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It has been a couple of weeks since I have posted anything of significance-but today I had a few moments and thought I would just sit down to write about the market around Harford County.

Everyone has been talking about how "bad" the market is-but from the little bit of research I did and the amount of business that is happening-I would really have to disagree-at least from the buyer's side of things.

In Harford County as of today there are 1,828 active listings. These listings range in price from $8900 (Mobile home) to $2.3M (7 bedroom luxury single family). In the last 30 days 788 listings have been SOLD  or are under contract!

Whether you need a 1 bedroom or 7 bedroom-1 bath or 5-Family room or basement-small lot or acreage-There is a wide variety of…

This is an amazing and addictive thing-this thing called "Blogging" I only found it about 2 months ago and have to have my daily fix. Not necessarily as a writer but I actually like to read and comment on others posts and opinions.

When I opened my new Real Estate website about 2 months ago, I was told by some friends that I needed to have a newsletter, forum, or blog. I understood the newsletter, which I do offer, and I even understood the forums as I had been a member of several "bulletin boards", but when it came to blogging, I was clueless.

When I started researching what a blog was and how to do it, is when I came across the Active Rain Community.  What an awesome opportunity! I got lost in all the great information that was being disseminated from…

Did you see the headlines of todays Baltimore Sun ?   Governor Martin O'Malley has signed his first piece of legislation since taking office in January. Ground Leases as we know know them may be a thing of the past.....finally!  

I personally believe that this is long overdue in the State, even though I am sure that a lot of investors would think otherwise. As a Realtor, and a transplanted Hoosier, Ground rent was foreign to me when I moved to Baltimore County. Although I soon found that it was a household phrase here.

Ground leases have been around in Baltimore for centuries and I believe have been fought against about the same amount of time.  Several Baltimore residents have been evicted from their home due to unpaid ground rent-some as little as…

Unlike the experience of being a first time home buyer, when you’re looking to move-up, and already own a home, there are certain factors that can complicate the situation. Not only is there the issue of financing to consider, but you also have to sell your present home at exactly the right time in order to avoid either the financial burden of owning two homes or, just as bad, the dilemma of having no place to live during the gap between closings. 

Six Strategies

In this report, we outline the six most common mistakes homeowners make when moving to a larger home. Knowledge of these six mistakes, and the strategies to overcome them, will help you make informed choices before you put your existing home on the market.

1. Rose-colored glasses

Most of us…

Getting Them Sober is a world-wide non-profit based in Baltimore, Maryland that grew from the world wide acceptance of the book by Toby Rice Drews of the same name. This single book published in 1980 has now grown to 4 volumes and still is widely used in treatment centers and by Doctors world-wide. 

This million-seller book has endorsements from "Dear Abby" ("everyone should read this book"); Dr. Norman Vincent Peale ("helps millions of alcoholics"); and Melody Beattie, author  of 'Codependent No More' (Melody says: "Getting Them Sober is the best book for the family  of the still-drinking alcoholic").

HUNDREDS of effective suggestions for sobriety and recovery

If the family of the alcoholic changes his/her behavior as outlined in this book, the…

I have always been a very service oriented person, not just great client service but service to community. I have always felt that no matter what level of life you are at, there are others that need a helping hand.

Today in Essex at 138 Back River Neck Rd, 21221. I found the Grand Opening of the new CnS Trading Company & Mini Mall. My first thought was what a great new flea market for the Essex Community, but as I delved deeper into this new market, I found much, much more.

Steve McBride & his wife Carol, bought the fledging flea market in January of this year. They made several changes to the layout and organization of the market, as well as the auction that it housed.

In the past few months the market has grown much faster than anticipated-now…

So you are thinking about buying your first home!  You're weighing out the added cost andresponsibility of home ownership while looking at your taxes to see if those advantages outweigh renting. Of course they do, not to mention, the amount of equity that you are building.  You understand now the advantages to you in owning your home versus renting. But do you truly understand what you buying your first home means for the good of the Country? Let me try to break it down for you.

You find that perfect beautiful new home for your family and put in an offer through your buyers' agent.  Immediately, besides your buyers agent, the sellers' agent, your loan officer,  the loan processor, the loan underwriter, the title agent, the research assistant,  and the…

When you want to know about Dundalk, MD-just spend a few minutes with David Robert Crews. A Dundalk native that loves his hometown, as you will be able to see through his stories and photography on his various blogs.  His Blog profile page is a quick trip into this man's mind and heart.

Mr Crews, 56, is an army veteran photographer that was stationed in Okinawa 1969-1971. The remaining paragraphs of his bio briefly outline his travels and various jobs-ending with his needs and wants in his current situation. "I need a modern computer, an editor for my writing, a financial backer for my photography efforts, and a sweet, young, 40 something year old woman to love and admire and have and hold and enjoy a great time with while living out the rest of our…