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2018
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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...
12/10/2018
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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...
12/09/2018
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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 ...
12/08/2018
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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...
12/07/2018
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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...
12/06/2018
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A few weeks ago, there was an email from my friend Bridget "Mortgage Mama" McGee inviting me to an event at GBBR in Timonium. Knowing I wanted to see Bridget, I put the date on my calendar. My week is full of back to back appointments and it was tempting to cancel today. So glad I didn't beca...
12/05/2018
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Do you know a specific product or system to eliminate second-hand smoke? Since I needed a quick answer, I posted the question on the Q & A section of ActiveRain. Looking for a specific product or system to eliminate second-hand smoke.The smoke is coming from a neighbor's unit. And we don't have...
12/04/2018
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If you are in a marriage and own a home...make sure you have a will. You need to see, understand and possibly change the previous will. Lately, I've had two situations that could have been prevented by a simple will...as opposed to these words...''Don't worry honey, you'll be taken care of." Fo...
12/03/2018
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You can't fly the plane in panic mode. How to relate this to real estate?How many transactions an agent does IS important. Each time a buyer or seller purchases and goes to closing... is like taking a college course for the agent. Each transaction is a chance to learn. The more you list the more...
12/02/2018
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The original sellers have owned this rancher since 1971... and it was in beautiful move in condition. The perfect buyers fell in love with this home...perfect for their needs with 3 bedrooms plus a den..all on one level, no steps. It is everything they wanted. And we closed on this property Thur...
12/01/2018
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