Real Estate Rocks! (Notes From your DC metro area real estate marketing expert!)

I have always loved taking pictures.  I was a manicurist and then a cosmetologist in college and owned a salon for a while after that (I know I look young - I eat lots of yogurt - lol), so I took a lot of photos of nails and hairstyles, etc. I haven't purchased a new camera since 2000.  That one ...

Buyers like to believe they are getting more than they are paying for.  So as a seller, you have to know how to get that feeling across to your buyer when they are deciding between purchasing your home and another home that is very similar to yours.  Here are some ways that I have increased the p...

I am not a huge pet lover.  I had a dog once in college named Murlow.  I didn't know it was a girl until I got it home. THEN, not being a big drinker, or at least not a consumer of quality liquor (you know how college is), I heard "Merlot" on a movie and chose it as the dog's name, cause I liked ...

I am curious... what are all of us doing up this late?  It is after midnight here in DC and I have several appointments in the morning.  Are you all part-time agents (like there really is such a thing) trying to email listings? Are you full time agents hunting down expired and withdrawn listings ...

You want to sell your home fast? Some of it is up to you - the seller! Here are some of my tips for selling your home fast.  Get more by watching my video presentation of "Preparing For the Buyer's Eye" brought to you courtesy of myself and HMS home warranties (which I provide as a gift to my sel...

Most of us bought a house before we were agents, right?  I remember going with my mom to look at my first house.  We got an agent and she was fantastic!  She took us to see properties that were in our price range, had what we asked for, and we found a house that day, wrote the offer, and bought i...

MLS ID# DC6351679Enter ID on my website, www.movetodcmetro.com OR just click on the link to my listings for photo and more information.Unbelievable opportunity to own a sturdy apartment building in DC. Live in one and rent the others! HAVE YOUR TENANTS PAY YOUR MORTGAGE! Go condo! Corner lot with...

MLS ID#DC6351678 More information and photos at www.movetodcmetro.com.  Click on link to my listings!GO CONDO! LIVE IN ONE AND RENT THE REST - have your tenants pay your mortgage! You can own an apartment building in NW or do a condo conversion like the ones nearby. All systems in working order. ...

I was calling everyday for the last 3 days before her vacation ended.  Several times a day actually!  You would think I was giving her the minute by minute settlement update or something.  I wasn't falling apart yet, but things sure were getting loose.  2 months?!? Who goes on vacation for 2 mont...

Less than a year ago, I sold a property that was over-improved for the area... I got the seller the price they wanted, but it was a stretch!  Now, less than a year later, I get a call from the buyers who want to sell it for $50K more than they bought it for... and they improved it more!  The prop...