Real Estate Marketing Specialists
“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 …
The Home Buyer’s Road Map Studies still show that the majority of Americans still see home ownership as part of the “American Dream”. In a 2017 Pew Research Center survey, 72% of renters said they would like to buy a house at some point. If buying a home is on your list of to-do’s, you …
New Home Construction Resumes in Frederick Md There are some new residential building projects underway, after a few years of a very slow market for new homes. It seems that housing development is returning to Frederick County. New home construction in Frederick Md is reaching levels we haven’t seen in several years. … New Homes …
How Buying a Home in Winter Can Make the World A Better Place We’ve all heard the conventional wisdom about buying a home in the spring, when the real estate market is more “active”. But sometimes, it doesn’t always work out that people can buy in the spring. Sometimes waiting until spring doesn’t make sense …
😠 Why Realtors® Dispise Have Strong Feelings About Zestimates Zillow is a popular site for consumers to see homes for sale, no question. If you are looking at homes for sale in your local market, however, I recommend using a local real estate website search, like ChrisHighland.com. Zillow has some good information, like demographics and statistics on …
😞Homeowner Regrets (a.k.a. Buyer’s Remorse) A recent survey of thousands of Americans found what many of us refer to as “buyer’s remorse” among homebuyers. While I’m not fond of rehearsing people’s pain, the top five homeowner regrets are instructive to those who are considering a home purchase. The latest survey shows that 51% of homeowners …
