Margaret Rome's Blog

  Impromptu open house on a cold rainy December? Sunday Impromptu Open House 3-4 It's only for an hour!It is after my Sunday Live Radio Show where I can give it publicity.It's in the MLS.It's an efficient use of my time. Impromptu Open Houses Work For Me My steps for doing an impromptu open is us...

 44 Thomas Craddock CtBaltimore, County 21208Grey Rock FlatsMLS # MDBC144288 Click to see photos    Not an ordinary condo but one of the largest in the Grey Rock community of Pikesville. Great location backing to the Grey Rock Mansion with lots of open ground and trees. Beautiful views from each ...

 How are you? may not be the best greeting if you are in a hurry, don't have much time or are not interested in listening to the answer. How are you? is more of a salutation, not a question. Do you always want to know how that person is? Do you want to hear their medical history? Do you want to h...

  An obstacle for one person may be the selling point for another. When touring a home to list, I am aware of things that could be negative by asking the present owner what they don't like about their house.Here are a few examples of possible obstacles and who would see the opportunity.  - Ranch ...

Each year in early December the color experts release the Pantone Color of the Year.Now that I know the new color for the year as announced by Pantone, living coral, shades of this color seems to be popping up all over.  Just never noticed the color until now but here it is in a painting by  mart...

Recently Margaret Rome was interviewed.Read the entire article  5 Hacks for Selling Your Home During the HolidaysTuesday, December 4, 2018        Be strategic about pictures According to the National Association of REALTORS, 89% of shoppers find pictures very useful in real estate listings. But w...

Beware of emails especially official looking ones!Many of us received an email recently that looked like it came from the REALTOR® Party. It was asking for funds for a young girl and it looked quite official. Today this email below arrived alerting us that this indeed was SPAM.  New phishing atte...

Advertising Real Estate In Maryland In Maryland we have a Real Estate Commission checklist which is printed below.Does your state have similar rules? How closely are they followed? How are they checked?The reason for this is to protect the public...to make sure the agent and broker can easily be ...

   Today I attended  MREEA ... Maryland Real Estate Educators Association. This was the last meeting of the year.     Nick, Margaret, Bridget, Brenda    Our guest speaker Nick D'Ambrosia, chairperson Real Estate Commission, has been with the REC for 14 years. The Commission's purpose is to protec...

 Received a text from a buyer who was shown a home this past week saying: 'We are ready to write an offer.' Checking the MLS...found out the property was TOM, temporary off the market.  Reaching out to the listing agent about the status and to see if they were open to an offer...and they are.So w...