Leander McClain, Realtor® Cecil County Maryland Real Estate Consultant's Blog

A Job Worth Doing Is Worth Doing Well I am sure that you are looking at the picture of the pizza to the right and wondering.....huh??? Stick with me :) My grandfather C.D. Pryor used to "preach" about a lot of things. As a child, I would get tired of hearing the same thing over and over again.  A...

There Is NO Free Lunch!!! Despite the picture to the right and no matter what You may think, there is no free lunch.  Let me start by saying that I love Active Rain. Active Rain has given me the opportunity to plug into social networking and grow my business. My Active Rain rating has opened the ...

This is an excellent tip shared by Chris.  Have a great day and Make This YOUR Best Year Ever Leander Do you struggle with names?  This has personally plagued me for years and is a constant struggle in a people business where we meet new potential clients on a daily basis.  However, I also know ...

Recommended Reading:  Twitter Revolution by Deborah Micek & Warren Whitlock If you are like me, you have heard of this thing called Twitter.  You may have even signed up for Twitter and then wondered....NOW What am I supposed to do??? Well help is on the way in the form of a book authored by Mice...

Do YOU Live Next To a NEGLECTED Foreclosed Home? Are Foreclosed Homes In Your Neighborhood Driving Down Property Values? What can you do about it? A Murrieta homeowner Mark McKinzie was fed up with the the flood of neglected foreclosures in Southern California.  He lived next door to a foreclosed...

President Obama has signed the "American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009" (i.e. the Economic Stimulus Bill).  This bill provides an $8,000 tax credit for first time home buyers.  A first time homebuyer is someone who has not owned a home in the last three years.  So that means a divorced pe...

How To Buy A House - Part 1 So now that the President has signed the Economic Stimulus bill and you as a first time home buyer are entitled to a $8,000 tax credit...what next?    Just find a house and buy it right?  WRONG!   There are many considerations and many more things to know when it comes...

  I WILL NOT BE WORKING TOMORROW! Tomorrow is a National Holiday (At least in my house). Tomorrow @ 3:30pm Eastern time, in Daytona, Florida a green flag will drop and the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series will be underway.  And yes, I will be glued to the television watching the cars go around and a...

Rut Ro -  Did You Hear That Thunk? Warning:  Graphic Content Ahead.  Animal lovers and squeamish look away now!   Friday afternoon, I was on my way home.  I was feeling pretty good about myself because I had just donated blood.  This was the first time that I have donated in at least five years. ...

  Evesham Township, Marlton NJ January 2009 Homes Sales, Prices & Analysis Just about every other day, someone  will ask me...are homes selling in Evesham Towhsip, ?  I have them to tell them...absolutely yes.  Is there a healthy supply of homes for sale?  Yes again.  Is now a great time for me t...