ARCHIVED BLOG POSTS

2019 

Using Phone Numbers in Maryland Real Estate Advertisements The Maryland Real Estate Commission requires associate brokers and salespersons who use an individual telephone number or e-mail address in their advertising to also include in the advertisement the identified telephone number of the brok...
05/14/2019
Book Recommendation: After the War is Over by Jennifer Robson After the War is Over (2015) is the story of a young woman, Charlotte Brown, and the challenges she faced to find her true voice after serving four years as a military nurse during World War I. Canadian and international bestselling au...
05/14/2019
My recommendation:  a thermal camera can be a crucial tool to use during a home inspection, and by a thermographer who is trained, certified and experienced.  It is not point and shoot technology.  A lot goes into device usage and image interpretation.  What happens when a spring is found under n...
05/14/2019
Pulled Chicken Barbecue Sandwiches for Lunch at Home Chef Dolores selected Kirkland Pulled Chicken with Barbecue Sauce, from Aldi, and brioche buns, from Trader Joe's, for our lunch at home. Out beverage was Hop Bullet Double IPA by Sierra Nevada. Perfect selections! Kentlands Photowalk, Gaithers...
05/13/2019
Book Recommendation: After She's Gone by Camilla Grebe After She's Gone (2019) is crime novel by the award winning Swedish author Camilla Grebe. I enjoyed this thriller and recommend it for your reading list. Click on the links to learn more about the author and her books.  CAMILLA GREBE is a lea...
05/13/2019
Looking in the mirror and asking what we need to change is never easy.  If you are a successful and profitable real estate agent but think that things can be bigger and better with a team, then read this first. You will need to do much more than just sell to build a team.  You will need to train,...
05/13/2019
Tulips, Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square, PA When I posted this photograph on my Facebook timeline, I received the following comments from a Facebook friend in Dublin, Ireland: Subhash Sharma  Although different tulip colours carry distinct meanings these tulips have a lovely story attached to th...
05/12/2019
Montgomery County Birth Certificate Office Temporarily Closed If you need to pick up your birth certificate anytime soon, you won't be able to swing by Montgomery County's vital records branch.According to county officials, birth certificate services will be unavailable until the new employee res...
05/12/2019
Whether you want to sell immediately or have a long-term plan to sell in 3-6 months (or even a year from now), there will likely be a pre-listing phase where repairs may need to be completed, curb appeal is brought to its highest level, and the home is beautifully staged to highlight the best asp...
05/12/2019
Trader Joe's Chicken Gyoza Potstickers for Lunch at Home Chef Dolores selected the Trader Joe's Chicken Gyoza Potstickers, Chicken and Vegetable Dumplings for our lunch at home. Our beverage selection was Heavy Seas Loose Cannon Hop3 IPA, 7.25 % Alc. by Vol. A very good lunch!   Pocketbook Plant,...
05/11/2019