Archive for February, 2010
Shoreham Beach Home for Sale: 3914 Bayside Drive, Edgewater MD
February 27th, 2010 Categories: Buyers, Real Estate News, Sellers
Our Newest Edgewater Listing Has a Host of Hidden Treasures, Panoramic Water Views and So Much More
East of Loch Haven Road to the end of the Mayo Peninsula you’ll come across some of the nicest little communities in the Annapolis area – Selby on the Bay, Ponder Cove, Turkey Point, Mayo Beach and Beverly Beach, among others.
Shoreham Beach, too, where – as with so many other local maritime communities – older cottages mingle quite comfortably, thank you, with million dollar plus waterfront homes. Indeed, many of the more expensive properties ARE old cottages reincarnated.
Our newest listing – 3914 Bayside Drive, with 100′ of frontage on Ramsay Lake – began as a cottage more than half a century ago; a series of additions and improvements over the years make up the existing home, which sits on one of the largest lots in the community (a total of four 25′ by 100′ lots, side by side.)
The home was built to the owners’ tastes with custom cabinetry, features and special touches the owner likes to refer to as “hidden treasures.” Most notably – in the colder weather – is the radiant heat in the tiled floor of the central great room and kitchen. This is especially appealing for those of us who’d rather be barefoot on the beach somewhere warm. (Following this February’s weather, that’s pretty much all of us, I imagine.)
Other “hidden treasures” include a whole house sound system, venting skylights with rain sensors, extra-tall garage doors (think storage for your boat on a trailer), a summer kitchen for crab feasts or caterers, and a framed-but-unfinished suite of rooms – measuring 36′ by 36′ – over the triple garage. Depending on your needs and lifestyle, this could become a new master suite, guest or in-law suite, you name it.
Here’s a click to the Virtual Tour for 3914 Bayside. If you like what you see and want to arrange a private preview, give us a call at 410-507-7222 and we’d be happy to give you the tour. It’s a very special home with tons of appeal for anyone looking for a well-priced waterfront home in the greater Annapolis area.
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When Clients Go Above and Beyond
February 27th, 2010 Categories: One Minute Realtor, Sellers
Sadly, You Hear a Lot of Horror Stories in this Business. How About a Really Happy One For a Change?
We at The Moss Haedrich Team are blessed to have lots of really nice clients. Whether they find us here on our blog…on one of our other websites…or come to us as referrals, as many of our clients do, I’m convinced our clients would win all the gold if somebody held a Nice Olympics.
Which brings me to last Sunday evening, when my cell phone rang at 9:00. It was a client, and – as anyone in real estate will tell you – when a client calls you at 9:00PM on a Sunday it’s typically not to say how swell they think you are.
This client was calling to say they were locked out of their home. They had been gone for the day in Pennsylvania…their home had a couple of showings in their absence…and apparently someone had unwittingly locked the door from the garage into the house. Could I give them the lockbox code to get in?
Well, no I couldn’t because – as you may know – our lockboxes in Anne Arundel county require a special electronic key. No problem, I assured them: I’ll just update my key, drive over and open the door. I didn’t dawdle: they have young children. I once did, also, and I knew that after a long drive the novelty of sitting outside your locked house singing yet another round of 99 Bottles of Beer on the Wall would wear thin quickly.
I arrived, let them in, and – after exchanging a few quick regrets – was gone in about 2 minutes.
And that would have been that – all in a Realtor day’s work, you know. Except for the fact that our client stopped by our office this week, unexpectedly, to express his gratitude for driving 20 minutes to let his family in on a Sunday evening. He then handed us a gift card to our favorite restaurant.
I can’t tell you how touched we were by this expression of gratitude.
Real estate can be a demanding business. We help navigate our clients – buyers and sellers – through transactions that can be complicated, protracted and emotionally draining. Managing frayed nerves, raw emotions and disappointment come with the job.
As does – on occasion – a great big unexpected thank you.
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15 Random Thoughts For Annapolis Area Homebuyers and Sellers
February 20th, 2010 Categories: One Minute Realtor
A Crash Course for Active, Soon-to-Be or Wanna-Be Buyers and Sellers of Real Estate
1. If in doubt, paint it.
2. Buy below your means.
3. If you’re shopping for a million dollar plus home on the water in the Annapolis area, you’ll probably drive by many less-than-million-dollar homes to get there. Just the way it is.
4. Homes do not sell themselves, no matter how beautiful they are.
5. Buyers don’t care if you’ve already fixed, painted or repaired 98 items out of 100. They only care about the 2 you didn’t.
6. Buyers will over-estimate the cost of home repairs by a factor of 10. Do them yourself before you list your home and save 90%.
7. Everything you do right prior to selling your home will reduce your days on market by a factor of 10.
8. Hire a Realtor who will tell you what to do right.
9. If you’re a seller, or potential seller, we already know you’re not giving your home away.
10. If you’re a buyer, you should know that they’re not giving their home away.
11. Cosmic law: If you aren’t totally onboard with the sale of your home, The Universe will not bring a buyer. We’ve plenty of proof.
12. It’s only a good idea to hire your best friend or relative to sell your home if you have plenty of best friends and relatives to spare.
13. If you’re sitting back waiting for the market to rebound before you sell your home, you better have a very comfortable chair.
14. Smoking odor in your home is a seller death sentence.
15. Biggest, truest real estate cliche: The first offer is often the best.
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