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2013 

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Check your gutter installation Professional home inspector Fred Hernden advises home owners to check the gutter installation at their homes.  Make sure the replacement or new gutters are properly installed. Please go to the original blog if you wish to leave comments that will be seen by Fred. Ha...
01/06/2013

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Financial Fitness in 2013 Mortgage loan professional Joe Petrowsky offers some good advice for financial fitness in the new year.  Prospective home buyers should take great care with their finances as they prepare themselves for the responsibility of home ownership. Please go to the original blog...
01/06/2013

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Should I leave the house during a showing? Denver real estate professional Joan Cox advises home sellers to leave their home, if possible, during home showings.  Many prospective buyers are more comfortable when the owners are not present. This is very good advice that all sellers should keep in ...
01/06/2013

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Close the door to the garage Branson, MO professional home inspector Vince Chinell advises home owners to install an automatic door closer on the door that leads from the house to the attached garage.  Family safety should be the first concern.   You want to make sure that carbon monoxide and col...
01/06/2013

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National Ice Carving Competition at the Greenbrier Greenbrier County, West Virginia real estate professional Rebecca Gaujot has provided some details on the Third Annual Winterfest that will be held at the Greenbrier.  You may wish to include these events in your January travel plans. Please go t...
01/06/2013

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City of Gaithersburg Crime Analysis Reports When prospective home buyers ask about crime statistics in Gaithersburg, Maryland, we refer them to the Quarterly Crime Analysis Reports that are provided by the City.  We are fortunate to live in a city that has relatively low crime rates.  This is one...
01/03/2013

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A reverse mortgage solution to avoid a foreclosure A referral turned our attention to the needs of a widow that owns a home in an affluent section of Montgomery County, Maryland. Since the death of her husband, she has struggled with her personal finances. Real estate taxes have increased. The co...
01/02/2013

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Open House Staffing Guidelines in Maryland When I blogged on this topic in 2012, there was a great deal of interest.  I think it is a good time to have a reminder on the unusually restrictive guidelines that the Maryland Real Estate Commission has mandated for Open Houses in Maryland.  Maryland r...
01/01/2013

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Longwood Gardens Flowers: A Longwood Christmas Many travel to Longwood Gardens to experience and enjoy the Christmas exhibits during the annual display.  Without a question,  A Longwood Christmas is a very special event and Dolores and I recommend it to you and your families. As special as you wi...
01/01/2013

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Longwood Gardens is a special holiday travel destination Longwood Gardens is a beautiful place to visit at any time of the year.  During the holidays, A Longwood Christmas is the theme for the annual holiday display.  If you can be in the area of Kennett Square, Pennsylvania during the holidays, ...
01/01/2013
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