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2014
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My Very Own Personal Weltanschauung! Someone pointed out that, as the sponsor of the Personal Weltanschauung challenge, I really need to share my own world view with you. And I think that it’s sort of like setting goals or doing a business plan. Writing it down really helps. So here goes: In ...
03/31/2014
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For years, I drove by The Hitching Post without stopping. Then one day a neighbor called and suggested we drop by for some fried chicken that she promised would knock my socks off. It did. This place served southern soul food at its best. And I like their mission statement. The menu was simpl...
03/30/2014
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What's For Sale at DC's Westchester? Right now, there are seven cooperatives for sale at the Westchester. And I'd be making an offer on one of them, except that sadly, the place is a "No Labradoodle Zone". The prices are extremely reasonably, due in large part to the restrictions on pets and on...
03/30/2014
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I have a listing that should be coming on the market in a couple of weeks, and the sellers working hard to get the place ready for prime time. Like most people who've lived in a big house for a number of years, these sellers have a lot of packing up and clearing out to do, and over the past week...
03/30/2014
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Yesterday, I was coming home from a new listing when there they were! The first of the flowering crabapple trees. And it was sweater weather, making me think it might be possible that spring is here, at last, for real. But fast forward 24-hours and we have freezing rain. Hope these lovely blo...
03/30/2014
It's a rainy Sunday morning, and I'm a little late getting this one out today. It's been a fun week on Active Rain, especially with the meetups. Still you found time to blog, and here are some that I especially enjoyed. Sheila Newton: Four Reasons To Get Out Of Your House - Mistakes Sellers Ma...
03/30/2014
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During the winter, I read blogs from people in Florida and California. We get ice and snow and slush. You guys get sunshine and beaches. But once we get to April, all of the trees in the city seem to spout some sort of flowers. It's already started with a few flowering crabapples, and in ano...
03/26/2014
To those agents who think you have to be a local agent to do a great job for your buyers, well, maybe not! I am licensed in three jurisdictions - Washington, DC, Maryland and Virginia. That's a lot of territory. And while I'm not going to show houses in Norfolk, Virginia, I often find myself sh...
03/25/2014
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This is one of the two most fun weeks to be a blogger on ActiveRain, especially if you live around Washington, DC. And our series of meetups began this afternoon at Chez Kennedy, where Willie the Labradoodle and I hosted a gathering of wonderful bloggers. From left to right: Norna Skeete, Marci...
03/24/2014
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Two of my favorite colleagues are Heide Hatfield and her sister, Ann Hatfield Wier, have listed a property on University Terrace that provides many possibilities. In a city where a lot of over an acre is almost unheard of, this property comes with 6.2 acres, something that the buyer who wants sp...
03/23/2014
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