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By Margaret Rome, Baltimore Maryland, Sell Your Home With Margaret Rome
( HomeRome Realty 410-530-2400)
Comments 10
 This is one of my favorite contests hosted by Lisa Von Domek each year. The hard part is narrowing it down to just three. Lisa has asked us to write about special transactions and why we feel good about the sale. With this client, Bob,  it was his integrity and kindness.     Bob enjoyed investin...

By Margaret Rome, Baltimore Maryland, Sell Your Home With Margaret Rome
( HomeRome Realty 410-530-2400)
Comments 6
529 45th StreetBaltimore County 21224$279,944MLS # MDBC332708  Sunday 2.17.19 2:30-3:30 This is a lot of house! Four Car Garage!  One of the most versatile properties and it is located in a neighborhood that could accommodate three separate groups, roommates, extended family or a wonderful place ...

By Ron Trzcinski, 410-935-5844
(Century 21, The Real Estate Centre, 410-665-0200 Office)
Comments 5
It Was My First Trail Run of the Year It's winter so we have had low temperatures and wind, snow and cold rain, and short dreary days and long chilly nights. But, yesterday it was a clear and calm mid-February day with temperatures in the mid 60s.  It was a perfect day for a run.  I chose to run ...

By Margaret Rome, Baltimore Maryland, Sell Your Home With Margaret Rome
( HomeRome Realty 410-530-2400)
Comments 5
  Turning houses into well-loved homes    It is time to have a heart to heart talk.  Now is the best time to sell your home. Buyers are out looking.Get your home on the market before the Spring rush. Need to know what to do to get your home ready?Give me a call410-530-2400 Thinking of selling you...

By Margaret Rome, Baltimore Maryland, Sell Your Home With Margaret Rome
( HomeRome Realty 410-530-2400)
Comments 0
 It was a cold, icy day in Baltimore with a showing scheduled for the afternoon. Perfect time to do an impromptu open house. Even though the weather was far from ideal, I went ahead and placed my open house sign in my car's back window.   I met a couple walking their small dog. Introduced myself,...

By Margaret Rome, Baltimore Maryland, Sell Your Home With Margaret Rome
( HomeRome Realty 410-530-2400)
Comments 3
    This GreyRock condo is under contract. Not an ordinary condo but one of the largest in the Grey Rock community of Pikesville. Over 1800 square feet, it's like living in a great big bright sun-room.  So many windows and all with views to watch the change of seasons. So spacious the rooms have ...

By Margaret Rome, Baltimore Maryland, Sell Your Home With Margaret Rome
( HomeRome Realty 410-530-2400)
Comments 2
April  is when this 4 bedroom 3 bath Stevenson Rancher comes on the market. You will love the lines of this mid century home with a two car, side loading, garage sitting on a beautiful  3/4  acre lot that is level and beautifully landscaped.  You will be able to see the inside and outside beauty ...

By Ron Trzcinski, 410-935-5844
(Century 21, The Real Estate Centre, 410-665-0200 Office)
Comments 2
Home Buyers Are Being Sold for Over $3,000 An unsuspecting person decides to buy a house and starts the search for that house on the internet. Starting the search on the internet makes sense because there is a ton of information on the internet, including almost every house that is for sale. Not ...

By Margaret Rome, Baltimore Maryland, Sell Your Home With Margaret Rome
( HomeRome Realty 410-530-2400)
Comments 13
       The home above was my listing, and it sold.  The buyers, Jimmy and Dan, were represented by their friend and part-time agent who had their home listed.  While their home was on the market, they continued to follow my blog, visit my open houses and invited me when their agent held an open h...

By Margaret Rome, Baltimore Maryland, Sell Your Home With Margaret Rome
( HomeRome Realty 410-530-2400)
Comments 12
  House only account, do you have one?The seller of 8 Gala Lane is offering a seller concession-to pay the monthly condo fees in advance. ( Check with your lender.)Most townhouses are not condos. Younger buyers tend to purchase townhomes where they can get more living space for less. No condo fee...

By Margaret Rome, Baltimore Maryland, Sell Your Home With Margaret Rome
( HomeRome Realty 410-530-2400)
Comments 45
My daily blogging began with a 30-day challenge. Joined this platform in 2006 but didn't commit to every day until 2010.  It's part of my day, just like showering, making phone calls, listing and selling.   There was one member who told me she was going to post every day for a month.  At the time...

By Ron Trzcinski, 410-935-5844
(Century 21, The Real Estate Centre, 410-665-0200 Office)
Comments 3
The Deal Falls Through. Do You Take a Cut of the EMD? The documentation that I use when I list a property has a statement about the earnest money deposit (EMD). Basically it states what percentage of the EMD will go to my brokerage if a deal falls through and if it is agreed that the EMD will be ...

By Margaret Rome, Baltimore Maryland, Sell Your Home With Margaret Rome
( HomeRome Realty 410-530-2400)
Comments 47
 As a busy Real Estate Broker, this is a frequent question.How do you find time to blog?  Maybe being busy comes from blogging.    ActiveRain is a place where real estate professionals network and discuss industry insider topics. It is also a public forum where consumers can pull back the curtain...

By Ron Trzcinski, 410-935-5844
(Century 21, The Real Estate Centre, 410-665-0200 Office)
Comments 2
HOA Resale Package; $175 for a Web Site Link Homes with a home owners' association (HOA) require that a HOA Resale Package be provided by the seller to the buyer in a sales transaction. HOAs are not for profit entities, but the firms that manage them are for profit entities. To get the HOA Resale...

By Margaret Rome, Baltimore Maryland, Sell Your Home With Margaret Rome
( HomeRome Realty 410-530-2400)
Comments 15
Save time... read the MLS    Making appointments, on my own listings, saves time and helps me screen prospective buyers. It is nice to be able to talk to the agents and answer questions about the listing. Even though my description in the Multiple Listing Service is complete, there are a few issu...

By Margaret Rome, Baltimore Maryland, Sell Your Home With Margaret Rome
( HomeRome Realty 410-530-2400)
Comments 20
    Lisa Von Domek is hosting the February Contest...Love Is In The Air. The challenge is about choosing a transaction that made me feel good. Picking just one transaction is not so easy, but here it is. It was a home that I was listing for a family who had bought and sold with me over many years...

By Margaret Rome, Baltimore Maryland, Sell Your Home With Margaret Rome
( HomeRome Realty 410-530-2400)
Comments 7
  Even as a listing broker, there are times I need homes for buyers. And there is more than one way to find these homes. The clients are already looking at the online sites.  So if a home is listed we all know about it.When working with a client...maybe I sold them the property years ago, they ar...

By Margaret Rome, Baltimore Maryland, Sell Your Home With Margaret Rome
( HomeRome Realty 410-530-2400)
Comments 56
 Last week I talked about over improved homes. And for pure investment...buying an over improved house is not advisable! But for others... there is an exception.    And it depends on their needs.People need a guest space. People need an in-law suite. People need room for a special family member. ...

By Margaret Rome, Baltimore Maryland, Sell Your Home With Margaret Rome
( HomeRome Realty 410-530-2400)
Comments 14
 One of the wonderful things I find about reaching out to others especially with January's Kudo Challenge is letting others know they have touched you and how they continue to make your life a bit better. This happened with a blog written by my AR friend Dr. Karen Lewis, Broker 305-3231556 in Flo...

By Margaret Rome, Baltimore Maryland, Sell Your Home With Margaret Rome
( HomeRome Realty 410-530-2400)
Comments 5
 Three Finished Levels3 Master Bedrooms5601A Patterson RdBaldwin, Md 21013 Click video above This Baldwin Beauty is sitting on over 4 acres surrounded by horse farms.Such a versatile house with 3 finished levels and 3 master bedrooms.The first floor is handicapped accessible...no steps to enter.G...

By Margaret Rome, Baltimore Maryland, Sell Your Home With Margaret Rome
( HomeRome Realty 410-530-2400)
Comments 6
  In our Baltimore area and maybe your area also, there is a shortage of larger condominiums. And there certainly is a shortage of new construction of 2 and 3 bedrooms. As a Realtor®, we are in the business of selling homes but that is not always the best for some buyers.Each and every week, I re...

By Ron Trzcinski, 410-935-5844
(Century 21, The Real Estate Centre, 410-665-0200 Office)
Comments 2
Parkville, MD: Hot and Affordable The neighborhood of Parkville Maryland is one of the Hottest Affordable neighborhoods in the nation. You don't have to take my word for it.  An analysis was done by Redfin where they determined that three Baltimore area neighborhoods were ranked among the top ten...

By Margaret Rome, Baltimore Maryland, Sell Your Home With Margaret Rome
( HomeRome Realty 410-530-2400)
Comments 5
 Questions about my properties are asked daily. This morning a caller was comparing two of my condos. The prices were way different and the condo fees even more so. And it was not the more expensive condo that had the highest fees. How to explain? First, you need to be familiar with all the optio...

By Margaret Rome, Baltimore Maryland, Sell Your Home With Margaret Rome
( HomeRome Realty 410-530-2400)
Comments 23
 Bigger is better...for some buyers.Myth: Never buy the biggest best house in the neighborhood. How many times have we heard or even given this advice?Over improved houses may not be in a seller's best interest but could be great for a lucky buyer. For a buyer, they will be able to get so much mo...

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