Why you should buy my house

KRISTIN TAVEIRA

March 14, 2008

Why you should buy my house. "The porch . . . that's where I'd start my day, and usually end my day, with a cup of coffee in the morning and a glass of wine at night. When there's a thunderstorm, I'm sitting on the swing watching the lightning. That is by far my favorite part of the whole house, " says Lynn Schultz, 49, about her four-bedroom, 2Â½ bathroom Colonial at 155 Henry St., Westbury. (Newsday Photo / Thomas A. Ferrara)

Seller: Lynn Schultz

Address: 155 Henry St., Westbury

Asking price: $555,000

The competition: Prices for other homes in the Westbury school district with four bedrooms and two and a half bathrooms range from $465,000 to $1,299,990.

Recent sale on the block: 133 Henry St. sold for $450,000 in August.

Taxes: $8,648 with STAR reduction

Time on the market: Since June 2007 / Nov. 16, 2007

Listing agent: Angela Salomone, Century 21 American Homes, 516-761-8226

Why it's for sale: Lynn Schultz, 49, a part owner of a manufacturers' representative firm, has remarried. She and Bart Gobioff, 46, her husband and business partner, and her children, John, 20, Michelle, 18, and Joseph, 13, will live in Westchester, near Gobioff's children.

Main Street shops, the Long Island Rail Road and St. Bridget Our Lady of Hope Catholic school (which the Schultz children attended) are within walking distance of this 1930 Colonial on a 117-by-100- foot lot. Updates include a cathedral ceiling and a gas fireplace in the master bedroom. Original details, such as the hardwood floors and wraparound porch, retain the allure, Schultz says: "This home is a wonderful old home that has a lot of charm. The porch ... that's where I'd start my day, and usually end my day, with a cup of coffee in the morning and a glass of wine at night. When there's a thunderstorm, I'm sitting on the swing watching the lightning. That is by far my favorite part of the whole house. ... I love fireplaces, and we added one to the bedroom upstairs. ... In the colder months, the fire is very inviting. It's wonderful to wake up with a fire and wonderful to go to sleep to a fire."