Retha Arrabal

When: Saturday, June 7, 08.... 8:00 till

Where: Augustine Herman Highway at the Shelter

Benefits: The Animals of Kent County Maryland

Donations welcomed -- just drop off ANY time at the Shelter, in the drop room.

While you are browsing, dropping off items, please come in and meet us....

We are looking for good Masters.... only NICE folks need apply!

Affordable -- Good Location - Water Access

Chester Harbor's Selling Points

Affordable

Water Access

Great Location

Well maintained

HOA optional

Established

Mature landscaping

Easy access to 301

Queen Anne County Schools

Close proximity:

Chestertown, Kent and Queen Anne's Hospital, Shopping, Washington College,

Art Galleries, Restaurants

QA6665922 Three bedroom Split Floor Plan

Private fenced back yard, immaculate

139 Woodstock Dr.

$259,900

Definitely picked up in the last couple of months, we have been busy and the buyers are buying. A couple of my listings sold and closed in 45 days, which is awesome! Our listing side has always been strong, but the buyers are coming out. Maybe it's because the media is onto something else, and combine that with usual spring activity? A couple of my listings have sold within 35 days, which my sellers and I are thankful for!

What are your thoughts? How is your market doing?

Happy Memorial Day! Be safe and have a good one. Check out Chestertown's celebration of Memorial Day. We have a huge street festival "The Tea Party" Check out www.chestertown.com

After a long couple of days of house searching, my clients felt that had found the perfect house, Location, awesome, condition great, price... right in the ball park. I unlocked the door and we walked in and she fell in love... Momma was HAPPY, so we all were happy!

BUT THEN -- the most god awful barking, baying, howling started up, and we walked to look in the back of the yard, and the neighbor that backs up to there fence had SIX... yes COUNT them SIX hunting dogs in a big kennel about 6 feet from the fence. The noise was unbelievable.

On to the NEXT house - which looked promising as well. Brand new construction, on market for 383 days, (first clue to me there was an issue). House was elegant, nicely done, soaring ceilings, landscaped well, staged.... and across the street were skateboard ramps, and two "tiered" trampolines, where the little darlings could jump from one level to the other, and you guessed it -- another dog kennel in the side yard... with three dogs that greeted us joyously.

Now, I love my dogs, I am on the Board of the Humane Society, I enjoy the heck out of animals, I enjoy kids, have three..., I feel very sorry for the owners of these properties... they have a tiger on their hands! I'm very happy they aren't my listings!

Happy ending, I think they found their home, though... and the old buyers are liars was once again proven to be true!

A couple of years ago, this young guy with a KILLER grin walked into the office. Now, before you finish that thought, I could easily be his Mom, but he had the cutest little way about him. He introduced himself, and gave out cards, and we all chatted with him.. and that was about it. Cute kid, we thought..... Hope he makes it.......Well, this "cute" kid (I think he is 27 now) has financed some really TOUGH deals for me, and anytime I have a potential client, he is one of my top three mortgage consultants that I refer my folks too. Lesson learned, (again, and again....) Don't judge a book by it's cover.... He still has that killer grin... I may have to introduce him to my daughter!

Seriously, where would we be without great relationships without loan officers/mortgage consultants? We are fortunate in Kent County, Maryland to have some really super ones! Dinah Riordan with Chase, Nic Gills with National City, Ron Miller with Chesapeake Trust, Judy Cooper with PNC... just to name a few. I'm thankfully to have them!