Karen Y. Copeland's Blog

Don't be fooled by the beauty of the seemingly quiet Westchester at Contee Crossing Apartment complex.  While the apartments are aesthetically pleasing to the eye the upkeep for the inside hallways leaves much to be desired.  The cleaning crew can be seen "spot" cleaning the ceramic tile flooring...

Educate Your Sellers before the Showings                Design a simple one-page "What to do Before the Realtor & Prospective Buyer Arrives" step-by-step outline about what to do prior to a showing and give it to your sellers with instructions to follow the steps for EACH showing. The instruction...

    Market Update Report by Karen Y. Copeland              Associate Broker, Coldwell Banker Resdential Brokerage                For more information, please contact me at (240) 245-1828                                             The report below summarizes listings sold as well as active/pendi...

    Market Update Report by Karen Y. Copeland               Associate Broker, Realtor, Coldwell Banker             For more information, please contact me at (240) 245-1828                           The report below summarizes listings sold as well as active/pending listings for Longleaf conside...

    Market Update Report by Karen Y. Copeland               Associate Broker, Realtor, RE/MAX Specialists             For more information, please contact me at (240) 765-1339                           The report below summarizes listings sold as well as active/pending listings for Charles Cross...

Seven Sure-Fire Ways to Make Your Home Sale Self-Destruct.  And How You Can Avoid Them. Taking the wrong approach to selling your home can be a lot like lighting a fuse and hoping the bomb won't go off. Mistake #1:  Pricing With Your Heart, Not Your Head.  An asking price not based on the most ac...

Answers to the Ten Most Common Questions Home Sellers Ask Selling a home? For most people, it's a little like being on trial: They're faced with more questions than they could imagine, and one wrong answer could cost them dearly. For first-timers, the decisions and implications of selling their m...

Home Loan GuarantyVA home loan guaranties are issued to help eligible service members, veterans, reservists and unmarried surviving spouses obtain homes condominiums, residential cooperative housing units, and manufactured homes and to refinance loans.  Loan Uses: A VA guaranty helps protect lend...

Calling all prospective buyers!  What information are you in need of?  I thought it would be nice to hear directly from you...the prospective buyer...as to what information you need to make an informed decision.  Via Active Rain you have a number of seasoned agents and lenders just waiting to ass...

I could really use some input from all my ActiveRain buddies.  I have always mailed to my SOI, farm area and one apartment complex three times monthly.  Well my business has slowed down considerably and I am looking for ways to cut costs.  What would be the best way to collect email addresses?  O...