Cheverly, MD

Day Light Savings begins Nov. 7, 2010 at 2am. It’s that time again…actually an hour less than that time again. Don’t forget to set your clocks back an extra hour. Rarely in the Washington DC Metro Area or anywhere are we given extra time in our lives; enjoy this gift to relax with loved ones or if nothing else, get that extra hour of sleep you wish you had every day.

Publix playhouse has been around since 1947 in Cheverly and currently have the Chinese Acrobat of Hebie an exciting performance for the kids.

Conveniently located less than half a mile from the BWI Parkway the Playhouse serves as a popular venue for music and modern dance, & musical theater.

Box office hours are M-Fs from 10 am-5 pm, and two hours before each performance. The Playhouse is accessible to individuals with mobility impairments. Free car and bus park.

It is hot in the DC Metro area. We have been fortunate to have had a few days of rain recently. here some tips to conserve water thus reducing your water bill from WSSC. :) courtesy resmedia.

1. Water your lawn only when it needs it. An easy test to tell if your lawn needs water is to simply walk across the grass. If you leave footprints, it's time to water. (An added benefit of watering less often is that fewer, deep-soaking waterings encourage deep root growth and stronger turf.)

2. Water in the early morning. As much as 30 percent of water can be lost to evaporation by watering during midday.

3. Set your lawn mower one notch higher to make your lawn more drought-tolerant.

4. Use drip irrigation hoses to water plants, and water in the early morning or evening.

5. Forego the hose and wash your car with a bucket and sponge instead. According to EPA WaterSense, a hose left running can waste as much as six gallons per minute while a bucket and sponge uses only a few gallons to do the job.

6. Keep a bottle of cold tap water in the refrigerator. You'll avoid the cost and environmental impact of bottled water and you'll have cold water available in the summer without running the faucet.

7. Run dishwashers and clothes washers only when they are full. If you have a water-saver cycle, use it.

I've been around a few years - longer than some, not as long as a lot of others - and I usually do good CMAs with a fairly good take on the value of the home I want to list. I research the neighborhoods and compare amenities and square footage. Sometimes, I'll even offer to have a real live appraiser come out on my dime it the Seller insists that their price is the correct price.

Yet, sometimes, I guess I'm a little off. I've been working with a great client. You know the type. Friendly, Personable. House that looks like Martha Stewart lives there. Great upgrades. Oh yeah, allows that you're the real estate professional and is willing to follow your advice.

So I went an took the listing. Priced it a tad high to begin with since that's what the Seller wanted. He came down pretty quickly, though, when the showings were slim and the offers were none. In fact, he came down pretty substantially. Sure enough, a full price offer came in with the requisite Seller Credit to the Buyer written into the offer.

"No prob", says the Seller, "Let's do it".

The inspection phase reveals some defects so the Seller says, "Let's give them money, instead." Of course, the buyers wanted more money but the Seller says, "Let's do it."

Now here comes the appraiser. I'm chatting the guy up asking about his camera and the market and so on. He's telling me he's seeing prices come down which is fine with him since he thinks real estate got way over heated anyway and really had no metric for value other than real estate and yadda, yadda, yadda. This guy was not only doing his appraisal thing he was on a crusade.

He makes his notes and takes his photos and then, WHAM, shows me comps that are well below the contract price. He tells me if I can find other comps he'll try to work with them. Oh. The comps I used two and half months ago to get this price. No good. Sorry. Price coming down. Worthless. Go back to work.

The bottom line (and a low bottom it is) is that the appraisal came in $10,000 under contract price. Ouch! After $15,000 in closing help to the buyers. Ouch. And the guy is trying to buy another place. So this makes things that much tighter.

The guy is motivated, though, and wants to sell and move. So, he'll sign the Addendum for the new sales price. The house will settle. But it's an interesting experience. It seems you have to keep moving the price month-to-month in order to get a good appraisal.