Pat Kennedy - Home in the Capital

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 There are seven women in my book group that’s been meeting for several years.  We all live within a block of each other, and four of the six were either my clients or bought one of my listings when they came to the neighborhood.  We take turns picking the book to read, and recently Norman Eisen’...
09/09/2020
Three mornings each week, I start my days with a brisk walk with friends through Crestwood, the neighborhood where I live. And the great thing, other than the benefits of a little exercise, has been watching the changes in the gardens as small plants started last spring grew big and lush over the...
09/08/2020
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They say there are two types of houses in Washington, DC – those with termites and those that will get termites. Recently, I discovered that my house moved from the second to the first category. When I moved in several decades ago, the house was treated for with some nasty stuff, since banned by...
09/08/2020
It's been a fun week, well actually only 5 days so far.  In my first foray onto ActiveRain in a while, I've found many old friends and some new, or at least new to me, bloggers.  So here goes!Nick Vandekar: Music for 9.2.20:  It looks like Nick, a new to me blogger, is into music posts.  As a cla...
09/06/2020
OPEN HOUSESunday, September 5th, 1 to 4 pmThis pretty place could click every one of your boxes, especially if you are feeling a little cramped these days or are working from home. It’s located on a pretty, tree-lined street in Washington’s popular Dupont Circle neighborhood.  The unit occupies t...
09/05/2020
Here in DC, our residents are likely to be quite focused on politics, especially during election years. Many of my clients have worked as reporters, attorneys or lobbyists who are concerned with what Congress, the regulatory agencies and the White House might be doing.  Others work for on the Hil...
09/05/2020
On Willie's walk, we meet a lot interesting creatures.  This little guy looks like a Persian cat version of a squirrel - kbushy tail and all.  It was snow white and a little hard to see against the white brick on the house.  Since I took this, I've spotted him a bunch of times, like the people wh...
09/04/2020
Their ads are all over your television screen.  You see buyers swooning all over the house of their dreams.  And then there is a voice in the background telling them how important it is to have their mortgage lined up so they can take on the other buyers (some of whom may be all-cash) in the impe...
09/03/2020
OK!  I haven't totally given up blogging!About a year and a half ago, I was at a party.  Another guest, someone I'd worked with in a past life and sold a couple of homes to, asked me if I was still selling real estate.  Oops!A little light bulb went off, and I quickly figured out what my next pha...
06/03/2019
I just found an email about an ActiveRain webinar scheduled for next Tuesday on my favorite CRM - IxactContact.  My strong recommendation?  Check it out - if you don't already use it.!Last year, I realized that I needed a CRM for grown ups. I'd been using a patchwork combination of MAC applicatio...
11/28/2018
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Pat Kennedy -- author of The Irreverent Guide to Real Estate -- gives you a look at life on the streets as a real estate broker in our nation's capital. And her blog is peppered with great advice combined with humor!