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2018 

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Our "Signature Gesture" is a Cupcake!      In Real Estate 101 one of the first things you learn is to make sure that EVERYONE you know and EVERYONE you meet knows what  you do....I remember what now seems like a century ago writing out cards as a newly licensed agent and including a business card...
04/22/2018

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Shopping at McCutcheon's Apple Products in Frederick, Maryland We were on out way to visit the tasting room at Flying Dog Brewery and Chef Dolores requested a stop for some shopping at McCutcheon's Apple Products, Inc. in Frederick, Maryland. This family factory store has been in business since 1...
04/21/2018

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Kentlands Historic Building - Flour Mill 320 Firehouse Lane, Kentlands, Gaithersburg, MD This one story colonial revival style building was built around 1920.  The original use as for a flour mill.  The property currently serves as the local office of Duany Plater-Syberk & Company, architects and...
04/21/2018

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Kentlands Historic Building - Flour Mill 320 Firehouse Lane, Kentlands, Gaithersburg, MD This one story colonial revival style building was built around 1920.  The original use as for a flour mill.  The property currently serves as the local office of Duany Plater-Syberk & Company, architects and...
04/21/2018

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Your kitchen does not have to be state-of-the-art to be attractive. YOUR IMPORTANT ROLE I think sellers are of the opinion that once a realtor has listed thier home for sale, they can sit back and expect their home to sell without giving much thought to the fact that they have to be an active par...
04/21/2018

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Lunch at Five Guys in Frederick, Maryland After visiting the Flying Dog Brewery for some craft beer tastings, Chef Dolores and I decided to stop at the new Five Guys Burgers & Fries location for a late lunch. We had cheeseburgers and fries and sampled some of the peanuts in shells. Delicious as u...
04/20/2018

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Beer Tasting at Flying Dog Brewery, Frederick, Maryland The weather was beautiful on Saturday and Chef Dolores and I decided to visit the Flying Dog Brewery in Frederick, Maryland to sample some of their new beers. They recently released three new beers as part their East Coast Hop Project and se...
04/20/2018

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Buyers' agents said that 77% of buyers found it easier to visualize a staged home. 49% of these agents said that staged homes had an effect on the way the buyers viewed the homes.  Unlock the Buyer's Imagination, Increase the Seller's Bottom Line Almost 2000 REALTORS® participated in a survey ask...
04/20/2018

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Facebook Group: World of Dream Lens If you follow my blog posts, you already know that I am active in a number of Facebook groups where I post some of my photographs. If you are interested in photography and in groups based in other countries, you may wish to join World of Dream Lens, a Facebook ...
04/19/2018

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Book Recommendation: Greeks Bearing Gifts by Philip Kerr Greeks Bearing Gifts (2018) is the latest historical thriller featuring Nazi-era detective Bernie Gunther, now an insurance investigator under an assumed name, by The New York Times bestselling author Philip Kerr. Sadly, Mr. Kerr passed awa...
04/19/2018
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