The MD Suburbs of DC

I admit it.  I'm a bit on the cynical side.  Lately, I've been overwhelmed with all this GREEN stuff that is floating all around and I'm not talking about money. I know Earth Day is coming up sometime this month but, geez, give me a break. I'm really beginning to think this whole GREEN thing is t...

This really falls under the category of "What were they thinking?" Here's the chronology: I get an e-mail late Friday night through Realtor.com on one of my listings. (Yay! Realtor.com seems to work).  The e-mail is short and sweet.  "Is the house [this address] still available?"  I write back an...

Every so often I run into a situation where the customer service is so good, I just have to write about it. So here's today's story: Right around the end of last year, my old cell phone contract with Verizon Wireless was ending and I had grown tired of (really tired of) the Motorola Q I had been ...

Great Home! Great Location! Great Price! This well maintained single-level home has an upgraded kitchen and updated baths. The master bedroom is big enough for a king-sized bed plus dressers and includes its own bath. A contemporary 2-sided fireplace is perfect for those cool evenings and there i...

I generally believe that Virtual Tours are a good thing.  They are an especially good thing if the house is in great shape or has been staged to look great.  In fact, I've heard from lots of buyer clients and people who never turned into buyer clients that if there aren't interior photos or a Vir...

When I first started in real estate I was being told by my manger and early company trainers that real estate was a profession.  Sort of like Doctor, Lawyer, Accountant.  I never figured out why so many Realtors put their photos on their cards since I never saw one from a Lawyer or Accountant tha...

Hey don't get me wrong.  I certainly believe staging works for some people some of the time.  Hey, and I certainly don't want to piss of my good AR, Facebook and Twitter buddy, Juliet Johnson, but here is what I'm learning: Staging may be good for the high end  or maybe the, er, higher end becaus...

This is an immaculate condo with plenty of space. There is a large family room perfect for the big screen TV, a large master bedroom with a large walk-in closet with plenty of room for all your clothes and shoes.  There is a whirlpool tub in the master bath for that nice, soothing soak, a sunroom...

Sometimes you just have to take a break. For awhile there I was writing blog posts and checking other people's blog posts and generally checking Active Rain three times a day.  Then for some reason, I decided to take a little break.  I wanted to see what the rest of the world was talking about an...

Missing in the brouhaha about the AIG bonuses is the role of the media in either uncovering the bonuses before the fact or taking responsibility for missing the boat. In the March 20th telecast of Washington Week with Gwen Ifill, Doyle McManus of the Los Angels Times as  much as admitted that the...