Around the office, and on several online real estate groups in which I participate, I've been hearing a lot of questions about appraisals. Ranging from the typical, "What do I do if the appraisal comes in low?" and the "Should we remove the appraisal contingency to be more competitive?" to the "W
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09/18/2016
As a real estate professional, I have the opportunity to see a lot of great homes. And to be honest, a lot of really bad ones, too. It can be a lot like being a kid in a candy store with so many great options. My firends and clients sometimes ask me if I'm constantly finding homes that would make
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02/20/2016
When you arrive at 4403 Westbook Lane in the Martin's Addition to Chevy Chase View in Kensington, Maryland you will find a beautifully maintained, brick cape cod home with a great stamped concrete driveway to the right. As you take the walkway to the front door, notice the newer roof with archit
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02/12/2016
Can you hear it? It's the buzz you hear when the weather people start predicting a winter storm event is heading your way. It's snow fever. Yes, I knew that snow fever had hit my family when my husband texted me that he had acquired 200 lbs of ice melt, but that the store was out of snow shovels
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01/20/2016
When you arrive at 5220 Pooks Hill Road, Bethesda, MD 20814, you'll find there is one assigned parking space, a second unassigned space, and plenty of additional parking for visitors. Owners with 2 cars, have no trouble finding parking. You may also notice that the exterior of the home has been
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11/30/2015
Check out this beautiful Orchard Valley property! Located at 308 Lamond Place in Alexandria, Virginia, this solid brick home is walking distance to the King Street Metro and to Douglas MacArthur Elementary School. The owners have completed several upgrades to the property over the years that th
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10/23/2015
Try Before You BuyI don't know about you, but I really appreciate it when stores offer a chance to try a product before I buy it. So many grocery stores are offering samples of fruit, cheese, cookies, sushi, even handing you a slice of meat when you buy it at the deli counter. I especially like i
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10/02/2015
What kind of plant is this? My daughters sprinkled some pumpkin seeds in a flower bed and we started getting this plant. It grew and grew, but no flowers or fruit. I assumed it was a pumpkin plant. This year I improved the soil and it came back. Again, it grew and grew, but no flowers or fruit.
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09/08/2015
When I first read this post, I noticed that it did a great job of highlighting the seller's perspective. I could see where there was frustration on the part of the seller when the buyer chose to void based on the home inspection contingency when the house seemed in good condition to them.I wonder
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09/01/2015
Last week I was teaching a New Member Orientation class for GCAAR, my local Real Estate Association. Meeting all these new members often means meeting a room full of brand new agents. It's exciting to meet the amazing people who are just starting out in the real estate industry. Some are anxious
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08/11/2015
