andrea bedard silver spring montgomery county howard county md realtor: Loan Approval vs. Comfort Level - 02/01/12 02:43 PM
Buying your Maryland home - loan approval vs. comfort levelReflecting back on the precrash market, buyers were a lot different than today. Back in those days it seemed to be less about finding a home than just a house. It was the nature of the beast. We all started with the best of intentions, hunting for the home of our dreams. However, writing offer after offer, competing against 10, 15 other buyers took its toll.
'Lets just finally get something, we will figure out how to make ends meet later or how to turn it into a home.' Expectations were … (8 comments)

andrea bedard silver spring montgomery county howard county md realtor: A Short Sale is like a Roller Coaster Ride - 01/31/12 03:40 PM
Fasten your seat belt - your short sale roller coaster ride is about to begin! It's bound to be a bumpy one with lots of ups and downs! But I'll be right there next to you, holding your hand and warning you of free falls ahead.
I'll be hanging on tightly, making sure not to miss a thing. My mind will be focused even when everything is spinning around us. And when it seems like we'll never come to a stop, I'll help you keep your eyes on the prize! Whichever turns and twists lie ahead of us, we'll master … (8 comments)

andrea bedard silver spring montgomery county howard county md realtor: Have you Spokeo'd lately? You might be surprised ... - 12/29/11 01:19 PM
Have you Spokeo'd lately? No? Well maybe you should. I first learned about Spokeo through an AR blog some time ago and made a note to check it out. I did. Spokeo has me spooked.  Spokeo claims to be "a people search engine that organizes vast quantities of white-pages listings, social information, and other people-related data from a large variety of public sources." Spokeo knows it all, or so they claim. But here's the catch, half of the information is incorrect. What is really shocking is that my Spokeo came up on the first page of a major search engine ... even … (15 comments)

 
Andrea Bedard, Fluent in Real Estate & German, M.A. ABR ASP CIPS (Thompson Company, REALTORS® 240.593.2860)

Andrea Bedard

Fluent in Real Estate & German, M.A. ABR ASP CIPS

Silver Spring, MD

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Thompson Company, REALTORS® 240.593.2860

Address: 15711 New Hampshire Ave, Silver Spring, MD, 20905

Office: (301) 384-9177

Mobile: (240) 593-2860

Andrea's blog is about (g)local Real Estate, family-owned businesses, Main St USA, neighborhood info and happenings in MoCo & HoCo and (far) beyond.

It's sprinkled with sound advice and a candid perspective, sweetened by her vintage soul and topped off with her passion for Real Estate, travel, running, and the 2 most important people in her life. Andrea is an ABR (Accredited Buyer's Representative), bilingual, and holds the distinguished Certified International Property Specialist designation.



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