Tammi L. Copsey | Long & Foster Real Estate, Inc. | 410-529-1900
18 Rose Petal Court, Baltimore, MD
PRICE REDUCTION! Great opportunity to own in Parkville!
3BR/2BA Single Family House
offered at $197,000
Year Built 1976
Sq Footage 1,200
Bedrooms 3
Bathrooms 2 full, 0 partial
Floors 2
Parking 2 Uncovered spaces
Lot Size 1,700 sqft
HOA/Maint $50 per month

DESCRIPTION

JUST REDUCED!! 3 BDRM 2 Full Baths Townhome in sought after Parkville neighboorhood. New installed carpet in Living/Dining, stairways, bedrooms and family rooms. New stove, refrigerator, faucet and counter top in kitchen to accent recently installed dishwasher. New roof in 10/09. Backs to wooded common area. 2 assigned parking spaces. Very short walk to Park & Ride for those easy commutes. Close to shopping.

see additional photos below
PROPERTY FEATURES

- Central A/C - Central heat - Tile floor
- Family room - Living room - Dishwasher
- Refrigerator - Stove/Oven - Basement
- Washer - Dryer - Laundry area - inside
- Yard

ADDITIONAL PHOTOS


Exterior Front

Living Dining

Kitchen

Bedroom #1

Bedroom #2

Lower Level
Contact info:
Tammi L. Copsey
Long & Foster Real Estate, Inc.
410-529-1900
For sale by agent/broker

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Posted: Nov 18, 2009, 5:02pm PST

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Long & Foster Real Estate, Inc.
8712 Belair Road, Baltimore, MD 21236
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Each of us should take a moment to participate in the Xerox Let's Say Thanks Program!  Please share this with your family and friends! 

All of our troops deserve our THANKS this holiday season (and always)! 

Thank to Nestor & Katerina for sharing this wonderful program!

Via Nestor & Katerina Gasset Realtors® Wellington Florida Luxury Homes (International Properties and Investments, Inc.):


Thanks to Xerox sending out a Thank You card to our soldiers is simple, fast and free.   support our troops

At this time of the year we can take some time out to teach our children about giving thanks and living in gratitude.
The best way of course to teach gratitude is by being a good example of being in a thankful state of mind.

You can gather your children around your computer right now and go to this site:

Let's Say Thanks- In Support of our Troops.

All you do is click on the card you want to send and then click on what you want the words on the text side of the card to say.
You don't even have to think to do this because it is all done for you. You just have to choose the card and the text out of the ones on the site.
Then you just click send.


Xerox prints out the postcards and then these cards go into the care packages that Givetothetroops® sends to our soldiers.
What a gift Xerox is giving to the troops. I really appreciate a company setting a great example like this.
The cards have all been designed by children and are patriotic. There are many patriotic symbols and messages to choose from. 

There is a link on the site where you can read the responses from soldiers around the globe.
For some of these soldiers, your card will be the only mail they get from home.

Here are some of the comments sent back by different servicemen and women:



To all who have supported us,
 
I would like to take this opportunity to say thank you from myself and my fellow Marines. Your packages and well wishes have lifted our spirits at a time when we are so far away from our friends and family. I wish you could have seen the bright eyed looks and utter excitement from the Marines when opening the boxes. It was a true blessing that you made happen. It makes us proud to know that our fellow Americans care as much as we do. It makes the sacrifices we and our families make worth every minute we spend here. We Americans can stand shoulder to shoulder in unison on one thing - we're all proud of our country and we're all proud of each other. The effort you make on behalf of the troops is just as important as the work we are doing here and around the world.
 
- A Gunnery Sergeant


As I was leaving an un-eventful Valentine's Day today, one of the mail clerks yelled "Adams!! You have a package!!" A package, I thought to myself. I'm not expecting anything. What could this be? I took the box into my office and closed the door. As I opened the box, a flood of joy came over me as I looked over the cards from you and the young ones, one of my co-workers walked in to see tears rolling down my eyes. I had never received a gift with this much love, packed into one little place from someone that I've never known.

As I thought about what the cards talked about with soldiers giving their lives and privileges up to ensure the freedom of Americans, it was nice to know that someone out there does not take it for granted. I don't know who you are, but you are truly a gift from God. The gift that gives me the drive to serve my country proudly. As you pray that the Lord keeps the soldiers here safe and brings us home, I pray to the Lord that people like you do not die off from this world. Your contributions are nowhere near inadequate. Please never forget what this means to a soldier. Thank you for your love and thoughts.
 

support our troops


Please be kind- take a moment out of your day to send a card for free to a soldier today. Please Reblog! 


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Long & Foster Real Estate, Inc.
8712 Belair Road, Baltimore, MD 21236
(410) 529-1900 office * (410) 529-5954 fax
(410) 258-5123 Blackberry
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I wear many hats in my career as a real estate agent.  Hats I never expected and never thought I would wear.  I find great joy in the diversity of my career and the fact that no two transactions are ever the same.  The following blog summarizes it perfectly and I appreciate Lenn sharing her knowledge (and wonderful writing skills)!

 

Via Lenn Harley, Homefinders.com, MD & VA Homes and Real Estate:

JUST WHAT IS IT THAT REAL ESTATE LICENSEES DO??  Part I.

"YOUR MISSION, SHOULD YOU CHOOSE TO ACCEPT IT . . . "  is to manage the orderly transfer of real property from a seller to a buyer.  The average consumer doesn't understand a fraction of what we do to help them accomplish their goal. 

Home for SaleSELLERS.  Home sellers are presented a simple-to-complex marketing plan by listing agents prior to listing the property for sale.  The listing agent promises to perform a series of showing, advertising activities geared to receiving contract offers.

BUYERS.  Buyers are assisted in their home search by agent(s) who helps to locate, tour properties for sale, write and negotiate the contract and arranging for settlement services.  

Sounds easy doesn't it?  Actually it is, in the hands of experienced listing and buyers agents and if nothing unusual occurs

THE MOST HELPFUL AND LEAST UNDERSTOOD PART OF LISTING AND SELLING REAL PROPERTY is the complex and institutionalized systems which include the brokerages employing the licensed agents and brokers, the Multiple List Systems that make the homes for sale information available to licensees and now to the public, the board approved forms that provide consumer protections,  

Achieving the consumer's goal of selling or buying real property requires the services of a variety of service providers in addition to the real estate licensee.  Achieving the orderly transfer of real property from a seller to a buyer requires services of vendors that perform critical tasks to help the consumer achieve their goal.  The vendors include but are not limited to:  mortgage providers, home inspectors, termite/radon inspectors, appraisers, title services which include or are managed by attorneys. 

WOW!  How do we keep up with all of these tasks that are necessary to get to the settlement table?  I'm going to disclose a secret that will help many consumers understand how things can go so smoothly and the consumer's goal of selling and buying real estate is achieved. 

IT'S ALL IN THE CONTRACT!

That's right.  IT'S ALL IN THE CONTRACT!

Getting to the settlement table begins with the selection of an experienced listing or buyer's agent who will MANAGE THE CONTRACT OF SALE.   To demonstrate the importance of understanding contract management, below are the titles included in a typical Contract of Sale.

  • Description of Real Property
  • Price and Financing
  • Deed of Trust
  • Deposit
  • Down Payment
  • Settlement
  • Equipment, Maintenance and Condition
  • Utilities
  • Personal Property and Fixtures
  • Financing Terms
  • Appraisal
  • Purchasers Representations
  • Access to Property
  • Termite Inspection
  • Repairs
  • Damage and LossContract of Sale
  • Title
  • Possession Date
  • Fees
  • Broker's Fee
  • Adjustments
  • Attorney's Fees
  • Performance
  • Default
  • Assignability
  • Definitions
  • Void Contract
  • Warranty

Listing agents and Buyers agents must not only understand the meaning and execution of each of these titles, they should help the seller or buyer understand the meaning of all parts of the contract that apply to their particular transaction. 

Next:  What Real Estate Licensees Do Not Do.

Courtesy, Lenn Harley, Broker, Homefinders.com, 800-711-7988.

 

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Long & Foster Real Estate, Inc.
8712 Belair Road, Baltimore, MD 21236
(410) 529-1900 office * (410) 529-5954 fax
(410) 258-5123 Blackberry
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This is a great reminder for all new homeowners to change the locks in your newly purchased home! 

You truly never do know who the previous home owner has given keys to (neighbors, family or friends).  You also have no idea whether the previous home owner has notified those people of their move. 

Change your locks and protect your investment! 

Please continue to read...although the following story ends well, it could have been disastrous!

Via Michelle Gibson Wellington Florida Real Estate (Hansen Real Estate Group Inc.):

wellington florida real estateLast Friday my clients closed on a beautiful short sale.  Unfortunately changing the locks was not at the top of their list since they were not moving in right away.

I always advise my clients to change the locks after closing because you never know who has a key.  In the case of these buyer's the previous owners son still had a key and was unaware that the property had been sold.

Thinking his parents still owned the home he decided to throw a huge house party, DJ and all.  The neighbors called the police on the 30-40 party goers, but since the young man had a driver's license with that address the police did nothing.

The next day my clients received a phone call from the HOA president notifing them of the incident.  It appeared the son didn't want his parents to find out about the party and the house was spotless.  This situation could have turned out much differently.

This is a reminder to change your locks immediately after closing.

Michelle Gibson
Hansen Real Estate Group Inc.
561.333.0446
www.SellingCentralPalmBeach.com
©2009 All Rights Reserved

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Long & Foster Real Estate, Inc.
8712 Belair Road, Baltimore, MD 21236
(410) 529-1900 office * (410) 529-5954 fax
(410) 258-5123 Blackberry
tammi.copsey@lnf.com
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Toys For Tots LNF Perry Hall 09

 

 

Long and Foster’s PERRY HALL Sales Office

Designated TOYS FOR TOTS Collection Site

 

All Long & Foster Sales Offices Will Serve As Toy Drop Off Sites For Annual Toys for Tots Campaign:

 

 Perry Hall, Md. November 2, 2009 Long & Foster’s Perry Hall office is proud to announce the launch of its annual toy drive to benefit the U.S. Marine Corps Reserves’ Toys for Tots Campaign.

Toys may be dropped off seven days a week between 9am and 6pm weekdays and 3pm weekends, at Long & Foster’s Perry Hall office located at 8712 Belair Rd. (Belair and Silver Spring Rds., behind Wendy’s) prior to December 11, 2009.

 

Long & Foster’s Perry Hall office sales manager, Sharon Blough said. “We are proud to participate in The Long & Foster® Companies 19th annual toy drive throughout its seven-state Mid-Atlantic region and the District of Columbia in support of the U.S. Marines Corps Reserve Toys for Tots program.  We hope you will be generous with your donation to help less fortunate children throughout our community.” 

 

Wes Foster, Chairman of The Long & Foster Companies said, “We take great pride in being able to once again assist this worthy cause and to help give the needy children in our communities the Christmas they deserve.  For nearly two decades, Long & Foster and its affiliated businesses have remained committed to helping provide a better holiday season to children in need in the communities we serve.”  

 

Between now and Dec.22, each of the company’s more than 200 sales offices throughout seven states will accept donations of new unwrapped toys for distribution to financially and/or physically disadvantaged children.  Long & Foster employees at the company’s corporate headquarters in Chantilly, Va. will also participate in the annual holiday event.

 

Once the toys are collected and presented to area Marines, they are distributed to local churches, social welfare agencies and to less fortunate children throughout Long & Foster’s service area.

 

The U.S. Marine Corps Reserves Toys for Tots program began with a single campaign in 1947.  Last year, 18 million toys were distributed to underprivileged children nationwide by The U.S. Marine Corps Reserves program.  Long & Foster collected more than 25,000 toys which were distributed to charitable and service organizations in the communities Long & Foster serves.

 

About The Long & Foster ® Companies  

The Long & Foster ® Companies is the parent company of the largest, privately owned residential real estate company in the U.S., Long & Foster® Real Estate, Inc., and is the Mid-Atlantic region’s leading provider of homeownership services. In addition to its real estate arm, The Long & Foster® Companies consist of Prosperity Mortgage® Company; Walker Jackson® Mortgage Corporation; Long & Foster® Insurance Agency, Inc., and Long & Foster® Settlement Services. The total 2008 sales volume and sales equivalents for all The Long & Foster Companies was $48.9 billion.

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Long & Foster Real Estate, Inc.
8712 Belair Road, Baltimore, MD 21236
(410) 529-1900 office * (410) 529-5954 fax
(410) 258-5123 Blackberry
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Today I have chosen to re-blog a post by an ActiveRain member, Russel Ray (San Diego Home Inspector) on the subject of Home Safety and Recalls. 

As always, Russel gives great information and a step by step account of how you can make your home safer! 

Thank you Russel for always giving such great advice that my clients and I can use!  You rock!

 

Via Russel Ray, San Diego home inspector (Russel Ray, Property Consultant):

My owner is a home inspector in San Diego.With Halloween behind us but Thanksgiving and Christmas knocking on our doors, it's time for a reminder about recalled products, safety, and the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).

Be the most knowledgeable Realtor, home inspector, mortgage lender, etc., in your service area and impress your family, friends, and business associates by knowing about recalls and safety concerns before they hear it on the news. I'll teach you how.

For those who are not familiar with the CPSC, they are the ones charged with protecting the public from lead paint, hazardous toys, unsafe appliances, and the like.

There are literally thousands of recalls and safety concerns that have been released since the Consumer Product Safety Commission began operating in 1973, and they all are listed. I recommend that you subscribe to all CPSC press releases. This will alert you to all recalls and safety concerns in all categories. Simply

Remember that not every recall makes the news or your local paper. But you'll think it is pretty substantial when you or a loved one suffers property damage, personal injury, or death.

Following is a detailed tutorial on how you can check on recalled products for your home and then sign up for the CPSC notices of recalled products. You can get notices before your neighbors hear about them on the nightly news.

First, make a list of your appliances: refrigerator, dishwasher, water heater, range, washer, dryer, etc. Then write down the manufacturer name, the model number, and the serial number. You should already have it for insurance purposes, but if you don't, well, we're getting two things done at once. We're multitasking!

Remember, though, that the very nature of numbers and letters means that numbers or letters might not have been read correctly. For example, the letter “O” and the number “0” can look the same, as can the letter “l” and the number “1.” Also remember to record spaces and dashes and any preprinted letters and numbers. It is possible to conduct research with only partial information, such as the manufacturer’s name and the type of appliance, but further evaluation might be required by a manufacturer’s representative or other specialist familiar with the equipment involved.

Now just follow the steps below.

  1. Connect your Internet browser to the CPSC web site: http://www.cpsc.gov and then click on “Recalls and Product Safety News.”

    Step 1


  2. Up pops a new window, “Recalls and Product Safety News,” where you can find recent recalls or recalls by month and year, product type, company, product description, or product category, such as toys, household products, outdoor products, etc. Product type, for example, will show you all the dishwashers.

    Step 2


  3. Let’s do it. Click on “Product Type.”

    Step 3


  4. Up pops a screen “Find Recalled Products by Product Type.” Over at the right you’ll see “Optional.”

    Step 4


  5. Let’s do a search on Kenmore dishwashers since I know there was a recall issued on February 25, 2005. In the “Optional” box, type the first three letters of dishwasher, “dis,” and click on “Simplify search.”

    Step 5


  6. The left side of the window is refreshed to show you all the product types that include the three letters “dis.” There are six categories shown. Click on “Dishwashers” and then click on “Find.”

    Step 6


  7. Up pops a window “Results of Your Search.” You should see thirteen lines (as of 11/11/09); the eleventh line is Kenmore (yellow arrow). However, look at the date of the recall: February 15, 1993. Remember in Step #5 that I told you I knew there was a Kenmore recall on February 25, 2005? This is why I don’t use the “Product Type” category. In using the “Product Type” category, you will have to read all twelve of those dishwasher recall documents to make sure you haven’t missed any Kenmore recalls. Kenmore currently is manufactured by Whirlpool corporation, so the fifth line (as of 11/11/09), “Whirlpool Corporation Recall of Dishwashers (February 25, 2005; Revised April 8, 2005)” is the one we want (blue arrow).

    Step 7


  8. Click on that line, and a new screen pops up, “NEWS from CPSC.” Scroll down and you’ll see that Whirlpool and Kenmore brands are involved. So you can see that if you just rely on headlines, your search could be faulty. Same thing with your local newspaper headlines. It’s important that you know that brand names are not necessarily manufacturer names.

    Step 8


  9. Let me show you a better way that will give you all the information you need even if you don't know the manufactured. Click on your browser’s “back” button once and then click on "Conduct a New Search."

    Step 9


  10. Now click on "Back to Recalls Page" at the bottom of your screen.

    Step 10


  11. Now click on “Find Recalls by:” “Company.”

    Step 11


  12. Up pops the “Find Recalled Products by Company” page; looks very similar to the screen shot in Step 6.

    Step 12


  13. Under “Optional”, type the first three letters of Kenmore, “ken,” click on “Simplify Search.”

    Step 13


  14. The screen is refreshed to show you all the companies that include the three letters “ken” in their names.

    Step 14


  15. Click on “Kenmore” and then click on “FIND”.

    Step 15


  16. The screen is refreshed to show “Results of Your Search.” You should see 30 lines (as of 11/11/09) of products that Kenmore has recalled. Note that the headlines show “Kenmore” in only eight of them yet you know that all 30 have the word “Kenmore” somewhere in the text of the recall notice. Therefore, just look for the ones that have “dishwasher” in the headline since you know that our search on “Kenmore,” coupled with “dishwasher” gives you what you want.


  17. The list is in reverse chronological order, and you'll see that there are only four dishwasher headlines: May 16, 2007; February 25, 2005; May 29, 1996; and February 15, 1993. Now you can check your dishwasher's model and serial numbers to see if it was involved in one of the recalls.


  18. Now, to complete our task, let’s go back to the CPSC home page. Click on your browser's "back" button once and then click on "Conduct a New Search," just like in Step 9. Then click on "Back to Recalls Page" like we did in Step 10.


  19. Now click on “Join our recall notification list.”

    Step 19


  20. Type your email address in the box.

    Step 20


  21. There are many subscription choices, including subscribing to recalls involving only selected products, e.g., infant/child products, sports and recreation products, outdoor products, household products, and specialty products. I recommend subscribing to “All CPSC press releases, including recalls (list name: releases),” which is the second choice (red arrow). Click on the radio button (yellow arrow) and then click on subscribe (green arrow).

    Step 21


    By subscribing to all press releases, you’ll get not only recall notices but great safety information, too. You'll never miss anything, regardless of how insignificant it might seem and regardless of whether or not the recall makes the evening news or the pages of your local newspaper.


  22. As long as your email address is active, you’ll never miss a recall or safety concern notice, and the nice thing is that the CPSC encourages you to spread their recall notices and safety information far and wide, so you can use them to keep in touch with your prospects and clients, and even use them in your marketing campaigns. What coule be better than FREE marketing materials?


  23. Lastly, go back and check on your own appliances from that list you made at the very beginning.

If you have any questions about anything, feel free to contact me.

Please feel free to re-blog this to give it as wide a distribution as possible and help save lives and property. 

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Long & Foster Real Estate, Inc.
8712 Belair Road, Baltimore, MD 21236
(410) 529-1900 office * (410) 529-5954 fax
(410) 258-5123 Blackberry
tammi.copsey@lnf.com
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It's Peanut Butter Jelly Time!!

This evening my office, Long & Foster Perry Hall participated in our bi-monthly volunteer work at Oak Crest Retirement Living.  The residents of Oak Crest gather in the dining hall to make peanut butter and jelly sandwiches to benefit the Maryland Food Bank.  This event is one of the most fun and rewarding things I have been involved in. The residents look forward to it and so do we!

This evening we made a total of 744 sandwiches in under one hour!
These folks know their way around a PB&J!!

Here are a couple of photos of tonight's event:

LNF Perry Hall Tammi Copsey

From left to right:  Melissa Lockwood, Tammi Copsey (me), Sharon Blough (Manager), Pat Bomhoff, Ellen Reinhard, Arelene Del Gallo

Pat Bomhoff wears peanut butter

Pat was dishing out peanut butter to the residents and ended up wearing some...

PBJ Stacked Boxes LNF Perry Hall

Boxes full of sandwiches...

Oak Crest Valet Parking

In the top photo we are standing in front of this sign...I had to share it with everyone!

The article below is from the Oak Crest website is from March (which marked the one year anniversary of our commitment to assistance...at the time we had assisted in making 5000 sandwiches!

 

Oak Crest and Long & Foster Team Up for Maryland Food Bank

5000 Sandwiches Made in One-Year History of Program

PARKVILLE, MD – Once a month, a dedicated group of people gathers in the Renaissance Gardens Terrace Dining Room of Oak Crest Village. Instead of watching television or going home after work, they are donating their time to make sandwiches for the homeless. 

Surrounded by dozens of loaves of bread and Ziploc bags, and equipped with a healthy dose of teamwork, the volunteers prepare more than 700 sandwiches that are sent to the Maryland Food Bank for distribution at the next day’s lunch service.

For an entire year, it has been a labor of love and fellowship between residents, staff and community volunteers. On the evening of January 14, the crew achieved a milestone of sorts. They made the 5,000th sandwich in the history of the program.

“It just goes to show you what a difference a group of people can make a little at a time,” stated Alison Krull, volunteer coordinator at Oak Crest and creator of the program. “It’s been said that ‘we can’t help everyone, but everyone can help someone.’ That’s what we try to accomplish every month for those served by the Maryland Food Bank.”

Along with staff and residents, Oak Crest partners with a diverse group of volunteers from the business community and youth organizations, namely the Perry Hall Office of Long and Foster (8712 Belair Road) and Boy Scout Troop #146 (Epiphany Lutheran Church).

Sharon Blough, vice president and Perry Hall branch manager for Long and Foster, leads a team of local Realtors and staff who volunteer at Oak Crest throughout the year. They were on hand for the making of the 5000th sandwich. 

“Knowing that this effort benefits people in Baltimore through the Maryland Food Bank truly makes the project meaningful,” described Blough. “Collaborating with Oak Crest has been a natural fit since our first community service project at their campus several years ago. Our employees have learned so much from their enthusiastic residents.” 

For more information about this and other activities coordinated by the Oak Crest volunteer program, please contact Alison Krull at 410-665-1000.

About Long and Foster: Located at 8721 Belair Road, the Perry Hall office of Long and Foster is the home to a dedicated team of professionals providing real estate, mortgage, title and insurance services.  For more information, please contact Long and Foster at 410-529-1900.

About Oak Crest Village: More than 2,200 people live at Oak Crest Village, an Erickson full-service retirement community that promotes a vibrant lifestyle. Erickson Retirement Communities is one of the leading national developers of full-service retirement communities. Headquartered near Baltimore, MD, Erickson has built an innovative network of communities that combine a maintenance-free active lifestyle with an ever-expanding host of amenities, social activities, and wellness and medical centers, proven to improve both physical and mental health.  Erickson was named by FORTUNE as being one of the Top 100 “2009 Best Companies to Work For®.”

For more information about this story, please contact Jeff Getek, public relations manager, at 410-882-3262, ext. 3189.

 

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To all of our Veterans and Active Duty Military - THANK YOU!

To all who have served our great country...
To all who have put our freedoms above their own safety...
To all who have who have given the supreme sacrifice for our freedom...

THANK YOU!

 

 

 

 

 

A special thank you to a yound lady I am honored to call my friend,
Nikki Mendicino (NikkiUSA)
"Every Veterans Kid Sister"

She is an inspiration and a true friend to the Veterans of this country.
I encourage you to visit her site to learn about her work for our Veterans!

 

 

 

 

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Long & Foster Real Estate, Inc.
8712 Belair Road, Baltimore, MD 21236
(410) 529-1900 office * (410) 529-5954 fax
(410) 258-5123 Blackberry
tammi.copsey@lnf.com
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Don’t Stop The Music…

I’ve always liked music. The previous sentence is a complete understatement…I don’t like music…I LOVE MUSIC!

I won’t bore you with small talk about this as one photo should be proof enough:

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Yes, that’s a walk-in closet in my home that houses most of my collection. My loving husband rebuilt an old cedar closet so my music would have a home...

With that said, there has always been one genre that escaped me…Jazz. I never felt like I could connect, relate or that it fit my life in some small way.

That is, until I found Jamie Cullum.

My introduction to this “Twentysomething” was hearing his version of “The Wind Cried Mary” by Jimi Hendrix in 2004. His interpretation of this classic song made me perk up and listen…and I liked what I heard. It had an upbeat, airiness that left me with a different feeling about the song. It challenged me and inspired me…it made me connect. It also made me an instant fan.

Jamie has a new CD, The Pursuit, coming out on 2/2/2010 and he has been actively promoting it on Twitter, Facebook and MySpace.

His post today mentioned a song that would be appearing on the new album and I knew I had heard it before…

Don’t Stop the Musicby Rihanna?

My mind couldn’t wrap around how this song (that my teenage nieces listen to) could be interpreted into jazz, but I had to head on over to his YouTube channel to see if my guess was correct. It was and it is amazingly well done!

Am I going to share it with you? You bet!

 

I hope that you enjoyed it and that I’ve made a fan out of at least one person who reads this.

If nothing else play it for your teenager(s) and spark their curiosity…who knows, they might learn to appreciate another genre of music, expand their minds and suddenly think you’re the coolest thing since sliced bread for knowing a Rihanna song!

What does this have to do with real estate? Not much, really, but I must admit his music makes an excellent soundtrack for an Open House!

Enjoy your day!

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I've chosen to re-blog this because it is an important topic to all home buyers.  The question of "can you provide me access to this house without you being here?" gets asked a lot and the simple answer is NO.

A real estate agent should ever give you a code to see the house by yourself...ever.

A good agent will do everything in their power to accomodate their buyers showing time requests...move their schedule around when they can and/or provide you with all times they are available to see if one works for you.  Ultimately, they need to be there with you for many reasons, but the one that counts most is to ensure you are properly represented. 

Remember, it is our professional license, our reputation with our peers/clients/brokers and possible fines (from multiple entities) on the line.  

Please know that it just isn't worth it...not for you (the consumer) or us ...

 

 

Via Ed & Cindy Knight (Realty Executives e-Group):

No Trespassing

 

A real estate agent Must be present to open the lock box. So, if your agent is giving you the lock box code because they are to busy or to lazy to show you the home, than I suggest you find another one.  Why? Because they are actually placing you at risk of trespassing. You may not know this but as a member of the local MLS when we list a home we sign a contract with the seller that states "Broker, broker's representatives, agents and sub-agents are hereby granted access to the property". No where does it say that the buyer has permission to enter the home - so by doing so you may be trespassing.

It seems this is becoming an epidemic and not just in Macomb County. In fact, this exact topic was addressed this month in the MAR Publication legal section.  Then yesterday we received a call from a buyer asking for the lock box code on one of our listings. When we told him "a real estate agent agent must be present to open the lock box". He stated "the broker down the street gave me the code with out coming to the home". Really? Well today I sent off an e-mail to that broker stating that this is not only unprofessional but it is placing these buyers at risk not to mention the sellers they represent in the event something happens. The broker did contact me and said this was not acceptable practice and that he would look into it.

Our MLS listing contract also states "Owner(s) shall indemnify and hold Broker, Broker's representatives, agents and sub-agents and cooperating broker harmless from any and all liability for any reason as a result of injury to persons or damage or loss to property arising out of the showing". But does that protect you? What happens if no agent is present and something comes up missing, is damaged or if someone gets hurt? If you are not with an agent where does that leave you??? Can you then be held liable for damages?

 

Over the past few months several of our agents have come back with stories...

  • They have found buyers wondering around in the home without an agent, that gained access via a lock box code. 
  • One of our agents would not allow a buyer in a home because their agent was not present. The buyer got right in her face and said "Fine I'll just wait till you leave and said some choice words"
  • Ed would not allow a buyer in the home he was showing only to find the same buyer inside the next home he was showing because the agent gave him the lock box codes.
  • We have even had buyers tell us that their previous agent just gave them the lock box to view homes on their own. These buyers were going in flooded basements, mold filled homes and even walking around with flash lights in the dark.
  • One buyer we know of viewed the home himself, had the agent write the offer and closed without the agent ever viewing the home

 

Lock Box

 

Sorry to say folks these agents are not working in your best interests. If they are to busy to take the time to show you homes how will they handle the offer and the closing? How can they give you professional advice on the market and the home? You may want to check and see if they are representing you or the seller. Better yet if you decide to sell with them in the future will they allow buyers access to Your home too without being present??

While preparing for this post I did some checking and obviously the public agrees a real estate agent agent must be present to open the lock box - here's one from Trulia and Yahoo. However, there was also a blog where this guy actually gave investors step by step directions on how to gain access to bank owned homes without a REALTOR®. Shame on the agents that gave him the codes.

 

What do you think? Is this okay or is it Trespassing?

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Tammi L. Copsey, REALTOR®
Long & Foster Real Estate, Inc.
8712 Belair Road, Baltimore, MD 21236
(410) 529-1900 office * (410) 529-5954 fax
(410) 258-5123 Blackberry
tammi.copsey@lnf.com
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