Lenn Harley, Broker, Homefinders.com in Maryland and Virginia

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Maryland and Virginia Real Estate and Homes. Experienced agents and brokers helping buyers and sellers. Search MLS Listings of homes for sale in Maryland and Virginia real estate. Maryland and Northern Virginia MLS with photos, maps, descriptions. New Home REBATE. Spanish speaking agents Maryland, Virginia. Full service real estate services for home buyers and sellers throughout Maryland and Northern Virginia. Montgomery, Frederick, Howard, Prince George's, Charles, Baltimore, Eastern Shore in MD and Fairfax, Loudoun, Prince William, Stafford, Arlington, Alexandria, Spotsylvania, King George in Virginia.

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2010 

HOME BUYERS ALERT! - - WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR??  - - THERE ARE ONLY 30 DAYS LEFT TO QUALIFY FOR THE $8,000 TAX CREDIT! WHY DO THEY WAIT??  I believe that I've figured that out. LanreFolayan wrote:  ANTICIPATE ALOT ACTIVITY AS APRIL APPROACHES He's right, of course, but I have come to the conclu...
03/31/2010
SHIPLEY'S CHOICE - ONE OF ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY'S MOST POPULAR COMMUNITIES - BEAUTIFUL HOMES AND AMENITIES - SEVERNA PARK PUBLIC SCHOOLS Shipley's Choice real estate is one of the most popular residential communities for home buyers seeking to buy a home in Anne Arundel County.  Just minutes from t...
03/29/2010
IT'S NOT JUST A HOME INSPECTION! It's an inspection of the home your plan to buy. This post describes the complexity of home inspections, often given short shrift by agents.  Nothing involved in real estate is simple and the home inspection is no different.  While a home inspection is not a cont...
03/28/2010
WITH HIS TONGUE PLANTED FIRMLY IN HIS CHEEK, BROKER BRYANT MAKES A VERY IMPORTANT POINT about real estate agents and real estate brokers negotiating loan modification as a part of their negotiating short sales for seller real estate seller clients. DANGER, DANGER WILL ROBINSON!  From what I unde...
03/28/2010
WHO OWNS THE LISTING??  It goes much farther than that.  If you're a seller, your relationship is with the agent. If you're a broker, when an agent walks and takes listings with them, you've lost a valuable asset. If you're an agent, perhaps it could have been handled better. Perhaps one of these...
03/28/2010
DON'T FORGET THAT THEY WERE APPROVED FOR A MORTGAGE LOAN. . . . . BY AN "EXPERT". Not to worry.  They are paying for their decision and will continue to do so for many years to come. They are not breaking any law. They are defaulting and paying the price to which they agreed when signing the doc...
03/27/2010
This post was inspired by a heartfelt post by Jay Brown, a home inspector, Is There Anything Safe To Eat Anymore.  Jay's fortunate in many ways when considering that he only has to eat when on the road.  Think about being out with buyers all day and lunch time rolls around.  To the best of my rec...
03/27/2010
LEARNING TO AVOID THE PITFALLS OF INTENDED CONSEQUENCES WHEN WE WRITE ADVERTISING COPY. This, writing advertising copy without violating the Fair Housing Laws, is probably one of the most difficult lessons for agents to learn.  I can't remember how many times I've written copy to describe a back ...
03/27/2010
THE FACTS ABOUT FOR SALE BY OWNER ARE NOT EASILY UNDERSTOOD BY MOST OWNERS WHO NEED TO SELL. There's a reason contingent contracts require that the property to be sold be listed with a Realtor and included in the MLS. . . .  exposure to thousands of agents and potential buyers. No doubt the next...
03/27/2010
WHAT DOES THE CONTRACT SAY? That's my first question when an agent calls me with a question about a home sale. After all the years and after reading so many contracts, I pour over every single word of a contract for a buyer or seller.  When hiring a new agent, my first procedure in training has ...
03/27/2010
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