Campus Housing Shortage Creates Opportunity for Real Estate Investors By: Margaret Woda, Maryland Real Estate (Long and Foster, Crofton Real Estate)

About 35% of the 3300 sophomores now living on campus at University of Maryland will be forced to move off campus next fall, according to an article in today's campus newspaper, The Diamondback.
What a GREAT opportunity this is for real estate investors, especially given the lower prices and record-low

In Honor of Veteran's Day -- 2009 By: Ken Montville -- the MD Suburbs of DC (RE/MAX Advantage Realty)

Just a short blog post today to remember and honor all the men and women in our Armed Forces. These men and women voluntarily sacrifice time away from their family and friends to defend our country. All too often they are put into harm’s way and are wounded or killed. The

Do You Really Want To Sell Your House? -- By Appointment Only By: Ken Montville -- the MD Suburbs of DC (RE/MAX Advantage Realty)

OK. For whatever reason you decided you want to put your house on the market. If someone comes along with the right price and the planets are in alignment, you'll accept the offer. In the meantime, people who may want to take a look at your house can do so "by

9327 Limestone Place, College Park, MD 20740 By: Ken Montville -- the MD Suburbs of DC (RE/MAX Advantage Realty)

This home has a ton of appeal and a ton of potential. This house has what we, in real estate, call "good bones". Yes, it needs some cosmetic fix up here and there. However, it could be the perfect home to the right buyer who sees the potential and gets the

The Cost of an Open House - Theft By: Ken Montville -- the MD Suburbs of DC (RE/MAX Advantage Realty)

I was writing a blog post on my Outside Blog about an article in today's Washington Post about a "father/son" team that went to a bunch of Open Houses and pilfered the home owner's jewelry and took it to local pawn shops to unload it.
Due to some good police work

Mr. Seller...Let the Buyer's Agent Sell Your House By: Ken Montville -- the MD Suburbs of DC (RE/MAX Advantage Realty)

Scenario: Mr. Seller is very eager to sell his house. He just "happens to be home" when a lot of the buyers and their agents pop by for a visit. Mt. Seller likes to be the tour guide highlighting all the parts of the house he [the Seller] likes about his

Is Social Media A Fad? By: Ken Montville -- the MD Suburbs of DC (RE/MAX Advantage Realty)

I saw the URL to this video on Twitter (where else, huh?). It's just boggles the mind how quickly social media has taken off and how far reaching it is. You should really toggle this to full screen to get the full effect...and it's only a tad over 4 minutes.If you've

Buying a house costs MONEY?? Really? By: Ken Montville -- the MD Suburbs of DC (RE/MAX Advantage Realty)

During the recent downturn in the real estate market it became commonplace - at least in my little part of the world - for Sellers to kick some money toward the Buyer's closing costs. So, as it turns out, if the Buyer could scrape together the 3.5% for a down payment

Managing Expectations By: Ken Montville -- the MD Suburbs of DC (RE/MAX Advantage Realty)

In the last couple of days there have been rumblings about "the bottom" and even a cover story in Newsweek entitled The Recession is Over * (note: the asterisk). If you watch CNBC at all and you happen to catch a little of it before you tuned in Oprah on Friday

The Paradox of SEO Marketing Companies By: Ken Montville -- the MD Suburbs of DC (RE/MAX Advantage Realty)

Maybe I'm a little slow and maybe I don't quite understand this whole SEO marketing thing. I'm really not a big super geek or anything and I'll grant that there are a lot of people who know a whole lot more about this than I do. Maybe someone can help me

College Park Md - Owner Financing for Home Near University of Maryland By: Margaret Woda, Maryland Real Estate (Long and Foster, Crofton Real Estate)

Whether you're a "Terps Parent" or a savvy real estate investor, this home will catch your eye for many reasons.



LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION -
2 blocks from campus, near "The View", where students can catch the campus shuttle or take the walking path directly to campus. Just blocks

Too Cheap to Get a REAL Virtual Tour By: Ken Montville -- the MD Suburbs of DC (RE/MAX Advantage Realty)

OK. I'm not selling anything here. No virtual tour companies. No DIY virtual tour companies.
I've been noticing this trend, fed by the SEO industry, of Realtors becoming videographer wannabes. Now, this isn't so bad, if you're standing in front of a camera talking about the neighborhood or subdivision and there's

Real Estate Market Data for the MD Subrubs of DC...Just Click! By: Ken Montville -- the MD Suburbs of DC (RE/MAX Advantage Realty)

I recently signed on with a great real estate market research company - Altos Research - that provides real time real estate market data for ten zip codes I know pretty well.
The real beauty of this is that both potential home sellers and home buyers can use this data to

Price Reduced ! Make an Appointment to see this College Park Home Now ! By: James Downing - REALTOR®,GRI, ABR - DC Real Estate (Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage)

Fantastic College Park Home 4605 Clemson Road, College Park, MD 20740 View Map This immaculate, 3-4 BR/2.5 BA single family home is in a highly sought-after, residential neighborhood. Complete with a beautiful family room addition which has four skylights, built-in surround sound and French doors out to a private stone

Trapped in Your Own Home By: Ken Montville -- the MD Suburbs of DC (RE/MAX Advantage Realty)

I mentioned here before that I try to pay attention to my little micro-niche -- Sellers with Equity. These are the folks who are current on their mortgage payment and may have even put a little money down on their home when they bought it. Alternately, they bought their home way

Am I The Only One....? By: Ken Montville -- the MD Suburbs of DC (RE/MAX Advantage Realty)

I keep hearing that the market is picking up.
my fellow Realtors are crowing about the multiple offers their listings are getting within days of putting the home on the market. my fellow Realtors are complaining that they are coming up against multiple offers on properties their buyer clients want to

RALEIGH, NC By: Ursula Gray Realty

Raleigh, NC has been named by Forbes Magazine as the #1 Place people are relocating!

Now, I Remember Why I Like Real Estate By: Ken Montville -- the MD Suburbs of DC (RE/MAX Advantage Realty)

Years ago, I worked with a husband and wife who were buying their first investment home. They had grand dreams (or, at least, the wife did) of buying a house a year until it was time to retire and they'd live off the rental income or sell a few homes to

Home Tour By: James Downing - REALTOR®,GRI, ABR - DC Real Estate (Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage)

OK; so no laughing... This is my very first attempt at a Personalized Video. Trust me - this home is much better than the guy talking about it (me) !!!






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Open House Sunday May 17th 1-4PM By: James Downing - REALTOR®,GRI, ABR - DC Real Estate (Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage)

Fantastic College Park Home 4605 Clemson Road, College Park, MD 20740 View Map This immaculate, 3-4 BR/2.5 BA single family home is in a highly sought-after, residential neighborhood. Complete with a beautiful family room addition which has four skylights, built-in surround sound and French doors out to a private stone

My Debut on Blog Talk Radio By: Ken Montville -- the MD Suburbs of DC (RE/MAX Advantage Realty)

It's not what you know....
You know the rest of that saying, right? Well, through the magic of Active Rain and one of my Outside Blogs, I got to know New Jersey Home Stager Extraordinaire and Social Media Maven, Juliet Johnson. Who knew it would eventually turn into an appearance on

A Kinder, Gentler FHA Appraisal...Not By: Ken Montville -- the MD Suburbs of DC (RE/MAX Advantage Realty)

For some of us who can remember the days when FHA mortgages were to be avoided like the plague it almost seems like a quaint notion that Sellers and Buyers didn't have to worry about appraisers coming in behind home inspectors to do a home inspectors job. The FHA, it seems,

For Sale - College Park By: James Downing - REALTOR®,GRI, ABR - DC Real Estate (Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage)

Fantastic College Park Home 4605 Clemson Road, College Park, MD 20740 View Map Immaculate, finely furnished 3-4 BR/2.5 BA single family home, 2800 sq.ft., in a highly sought-after, residential neighborhood, walking distance (7 minutes) to the Metro, and) to University of Maryland. Free parking is also available directly at the

eBooks...Wave of the Future or Ego Gratification? By: Ken Montville -- the MD Suburbs of DC (RE/MAX Advantage Realty)

Has anyone noticed the proliferation of eBooks hitting cyberspace lately?
It has been said that everyone has at least one book in them. It seems that with the advent of superior desktop publishing tools and Adobe Acrobat that, yes, everybody, indeed, has a book in them and sometimes two or three

A Newbie in the Twitterverse By: Ken Montville -- the MD Suburbs of DC (RE/MAX Advantage Realty)

Many months ago I wrote a blog post about why I didn't Twitter (or tweet or whatever). I couldn't understand the appeal. I mean, what can you say in 140 characters or less and who cares?
Well, since then I've been to my first REBar Camp in Fredericksburg, VA and got