The MD Suburbs of DC

We all know that we are supposed to represent our client's best interest and I've been to plenty of seminars and read plenty of blog posts about how Realtors are not supposed to show their hand to the other guy.  Things like "I'm sorry this offer is so low.  It's what they buyer told me to put." ...

Yes, folks,it's time to sit down with family and friends to remember the good things in life.  It's hard, sometimes, in the midst of economic crisis, terrorism around the globe, war and hunger to stop and be grateful for all the things that are wonderful in our personal lives. I am reminded, thou...

Recently, I've been lucky (I think) to get some listings that have Sellers with equity.  This means that when an offer comes through there's no waiting for a bank or other "third party approval".  You would think that would mean that these Sellers would be ready to work with reasonable and even n...

The Fed and US Treasury have finally come to grips with the fact that, oh yeah, maybe the housing industry could use a little help. While they've been busy handing out money by the truckload to banks so they can buy other banks and keep those corporate jets in the air, the ordinary person who wan...

What is it with Realtors who drive around with their clients, see a yard sign and then go up and knock on the door and ask to be let in?  What is it with homeowners, who open the door and let these folks in with nothing more than a business card and a "Can we see your house"? Realtors -- You don'...

Blog buddie, fellow Active Rainer and fellow CRS Chapter member, Rich Mielke tagged me again for on of those ever expanding MeMes that make the rounds from time to time.  This time I don't really have to reveal much about myself except what you may be able to glean from what I'm reading -- Here i...

I guess I'm a little late with this but I just couldn't help but share this great Prickly City cartoon that ran in the Washington Post on November 11th.  Winslow had been running a disastrous third party campaign and is now looking for something to do.....   It also reminds me to a story I saw in...

I got an e-mail the other day.  It got caught in my spam filter which is where it belongs. Here it is, in part... I wanted to see if you have an interest in picking up a ticket or two (business entertaining or for personal use) for the 2009 Presidential Inauguration Swearing-In, Parade or Gala Ba...

I know I should have bought a camera to take in the long lines and such but I just plain forgot.  Luckily, I was intuitive enough to know to get their early in order to trade in my old Supra lockboxes, old Supra key and old Sentrilock key card (it's old already???). So I had plenty of time to han...

Tomorrow, I walk into a hotel ballroom in Greenbelt to convert all my Supra lockboxes and key access to Sentrilock lockboxes and key access.  Woo! Hooo!!! Neighboring jurisdictions have converted long ago (and one will convert a little later this year or early next, I understand). So I went and g...