Dunkirk, MD

Over dinner recently I heard a story about a woman who had done everything right to prepare real estate to sell fast. This story happened in VA but it could have happened with Dunkirk, MD real estate or Las Vegas real estate or anywhere in the country.

The woman went through a divorce and she got the house, but decided to sell it so she could have a fresh start. It was a nice house in a nice neighborhood and had certainly increase in value since she and her ex-husband had purchased it in the 1980s. Still, it needed some attention. So to impress potential buyers she repainted and renovated the kitchen, got some landscaping help to re-do her front and backyards. And the most ambitious project of all was adding a brand new bathroom to the house. All of this work was costly and time-consuming. It was probably inconvenient to live in a house over a year or so with different renovation projects going on, but she put up with the inconveniences and supervised the work because she felt that she would be able to sell faster and for a better price with the improvements.

This woman was able to shed her attachment to her home as it been in the past and get the house ready for sale and her efforts paid off! The person telling the story was a neighbor and friend of the woman, so the friend had seen all of the changes right from across the street. The house has been sold... to a couple that decided to tear it down to build a brand new home with entirely different landscaping. The neighbor is horrified after her friend did all the work, but the seller has moved into a new place with a new boyfriend.

Calvert & Charles Counties provide great living options for people working in the Washington, DC area.

Both counties offer beautiful homes on large parcels of land. Many homes available are waterfront or have water access.

Saturday May 21, 2011

Calvert County Open Houses

Charles County Open Houses

Sunday, May 22, 2011

Calvert County Open Houses

Charles County Open Houses

Remember when visiting the open houses that the agent holding the open house works exclusively for the seller. In MD, that agent is not allowed to solicit you as a client while at the open house.

If you see a home you like and want more information or if you would like buyer representation for your home search please give Stacey Baugh a call - 240-481-3565. Also, if you aren't able to make it this weekend we can schedule a private tour of the home.

Calvert & Charles Counties provide great living options for people working in the Washington, DC area.

Both counties offer beautiful homes on large parcels of land. Many homes available are waterfront or have water access.

Saturday May 14, 2011

Calvert County Open Houses

Charles County Open Houses

Sunday, May 15, 2011

Calvert County Open Houses

Remember when visiting the open houses that the agent holding the open house works exclusively for the seller. In MD, that agent is not allowed to solicit you as a client while at the open house.

If you see a home you like and want more information or if you would like buyer representation for your home search please give Stacey Baugh a call - 240-481-3565. Also, if you aren't able to make it this weekend we can schedule a private tour of the home.

Ordinarily I wouldn't blog about Halloween after the fact. I prefer to look to the future, not dwell on past events, but I'm making an exception here, partially because I love Halloween, and partially because this is: just. plain. AWESOME! I can't imagine how much time this took to put together (actually, I can, and trust me, this is NOT quick or easy!), but it is by far the BEST Halloween light show I have ever seen someone put together! I'm thinking that I might need to do something like this for my house next year! Planning begins next week!

Give me a name and an interest and I'll give you a Real Estate ad slogan....

Rhymes come off the top of my head. I just rattle them off. So if you are perplexed, send me your name and interest and a little information so I can stew a few and I'll crank out a slogan that's new for you! If I get stumped, or my brain goes kerplunk, just post it here and we'll get comments from far and near that are really quite dear. No, I do not drink beer but I do veer toward every Starbucks and Panera Store near here. You get the drift. I just rattle off rhymes sometimes but never touch the wine. I do dine on Salad Bars which I consider quite fine. But we'll discuss all this another time.

Anyway, I was standing in line one time at a RE/MAX function and looked at a name badge. I still remember it. Her name was Shirley Lotts. I asked her if she used the slogan, "Surely you'll have lots of Success with Shirley Lotts." So an ad slogan was born. Now it is your turn....

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