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Settlements Are Boring At This Age...

Margaret Rome Baltimore, Md. 410.530.2400 : Real Estate Brokerage in Baltimore, MD

Settlements Are Boring At This Age...

This beautiful 12 day old baby was placed on top of the settlement table. Being her first outing, Melanie found that buying a house with all the paperwork was pretty boring.

So with sellers, agents, title attorney, Mortgage Mama and very tired Mommy and Daddy, she was the centerpiece of attention. Other than a few baby squeaks, this perfect young lady was a sleeping beauty.

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The new parents were grinning from ear to sleepy ear. So happy with a perfect new daughter and now their perfect new home...their smiles tell the story!

Happy Buyers HomeRome 410-530-2400


We did a bit of door knocking to find the perfect home.

It took some time but with patience We Found the Right House!!

New Home  HomeRome 410-530-2400

The new home buyers love the property with the two car garage, sun room and acre lot. And the best thing is the location. Grandparents are minutes away. Congratulations to everyone.

Wendy, Aaron and Melanie.. I know you are going to fill your home with love!

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Knock Knock! Door Knock..Who Me? You Must Be Kidding!

Margaret Rome Baltimore, Md. 410.530.2400 : Real Estate Brokerage in Baltimore, MD

Knock Knock! Door Knock..Who Me? You Must Be Kidding!

ActiveRain member and friend, Jane Peters, recently wrote a post "To Door Knock or Not to Door Knock..."?

And my comment...

"... Just today when showing a house that the buyer did not like, I said: Do you see any home on this street that you like?

She pointed to a home diagonally across the street. I walked over, knocked on the door...and you will have to wait for a future post to find out what happened."..

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Knock Knock

The future is here..

I knocked on the door and a lovely couple came out to talk with us. They love their home and it really shows pride of ownership. The gardens, the lawn, the exterior sparkled..she did apologize for having "stuff" in the garage. After talking about her home and the neighborhood, I asked if there might be anyone around thinking of selling. Hubby says.."why don't you sell the house next door?"

But is this neighbor was ready to sell? Only one way to find out...and what did I have to lose?

I went over, knocked on the door, introduced myself. I told him I was working with buyers, had shown a listed home across the street and about the conversation with his next door neighbors.

Before you knew it, I was in his house, taking a tour, looking at photos of his children and grand kids, talking about where he would move. I gave him my business card and he gave me his cell phone number.

We both wanted to know if the other was serious. He wanted to know if these were qualified buyers and I wanted to know if he would really move with the right offer.

The next thing you know, the buyers are touring the house, with the understanding that it was far from show ready. It is the kind of house they are looking for...a four bedroom colonial, with hardwood floors, a big level back yard, a large basement for storage and in their favorite neighborhood.

I made a follow up call...Stay tuned. The seller is trying to figure out where he will move...and the buyers are ready to make an offer based on his decision.

Knock Knock..Door Knock..Who Me? You Must Be Kidding!

Margaret Rome knows how to throw a party!

Bridget "Mortgage Mama" McGee: Loan Officer in Baltimore, MD

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Our lovely host and hostesses, Margaret Rome, Realtor extraordinaire, flanked by Joel and Janet, the current owners and happy sellers to be of 14 Timber Way Ct Reisterstown, MD 21136. They are sitting at the island in the lovely and spacious kitchen. Can you see those built-ins behind them? Wouldn't that be a fantastic place for all your books or tchotchke's? You could even turn that area into a home office, that's what Janet did many years ago. Just perfect!

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Photo of Mortgage Mama and Stephen Cooper(American Home Title). Stephen is one of Active Rain's newest members. Check out that cool ceiling in the huge dining room. There are wooden ceilings throughout the main floor of this unique home!Photo by Sydney, the mortgage princess, also known as "Baby Razzi"

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Mortgage Princess Sydney dressed to the nines for the party.

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Another photo by Sydney...now that is one amazing mix of Active Rain pros. From left, Mortgage Mama (yours truly), the lovely attorney and YWGC Realtor Helen Dellheim, Chip Frye(Stager and Wrightsville Beach, NC Realtor Tish Lloyd's brother), our hostess Margaret Rome, the amazingly busy and fabulous Charm City Realtor June Piper-Brandon, Freeland, MD's Rosa Almond (new agent/new blogger), and David Cohenof Wells Fargo (his very first AR blog was on May 3rd, how's that for jumping into the Rain with both feet!!) There were lot of other folks in attendance, including the ever lovely Ellie McIntire (I am thinking one day we will be setting up her Drew and my Sydney...could be one heck of a match!) and Mike Bishop (Reverse Mortgage Specialist and yet another new blogger.) Charlie the Bug guy was there too, everybody knows Charlie I was told cause he is one of the best in the business.

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Margaret was so happy to have Chris Hooksand her broker Joe Pino (just dipping a toe into the puddle, Come on in Joe, the water is fine!) make the drive from New Jersey to attend the Garden party. Don't you just love how much light comes into this great kitchen, even on a rainy day in Baltimore?!

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Margaret, what did you think of the coddies? We thought they were so tasty!

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Kim Jones(GBBR Rookie Society Mentor and all around great gal) and Rosa Almond just coming back from a tour of the lower level. I love the granite at the top of the spiral staircase.

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14 timber way ct reisterstown

I LOVE, Love, Love this hall way! Can't you just picture the possibilities? Someone at the garden party said that it would be a great hall for match box car races!14 timber way ct reisterstown

This is one great Great Room!

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The possibilities are endless for this room-Crafts, Games, Play Room, What would you make it?

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I don't even think the folks on Hoarders could fill up this storage area! It's HUGE!

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Check out this awesome custom kitchen cabinet, that has two separate racks, one behind the other, they swing out for easy reach!

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Spice Cabinet...wow!

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Under cabinet trash cans....don't you just love the color of the cabinets? The counters are a gorgeous silestone (I think) There's plenty of storage in this fabulous custom kitchen! Plenty of room for all the cooks to stay out of each other's way, and a great area for entertaining! This is a home built for spending time with family and friends.

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After a wonderful afternoon, it was time to head out. The last of the party guests reluctantly gathered their things (think our hosts and this home made them feel welcome?), and headed out the door, through the lovely covered porch with beautiful flowers all around, past the four car garage, and up the driveway carved through the forest of trees. The setting of this contemporary custom built home really gives one the feeling you are much farther away from all the conveniences that are really just a short drive away. In just a few minutes, Sydney and I hopped on 795 and were on our way home, the sun even decided to peek out from behind the clouds.

Can't wait for the next time the Active Rainers gather...I hear that Martha Brown's hosting a Garden Party in Annapolis soon. I sure hope we are all invited!

Margaret Rome knows how to throw a party!

HomeRome Garden Party was a Huge Success in Baltimore!

Margaret Rome Baltimore, Md. 410.530.2400 : Real Estate Brokerage in Baltimore, MD

The HomeRome Garden Party Was a Huge Success! We had wonderful guests coming and going for over three hours. My latest count was 35. The Sprawling Contemporary Rancher on Wooded Lot house looked magnificent..the gardens were in full bloom and the waterfall was a delight...but with "liquid sunshine" the party was inside.

I loved having the entire Mahjong group with us!

Mahjong group

Coddies, knishes and assorted corned beef, turkey and veggie sandwiches.

Coddies, Knishes etc

Chris Hooks, enjoying a coddie, and her broker Joe came in from New Jersey.

Chris and Joe

Rosa Almond, one of our newest bloggers, Kim Jones and Lucy Bebee all enjoying the day!

Rosa, Kim, Lucy

Sydney "mortgage princess" with a pretty dress and hat showing her smile.

Sydney at HomeRome Garden Party

The HomeRome Garden Party was a huge success!

We had wonderful guests coming and going for over three hours. The house looked magnificent..the gardens were in full bloom and the waterfall was a delight. My sellers did a superb job getting the house and landscaping looking so pretty.

With so many ActiveRain members, I am looking forward to some blogs. Wonder who will be posting first. I know there was a lot of pictures taken but not so many by me..just a bit busy showing this beautiful contemporary. Anyone who writes a blog, please leave a link.

Thank you to everyone who showed up and supported this very successful Garden Party! Here are some of the party guests....

Chip Frye, June Piper-Brandon, Steven Cooper, Bridget McGee, Rosa Almond, Helen Dellheim, Chris Hooks, Ellie McIntire, David Cohen, Mike BIshop and Kim Jones. In addition there was Charlie Brubaker, Gary Hankin, Nick Piscatelli and Greg Koehler. There were others...but that's all for today.

It's Today! ActiveRain INDOOR Garden Party! 12 NOON at 14 Timber Way Ct. 21117

Margaret Rome Baltimore, Md. 410.530.2400 : Real Estate Brokerage in Baltimore, MD

It's Today! ActiveRain Garden Party! 12 NOON at 14 Timber Way Ct. 21117

*Directions to 14 Timber Way Court

Baltimore Beltway (695) Exit 22 North on Greeenspring Ave (about 5 miles) turns into Worthington Ave. Left at Timber Knoll Rd> Left to Timber Knoll Way >Left to Log Trail >Left at Timber Grove> Right on Timber Way Ct. Last home in the cul de sac. Map BC16F6...14 Timber Way Court. Call if you need me 410-530-2400

There is good chance of Liquid Sunshine this morning but that won't stop the 20 guests who have sent in their RSVP's to join us at 14 Timber Way Court in Sagamore Forest II, Reisterstown, MD. 21136. We will just call it an INDOOR Garden Party!

Look for familiar faces. Look for good company look for good conversation, look for good food and a Great House to tour.

I really love this sprawling contemporary with 3500' of first floor living plus a full lower level..perfect for the man cave. The owners made some changes since we posted. Making an Entrance..Does it Say "Come In" ? I wonder if anyone will notice.

What are we serving? Coddies and Cookies and Knishes..oh my! Let's see if Ellie figures out a coddie and a knish. On a recent post she commented .."I know what a cookie is."

Do you think she will blog about it?


I can't wait to see what Miss Sydney will be wearing with her pretty new smile.

There will be some brand new bloggers...David signed up yesterday May 3rd..the fastest member to ever accept my invitation, he did his profile and is coming to the party and he already wrote My first blog on active rain!


Look for some familiar faces that live inside our computers.

This pink dogwood tree will greet you at the top of the driveway..so pretty that I had to take a close up of the blossoms.

Dogwood Blossoms -HomeRome 410-530-2400

There are lots of whimsy garden sculptures to enjoy. Think that frog might be playing our tune?

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*Directions:

Baltimore Beltway Exit 22 North on Greeenspring Ave (about 5 miles) turns into Worthington Ave. Left at Timber Knoll Rd> Left to Timber Knoll Way >Left to Log Trail >Left at Timber Grove> Right on Timber Way Ct. Last home in the cul de sac. Map BC16F6...14 Timber Way Court. Call if you need me 410-530-2400