Ron Trzcinski's Blog

Great Investment Opportunity in Baltimore Detached single family home in Baltimore's Penn Lucy neighborhood. 4 bedrooms and 1 full bath. Parking Pad and Privacy Fenced Yard. Covered Front Porch. The exterior is in good condition with efficient double pane windows, vinyl siding, and a shingled roo...

Is It Hard To Sell A Two Bedroom House? According to data provided by the U.S. Census Bureau the average number of people occupying a house in the United States in 1850 was just over 5 people. Over the years that average number of people occupying a house has steadily declined. Even during the ba...

Rental Available in Parkville Maryland Spacious home with a unique design. Updated kitchen with a breakfast bar.Two master bedrooms with updated full baths.Wood floors.Central air and forced air gas heat.Wood burning fireplace.Huge deck overlooking private yard.Attached garage.Walk-in closets and...

Don't Destroy the House; Hire a Structural Engineer The other day I looked at a house which had numerous cracks in the exterior walls of the first floor and cracks all around the foundation walls. A rough rule of thumb with cracks is that if they are less than the thickness of a quarter, then the...

No Longer Interested; Rescind Your Offer If you make an offer to purchase a property, but then change your mind and decide that you no longer are interested in making the purchase, before the offer is accepted, then rescind your offer. Here is an example.  The numbers have been changed so that th...

Big Grey is at the Shelter Forlorn and almost completely forgotten, Big Grey roamed the lonesome rooms and walls of its domain, until yesterday. With a contract to purchase on the way for this big old house, a place which had been considered home for most of its life, it was time for this proud f...

Outsideless House What is an outsideless house? I am not sure, but apparently they exist, based on what I have seen on the multiple list and some other sites. There it is listed with 30 photos, none of which shows an outside to the house.  Many multiple list sites, by the way, allow for up to 50 ...

Unemployment Rate The unemployment rate has been going down and it is currently at historically low levels. One might presume, and to some extent correctly so, that this is related to the creation of jobs. In recent times, the economy has been adding, on average, just over 205,000 jobs per month....

The Reclusive and Elusive Cat This is the latest in the saga of the reclusive and elusive cat. First, as a reminder, this is about the cat that was left behind when the previous occupants of the house left. Of course, I knew that the cat was there because I would occasionally catch a short glimps...

Where Can I Get a House Like That? Where can I get a house like what?  You can get a house, with an updated kitchen like the one shown in the photos, in Baltimore City.Baltimore City is hot and home prices are relatively low.Relative to what?  Relative to Baltimore County, the prices are low and ...