Just teasing You With This Charming Home! - 06/30/11 10:07 PM
Just teasing you with this charming home which will probably go on the market in the near future.
 
A phone call from my advertisement (even though we all know print media does not work) asking when I could take a look at the property, evaluate what needs to be done and possibly getting it listed. 

I liked the caller, and I liked the neighborhood....a quaint historic area. We worked it out for that same evening so I could see the house and meet with them.
Right away, I found the small but charming brick home absolutely adorable. From the … (8 comments)

That's How I Sold A Dirty Messy House! - 06/29/11 11:57 PM
 
 
Some years ago, I took a listing that was very much like one described  by Alan May minus the baby diapers. In addition to stray animals, they had stray people. It was a referral from a friend and they needed my help! Stuff was piled high and you could not walk through the rooms. Dirty would have been a compliment and these were bright educated people with professional degrees.
                          Now this was a real challenge. How do I sell this dirty messy house?
First, I told them to paint the dining room. It was packed floor to ceiling … (71 comments)

Giving and Taking Advice on ActiveRain...the HomeRome Way! - 06/28/11 10:17 PM
Giving and Taking Advice on ActiveRain....the HomeRome Way!
                                 
You can get blog ideas by reading posts, making comments and following the comments. Here is an example.
 
Less than ten days ago Kathleen Moriarty wrote asking for help. Please take a moment to read ..Insight needed from AR members regarding moving my business.
After reading about her upcoming marriage, her move and a company change...I left Kathleen a message along with this advice.
''How about doing a series of blogs?  ' Getting married in month" "Getting married in 3 weeks"   ''Moving in a month"..Moving in a week".   I … (16 comments)

How About a Baltimore Condo? Here Are Six to Choose From! - 06/27/11 11:24 PM
 How about a Baltimore condo?
You do know that   Condos are  NOT only for the old folks!
Here are six condos to choose from in the Baltimore area. Ranging from a one bedroom one bath...to a three bedroom 2.5 bath. They each have their own special features ...like balconies, eat in kitchens, garage parking, patios, swimming pool, concierge service, tennis courts, all have laundry in the unit. Some are in Baltimore City and others  in Baltimore County. One is even a condo townhouse.  If you are thinking of condominium living...please give me a call...410-530-2400
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One Bedroom Bartonwood Condo Unit #504 … (7 comments)

Saying Farewell to a Best Friend! - 06/26/11 11:55 PM
Saying Farewell to a Best Friend!
 
Anyone who knows me has read about my friend, mentor, publisher and confidant...Peg Silloway.
 
                                            
We have known each other for well over 20 years. We met at NAWBO -National Association of Women's Business Owners- back when I was a porcelain artist and she was a CPA. We liked each other from the beginning.
Over time we changed places...career wise. Peg went back into the arts, doing stained glass and then writing and you all know I went into real estate...HomeRome Realty.
I don't think we have missed getting … (29 comments)

When Life Gives You Lemons.... - 06/25/11 01:42 PM
In Baltimore  Ice cream and  Snowballs  are a couple of ways to keep cool in our warm humid weather.  We've found another...an indoor lemonade stand. When Life gives you Lemons ...Squeeze 'em. That's what Phillippe, Morgan and Claudia do. These entrepreneur kids have set up a stand in their family's owned business. They came up with the slogan.  

 
 
 
                                       
Do you recognize that  puffer above in the Fish Tank ?  
Here is Claudia and Phillippe at One World Lemonade.  When you enter Poulet, these youngsters offer you a free sample of their homemade refreshing … (19 comments)

A Snowball's Chance in... Baltimore - 06/24/11 06:47 PM
 A  Snowball's Chance in... Baltimore
 
There are different types of  Snowballs ...especially in the Baltimore area.  There are the winter ones
like these that most people would like to forget. There are the summer ones that are native to Baltimore. In fact many have never seen or heard of them. This is what a Baltimore snowball looks like. You can add marshmallow cream or soft serve ice cream in layers in this cup. I like them plain.
                                             

                                             
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To search the MLS , either to buy a … (16 comments)

It's Ninety Degrees ...But There Are Snowballs in Baltimore. - 06/23/11 10:52 PM
It's ninety degrees...but there are snowballs in Baltimore..not this kind of snowball from last winter.
These snowballs grow on trees and bushes and produce some beautiful flowers with  colors ranging from white, to pink, to blue, to purple.  I have heard of red but have not seen them. These bluish, purple or pink flowers add a color you don't normally see in the flower garden.
Another name for hydrangeas are snowballs, and we have some beauties in the Baltimore area. I snapped these photos at my Gardenview property   that is now under contract.
 
 
                                       
 
                                       
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'You Sold a Home For Us About 19 Years Ago...' - 06/22/11 10:55 PM
 
Received this email from a former client:
''You sold a home for us about 19 years ago in Randallstown.  I just became a Realtor® in W.V. and I have a client ..in the Navy... looking to rent  ....she will be working at John Hopkins for the next 2 years. Could I refer her to you?''
I picked up the phone and called. In no time we were caught up.
I was pretty new back then but I remembered Angie and I remembered the house.                                                                                           
 
 
                                              
I remember the homes sold for her brother in law, her mother … (30 comments)

Erica Brought Roses for Daddy ...and He Loved Them! - 06/21/11 10:18 PM
Usually  TLH, The Lovely Husband  brings home the flowers, but not this time. It was Father's day and our daughter, Erica, knowing how much her dad likes roses... brought over two dozen long stemmed roses. I arranged them both in short vases. Lee loved them! The red ones are on the coffee table right in front of his favorite TV watching spot.  
 
                                         The red roses look pretty all alone.                                     
 
 
The white roses look great with my porcelain bowl made many years ago.                                        
 
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There is Another Reason Your House Has Not Sold! The Right Buyer has not seen it! - 06/20/11 11:49 PM
 
Quite a few posts have been written with reasons your listings won't sell. Alan May has blogged this subject several times. I am here to say...
There is Another Reason Your House Has Not Sold! The Right Buyer has not seen it!
When asked why the house has not sold or why it's been on the market so long...most people will say "It has to be the price". Everything will sell at the right price. List em right and they will sell.
Many times this is true, especially if you have, cookie cutter homes, in the same neighborhood with comps … (59 comments)

How Many Times Do You See The 'F' Letter? - 06/19/11 09:40 PM
 
 
Bob Kimbell was one of the presenters at last weeks  Day of Learning at GBBR! Bob spoke about business building. Status Quo is NOT a Strategy! What prospecting is NOT and  Ten biggest planning mistakes. He is an entertaining and  inspiring presenter. If you see a class offered by Bob, do yourself a favor and sign up immediately!
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One of Bob's exercises: Read four lines on an overhead screen and count the letter F. How many times do you see the F letter?  Interesting most people got it wrong.
Please take a moment, read it and … (27 comments)

Do a Favor For Your Senior Clients... - 06/18/11 10:47 PM
 
 
Have you ever been to a client's home who was overwhelmed with the paperwork, with the bills, with their taxes? They are embarrassed to tell anyone because.. who would understand?..who could help?  It can be stressful to someone who has always been meticulous with their filing and banking with no help from anyone.  This disarray of filing might be due to an illness, dementia, getting older, loss of interest or the passing of a spouse who took care of these necessities. How can you help? How can someone who does not know you come in and figure out the hoards of paperwork?
                                       
This … (21 comments)

How I Handled One, Kindness Impaired, Pushy Caller. - 06/17/11 11:53 PM
How I Handled One, Kindness Impaired, Pushy Caller.
 
 
 
I was in  an all day session  at our board yesterday. Time was limited...calls and messages were only taken at breaks. One call came in that was very convincing. To make the best use of this time..I took a break while on this call. This telemarketer would not stop  with his canned speech...even when I asked him for the bottom line.  "What will all your promises cost me?"  He replied with ''only $300 a month and you will be better than..... yada yada yada.'' 
Then I said, "Please listen.  … (29 comments)

What Ten Dollars Will Get You ... An Entire Day of Learning at GBBR! - 06/16/11 09:33 PM
           What Ten Dollars Will Get You... An Entire Day of Learning at GBBR!
 

  Colette Massengale, Maryland Association Realtors ®  Legal Counsel, Carolyn Cook, Deputy Executive Vice President at Greater Baltimore Board of REALTORS, Cathy Werner president of the Maryland Association of Realtors, and Kathy Connelly from the Maryland Real Estate Commission...  started the day by sharing ways we can keep from getting to know them better...at least in their official capacities.
The GBBR's Business Building Workshop began with networking and breakfast at 9:00AM, a line up of nine speakers that went until 3:00 PM. There was a … (13 comments)

A Calming Experience...Watching a Fish Tank - 06/15/11 09:48 PM
Recently wrote about Signs of Summer in Baltimore.  These photos were taken on that same evening. No we did not go downtown to our wonderful National Aquarium.
These aquatic beauties were in the fish tank at Poulet in Green Spring Station near  Tarks, also in the same shopping area.
 I probably was a bit rude to our dear friends...I could not help but snap away at  these fascinating sea creatures while everyone was enjoying the delicious hand dipped ice cream.
Watching fish can lower blood pressure and be a calming experience..like these fish at 14 Timber Way.
 


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Buyers Need a Home! Are You Selling? - 06/14/11 10:01 PM
This young family needs a home! Their home went under contract and will be closing next month. With all the media talk about it being a buyer's market and how hard it is to sell a home....they listed their home with me and voila it sold! Now we are trying to move them into the Summit Chase neighborhood.
No problem...it's a buyer's market.
Well not so fast. There are no homes on the market that meet their needs. They really want an end of group with a garage.  We have been out looking at lots of other areas and lots of … (30 comments)

Another HomeRome Condo Goes To Settlement! The Clubhouse 6711 Park Heights Ave 21215 - 06/13/11 10:02 PM
This fourth floor condo  at The Clubhouse, with two master bedrooms and two master baths  has been sold.
 
 
This all brick condo has been beautifully maintained with the convenience  of a full service building. This fourth floor unit is accessed by elevator and you have a doorman to greet and help with your needs.
This spacious  Baltimore Condo at 6711 Park Heights Ave,  boasts 2 master bedrooms, two full baths, laundry in the unit, eat in kitchen, huge walk in closet and a covered balcony off the spacious living area.
In addition... there is a party room, library … (19 comments)

Signs of Summer in Baltimore - 06/12/11 09:43 PM
This is what the signs of Summer look like...hand dipped ice cream. Anyone care to guess where this photo was taken?
Bet someone in Baltimore knows. I will come back with more photos and more hints a bit later.
A special way to enjoy an evening with friends...try one of the many ice cream places. It is fun and conversation flows easily over a dip or cone of ice cream.
 
 
 

 
 
            This is not the first time I have written about   Ice Cream in the Baltimore area!
 
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To search the MLS , either to … (17 comments)

High Stress When Selling a House! - 06/11/11 03:56 PM
 
 
My friend  Karen Bernetti wrote a post recently about the stress of selling. When you couple the sale of a home with another life altering change such as divorce, you increase that stress even more. I do a counseling session with all my sellers giving them a heads up of this potential emotional roller coaster.                                                        
 
In the past these are a few articles about this same subject. 
There is Stress Selling a Home...How Do You Handle This Stress?
Moving with Children 
Triumphant Survivors  In most cases the situation goes well. Only once did we have to separate … (11 comments)

6202 Ivymount Rd. Baltimore 21209 Contemporary White Brick Rancher - 06/10/11 03:30 PM
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Take a Look Inside This 4 Bedroom Colonial With a Pool at 8271 Streamwood Dr - 06/09/11 11:53 AM
Take a Look Inside This 4 Bedroom Colonial With a Pool at 8271 Streamwood Dr.
 Baltimore County Location $399,944  Will Be Available in the Next Couple of Weeks! 
 
Original owners have taken such good care and pride of ownership shows in this four bedroom 3.5 Bath Center Hall Colonial. I have tried to capture this well maintained Willow Glen North home located off Old Court Rd in Pikesville, MD. Inside and out, this home is beautiful. Manicured landscaping and terraced fenced back yard  showcases the heated in ground pool with hot tub.  
 
 
                                    View  from the formal dining room.
 
 
 
                      The … (11 comments)

A Car Wash the Rome Way! - 06/08/11 01:22 AM
 A car wash the Rome way! My car is not new but I love everything about it. It's been a few years since you heard about this  special car!  Thanks to one of my favorite little guys, Stephen Tann, who named  The Chocolate Car!    
 
 
I have found a better way to keep the chocolate car clean, other than backing it out of the garage when it rains.  Let's call it a Type E thing as explained in my book Real Estate the Rome Way.  
That better way is a young man named  Scott Hankin who comes to … (27 comments)

Timber Way..The Perfect Name for a Contemporary Rancher With a Four Car Garage in Sagamore Forest 21136 - 06/07/11 12:51 AM
 
                                        
My newest listing, located at 14 Timber Way Ct. Reisterstown, MD 21136, is nestled on a wooded 3 1/2 acre lot at the end of a cul de sac.  This is another special home and one of my favorites.
 It is a large contemporary ranch with lots of light, high ceilings and shows pride of ownership.   This home has been beautifully maintained by the original owners and is a pleasure to show. Arriving at the private driveway, enter through the double door garage where there is room to park FOUR cars inside. Lots of space for guest parking. The front is a nature lover's dream..lots … (16 comments)

Living at 14 Timber Way Could Be Good For Your Health! - 06/07/11 12:48 AM
If you lived at 14 Timber Way you could  enjoy the sights of 3 1/2 wooded landscaped acres and  and enjoy the sounds of  a lovely waterfall. They say watching a fish tank can lower your blood pressure. I think watching these fish and all the surrounding beauty would do an even better job.
 
There are various studies  showing that those who have spent a little time each day watching fish, have greatly reduced stress and blood pressure levels.  If that is the case, then living at 14 Timber Way would be good for your health.
 


 
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New HomeRome Listing...Pill Hill -Mount Washington, Baltimore, MD 21209 - 06/06/11 09:45 PM
New HomeRome Listing...Pill Hill -Mount Washington
 
6202 Ivymount Road                                                 
Baltimore, Maryland 21209
Mt. Washington- Pill Hill
$274.944
 
 
Here is one of my favorite areas in Baltimore, also known as Pill Hill  and part of the   Mount Washington   area of the city. Easy access to downtown via I 83 Jones Falls Expressway. This certainly does not look like a city location with all its lush wooded greenery.

6202 Ivymount Road in Pill Hill

White Brick Contemporary Rancher.

Screened porch runs the length of the living and dining room.
 

Patio off the … (12 comments)

Contemporary Home In Owings Mills/ Reisterstown Area of Baltimore County - 06/06/11 06:18 AM
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Wordsmith Needs Help! - 06/05/11 12:13 AM
Wordsmith Needs Help!
 
Very recently we received a group message from CTann Starr asking us to take a look at an  ActiveRain member  who needs our help.
You might want to read her post and good ideas so far. Since Maya's  post was members only you will have to go search her sight Maya Swamy, Ph.D. "No Excuses Realtor"  Her post was written in the beginning of June.
 
This was my  comment:
'Maya, I just left you a message..... I have some ideas to help. Consider  joining more groups such as Club Chaos.   I would like to see a follow up … (11 comments)

A Burger, a Quesadilla and a Steak Sandwich...Tarks in Greenspring Station - 06/04/11 12:57 PM
The settlement was over and it was pretty darn near supper time. We decided to celebrate with A Burger, a Quesadilla and a Steak Sandwich...Tarks in Greenspring Station
 
 
Tarks was so close... Bridget,   Kathleen and myself decided to stop by and celebrate Kathleen's new home. Tarks, located at Greenspring Station right at the belway and I-83, is friendly, elegant and we were immediately welcomed by all the staff.
On this 100 degree Baltimore day, it was pleasantly cool in this elegant restaurant. We could have eaten outside but chose the chill of the refreshing air conditioning.
 
 
A burger, a quesadilla and a steak sandwich...all … (12 comments)

Number One in the Number Two Business! Inspections Have to Be Done! - 06/03/11 06:21 AM
Number One in the Number Two Business! Inspections Have to Be Done!
 
Today we had the inspections on my new listing  at 3506 Gardenview Rd. in Stevenson, MD.   I say inspections..plural because there was more than one. The main inspection was done by AAA and  included a termite  and  swimming pool inspection.  The buyers chose this company because they had experience,  were  full service, take major credit cards  and do  a computer generated report on site. They are also available 7 days a week...not very common these days.
 
Another company came in to do the septic inspection. They have a … (13 comments)

Success Blamed On ActiveRain...What Do THese Four Have in Common? - 06/02/11 12:39 AM
                             Success Blamed On ActiveRain...What Do These Four Have in Common?
                                          
Glad you asked. All four of us met because of ActiveRain.
Some time ago I wrote a post...Who Says Baltimore, Maryland Condos are Only For the Old Folks? ...a post read by Kathleen who was considering a condo purchase.  Her Google search kept coming up with me and my condo listings. Kathleen said at the settlement table today   "...every time I Googled a condo..Margaret Rome came up."   So she figured I knew something about these properties and … (26 comments)

Thai Orient in Owings Mills Maryland - 06/01/11 08:36 AM
 
Thai Orient in Owings Mills, Maryland

This is one of our favorite restaurants located in the "Pink Shopping Center" in Owings Mills. We go during the week, we go at off hours, we go for lunch or we go for dinner. Whenever we go, we are always treated with the the same warm welcome. Right away we are seated and brought a fresh cabbage salad to start and, of course, the fried won-tons with sweet sauce and hot mustard.
I would hope we make our clients feel as welcome!
 
          
There is plenty … (10 comments)

 
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