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Why Buyers Resist “For Sale By Owner” Signs
A “For Sale by Owner” sign on a neighborhood fence or handwritten on a sign in the front yard, I guess, does have a certain amount of appeal. It summons up mental images of a simple, direct relationship: there are no middle men, just straight talk and fair dealing with the “One in Charge”! And... Read More
The 10 Best Home Buying Tips For Any Buyer
A lot, if not most people unfortunately visualize the process of buying a new home to be stressful, emotionally draining, daunting, and intimidating. However, when you come at it in an organized, practical, unified, and common sense way the process can be one of the memorable and rewarding experiences of your life. We hope the following... Read More
BLOG: Surviving The Mortgage Process In MD
I’m almost certain you have heard nightmarish story or two from friends and family members about the home mortgage application process, and trust, you are certainly not alone. In fact, some of the stories of “home purchasing horror” you’ve heard could very well be one of the reasons why you have held out on moving... Read More
4 Tips To Impress Buyers For Your Maryland Home
The idea of impressing potential buyers can be a matter rife with stress, but there are a few things you can do before a showing to ensure your home is seen in it’s best possible light. If you’ve recently put your house on the market and you’re looking for some fast and easy ways to... Read More
4 Items To Address Before You Sell Your Maryland Home
Suppose you finally came to an important decision – this fall/winter is going to be the right time for selling your local neighborhood home. If you had been biding your time, watching other Maryland homes being listed and closed throughout the summer of 2015, you may also have been getting a head start on some... Read More
Open Houses Are A Complete Waste Of Time?
I guarantee you, 100%, without a shadow of a doubt… that many Maryland home sales have resulted directly from a prospective buyer’s chance encounter with a local weekend open house. It has happened countless times over the course of Real Estate history, and you can trust that it still happens today… that the buyer who ultimately... Read More
How To Handle Multiple Offers On Your Maryland Home
A Great Problem to Have: How to Handle Multiple Offers for Your House or Condo With the real estate game always in a state of constant flux, getting an offer on your house or condo might seem encouraging enough. However, there’s always the possibility (and reality more than you’d think) that your property might hit... Read More
3 Budgeting Tips For Maryland First Time Homebuyers
3 Budgeting Tips For First Time Home Buyers to Help Make Your Mortgage Payments Easier Buying a new home is a very exciting time, but excitement can easily turn to stress (and horror) if there isn’t enough money to pay the new monthly mortgage bill. The added expense a your new mortgage can take some... Read More
Helpful Steps To Take Before Applying For A Mortgage in Maryland
A Step-by-step Guide to Preparing Your Finances for the Mortgage Pre-approval Process Being “pre-approved” for a mortgage isn’t just a way to get a step ahead, in most cases it’s a necessity for buying a home. Many sellers don’t want to go through the negotiation process of selling their home only to have the buyer... Read More
TBT: When Maryland Home Values Began to Rebound
Back at the beginning of 2012 there came a “pinch me, I must be dreaming” moment. This was back in what seemed to be the “Bad Old Days”, when Maryland homeowners who even dared to check the latest in neighborhood home values were apt to spend a sleepless night or two as a result. Maryland... Read More