Glenda Cherry / Realtor / Photographer

So many people wait for the traditional "spring market" to sell their homes ... but the spring market starts around March when your home probably looks like this:

Or, even worse, like this!

If you're thinking of putting your home on the market any time in the next six months, get your exterior photos now! While May or June is probably the best time to photograph the outside of your home, most people don't plan this far ahead. But if you take them now, you'll still have leaves on the trees and, depending on where you live, a nice green lawn. Wouldn't you rather have potential buyers see this?

Or this?

Plan ahead and get those photos now!

If you need professional real estate photos in the Metropolitan Washington DC area, please give me a call or visit my website: www.GlendaCherryPhotography.com.

A beautiful spring morning ... the perfect time to take pictures around my home. Enjoy!

The cherry tree in front of my house is heavy with fruit this year ... the birds usually eat most of them before they ripen. Wonder why they left them alone this year?

Beautiful, shiny, plump cherries ... unfortunately, I don't know if they're edible ...

This gorgeous plant is on my front porch ... but I can't remember what it is!

My valiant little maple tree, broken by the record snowfall earlier this year, is trying to make a comeback. I don't have the heart to dig it up ...

Hurry up and ripen!

Cherokee Purple ... can't wait!

Living within 10 miles of a major airport has its advantages ... unless you're one of those people who hate aircraft noise. Fortunately, it doesn't bother me, but I've had a number of buyer clients who've expressed concern. There's only one way to know for sure and that's to spend a week in the neighborhood ... different days, different times ... to experience the noise firsthand. Of course, the weather and wind direction can affect the traffic patterns as well. I found a great tool for clients who want to know more about air traffic in a particular area.

Disclaimer: this web site covers only a handful of airports so it may not be useful for everyone. But if you're in the Northern Virginia area, it's great!

Go to https://secure.airscene.com/public and select an airport from the drop-down list, then click on the Flight Tracking tab.

It may take a minute or two for the flight data to appear on the map, so be patient. (I usually right-click on the map and select Play - seems to wake it up.) When you hover your mouse over one of the aircraft icons, the map shows the flight number, origin & destination, and altitude of arriving and departing flights. It also shows the altitude of flights in transit over the area. You can enter a street address to zoom in on a particular neighborhood and choose playback of traffic on specific dates and times.

Check it out ... it's so cool!

As of April 9, 2010, there were 413 active listings in Sterling. During the month of March 2010, there were 105 closed residential sales (up from 50 sales in February), 205 new listings and 166 pending sales. The average sales price was $337,773 (up from $268,095 in February); the median sales price was $314,900 (up from $240,000 in February); the average number of days on market was 40 (down from 41 in February).