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3624 Elmley Ave. Baltimore MD 21213 Belair-Edison Neighborhood

Nishika Jones Baltimore Homes for Sale (Urban Living Realty) — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:54:48 -0600

Belair-Edison Neighborhood End of Group

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$129,900

Townhouse
For Sale

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3 Bedrooms
2 Bathrooms
1 Unit
Interior: 1320 sqft
Lot: 600 sqft

Location

3624 Elmley Ave
Baltimore, MD 21213

Nishika Jones

Urban Living Realty
(410) 952-2641
listings@urbanlivingrealty.com
http://www.urbanlivingrealty.com

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Parkville Homes for Sale
Towson Homes for Sale
Good Neighbor Next Door Program
Belair-Edison Neighborhood End of Group
Houses for Sale in Middle River 21220

1039 Kenilworth Drive Towson MD 21204 - Towson Homes for Sale

Nishika Jones Baltimore Homes for Sale (Urban Living Realty) — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:48:53 -0600

Towson Homes for Sale

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$160,550

Single Family Home
For Sale

Main Features

3 Bedrooms
1 Bathroom
1 Partial Bathroom
Interior: 1560 sqft

Location

1039 Kenilworth Drive
Towson, MD 21204

Nishika Jones

Urban Living Realty
(410) 952-2641
listings@urbanlivingrealty.com
http://www.urbanlivingrealty.com

Our recent listings

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70 Windersal Lane Parkville, MD 21234 - HUD Homes for Sale

Nishika Jones Baltimore Homes for Sale (Urban Living Realty) — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:32:28 -0600

Parkville Homes for Sale

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$160,550

Townhouse
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3 Bedrooms
1 Bathroom
1 Partial Bathroom
Interior: 1080 sqft

Location

70 Windersal Lane
Parkville, MD 21234

Nishika Jones

Urban Living Realty
(410) 952-2641
listings@urbanlivingrealty.com
http://www.urbanlivingrealty.com

Our recent listings

Parkville Homes for Sale
Towson Homes for Sale
Good Neighbor Next Door Program
Belair-Edison Neighborhood End of Group
Houses for Sale in Middle River 21220

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Belair Edison Three Bedroom Townhomes Sold from Sept 1 to Nov 1, 2009

Nishika Jones Baltimore Homes for Sale (Urban Living Realty) — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:03:30 -0600

Belair-Edison Market Report of Baltimore MD Homes for Sale

Homes for sale in Baltimore include 8 Three Bedroom properties in the Belair Edison neighborhood that have SOLD in the past 60 days:

Sept 1, 2009 to Nov 1, 2009

The highest list price was $134,900
The lowest list price was $49,900
The average list price was $85,188
The average days on market was 72
Eight sales but only 25% (2 properties) had two full baths

The next post in this series will be homes currently available in the Belair-Edison neighborhood.

5 Tips on Choosing The Right Days to Market Your Real Estate Services Online

Nishika Jones Baltimore Homes for Sale (Urban Living Realty) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:31:39 -0600

We so often do the same thing over and over again wondering why the results haven't changed. When tracking and measuring your marketing efforts, the days of the week and even timing have to be relevant to your results.

Via Rebecca Levinson, Real Estate Marketing Consultant (Real Skillz-Clear Marketing for Your Real Estate Vision):

How to Choose the Right Days to Market your Real Estate Services Online

Effective real estate marketing online has a lot to do with timing. There has been a lot of research conducted, mainly for industries outside of real estate (i.e.retail, hospitality, automotive) on the best days and times to market services and products online. Implementing the right timing to deploy marketing campaigns into your online marketing strategy is an effective way to ramp up your results.

Here are 5 tips on choosing the right days to market your real estate services online

1. Tweet Midweek-

You can tweet everyday of the week but for maximum effect make sure to tweet on Wednesdays and Thursdays as they are the most active days of tweets and retweets as found by HubSpot's State of the Twittersphere June 2009.

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2. Publish Your Most Important Blog Posts Midweek

Frequency of great original content is still important in building your readership and traffic to your blog. I recommend to my clients that they blog a minimum of 3-5 times per week to be considered as a true content provider in the eyes of their readers.

That being said when is the best time for a blogger to publish their meatiest, most important blog posts? Darren Rowse of Problogger addresses the timing factor in When to Publish Blog Posts-Timing Considerations,

"If I have a very important post that I want to get as much attention as possible I generally will publish it on a Tuesday or Wednesday morning (my time)."

Rowse's post also gives some advice as to publishing posts on weekends and holidays that is worth the read as well as the comments on the post (82 so far).

Roger Parker of blogforprofit.com recommends that if you were to only blog twice per week to publish those blog posts on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Clearly publishing your most important blog posts midweek is a winning strategy.

3. The Weakest Link for Email Marketing is Saturday

You may have several email campaigns in your real estate marketing campaign: email flyers, email follow-up, email newsletters. Email marketing is a heavy hitter for real estate professionals but when is the most effective time for you to deliver your messages to your prospects and customers?

According to EMarketer.com the best days of the week to send email marketing are Mondays and Tuesdays and the least effective time by nearly 50% is Saturdays.

The best advice I found and agree with is to survey your email subscribers and ask them when they would like to receive emails from you.

We are approaching the holiday season so it is important to consider the times that people are online and actively shopping. Study these deployment times statistics provided on the emailstatcenter.com website before launching any niche holiday real estate marketing campaigns.

4. Engage your Fans on Facebook on Tuesdays

In findings from Virtue SRM (Social Relationship Manager) the best days to post on your Facebook Business Page is Tuesdays, followed closely Wednesdays with Mondays coming in #3.

**Allow me one deviation~ What I find more or equally fascinating is the 6.49% CLR (Click Thru Rate) of marketing campaigns such as polls and incentives that are run on Facebook business pages. Fans are clearly interacting with their friends on Facebook in a big way and their interactions are also being seen by their friends.**

5. LinkedIn Users Are Active In the Morning

According to a small study by SenderOK Statistics report which was based on a sample of 440 anonymous users the most activity on LinkedIn occurs in the morning.

"LinkedIn use is predominantly an 8AM-Noon activity with very, very little activity in the evening. Of particular interest is that LinkedIn users tend to arrive at work earlier than Facebook users do....Those serious early morning LinkedIn users will spend an average of 29 minutes reading real Email before they get around to checking your connection request which they could have read first if they wanted to."

While this is a small sampling of members on LinkedIn and their behavior I can attest that this mimics my LinkedIn use. The first online activity I do in the morning is to check my email(which of course includes my blog activity) and the first social network site I check is LinkedIn and this occurs normally between the hours of 7:30-8:30 a.m.

Take into consideration the times and days that people are online and engaging in these online activities when you create and implement your online real estate marketing strategy.

Once you taken action use an analytics tool to measure the effectiveness of your marketing campaigns. Tweak the times you deliver your marketing messages based on your analytics and direct feedback from your recipients.

Get your game on and use the 5 tips on choosing the right days to market your real estate services online.

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If you need assistance with online marketing, offline marketing, social networking, or blogging contact Rebecca D. Levinson at #262-203-5231 or email rebecca@bloggingintherain.com.

HUD Homes for Sale~ Baltimore Homes for Sale~ Local Specialists

Nishika Jones Baltimore Homes for Sale (Urban Living Realty) — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 19:20:23 -0600

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A key word that should be on the mind of every real estate professional and part of their "every day" and "every interaction"…

Nishika Jones Baltimore Homes for Sale (Urban Living Realty) — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 15:39:13 -0500

I share this as the ultimate reminder that I need to improve my frequency in many areas.

Via Anne Marie Malfi, Real Estate Marketing Virtual Assistant/Owner, Bucks County,PA (Malfi Marketing Solutions ~ for real estate professionals):

A key word that should be on the mind of every real estate professional and part of their "every day" and "every interaction"...

No, I'm not talking about new listings, commissions, recognition - all great things - that will certainly come with focusing on this one key word - FREQUENCY.

The definition of Frequency is:

1. the fact of occurring often or repeatedly; frequent occurrence

2. the number of times any action, occurrence, event is repeated

How does this relate to real estate or any business for that matter? Here are my suggestions for areas of your business that you should be frequently engaged in and touching every day to ensure you're meeting your client's needs and growing your business. (Feel free to add to the list if you feel I missed something.)

Frequent blog posts

Yes, we've all heard that posting frequently will keep refreshing your site for those search engines but often we find ourselves trying to carve out time to post and interact on our blogs and on the blogs we've subscribed to, which can be quite the juggling act when business is busy. Certainly the most important aspect of this point is to find out what "regular" schedule you can keep to. Some things you can do to become more regular/frequent with your blogging:

Start jotting down ideas for future blogs

Interact and read other blogs and posts on social media sites (your next idea could simply be right there in front of you.

Develop a team approach to your blog with inviting others to write as a guest blogger or invite members from your office/team to contribute so that the frequency of your blog posts show the search engines that you have fresh content (and yes, there are rewards for that) and it shows your client and prospects that you are engaged in your online and offline communities.

Frequent visits, comments and interactions with your fellow real estate professionals

Again, this is another area we can all fall short in when times are hectic but there are so many wonderful benefits to participating on colleague's blogs. Here are a few that come to mind:

Building a relationship with that blogger

Perhaps a future referral of business

Knowledge obtained by reading someone else's post and comments left on that blog

Just like above, the search engines also love our comments and often they will be picked up.

Frequent participation on Social Media Networks

If you're actively participating on the many social networks available, you are bound to pick up on something new each day - whether it's a news story you missed, knowledge and experience gained from another colleague or interactions that involve humor (a great mood elevator) and simply relating to others within your online communities. There's also so many great tools available on these sites to keep track of posts that are of interest to us, marketing tools that are available and working for our colleagues that we could utilize, and ways to promote our listings and services. Do a search here on ActiveRain and discover for yourself how frequent participation on social media networks have benefitted some of your colleagues - perhaps it's something that could work for you?

Frequent Contact with clients & prospects - phone calls, in person, emails, newsletters, listing updates

Your clients hired you and they do expect to hear from you - ask them from the very beginning how often they want to hear from you and how they want to hear from you. What's important to them is one of the most important things you can find out from the get go since no two clients are the same.

Frequent refreshing of listings

Don't just simply post your listings and forget about them. Often there are price reductions, new pictures taken if the home was listed in the winter and now it's spring or you may feel that you're not getting the traffic you hoped and the posting may need some tweaking.

Frequent Updates to your website & Frequent checks of your statistics

Many people will say they have a website but when's the last time you visited your website. I often encourage clients to visit their website from the outside looking in and not simply on the backend. Often you will notice something doesn't look right and needs some adjusting. Be sure to update your listings - again with price reductions and new photos - it could make all the difference with getting that listing sold.

Frequent tweaking of your Marketing Plan

We all eager in the beginning of the year and even the middle part of the year to establish marketing plan - when's the last time you looked at yours? Are you accomplishing everything you set out to?   Did you start using a new tool, gave it some time and discovered that perhaps it's not the most effective? Now's the time to figure those things out so that you are using your time and efforts wisely.

Frequency of your contact information on your marketing materials, blog, website, social media sites - you want to be found and contacted right?

Make sure your clients, colleagues and prospects can easily find out how to contact you. Your blog, website, social media sites and marketing materials should contain this information - people don't want to have to research how to find you - give it to them freely. Make sure your business cards and materials you're leaving at your listings also have all the information necessary for people to reach you and this includes your email and a phone number in which they can actually talk to a live person.

Frequency of Keywords - in your blog on your website - key in boosting your SEO.

There are so many great tools available to us to zero in on those keywords for our website and blogs.

Find out what they are and use them not only on the title page of your website but throughout the content of the page (search engines love this) and your prospects will too because you'll be providing exactly what they're looking for when they typed in those keywords in their search.

This also goes for your blog - create a title and content that speaks and delivers on what you're discussing, create relevant links and keywords that describe what you're blog post is about.

Just like a radio station operates on a certain frequency, you must also be tuned in to the list above to get the maximum benefits for your business growth and for your clients who are entrusting you with a what many consider very important aspects of their lives - their money and their home.

Do you have another area of "frequency" to share that is a great example of maximizing your efforts and getting great results?

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If it's not evident to you by now, consumers are very knowledgeable and computer savvy and are using the Internet to not only search for homes but for real estate agents and real estate professionals who they feel are like minded and can lead them to the results they are looking for.

As we all know, there are only 24 hours in a day to get it all done...are you focusing on the right stuff to grow your business and meet your client's needs? Contact us today to get started!

Ready to take your Marketing to new levels? Anne Marie Malfi ~ Malfi Marketing Solutions.com ~ Copyright 2009

Dundalk Real Estate and Homes for Sale Range from Waterfront Deepwater to Affordable Starter Homes

Nishika Jones Baltimore Homes for Sale (Urban Living Realty) — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 22:10:41 -0500

Dundalk Real Estate and Homes for Sale- Townhomes, single family homes and waterfront properties. Affordable homeownership in Baltimore County for first time buyers, investors, and even those who want to move up to a larger home. Prime waterfront, deep water homes perfect for you to bring your boat.

First time buyers just starting to search Dundalk real estate and homes for sale can request closing cost assistance and have more affordable options than ever. With townhomes priced under $60,000 and single family homes from $83,000, now is the perfect time to buy. In addition to the first time buyer tax credit, many Dundalk homes for sale may be eligible for closing cost assistance programs such as Baltimore County SELP (Settlement Expense Loan Program).

Cash investors seeking Baltimore County properties find opportunities in Dundalk real estate daily. (c) Nishika Jones 2009 - Dundalk Real Estate and Homes for Sale

Dundalk Homes for Sale HUD Owned Single Family Home w/Garage

Nishika Jones Baltimore Homes for Sale (Urban Living Realty) — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 21:40:29 -0500

Single Family Home for sale in Dundalk, MD

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$83,600

Single Family Home
For Sale

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3 Bedrooms
1 Bathroom
1 Partial Bathroom
Interior: 1344 sqft
Lot: 4,999 sqft

Location

1808 Kinship Rd
Dundalk, MD 21222

Nishika Jones

Urban Living Realty
(410) 9522641
listings@urbanlivingrealty.com
http://www.urbanlivingrealty.com

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Single Family Residential for $83,600 in Dundalk, MD
Single Family Residential for $105,000 in Parkville, MD
Single Family Residential for $140,600 in Glen Burnie, MD
Single Family Residential for $124,450 in Edgewood, MD
Single Family Residential for $123,500 in Edgewood, MD

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Single Family Home at Townhouse Price HUD Owned 21206

Nishika Jones Baltimore Homes for Sale (Urban Living Realty) — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 12:40:26 -0500

Single Family Home for sale in Baltimore, MD

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$70,300

Single Family Home
For Sale

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4 Bedrooms
1 Bathroom
Interior: 1633 sqft
Lot: 8,699 sqft

Location

4107 Woodlea Ave
Baltimore, MD 21206

Nishika Jones

Urban Living Realty
(410) 9522641
listings@urbanlivingrealty.com
http://www.urbanlivingrealty.com

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Townhouse for $69,900 in Baltimore, MD
Single Family Residential for $59,850 in Dundalk, MD
Single Family Residential for $94,050 in Baltimore, MD
Single Family Residential for $38,000 in Baltimore, MD
Single Family Residential for $21,250 in Baltimore, MD

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Fireplace & Rear Sunporch Baltimore MD Homes for Sale HUD Owned

Nishika Jones Baltimore Homes for Sale (Urban Living Realty) — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 12:35:55 -0500

Single Family Home for sale in Baltimore, MD

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$52,520

Single Family Home
For Sale

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2 Bedrooms
1 Bathroom
Interior: 1024 sqft
Lot: 2,679 sqft

Location

3035 Janice Ave
Baltimore, MD 21230

Nishika Jones

Urban Living Realty
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Dundalk, MD Homes for Sale HUD Owned Hardwood Floors

Nishika Jones Baltimore Homes for Sale (Urban Living Realty) — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 12:31:56 -0500

Single Family Home for sale in Dundalk, MD

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$59,850

Single Family Home
For Sale

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3 Bedrooms
1 Bathroom
Interior: 1024 sqft
Lot: 1,600 sqft

Location

728 Aldworth Rd
Dundalk, MD 21222

Nishika Jones

Urban Living Realty
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Rare Opportunity-Howard County MD HUD Owned Home for Sale

Nishika Jones Baltimore Homes for Sale (Urban Living Realty) — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 12:29:29 -0500

Single Family Home for sale in Elkridge, MD

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$254,125

Single Family Home
For Sale

Main Features

3 Bedrooms
2 Bathrooms
1 Partial Bathroom
Interior: 1808 sqft
Lot: 5,270 sqft

Location

6308 Cross Ivy Rd
Elkridge, MD 21075

Nishika Jones

Urban Living Realty
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Rosedale MD Homes for Sale HUD SFH @ Townhouse Price

Nishika Jones Baltimore Homes for Sale (Urban Living Realty) — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 14:16:05 -0500

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802 Rosedale Ave., Baltimore, MD

Rosedale MD Homes for Sale

3BR/1BA Single Family House

offered at $71,250

Year Built	1929
Sq Footage	540
Bedrooms	3
Bathrooms	1 full, 0 partial
Floors	Unspecified
Parking	Unspecified
Lot Size	540 sqft
HOA/Maint	$0 per month

DESCRIPTION

HUD Owned Rosedale homes for sale include this cozy, single family home with backyard and shed at an affordable price. Great opportunity to purchase in Rosedale MD Baltimore County. Needs work sold strictly as-is.

Don't forget about the first time home buyer tax credit of $8,000. Looking for Baltimore Realtors who know all about HUD homes and for FREE HUD home listings and Free Forclosure Listings---CONTACT US TODAY 410-952-2641!

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Front Elevation	Basement
Bathroom	Rear Elevation
Side View	Yard

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Nishika Jones

Urban Living Realty

410-952-2641

For sale by agent/broker

Posted: Oct 3, 2009, 7:27am PDT

Google Wave will change the way real estate transactions are conducted online

Nishika Jones Baltimore Homes for Sale (Urban Living Realty) — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 14:09:00 -0500

Looking forward to having it all in one place.....

Via Real Bird (RealBird Inc.):

First, please watch this YouTube video by Epipheo Studio explaining why Google Wave will revolutionize email communication. Then see how it will change online real estate transactions and sales cycles for the better, by making it integrated, manageable and streamlined.

Most of what I write below is based on my expectation of the exact features of Google Wave without actually having access to it and to the API sandbox (Google - please send us an invite already, will you?)

As you can see from the video above, Google Wave improves email communication by solving the mess, that the back-and-forth, multi-participant email communication creates. Any process (business or other) that has a relatively long timespan and involves many participants are a pain to conduct via email. That applies to the management of a web design project as described in the video above, planning a wedding or a corporate event, and true for real estate transactions as well. Since real estate transactions and the real estate business cycles are 1) lengthy by nature and 2) they involve many stakeholders besides you and your client (inspectors, assistants, insurance folks, lawyers, interior designers, vendors etc.), it is very well suited for improvements by the Google Wave platform.

What is Google Wave?

At its basic level it is:

A communication platform, that combines different features and benefits of

email

threaded discussions

media-independent sharing (any digital object - text, video, PDF etc. can be attached to the Wave)

real-time chats

open, standard extendability

If we dig deeper into its capabilities, it will clearly show that the sum of all these things is bigger than what the individual features by themselves can deliver:

The real estate business cycle consists of 4 major components:

Self marketing and prospecting

Servicing active clients
Listing marketing (etc) for sellers and home finding (search, showing etc.) for buyers

The closing process

Customer retention (CRM, farming, newsletters, market updates etc.)

Even though, during the last decade or two, most of these processes became computer aided and many of them went online, integration of individual business processes are still cumbersome if at all doable.

Google Wave has the potential to change this. You will be able to set up a Wave, invite all participants to communicate in one communication channel, attach all information to one thread and you and your clients will be able to track progress, communicate decision points all within one environment.

Let's talk about Extendability:

I believe, that Google Wave will become an overnight success for many reasons, but the emphasize on extendability can not be stressed enough. Theoretically, you could imagine that one software vendor could create a service for you that supports the whole real estate business cycle via their proprietary system, but in practice a system like this can be prohibitively expensive and always lacking and slow to adopt to new requirements. Alternatively, you could ask the many vendors supporting your individual business processes to pick up the phone and start talking to each other and integrate their systems (IDX and eDoc and marketing tools and lead management and CRM etc.) but quite frankly, the chance of this happening is close to zero. The cost and risk is too high for the vendors and their interests overlap and collide. This is where Google Wave extendability comes to the picture. Wave is designed from the ground up to be a platform that provides the infrastructure for 3rd party vendors to add their own custom functionality to it. It is a centralized standard that vendors will adapt and you will be able to replace an under performing vendor by simply signing up with a competing one WITHOUT jeopardizing your overall service.

Via the Google Wave's robots and gadgets specification, software vendors like us at RealBird and Zillow, Cyberhomes, Altos Research, Trulia and many others will be able to create extensions that interact with your Waves and enhance them with added functionality and information.

The easiest way to imagine how a Google Wave application will look like is to take all the scenarios where you or your visitors or your clients initiate an email conversation. Replace the email communication with Wave and imagine how much better the whole process will be when other stakeholders and 3rd party information can be attached to the conversation thread.

For example, take a RealBird single property website. Some prospective buyer finds it through syndication or search engine marketing and is interested enough to share it with his or her spouse. Currently they send an email using the built-in email tool. We will provide an option for them to not only send an email but create a Google Wave - which eventually invites the spouse to join the conversation via email. They start their discussion about the property within the Wave. Let's say they decide that they want to see this property, Currently, they would send you another email, a step which starts breaking down the communication process to unconnected channels. With Google Wave, they will invite you to join the existing Wave as a participant. With the built-in permission system, they will be able to add you to the conversation without disclosing what they talked about before. Once you joined the Wave, you will be able to add calender events and todos to the conversation (maybe using a 3rd party Wave extension gadget) and attach more information such a disclosures, floorplans and any other info that you think will enhance the process. Let's say, your prospective buyers like the property and for the sake of argument, let's say they have their own buyer's agent already. At this point - or maybe earlier - they invite her to join the Wave. Again, with appropriate permission control. Eventually, they make up their mind and make an offer. Let's say the offer is accepted. From this point the Wave will turn from a prospecting channel into managing the closing process. You will be able to add new 3rd party "robots", maybe one from DocuSign or other eDoc providers, and you will invite title and escrow people etc. You get the point: the Wave - with it's core platform and with its 3rd party applications - will help you cross the current boundaries and disintegration points of the business process, melting them into one, easy to manage integrated environment.

This is just an example process, simplified for the sake of the example, but I think it's good enough to show the power of Google Wave to manage business processes. This particular one shows an example from the buyer's perspective, how they can add stakeholders to the process, but you can take other processes and apply the same exercise with you being the "chairman" of the thread. Or imagine a Wave for a home search, with RealBird Property Search "robots" participating and posting matching listings into the Wave. Or conducting office collaborations. Or open house marketing. Only the imagination is the limit.

Google, if you are reading this post, please send us an invite already, we can't wait to start developing Wave robots and integration points for RealBird. Will you? Thanks.

-- Zoltan
RealBird.com

Baltimore MD Homes for Sale That Are HUD Owned Purchased With FHA Financing

Nishika Jones Baltimore Homes for Sale (Urban Living Realty) — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 13:35:24 -0500

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Abingdon MD Homes for Sale HUD Owned 50% off for Teachers, Officers, Firefighters & EMTs (only $84,500)

Nishika Jones Baltimore Homes for Sale (Urban Living Realty) — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 14:51:14 -0500

Nishika Jones | Urban Living Realty | 410-952-2641

3113 Hidden Ridge, Abingdon 21009, MD

Abingdon MD Homes for Sale

3BR/2.5BA Single Family House

offered at $169,000

Year Built	1993
Sq Footage	1,240
Bedrooms	3
Bathrooms	2 full, 1 partial
Floors	Unspecified
Parking	Unspecified
Lot Size	2,000 sqft
HOA/Maint	$0 per month

DESCRIPTION

ATTN: Police Officers, Teachers, Firefighters, & EMTs! 50% off HUD Owned home in Harford County!!

Don't forget the first time buyer tax credit of $8,000 for closings before 11-30-2009.

Contact us to see this property TODAY! Bid deadline is Tues, Sept 22nd @ midnight!!

410-952-2641 phone

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ADDITIONAL PHOTOS

basement	exterior
interior	kitchen
rear	yard

Contact info:

Nishika Jones

Urban Living Realty

410-952-2641

For sale by agent/broker

Posted: Sep 21, 2009, 10:59am PDT

HUD Owned 21222 Dundalk Homes for Sale-EOG Fully Fenced Yard

Nishika Jones Baltimore Homes for Sale (Urban Living Realty) — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 20:57:52 -0500

Nishika Jones | Urban Living Realty | 410-952-2641

7824 Harold Rd., Dundalk 21222, MD

Dundalk homes for sale

3BR/1BA Single Family House

offered at $80,750

Year Built	1958
Sq Footage	1,080
Bedrooms	3
Bathrooms	1 full, 0 partial
Floors	Unspecified
Parking	Unspecified
Lot Size	3,103 sqft
HOA/Maint	$0 per month

DESCRIPTION

Looking for Dundalk homes for sale? This end of group, HUD owned property has a rear porch, deck and fully fenced yard.

Don't forget about the first time home buyer tax credit of $8,000 expires 11-30-2009. Looking for Baltimore Realtors who know all about HUD homes and for FREE HUD home listings---CONTACT US TODAY 410-952-2641

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ADDITIONAL PHOTOS

kitchen	exterior
rear	basement
bathroom	yard

Contact info:

Nishika Jones

Urban Living Realty

410-952-2641

For sale by agent/broker

Posted: Sep 19, 2009, 11:58am PDT

Baltimore Neighborhoods Live Baltimore Buying Into Baltimore Eastern Trolley Tour

Nishika Jones Baltimore Homes for Sale (Urban Living Realty) — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 22:43:08 -0500

Baltimore Neighborhoods Live Baltimore Buying Into Baltimore this Saturday, September 12th Live Baltimore will host the 2009 Buying Into Baltimore East Trolley Tour.

The event is 9am – 2pm and will be held at:

Baltimore City College High School
3220 The Alameda at 33rd Street
Baltimore, MD 21218

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REGISTER ONLINE NOW TO AVOID ON-SITE REGISTRANT LINES!!

At the event there will be guided tours of a variety of neighborhoods ranging in style, price and geographic location. Upon

registration you will receive a “ticket” and during the tour you will get your ticket stamped at four individual homes. The

guide tours are narrated and provide first hand knowledge of the area.

You are also welcomed to drive the tour routes yourself. Maps and driving directions are provided. You must get your

ticket stamped at four of the sixteen homes on the tour.

Which boundaries determine East Baltimore for purposes of the Buying Into Baltimore Trolley Tour?

Boundary dividing line:
Starting from the North (Baltimore City/Baltimore County Line)...

•    Head south on Charles St.
•    To west on 29th St.
•    To south on Howard St.
•    To west on Camden St.
•    To east on Russell St. and continue to County Line

Is my house on the East or West side of the boundary?

If you have a home in mind and want to know if it qualifies for the West or East side, use an online mapping application, like

I-map, to plot the address and compare its location to the boundary line.

You actually get the award by taking your validated ticket, sales contract, and photo ID to the Baltimore City

Homeownership Office.

You will be eligible for the award funds if all of the following conditions are met:

A housing counseling certificate is required before a commitment letter for award funds will be issued. Counseling must be completed prior to signing a contract of sale. We urge you to get this housing counseling as soon as you can; it must be completed BEFORE signing the sales contract. Click here for a list of housing counseling agencies.
You are one of the first 50 people to submit the validated home tour ticket, valid homeownership counseling certificate, and signed contract of sale to the City's Homeownership Office.
You must use this home as your primary residence.
You close on your new home within 90 days from the event date. Contracts signed prior to September 12, 2009 will not be eligible for the award funds.
Your property is within the fair boundaries.
Your mortgage amount cannot exceed $417,000.
You are encouraged to use a Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac approved lender.
You must invest a minimum of $1,000 from personal funds/resources.
The award is secured by a Deed of Trust written for a five-year term; the payback obligation reduces 20% for each year of occupancy and is released after the five year period.
Purchase contracts must be signed and dated after the “Buying into Baltimore” event, not before. Contracts signed prior to the event date will not be accepted.
Questions? Call Baltimore Housing’s Office of Homeownership directly at 410.396.3124.

Baltimore Realtors experienced in working with the Buying Into Baltimore Trolley Tours, first time buyer closing programs, and the Live Near Your Work initiative are just an e-mail or phone call away.

Urban Living Realty (410) 952-2641 phone

© 2009 Nishika N. Jones Baltimore Neighborhoods Buying Into Baltimore Eastern Trolley Tour

Baltimore First Time Home Buyer Counseling Agencies Baltimore County MD

Nishika Jones Baltimore Homes for Sale (Urban Living Realty) — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 23:30:04 -0500

Baltimore first time home buyers may be eligible for special programs, but before applying for any city, county, or state closing cost or downpayment assistance programs in Maryland; buyers must attend homeownership counseling. The first counseling session is a group session held on a regular basis (although spaces sometimes fill up quickly), followed up by a one-on-one appointment. The following is a list of Baltimore County homeownership counseling agencies:

Information About Baltimore County Programs

Baltimore County's Office of Community Conservation • 410-887-3124
www.baltimorecountymd.gov

Diversified Housing Development
Woodlawn, Woodmoor Pikesville, Edmondson Heights, Landsdowne,
Baltimore Highlands • 410-496-1214
8311 Liberty Road, 21207

Eastside Community Development
Dundalk, North Point, Edgemere, Essex, Middle River, Rosedale, East Towson
410-284-9861
Eastpoint Mall, 7835 Eastern Avenue, 21224

HARBEL Housing Partnership
Overlea, Fullerton, Perry Hall, White Marsh, Carney, Parville, Loch Raven, greater Hillendale, Timonium, Lutherville, Cockeysville •410-444-9152
5807 Harford Road, 21214

We Are Family Community Development
Randallstown, Lochern, Pikesville, Old Court, Millford Mill, Lochern • 410-922-9623
8611 Church Lane, 21133

FHA - The NO NO LIST

Nishika Jones Baltimore Homes for Sale (Urban Living Realty) — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 23:09:07 -0500

FHA Loans are Growing in Popularity!

Via Kathleen Frawley Your South County Connection (Keller Williams):

FHA: it's a good thing

FHA loans are a majority of the loans in our area right now. After looking at about a gazillion properties I usually have a gut instinct about whether or not it can be FHA approved. FHA’s primary concern: Health, safety, security, structural integrity of the subject property. Although This can mean many things, I found a great list for you:

According to Colleen Tiner, Sacramento County Appraiser. Some of the most common FHA repair items:

1. Will the roof pass a 2yr roof certification?
2. Is there access for appraiser to do a head and shoulders inspection of attic and crawl space?
3. Are there any visible stains on the interior ceiling?
4. Is the water heater strapped?
5. Are there any holes in the firewall?
6. If built prior to 1978? Any chipping/peeling paint?
7. Is there 18” of crawl space under the home?
8.  Any visibly dry rot?
9. Is the swimming pool filled? If not, does it have a secure fence around it?
10. Is the fence down around the property? Is there a pool or dog on the other side?
11. Any sub floor exposed? Minimum FHA grade flooring must be installed.
12. Is hot water heater on and functioning properly?
13. All built-in appliances must be installed and working.
14. A freestanding stove is not required.
15. The well must be 10ft from the property line, 50ft from the septic tank & 100ft from septic field.
16. Any exposed wiring, plugs or switches without cover plates?
17. Any holes in siding or stucco?
18. Any exterior standing water or drainage issues?
19. Any decks without rails?
20. Does garage door opener have functioning auto reverse?
21. Security bars must be removed from 1st floor bedroom windows.
22. If a termite report is required all structures on the lot will be inspected.

Colleen Tiner, can be reached at Tiner Appraisals (916-967-0296) http://www.tinerappraisals.com/

Property appraisals benefit HUD and the lender who will fund the FHA transaction. The value from the appraisal establishes the basis by which the maximum FHA insurable loan can be calculated.

For every action there is an equal and opposite government program. BobWells

Essex MD Homes HUD Owned with Fireplace, Deck & Fenced Yard

Nishika Jones Baltimore Homes for Sale (Urban Living Realty) — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 23:01:15 -0500

Nishika Jones | Urban Living Realty | 410-952-2641

1913 New Haven Drive, Essex, MD

3BR/1.5BA Single Family House

offered at $119,700

Year Built	1989
Sq Footage	1,240
Bedrooms	3
Bathrooms	1 full, 1 partial
Floors	Unspecified
Parking	Unspecified
Lot Size	1,240 sqft
HOA/Maint	$0 per month

DESCRIPTION

Paint and carpet will go a long way in the Essex MD townhome for sale owned by HUD. It has a fireplace, fenced yard, and rear deck. Arrange your private tour today!

Don't forget about the first time home buyer tax credit of $8,000. Looking for Baltimore Realtors who know all about HUD homes and for FREE HUD home listings---CONTACT US TODAY!

see additional photos below

ADDITIONAL PHOTOS

Front Elevation	Bathroom
Interior	Kitchen
Rear Elevation	Yard

Contact info:

Nishika Jones

Urban Living Realty

410-952-2641

For sale by agent/broker

Posted: Aug 21, 2009, 7:39am PDT

Owings Mills Homes for Sale HUD Owned Townhouse Built in 2003

Nishika Jones Baltimore Homes for Sale (Urban Living Realty) — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 22:45:20 -0500

Nishika Jones | Urban Living Realty | 410-952-2641

9527 Tessa Lane, Owings Mills, MD

3BR/2.5BA Single Family House

offered at $218,500

Year Built	2003
Sq Footage	2,232
Bedrooms	3
Bathrooms	2 full, 1 partial
Floors	Unspecified
Parking	Unspecified
Lot Size	2,232 sqft
HOA/Maint	$0 per month

DESCRIPTION

Garage townhouse built in 2003 is a jewel in Owings Mills MD homes for sale. This HUD owned home has an interior with a pass thru fireplace, open kitchen, and balcony. A great entertaining space. Arrange your private tour today!

Don't forget about the first time home buyer tax credit of $8,000. Looking for Baltimore Realtors who know all about HUD homes and for FREE HUD home listings---CONTACT US TODAY!

see additional photos below

ADDITIONAL PHOTOS

Front Elevation	Bathroom
Garage	Interior
Kitchen	Rear Elevation

Contact info:

Nishika Jones

Urban Living Realty

410-952-2641

For sale by agent/broker

Posted: Aug 21, 2009, 7:51am PDT

Teacher Next Door Program Home for Sale at 50% Off in Aberdeen MD Harford County

Nishika Jones Baltimore Homes for Sale (Urban Living Realty) — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 22:20:33 -0500

Nishika Jones | Urban Living Realty | 410-952-2641

137 S. Roger Street, Aberdeen, MD

3BR/1.5BA Single Family House

offered at $190,000

Year Built	1933
Sq Footage	2,408
Bedrooms	3
Bathrooms	1 full, 1 partial
Floors	Unspecified
Parking	Unspecified
Lot Size	2,408 sqft
HOA/Maint	$0 per month

DESCRIPTION

Homes for sale in Harford County include Aberdeen homes for sale like this beautiful large home with more than 2,400 square feet, hardwood floors, front porch, sunroom, large kitchen, open basement, etc. Excellent opportunity to purchase this HUD owned home at 50% off of the list price for teachers, police officers, firefighters, and emergency medical technicians.

Don't forget about the first time home buyer tax credit of $8,000. Looking for Aberdeen Realtors who know all about HUD homes and for FREE HUD home listings---CONTACT US TODAY!

see additional photos below

ADDITIONAL PHOTOS

Front Elevation	Bathroom
Interior	Kitchen
Rear Elevation	Yard

Contact info:

Nishika Jones

Urban Living Realty

410-952-2641

For sale by agent/broker