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Neeld Estate in Huntingtown MD Residents Need Help from Storm! The storm damage will be on Channel 9 News tonight showing that the Homeowners along the Neeld Estate Beach closer to the Breezy Point Harbor are being deluged with water again. The recent storms have obliterated the beach and all that is keeping the water from coming in several of the homes is the relentless effort of the neighbors to pile thousands of sand bags and hundreds of tires along the front of the homes. Until you see this, you cannot fathom the devastation. I took an old tire down and some old real estate signs to stake them in the sand. I worked for an hour pushing tires from the roadfront to the beachfront. I've tried calling the local fire departments, the Sheriiff's Office, and EMailing a few local politicians I know. If you can help or know anyway to get help for these Neeld Estate, Huntingtown Neighbors, please do so. Thanks!

Calvert County Events - Adopt a Senior Pet Month

When: Monday, November 30, 2009 Where: Humane Society and Tri-County Animal Shelter via Humane Society of Calvert County, Maryland

All month long we are celebrating our senior animals. We have several great senior animals that need a loving home. As you can see, by our Senior Mascot Ray, he is enjoying his forever home. Ray was a former senior chained dog, he is now living a great dogs life. If we do not have that senior animal that you are looking for, we encourage you to visit Tri-County Animal Shelter. They too have many loving, healthy seniors available for adoption. During the month of November, the adoption fee for senior pets is reduced to $45. "Senior" pets or "mature" as we prefer to call them, are animals that are five (5) years or older. But don't let the age fool you-mature pets have many years ahead of them to give and get love. They already have their manners, meaning they usually are housebroken, calmer and less destructive than their younger counterparts, and may already know some tricks that they can share with their new owners. You'll already know how big they will get and what they will look like, which you can't guarantee with a puppy or kitten. Sometimes people believe that adult animals must be at the shelter because they are "bad" animals, and in most cases this is not true. Pets are relinquished for many reasons including owners are moving, allergies, deployment, foreclosure, eviction, or the owners have died. These pets are just looking for someone to love and care for them. If you have room in your home and in your heart for a mature pet who's looking for a second chance, and you would like to take advantage of the reduced adoption fee, visit the Tri-County Animal Shelter during the month of November for your new best friend. The Tri-County Animal Shelter is located at 6707 Animal Shelter Road, Hughesville, MD. 20637. Adoption hours are M-F 12pm-5pm and Saturday 10am-3pm. The shelter is closed on Sunday and all Charles County Government holidays.

Available Animals Sponsor an Animal Aditional Events Humane Society of Calvert County, Maryland

Thinking about Deep Frying a Turkey for Thanksgiving?

This is a video from MJ Morning Show and a good  example of how NOT to deep fry a turkey. The oven is the safer choice! Happy Thanksgiving!

If you are thinking of selling or buying a home in Southern Maryland please call me with any questions you may have: (443)532.5407

What a great community - I love sharing it. This is living - waterfront living in a maintenance free, gated community within walking distance to the shops and restaurants of charming Solomons Island within 1 hour to Rt 95/495.

There are condominium options to meet a wide variety of needs priced from the $200's to mid $400's with exceptional amenities :

Year-round outdoor enjoyment walking the waterfront trail and community fountain and park

Relaxing by the beautiful pool in the summer months

Convenient fully-equipped fitness center

Beautiful pavilion can be reserved when entertaining requires a larger space to accommodate your guests

Keep your boat at your fingertips in the community marina

AND MORE

The nearby Calvert Marine Museum offers great learning experiences through its exhibits featuring marine life and the Chesapeake Bay and an outdoor theatre with a summer concert program. Also learn about the support of the Cove Point lighthouse. Calvert Marine Museum

Please contact me to find out more about Solomons Landing and other Calvert County and St. Mary's County Real Estate by calling, via e-mail, or Solomons Landing

Calvert County - First Time Home buyer Credit - And a Bonus

The real estate community has finally gotten its answer on the extension of the First Time Home buyer credit with the addition of a credit for current homeowners who have owned a home 5 of the last 8 years. This bonus is much needed to improve the real estate market as a whole. While the First Time Home Buyer initiative has provided a tremendous boost to the number of sales in the past year, generating increased confidence in the economy overall, including this sector of the market minimizes the partitioning between buyers and sellers. For many sellers it has been very difficult for them to move on due to the prices they have been able to receive for their homes. By creating this incentive for sellers, it should help to bring sellers into the market and provide a platform to put home values on track for at least some level of appreciation.

Sellers have been looking for compelling reasons to move on. By including them, it is good for the real estate market, as well as the overall economy.

A recap:

For First Time Home Buyers or those who have not owned a home within 3 years, the tax credit remains at $4000 for singles and $8000 for couples, with income restrictions maxing out at $125,000 and $225,000 respectively. Current homeowners - those defined as having owned a home for five of the previous eight years - can now also take advantage of a credit, with slightly lesser amounts of $3250 for singles and $6500 for couples, with the income restrictions the same as described above. To qualify for the new program, purchase agreements need to be signed by April 30^th and close by June 30^th. For those in our armed forces, persons stationed outside the United States on official duty for 90 days during the period from January 1^st 2009 and before May 1^st 2010 will have eligibility extended for binding contracts signed before May 1^st, 2011 and closed before July 1^st, 2011.

If you are interest in buying or selling a home in Calvert County please feel free to call or e-mail me or visit my website: Calvert County Real Estate