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My goal is to share information about the mortgage market, my community and myself, as well as to provide timely information for buyer's, sellers and home owners in Maryland.

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2011 

If you are looking for a great property in Carroll County, Maryland, you have to check out the Open House that Diane Phillips is holding. Actually the house will be open 3 times (unless the right buyer comes in sooner!) The right buyer could qualify for 100% financing! Yep, you read that right ON...
09/15/2011
BUYING A FIRST HOME IN MARYLAND...A FAIRY TALE Once upon a time there was a lovely young couple looking for a new home around Baltimore, Maryland. They were about to have a new addition to their family and decided it was time to stop renting and find their forever home They knew where they wanted...
09/15/2011
You can't help but smile when you come across a field of Sunflowers as far as the eye can see.  Well smile you will when you drive to Rt 165 and Rt 23 in Jarretsville.  According to an article in the Baltimore Sun, in 2009 the owner's of Clear Meadow Farm planted over 600 acres of sunflowers.  Th...
09/14/2011
How much can a seller contribute toward a buyer’s closing cost?   You are sitting down with a client who is ready to submit a contract.  They want to have as little out of pocket as possible when they purchase a home. They ask you how to do that.    In Maryland the average closing costs and pre-p...
09/13/2011
In case you missed this post by the lovely Anna Banana, please take some time to figure out "What it is that you really want?"  We all have moments of uncertainty, of searching, of self-doubt.  This one little question is one we should ask ourselves on a regular basis. Anna has some great ideas a...
09/12/2011
Do you know contractors that do great work?  Stacey is putting together a list for clients and needs your help!  This is a fabulous forum to help get a list together for all counties in Maryland.  Feel free to share here or email Stacey or me with the information. If you are a contractor who is l...
09/12/2011
PURCHASE DENIED!  FHA MAX Loan Limit Changes Going Into Effect 10/1/2011   This may happen to you if your purchase/sale is above the county loan limit for FHA mortgages.  As of this writing the federal government has not extended the increased maximum loan limits on FHA loans.  The current tempor...
09/12/2011
I have read many beautiful, touching stories of how lives were changed on 9/11/2001.  The post by Andrea touched me to my core.  I ask that you say a special prayer for her husband and their family.  Take one more minute to hug your family just a little tighter on this Day of Remembrance and alwa...
09/11/2011
Maryland Seafood Festival Annapolis Sandy Point September 10th and 11th The sun is finally shining it's time to get out and enjoy the weather. Head on down to Sandy Point State Park for the 44th Annual Maryland Seafood Festival.   There will be plenty of seafood (and other stuff  for the landlubb...
09/10/2011
Sometimes You HAVE To Take A Little Time For Yourself... This is a crazy business these days.  It feels like there is always a fight...in contract negotiations, in underwriting, in rent-back discussions.  It's always something. It is easy to get caught up in obsessively checking email, texts, voi...
09/09/2011
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