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2011 

  Our ActiveRain friend Rob Thomas provides a very good reminder that every home buyer should request a professional home inspection as part of the home purchase process.  Most of the time, serious conditions will not be discovered. However, when they are found, the cost of the needed corrections...
05/05/2011
Thursday flower photographs from the Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden These spring flower pictures were taken during a recent rainy Saturday visit to the Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden in Richmond, Virginia. It is a wonderful place to visit. The conservatory and gardens are beautiful. We arrived just...
05/04/2011
When Did It Get to Be About You?   Guest blog by Ken Crowley, Broker?Owner, RE/MAX Realty Group, Gaithersburg, Maryland It's human nature. We have a tendency to put ourselves first. In fact, human survival has often depended on it. For example, you can save someone from drowning until you've sav...
05/04/2011
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 You Are All Wet! Chris Canfield is a well known ActiveRain blogger. Usually, he talks about the Connecticut real estate market. In this post he shares some spring flowers on a rainy day. It is always a good idea to have a camera in hand to capture those special moments.  Blooming for home buyers...
05/04/2011
Wednesday flower photographs from the Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden These spring flower pictures were taken during a recent Saturday visit to the Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden in Richmond, Virginia. It is a wonderful place to visit. The conservatory and gardens are beautiful. We arrived just afte...
05/03/2011
 Graffiti artists tracked on Facebook Russel Ray is one of my favorite ActiveRain bloggers. Most of the time, he provides home inspection tips that are very helpful for real estate professionals. In this post he tells us how the police are using Facebook to track down graffiti artists to fine the...
05/03/2011
Frederick County, MD Foreclosure Auctions, Trustee Sales, Homes For Sale, Cohn, Goldberg, Deutsch Maryland foreclosure auctions are conducted at the county court houses when the secured mortgage lenders instruct the trustees under the deeds of trust to conduct trustee sales due to the defaults by...
05/03/2011
Montgomery County, Maryland Board Vacancies The following board vacancies are currently available:  Adult Public Guardianship Review Board Alcoholic Beverages Advisory Board Energy and Air Quality Advisory Committee Commission on Health Advisory Board for Montgomery Cares Program Commission for W...
05/03/2011
Frederick County, MD Weekly Real Estate Report: Foreclosures & Short Sales Update   Home buyers are very active this spring. Timing is critical in this unique market. Home prices are the lowest in many years. Mortgage interest rates are very low. Low down payment loans are available and qualified...
05/03/2011
 Elizabeth Byrne is one of my favorite ActiveRain bloggers. Normally, she talks about real estate and the quality of life features in Northern Virginia and Washington, DC. In this blog post, she shares some fast facts on Virginia, my home state.Spring is a great time to visit Virginia. Many are m...
05/03/2011