how to compete against other buyers: You can't get the house when you don't make the offer - 03/04/21 07:14 PM
Dear Maryland Home Buyer, please make the offer! Sincerely, this listing agent. 
For a split second I was contemplating publishing just these words today because it is the very advice I'd like to shout from my virtual rooftop. 
The busier the Real Estate market in Silver Spring and beyond has gotten, the more phone calls I have received on my listings from buyers' agents asking me if they should even bother because they didn't want "to waste time". 
Whose time, you ask?! I'll let you answer that one. 
Dear Maryland Home Buyer, that is not how you get the house! 
When I represent buyers, I, too, … (17 comments)

how to compete against other buyers: How to get the one you want? Prepare to wow! - 02/05/20 05:58 AM
So you have fallen in love. You are beaming with excitement. You are daydreaming and imagining a future together. You believe it to be a perfect match.  
It turns out, however, that you are not the only one. Many other suitors are lined up, ready to sign on the dotted line and commit for the next 30 years. What to do? How can you possibly stand out and win... the house of your dreams?!
How to get the one you want
In a competitive market, you need to put your best foot forward, you need to flaunt your assets, and you need to … (6 comments)

how to compete against other buyers: Can you spot the difference(s) between these 2 offers? - 04/25/16 11:52 AM
Take a look at the first page of 2 offers that were made on the same house in Prince George's County, Maryland. Can you spot the difference(s)?
Offer A would have netted the seller significantly more money than offer B.
Offer B included an escalation clause after learning that there was an offer A.
Offer B was written on zipform.com and signed electronically via DocuSign.
Offer B was negotiated up but was still significantly less than offer A.
Which offer did the seller choose?
Offer B was accepted by the seller. Buyer B has moved in and is enjoying her new home!
Offer B was … (7 comments)

 
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Andrea Bedard

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

Silver Spring, MD

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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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