This evening I decided to "play" real estate, not "do" real estate. In other words, I put on my customer hat and put away my real estate agent hat.
We've toyed with the idea of relocating to another area of the country … (23 comments)
margaret woda: Make Your Own Link Buttons - 02/26/09 12:10 AM
Over the past few days there have been a few posts about link buttons. I saw one asking ActiveRain to please provide them for us. Someone else suggested using links instead of buttons and offered a tutorial on how to create a link. This post is going to show you … (100 comments)
margaret woda: Recipe for Consistent Income in Sales - 02/24/09 01:05 PM
Even after decades in the real estate business, I sometimes need to pause and make sure I’m on track for consistent income. Some factors are out of my control, of course, such as the economy, politics, war or peace, competition, and sometimes even weather conditions. It’s important, however, that I do take … (55 comments)
margaret woda: A Video You Absolutely Must See - 10/28/08 07:52 PM
Imagine my surprise when I saw this video indicating my vote swung the election. Take a look... you might want to customize this and send it to your friends, regardless of your political viewpoint.
I guess the moral of this video is "Vote" (regardless of which candidate you support). Take … (27 comments)
margaret woda: Two New Grandbabies In One Month! - 01/04/08 09:58 PM
For the past few days, I've been a little slow with acknowledging your comments... with good reason. I've been spending a lot of time at the hospital with my son and daughter-in-law, who just had their first baby, Jack Lawrence. We're very fortunate to have them nearby, in Northern Virginia - about … (32 comments)
margaret woda: Bowie Real Estate Market Study - 20715 - 12/18/07 09:10 AM
Things are looking very bleak for Bowie home sellers in the 20715 zipcode this month, based on statistics for November 2007 and these graphs of the years real estate activity. Bowie Units sold: Down 35.71% from November 2006
Bowie Days on Market: Up 42.47% from November 2006
Bowie Median sold price: Down 2.88% from … (2 comments)
margaret woda: Welcome to Fort Meade! - 12/12/07 11:57 AM
Included in Your Online Relocation Package for Anne Arundel County, Maryland - Home of Fort George G. Meade, NSA, Northrop Grumman, BWI, and the U.S. Naval Academy.
So you have orders in hand for Fort Meade! Let me be one of the first to welcome you to Maryland.
I'm sure … (10 comments)
Gambrills, Maryland, is probably best known for the Village of Waugh Chapel, the relatively new commercial center prominently located on Route 3 between Bowie and Baltimore - about 15 minutes from Annapolis to the East and 10 minutes from Fort Meade to the West. Washington D.C. is just a 30 minute … (0 comments)
margaret woda: Me-Me'd Again, in Maryland - 12/02/07 02:06 AM
Krista Fuchs sent me the nicest note, tagging me for a me-me and thanking me for encouraging her as a Newbie. My initial inclination was to beg off, since I've been me-me'd before and had a book me-me plus Adam's extensive interview for Sunday Bloggy Sunday. What more could I possibly say that you … (24 comments)
margaret woda: Gambrills MD Real Estate Market Update - October 2007 - 11/18/07 05:26 PM
This is the fourth local real estate market update for October 2007 I've prepared in as many days, and things are more optimist in Gambrills thatn some other nearby areas. I say that because statistics released by MRIS, the regional multiple listing system, indicate that Days on Market for a property in … (1 comments)
margaret woda: Davidsonville Real Estate Market Update - October 2007 - 11/17/07 04:21 PM
They say a picture is worth a thousand words, and it's certainly true when you look at Davidsonville real estate statistics in the form of a graph or chart. This shows the sold properties each month, alongside the listing inventory. It's not a very pretty picture for home sellers, is it? As … (2 comments)
margaret woda: Crofton Real Estate Market Update - October 2007 - 11/16/07 09:43 AM
There is good news to report about the Crofton real estate market! Statistics released by MRIS, the regional multiple listing system for this area, indicate that homes took less time to sell in October 2007 than they did in the same month last year. Days on Market were down 11.54% to 69. Additionally, … (4 comments)
margaret woda: You Impact Lives Long After Settlement - 11/04/07 02:52 PM
Crofton real estate and homes for sale Yesterday, I had a reminder of just how important Realtors are to the people we serve.... how much we influence their lives. As my son and his wife proudly showed off the newly decorated nursery in anticipation of their first baby, it occurred to me that I had a … (66 comments)
margaret woda: Last Day to Vote on Posh'd! - 11/02/07 11:49 PM
Edited 11/30/07 - Voting ends today! Just 2 weeks after going "live", my new outside blog has been Posh'd! Posh'd is actually a website featuring different blogsites each month that were selected for "breaking the mold and making real estate sites on the web more fun for everyone." Take a look... they're all very different from … (30 comments)
margaret woda: Crofton Schools Shuffle Boundaries - 11/02/07 02:43 PM
Crofton real estate and homes for sale If you use the School Locator on my website, you’ll only get part of the story. Today’s school assignments may or may not be an accurate reflection of which Crofton-area school your child will attend in 2008–2009. With the construction of a new elementary school on … (8 comments)
margaret woda: Spring Curb Appeal Begins Today - 11/01/07 10:41 PM
Crofton real estate and homes for sale Thinking of selling your Crofton home in Spring? If so, it's more important than ever for you to pull your green thumb out of your pocket and take care of these Fall Garden Must-Do's. They will reward you with a beautiful lawn and garden when the growing season … (12 comments)
margaret woda: No Blog is Complete Until... - 10/31/07 12:06 AM
SPELL-CHECK. Do you know who invented spell-check? I, for one, would like to send him or her a nice hand-written thank you note. Spell-check is sort of an on-line dictionary that saves us from ourselves by catching our typos in MS Word documents or articles posted on ActiveRain and other web sites or blogs. … (39 comments)
margaret woda: Reminders for Halloween Safety - 10/30/07 08:49 AM
Keep the REAL spooks out of your children's Halloween night by taking these precautions.
1. Accompany children when they go trick-or-treating - If they're a little older, stand back so you're not "lurking", but don't let a pedophile take advantage of this great opportunity to troll for vulnerable kids. Adolescents are not too … (9 comments)
margaret woda: Consumer Tax on Real Estate Services? No Way! - 10/28/07 11:55 PM
How do you think it might impact your business if buyers, sellers, tenants and landlords are taxed on commissions or fees they pay to real estate professionals or property managers in the future? A 6% sales or service tax, for example, would turn each $1000 paid by consumers for commissions or fees into $1060. Why should you … (27 comments)
margaret woda: 10-24... Code Word for Adventure! - 10/24/07 07:50 AM
Today marks a special memory in my life, one that always makes me smile. "10-24" was the code word for skipping school, in my high school days, because October 24 was the first time I ever did anything like that. I went to a Catholic Girls High School outside Washington, D.C., where there … (23 comments)
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