d: washer/dryer

w/w cpt: wall-to-wall carpet

Hopefully this helps you decipher more descriptions in your exciting search for your first South Haven/Bangor home. Are there any other abbreviations you’ve seen that you need help figuring out? Post a comment and let me know. I’m here to help!

And if you’ve come across what sounds like the perfect home, and are ready to start looking, I’d be happy to give you more information, beyond just the basic description. Feel free to contact me anytime.

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