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2012 

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Real Estate Market Statistics for Montgomery County, Maryland During February, 2012, there were 505 closed sales in Montgomery County, MD, down 3.81% from last year.  The average sold price was $391,552, up .39% from last year, with an average of 94 days on the market. The median sold price at $3...
03/14/2012

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Pinterest Copyright Issues:  The Wall Street Journal Many us us that use Pinterest are concerned with the potential copyright issues that are involved when we pin images to the website.  Pinterest, which was founded in 2009, is experiencing very rapid growth with over 17 million unique users duri...
03/14/2012

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Advice from our Rockwall, Texas friend, Barbara Hensley: "Active Listening works for fun and profit!  You will empower yourself by becoming an active listener.  You will be perceived as being more professional, people will be more interested in building and maintaining a business or personal rela...
03/14/2012

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Spring has arrived in Kentlands - Roy and Dolores Kelley Photographs   I take walks through out home community of Kentlands, in Gaithersburg, Maryland, for the needed exercise and attitude adjustments.  With my camera in hand, I seek the changing colors of the season.    The days in Kentlands are...
03/13/2012

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Gaithersburg Bulk Pick Up Phone 301-258-6370 Email publicworks@gaithersburgmd.gov Regular trash and garbage collection for City residents is handled by private contractors; however, the City does provide monthly bulk refuse collection for those large items that private collectors will not accept....
03/13/2012

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Garbage Pail Pasta Did the title catch your attention?  Dolores prepared Garbage Pail Pasta for our dinner and it was very good.  But, that is a different story than the one I wish to share in this post.   In the Cooking & Eating section of The Wall Street Journal, Rozanne Gold, a veteran cookboo...
03/12/2012

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Mortgage Process Tips For Home Buyers Guest blog by Kathy Sheehan, Georgia Mortgage Loan Professional, MiLend, Inc., Cell 770-634-4021 Mortgage loan applicants should keep in mind that during your application and documentation review period any slight change can result in a denial. Before you do ...
03/12/2012

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Orchid Extravaganza Ends on March 25 - Longwood Gardens Orchid lovers and flower photographers have just two weeks left to enjoy and photograph the annual Orchid Extravaganza exhibit in the Conservatory at Longwood Gardens, in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania.   During the final days of the exhibit, ...
03/11/2012

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Pros and cons of putting a property in a LLC - Investor Alert One of the most common questions from real estate investors is about the use of a limited liability company (LLC) to hold the title of real estate investments. Today's issue of The Washington Post, in the Real Estate Matters column by ...
03/10/2012

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Suburban Maryland Spring Home Show We have a beautiful sunny day in Maryland.  Dolores and I went out for a nice lunch in Germantown and drove over to tour the Suburban Maryland Spring Home Show at the Discovery Sports Center at the Maryland SoccerPlex. Admission is free and there is plenty of fr...
03/10/2012
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