Pat Kennedy - Home in the Capital

They were friends of a dear old friend who is also a favorite client. They were looking for their first place, and when they gave me their criteria, there was one place that I knew would work.   There was only one little problem.  This one place?  The only two bedroom two bath unit that had been ...

This is a post that can help all of us who are polishing up our 2017 business plans.  Debe Maxwell can certainly be counted upon to give great advice about this stuff! Business Planning - Thinking Outside the Box! We have had to re-think our sales strategy quarterly in order to keep pace with cha...

So far, our winter weather has been rather gray, but the temperatures remained mostly in the jacket weather category.  According to the weather experts, however, that is set to change tomorrow!  They are telling us that, pre wind-chill, it's going into the low 20's, and there is a possibility of ...

The other day, a favorite colleague made a suggestion when we were discussing business plans for next year.  And she got me to thinking.Chinese astrologers do things a little differently than the ones here in the US. And according to them, on January 28th, 2017, we are entering the Year of the Or...

Reading this helped me to really appreciate Barbara Todero and what goes into making her such an interesting and inspiring woman.  So read on!   I was just thinking about how fortunate I am to have found a passion outside of the world of real estate.  Real estate has always been a passion of mine...

The Capitol dome has spent the last year or so dressed in scaffolding, as workers completed an overdue restoration to repair roof damage. For a while, anyone standing inside the Capitol  under the dome  risked getting dripped on.  The idea was to have it done in time for the inauguration, and the...

Last week, there were a lot of good posts on ActiveRain, and when I looked at today's list of bookmarks, there were way more than ten posts listed, and a couple of bloggers,  Lise Howe and Beth Atalay had two each!  So the choices weren't easy!  And here they are:What Does Zillow Say About the Va...

OK, it wasn't like I dropped the F-Bomb in a crowded Kids-R-Us or anything like that!After a home inspection and before a neighborhood party, I decided to brave the shopping mall in DC's Columbia Heights to find a Christmas tree skirt (Willie the Labradoodle chewed on my old one).  Target had one...

Maybe I get Millenials because I didn't buy my first place until I was in my late-30's.  It was roommates in New York - I lived in a Stew Zoo for a bunch of years, and it was even rent controlled.  Then, when I came to Washington, I rented until my building went condo.  So I can relate to so many...

Last night, I looked out the window of my office to see the moon coming up in a sky full of pink clouds.  So I grabbed my favorite camera, a Sony mirrorless with interchangeable lenses, and I headed for the front yard.  On my way out the door, I grabbed my iPhone (I was expecting a call).Here is ...