Real Estate Marketing Specialists
I hear it many times, “We’ll get a better deal on a house if we work with the listing agent. I’ve heard they’ll give up a portion of their commission.” The answer to that assumption is…maybe…maybe not. In the real estate industry, there are companies whose business model is based on giving concessions to home …
Home Buyer’s Myth: “I’ll Get a Better Deal If I Call the Listing Agent”Read More
📉Mortgage Interest Rates Are On the Rise Rates are now almost a full percentage higher than they were this time last year, on average. With a strengthening economy, the cost of borrowing money goes up. I know, it’s a cruel joke…when the economy is weak, people are hesitant to take borrowing “risks”, but that’s when …
🏘️How Do You Define “Best Neighborhood”? “What are the best neighborhoods in Frederick County Maryland?” Realtors® get that question often. Today’s home buyers are interested in finding a home in the “right neighborhood”, just as much as they are in finding the right home. What qualifies as the “best neighborhood” is subjective, of course, and …
What are the Best Neighborhoods in Frederick County MD?Read More
What is Buyer Agency in Real Estate? If you’ve bought or sold real estate in Maryland since 1999, you’ve been given papers explaining Agency, among the myriad of paperwork your real estate agent hands you. As a buyer, your agent explained buyer agency to you and gave you a “Buyer Agency Agreement”. If you are …
What is “Buyer Agency” in Real Estate? And Why You Need it!Read More
… 🤥B.S. Facts About Real Estate That AREN’T TRUE! So here’s how something can be a “fact”, but it’s not true: In the age of internet “wisdom”, if something gets enough play on the internet, it grows legs. It sometimes grows arms and a head too. It ends up being true in many people’s minds. …
Yet Even MORE B.S. Facts About Real Estate that Just Won’t Die!Read More
“Guess what Mom!? I’m going to make a ton of money flipping houses!!” Warning: I may step on some toes. (and you’ll have to put up with a bunch of emojis) But hear me out! When I run into someone who has been to one of those get-rich-quick home flipping seminars and is going to …
The Dark Side of Get-Rich-Quick House Flipping SeminarsRead More
🏘️Safe Neighborhoods Are Important Today’s home buyers are looking for a lifestyle as well as a house. The neighborhood is a major consideration, especially knowing that the neighborhood is safe. I think I’ve been asked the question about whether a neighborhood is safe more times than I can count. Unfortunately, as much as we may have …
How Do I Know if This Frederick Neighborhood is Safe?Read More
💬How to Negotiate When Buying A Home Most home buyers might not realize that when you are searching for a home, the negotiation starts before you even tour the home. That’s right. Then it continues until the day you close on the home, because anything can happen throughout the home buying process. Before a buyer even …
🤥Myths Abound Concerning Down-Payment Requirements There are several reasons why there are myths circulating about how much home buyers need to have saved for a downpayment on a home. Studies by NAR (National Association of Realtors®) show that half of Americans believe the misconception that you need to put 20% down on a house. This is …
