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Since they Wyoming made it's Washington Debut sometime around 1905, it has attracted famous people, first as tenants and then as owners. When you walk in through the large oak front door, the lobby sets the tone for the entire place. There is a lot of marble - a whole lot. And I often wondere...
01/31/2014
Question: I am buying a condo in Georgetown that has a garage place included in the price. Several of my soon-to-be neighbors have notices posted on the building bulletin board offering to pay what sounds like a huge sum to purchase a space, and I'm wondering if I should cash in or hold onto th...
01/31/2014
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Question: my house settles next week, and my agent says it's got to be "broom clean". What exactly does that mean? Answer: When you and your buyers meet at the settlement table, you are supposed to turn the house of "broom clean, free of trash and debris". While real estate professionals thi...
01/30/2014
Question: We want to live in one of the popular NW Washington neighborhoods and are having no luck. There doesn't seem to much for sale, and anything decent flies off the shelf. Any ideas? Answer: Right now, inventory in the Big Four zip codes (20007,20008,20015 and 20015) is pretty scant. An...
01/29/2014
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Tonight, I'm watching NBC's Evening News. And there was a little item that i found rather odd. It's about Queen Elizabeth's money problems. The Royal household finances are really bad, and they can't even keep up with the deferred maintenance on many of the palaces. Why, Buckingham Palace ha...
01/28/2014
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I just read a featured post that Valerie Ford wrote, How to Take Great Pictures of a Home for Sale. And I had to ask, wait a minute! Should we even be taking photos of our listings? There are two parts of getting good pictures: Taking the picture editing the picture Photographing houses and ap...
01/27/2014
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Last week there was a post that I thought was featured, but I can't find it now when I need it - whoever wrote it, I wanted to send you a little link luv. Sorry. But I thought about it tonight as I was thinking about my last blog post for the week. The whole idea was that when you couldn't th...
01/26/2014
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Crestwood DC's Grace Lutheran Church 16th Street has many names. It may be called The Gold Coast, The Avenue of the Presidents and also The Avenue of Churches. And on the corner of 16th and Varnum Streets Northwest sits Grace Lutheran Church. This stone Gothic structure was completed in 1928 an...
01/26/2014
It was a cold and snowy week, at least in my part of the world. And it just might have given me a little more time to search Active Rain for some great posts. And here are some of them: Sharon Tara: Just Because It Fits Doesn't Mean It's Flattering Who knew this applies to homes as well as pe...
01/25/2014
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During the entire time I've lived in Washington, Georgetown has been a favorite neighborhood of the local elite. The historic homes come in all shapes and sizes, and by now, most of them have been restored and look quite amazing. If you care considering a move to Georgetown, there are currently...
01/25/2014
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