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As real estate professionals, we all try very hard to put our best feet forward. Speaking for myself, I also would expect my client's to do the same. So, when we're listing a home, I expect the photos to both reflect the home and its owners as well as my own professional staus. Apparantly, not ...
12/22/2011
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The Long-Awaited third installment of our series: Now that you've been pre-approved for your dream loan, you are finally ready to: Hire an Agent Now that you know what all of your financing options are, you are now ready to shop for your new home! Forgetting the inherent bias in this opinion, but...
12/22/2011
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Continuing the conversation I began in a blog post a little ways back: Okay, so you've already opened up a dialogue with your new mortgage lender. You've taken the first step in purchasing your new Montgomery County home. Congratulations! Whether or not this is the lender that you actually use fo...
12/14/2011
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There has been a common theme amongst recent blogs here on Active Rain about what buyers need to do in the opening stages of a new home search. The following is the first part of a three-part series I put together a few months ago on that very subject... When it comes time to actually shopping f...
12/01/2011
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To paraphrase a running analogy: I am a firm believer in knowing how long the course is before heading to the starting line. Make everyone's job easier by putting first things first and getting your "ducks" in a row!Duck, Duck, Duck Oh so you've never heard of this game. Well I'm not surprised....
12/01/2011
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I don't have scientific statistics, I only have personal experience and wild conjecture. I firmly believe that a good number of our American neighbors do not vote on elections day simply because they do know where to go to vote! Seems silly, I know. So, as a public service on this Election Day ...
11/08/2011
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Feedback can be a vital tool in getting your listing from Showing to Sold. As Jackie says, it's important to both be up front and honest when providing feedback, and receptive to ALL feedback that comes from your listings. Thanks, Jackie for a great post!Feedback - Be Careful What You Ask For As...
11/06/2011
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We have all heard the wonderful stories about agents who have seen success simply because they happened to answer their phone at the right time (when other agents wouldn't) or because they were prompt in returning that missed call. THIS IS NOT ONE OF THOSE STORIES! Instead, this is a story about ...
11/02/2011
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I've been sitting on this for a few weeks for the simple reason that it took me that long to formulate how I was going to relate this to the good people of Montgomery County. First and foremost, in the interest of full disclosure, the following actually happened on an excursion with a buyer into ...
11/01/2011