Denise Watkins Blog

  If you had to come up with a single characteristic that the most effective Upper Marlboro home listings have in common, there are several good candidates:   A really well-crafted listing catches your eye with superior photography, for sure. But that’s not possible with every property.  Good pho...

  For anyone who has looked into buying a home several times, but kept getting discouraged every time because of a negative credit report…read on!   You probably already know that you are not alone, but so what?  It’s a small consolation, especially when you consider how much financial ground you...

  Hello there!  I noticed you admiring some of the stunning homes for sale in Bowie on my website.  Do you have an agent and if not, would you like to sign with me as your buyer’s agent to help you find your dream home?   The appropriate answer for this question depends on whether you have alread...

  Part of the art of listing a home for sale is to highlight features that will catch eyes in a wide assortment of different groups of prospective buyers.  It’s “the more, the merrier” and very often the ultimate buyer winds up being unlike the typical prospect you would have thought most likely....

  You got the big promotion at work, but there’s one catch:  you have to move across the country.  Upper Marlboro, Maryland homeowners may have mastered Upper Marlboro house hunting, but doing it in a location that requires travel can be a logistical nightmare especially when the distance in ques...

Home buyers’ first impressions are visual, and a flawed exterior will turn them away faster than a two-hour wait time at a family restaurant.  Upper Marlboro curb appeal is the same as it is anywhere:  when ‘curb appeal’ becomes ‘curb repel,’ the outcome to expect are numbers lower than they shou...

You’ve watched as your little ones grew from stumbling toddlers into young adulthood and now out into the world on their own.  It’s been a slow transition, but it‘s also sped fast in the blink of an eye!  So now what? For most parents, the onset of your own Upper Marlboro empty next comes at a ti...

  Sports divers know something that’s relevant to a first time home buyer’s decision about whether to enlist the services of an Upper Marlboro real estate agent.   A ‘free diver’ (one without SCUBA gear) who descends into dark, unknown waters usually finds it’s possible to dive much deeper the se...

  If you’re an energetic Do-it-Yourself without much remodeling experience, Job One is to gather professional opinions to minimize the likelihood of costly discoveries.  But before you even get that far, there are some general concepts that veteran investors know.  These are disqualifiers that ma...

  Selling an Upper Marlboro home quickly and for a good price means attracting the broadest range of qualified home buyers.  That can depend on identifying as many appeal points as possible, then showing them off through an energetic marketing program.  One increasingly prominent marketing point ...