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Selling North Potomac, Maryland 12104 Sheets Farm Road, North Potomac, MD 20878This beautiful home will be on the market next week, but in the meantime I am taking calls for appointments to see it.With over 6,800 square feet of finished living area, this home provides the perfect balance of priva...

House Needs Too Much Work; You Rent Instead of SellYour house needs lots of work before you can put it on the market and realistically get a price that you want.Instead of spending the time and money to properly prepare your home for the for sale market, you decide on an alternative.You immediate...

Maryland Real Estate Prices PlateauAccording to data from the Bright MLS, which serves all of Maryland, and reports compiled by the Maryland Association of Realtors, real estate prices have plateaued in Maryland.If you were waiting for the market to peak before you put your house on the market, t...

Selling with a VA Assumable LoanVA loans are assumable.If you own a home that you purchased with a VA loan when interest rates were closer to 3.0%, then you could use this as a selling incentive.The purchaser, who would assume the loan, does not need to be a veteran.The purchaser would still need...

Sellers of Real Estate, Please Step ForwardThe sellers of this lovely home in Montgomery County, MD had to temporarily remove their home from the market.We will eventually have this gem available again for some lucky buyer to enjoy; however, in the meantime, buyers have one less home from which t...

Selling Baltimore CityIn my 25 years in the real estate business, I have helped numerous people to buy or sell their homes in Baltimore City. ​The City has a wide variety of homes and neighborhoods such that almost everyone's needs and desires in a home can be realized.   ​Baltimore has more park...

Baltimore Investment PropertyLocated at 3516 Old York Road, Baltimore City, MD 21218.All brick row house with covered front porch, parking pad, and attached garage.Property has been used as a 2-unit property, but it is not zoned as a multi-family.Non-rent paying squatters come with the propertyPr...

Baltimore City Investment PropertyAll brick end-of group row house with covered front porchLocated at 5500 Ready Avenue, Baltimore City, Maryland 212122 to 3 bedrooms and 2 full bathsHas been used as a 2 unit, but is not zoned as a multi-unitNeeds work, but appears to be structurally soundLocated...

Investment Property in Baltimore CityBrick front row house with covered front porch and 2nd story bump out.Spacious home has 1,560 square feet of above grade finished living area.3 to 4 bedrooms and 2 full baths.Back yard has a privacy fence, but could be converted to a parking pad.The property h...

Mortgage Interest Rates Over the YearsMortgage interest rates have gone up and down over the years. The average mortgage interest rate since 1972 up until 2022 has been 7.76% for a conventional conforming loan.The average yearly high was in 1981 at 16.63% and the average yearly low was in 2021 at...