The MD Suburbs of DC

Healthy Eating Tips -- 1. Avoid carrot sticks. Anyone who puts carrots on a holiday buffet table knows nothing of the Christmas spirit. In fact, if you see carrots, leave immediately. Go next door, where they’re serving rum balls. 2. Drink as much eggnog as you can. And quickly. It’s rare…You can...

Just a short blog post today to remember and honor all the men and women in our Armed Forces.  These men and women voluntarily sacrifice time away from their family and friends to defend our country.  All too often they are put into harm’s way and are wounded or killed.  The recent tragedy at Ft....

OK.  For whatever reason you decided you want to put your house on the market.  If someone comes along with the right price and the planets are in alignment, you'll accept the offer.  In the meantime, people who may want to take a look at your house can do so "by appointment only" with no lockbox...

This home has a ton of appeal and a ton of potential. This house has what we, in real estate, call "good bones". Yes, it needs some cosmetic fix up here and there. However, it could be the perfect home to the right buyer who sees the potential and gets the right mortgage -- a FHA 203 (k) would be...

I guess with all the "Calls to Action" initiated by the National Association of Realtors, National Association of Home Builders and everyone else interested in selling real estate and all the peripheral products and service really worked.  Today, President Obama is expected to sign the extension ...

I was writing a blog post on my Outside Blog about an article in today's Washington Post about a "father/son" team that went to a bunch of Open Houses and pilfered the home owner's jewelry and took it to local pawn shops to unload it.  Due to some good police work and getting the word out within ...

Scenario:  Mr. Seller is very eager to sell his house.  He just "happens to be home" when a lot of the buyers and their agents pop by for a visit. Mt. Seller likes to be the tour guide highlighting all the parts of the house he [the Seller] likes about his house. Mr. Seller also likes to talk mon...

I guess I really shouldn't be surprised but I am always caught off guard when my buyer clients start out saying they want one thing and within a couple of visits make a complete 180 and want something different. Now, before my fellow real estate professional tell me I should have a thorough and c...

I'm not an appraiser and I don't play on on TV but I feel fairly confident of my ability to value property pretty fairly.  Granted, sometimes the Seller wants a little more and over prices the listing.  If they don't I usually feel we'll make it past any appraisal. It seems, though, that appraise...

Every now and then I'll encounter a home seller that when they say "I want to sell this house." they really mean it. They listen to my rationale for recommending a price. They look at the comparable sales. They make a decision to price the home so it will attract the largest number of potential b...