Renee.  I agree.  These opportunities are amazing.  Yet, the buyers are still, many of them, sitting on the fence. 

Mary.  One thing I observed over the past 6 months is that, while prices are back to 2004-5 levels in most areas, those areas closest to large employment centers like DC and Baltimore City, have stayed up or even increased.  On the other hand, homes, even at very low prices, are hard to sell in the outer suburbs. 

Gasoline at $4.00 a gallon brings folks closer in.  The gasoline prices clearly has a negative impact on sales in the outer suburbs.

Elizabeth.  That's to be expected.  Investors have been sitting on their money for over a year and, once the prices got low enough to bring them out, they began to pick up inventory.  Investory may offer less than list, but overcome that with cash and terms.  First Time Home Buyers on the other hand don't understand that low offers with marginal qualifications isn't going to impress sellers.

Paddy.  They're not out in large numbers - yet.  Of course, it's August, notoriously slow.

Robert.  Thanks.  Welcome and stick around.

Jennifer.  Once we reach a real or imagined bottom, I expect many buyers to come out.  The thing we have to overcome now is the tight, very tight financing guidelines.

Ellie.  For the same reason I never got a compliment from my Mother-In-Law.

Terry.  Hopefully, I'll attract one or two with this series. 

William.  Thanks.  Let's hope so.  It's hard to get buyers out these days.  Even with great incentives. 

Ray.  Of course, they should.  When???