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"Clients don't want to hear about the labor pains. They just want to see the baby." - Andy Lansing, CEO, Levy RestaurantsBut do they really?I mean in our business, really any aspect of the real estate industry - or maybe any industry for that matter - do our clients really care how we do what we...
05/01/2007
How Much Earnest Money Is the Right Amount?There isn't any legal answer when it comes to deciding the right amount of earnest money. In general, the answer is whatever a seller is willing to accept. In some markets, the norm is to put down 1 percent of the total purchase price. For instance, for...
04/29/2007
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Dear Tami:My husband does quite a bit of real estate investing and property management, and has been doing it with his mother for quite a long time. Although we have a few properties together and have done fairly well with them, I can't say I am particularly interested in doing more of it. We j...
04/29/2007
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Condos & Cocktails Wedneday ~ April 18th ~ 4 - 7 pm 10523 Montrose Avenue #203 Bethesda 20906 MLS # MC6313256 Investment $359,900 Wonderful 3 bedroom 1.5 bath 2nd floor condo has been totally updated. NEW, NEW, NEW New ceramic tile floors in kitchen, new 42" kitchen cabi...
04/29/2007
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Sunday ~ April 15th ~ 1 - 4 pm 13911 Turnmore Road Silver Spring 20906 MLS # MC6342876 Investment $589,000 Beautifully maintained 6 bedroom 2.5 bath home with many upgrades. Ceramic tile floors in kitchen and baths, jacuzzi tub, remodeled basement with extra rooms, family ro...
04/29/2007
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Buying Power Now that we're cycling through this post-correction market, we are entering a time when it's slowly evolving into a strong buyer's market, but yet we're at a point of equilibrium between buyer and seller. A place where values are still rising in many areas, along with incen...
04/29/2007
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More and more young, single women are running the homeownership marathon full-force everyday - buying their primary residence, vacation home, wealth-building investments, or commercial office spaces.But for every woman who is, there are four who don't even have on their running heels yet. You'...
04/29/2007
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What? House Keys 4 Employees enables eligible homebuyers to receive more downpayment and/or closing cost assistance than is available through the standard programs currently offered by the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD).Who? Any borrower who receives a contribu...
04/29/2007
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An expired listing is a home that did not sell within the contractual term of a listing agreement. Why do listings expire? Listings can expire for all sorts of reasons. There could be just one or it could be a combination of many reasons. A REALTOR would be able to help you look at and evalua...
04/29/2007