Real Estate The Woda Way

Transforming your property from a home that reflects your taste, personality and needs to one that has the potential to satisfy the taste, personality and needs of a prospective buyer can take time. The time and stress of preparations for selling your home will be minimized, however, with a plan....

How hard can it be to install a shower rod in a bathroom, you ask?  If you think this is an easy project for a weekend warrior, you probably have vertical walls in your bathroom. Those of us who have a slanted wall may answer differently. When we decided update our upstairs bathroom, the first th...

If you have PCS orders to Fort George G. Meade in Maryland, a map of the huge D.C. – Baltimore area may seem a bit overwhelming as you try to decide where to look for a home.   This Google map zeroes in on an area that will probably keep your commute to 30 minutes or less on most days.   Let me p...

Do you realize that every word you say and every move you make sets up your success or failure in real estate? (And, subsequently, your client's success or failure.) Let's pretend you represent a buyer who is interested in my listing... Agent #1: You provide showing feedback that states the prope...

Are you inadvertently sabatoging your own website or blog?  Do you even care?  If you do want better control over your outgoing links, take a look at this tutorial from Brian Ray, who was kind enough to send it to me.  Thanks, Brian! Be sure to comment on Brian's original post, which is linked be...

Real Estate FAQ Q.  Is an up-front deposit necessary when I find and buy a home in the greater Crofton MD area?  If so, how much? A.  The short answer to your first question is "Yes, you will need to submit an earnest money deposit when you make an offer on a home."  The answer to "How much?" is ...

If a short commute to your new post at Fort Meade or NSA sounds appealing, you'll want to check out this home at 1389 Trysty Friend Place in Severn. It will be love at first-sight when you step into the foyer and see how clean and well maintained this home is.  You won't need to spend a minute o...

Adding architectural pizzazz to your home interior doesn't have to be complex or expensive.  It can be as simple as adding an arch to a doorway. This is a cosmetic improvement that doesn't involve any structural change to an existing opening. The kit ordered online from Arch-Rite.com for this 44"...

You can't just stick a SALE sign in your yard and wait for offers to pile up at your door. Those days disappeared from the Crofton real estate market about five years ago! if you want to maximize your home sale profits and minimize the days on market, you really need to put your best foot forward...

Connecticut Mortgage lender George Souta read the new FHA guidelines that went into effect on Friday, February 15, and he discovered something interesting - if not surprising... I read an article last week on the New HUD Guideline For Determining Housing Discrimination, which went into effect thi...