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ADVICE FOR HOME SELLERS:  Home Staging Tips To Create External Curb Appeal  External curb appeal is very important when you are planning on selling your home.  Your yard should appear as if it takes care of itself.  Over 85% of potential home buyers are starting their search for a new home on th...

Location:  Saint Inigoes County:  St. Mary's List Price:  $199,000 Lot Size:  .63 Acres Square Footage:  1,179 Sq. Ft. Great starter home!  Home qualifies for 100% Financing with Rural Development.  Zero down payment and no monthly mortgage insurance.  Contact us to get qualified today! Home off...

ST. MARY'S COUNTY EVENTS:  Hearth & Home In Early Maryland - St. Mary's City - November 27 - 28, 2009!  HEARTH and HOME in EARLY MARYLAND Date:  Friday, November 27, 2009 - Saturday, November 28, 2009 Location:  Historic St. Mary's CityTime:  10 AM - 5 PM Discover the ways Maryland's first citiz...

Advice & Tips For Home Owners:  Bathrooms Need Exhaust Fans For the last 800 years, building codes have allowed bathrooms to be built without exhaust fans. Exhaust fans aren't even a requirement here in Minnesota!  This is a great example of how building codes are only minimum standards. I thoug...

Home Staging:  A View Of Every Room  Preferred Staging firmly believes that every property is unique, so when we approach a house for staging, we need to take into consideration all of the wonderful features that the house has to offer.  We stage each house to highlight its best features, and wo...

Home Staging:  Staging Fireplaces  With cooler weather, it's time to make hot chocolate and enjoy warmth of the fire in the fireplace.  Staging the Fireplace when the house is for sale makes the Fireplace a desirable selling feature of the home.  Nothing is more appealing than warm firelight on ...

Home Staging:  Dividing The Spaces In A Small Place  Dividing the spaces in a small place   It's an age-old problem with small houses: how do you make the spaces look larger and more functional so the spaces don't seem so SMALL?? This problem is even tougher in a condo where all the spaces are s...

JUST WHAT IS IT THAT REAL ESTATE LICENSEES DO??  Part I  JUST WHAT IS IT THAT REAL ESTATE LICENSEES DO??  Part I. "YOUR MISSION, SHOULD YOU CHOOSE TO ACCEPT IT . . . "  is to manage the orderly transfer of real property from a seller to a buyer.  The average consumer doesn't understand a fractio...

WATERFRONT HOME W/PIER Location:  Lusby County:  Calvert Body of Water:  Mill Creek Boat Dock:  Pier Lot Size: .43 Acre Year Built 1998 List Price:  $499,900    Great opportunity for waterfront buyer!  Engergy Star Home has very efficient utilities!  This Colonial style home offers 3 bedrooms, 2 ...

   Location:  Prince Frederick County:  Calvert List Price:  $3,800,000 Lot Size:  4.27 Acres Waterfront:  Patuxent River Boat Dock:  250' Pier on the Patuxent River With Deep Water Discover your new favorite getaway!  Your new home is located just over an hour from Washington, DC and 45 minutes ...