With over 90% of home buyers searching online for a new home your home must make a great first impression. The first impression is a lasting impression!  In a buyers market sellers compete with sellers.  If buyers are not impressed what they see online they will move on to the next listing. Ready, Set, Stage! works with you and your Realtor to put your home on the “must see” list for today’s home buyers. We offer a marketing plan and photos to assist with the sale of your home.

The Real Estate Market is Tough Right Now. Don’t Make It Any Tougher on Yourself

We get around. In a typical week, we – the members of The Moss Haedrich Team - probably show or preview 25 homes, talk to a dozen or more potential sellers and twice that many fellow Realtors.

When you’re in the trenches like we are, you see the local real estate market up close and personal. And you develop a keen instinct for which homes are going to sell…and which ones are going to just linger on the vine.

If you’re thinking about selling, here’s Ken talking about how NOT to become one of the lingerers.

There are lots of ways to shoot yourself in the foot if you’re trying to buy a home, in the Annapolis area or anywhere else for that matter. Quitting your job is one good way. There are others. Listen to what Ken has to say on the subject.

Here’s a Recap of How the Market Looks in One Bestgate Corridor Community

The previous story highlighted one local Annapolis couple and the recent sale of their home in the community of Seabreeze.

Click to see the latest market activity in Seabreeze as of Saturday, August 7th. This report includes all the active Seabreeze homes, those under contract and sold in the previous 90 days.

If you have any questions about real estate or market activity in the Bestgate Corridor, please email me at kenhaedrich@gmail.com and I’ll get back to you with the answers.

And if you own a home in the Bestgate area – or anywhere in the greater Annapolis area – and you’re thinking about selling, email or call me at 410-507-7222 and I’ll tell you what we’re doing in this market to get homes sold without delay. No pressure, just information. Thanks.

Meet The Hamels, Our Most Recent Satisfied Clients – Or So They Tell Us

One of the sad ironies of the real estate business is that you get to know some of the nicest people just before they move away for good.

Such is the case with Josh, Jillian and Luke Hamel, pictured here. (Luke is young fellow contemplating his father’s knee.)

If they look happy, well, they have much to be happy about: they have a lovely new child. They’re striking out on the next adventurous chapter of their lives. And their Seabreeze townhome sold in just 11 days.

A few minutes after this photo was taken, the Hamels hit the road for California where Josh – a Lieutenant Commander who just left active duty and a teaching job at the Naval Academy – has taken a position as a professor for the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering department at Cal State Long Beach.

Jillian – a former Nurse Practitioner for the Division of Cardiology at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore – says they’ll really miss the beautiful change of seasons here and the evening walks by the water in downtown Annapolis.

As for the unabashedly promotional plug to this story, the Hamels almost made us blush with their kind comments.

“We really enjoyed working with you” they told us. “You’re very knowledgeable about real estate in general and the Annapolis market specifically. You guided us smoothly through the process of selling our home. We were proud to have you represent us and would gladly recommend you to others.”

Thanks, Josh and Jillian – we appreciate that. And best of luck to you out West.

Proving That Buyers Really Are Out There…in Every Price Range

It was actually more like 57 days, but “sold in 60″ just rolls off the tongue.

In any event, 60 days-on-market for a $1.725 mil home isn’t bad in any market, let alone one as challenging as this.

We used all the tools in our big marketing toolbox to get this one sold quickly. That, along with the home’s inherent “wow factor” made the home irresistible. The home was designed by locally renowned architect Catherine Purple Cherry. The lot is gorgeous and professionally landscaped. The home lovely, neither too big nor too small.

Alas, if you missed this one there are plenty more gorgeous waterfront homes for sale in the Annapolis area and we’d be more than happy to help you find the perfect one for you. (Indeed, we have one just down the street at 1082 River Bay.) Email me at kenhaedrich@gmail.com and let me know what you’re looking for in a waterfront home. Or just call me at 410-507-7222. Ditto if you’re thinking of selling your home: we can get it done.

If you have a particular interest in River Bay Rd, here’s the latest market report for that lovely stretch of waterfront.

And if you’d like to see all Annapolis waterfront homes listed at $1.5 million and above, you’ll find those here as well.

That’s right: grab your checkbook and give us a call because this wonderful waterfront compound in Shoreham Beach is priced to sell quickly.

There’s still plenty of summer left – heck, it hasn’t even officially begun – to squeeze tons of fun out of this lovely property. Situated on a third of an acre, this home has it all – especially for boaters. The private pier and bulkhead have been extensively improved and there are three boat lifts. Cruise into Annapolis in about 10 minutes. Baltimore or St. Michaels in about an hour.

Currently, the home has more than 4,000 finished square feet. The bonus? A framed but unfinished suite of rooms over the garage that can be finished as you please. This wing of the home is the perfect place to let one generation raise a ruckus while another enjoys a little privacy.

The sunsets? They’re just fabulous here. Indeed, if you’d like to preview the home you may want to schedule an evening showing so you can see it for yourself. We’d be happy to make the arrangements.

Footnote: There are 10 waterfront homes for sale in Edgewater with a 3+ car garage. The next least expensive home is priced $600,000 more than this one.

If you have any questions at all about this property, call me – Ken – at 410-507-7222. Or send me an email at kenhaedrich@gmail.com

Have a great weekend.

Talk about a busy weekend in the Annapolis area. The big Greek Festival is happening on Riva Road…there’s a Wine Festival over in Stevensville…and a home and garden tour in Eastport.

Home buyers are busy, too, scouring the Annapolis area for their next home and checking out open houses.

We’re holding two homes open, and if you’re shopping in Edgewater – either for an incredible waterfront compound or Pottery Barn-perfect townhome – then please stop by.

3914 Bayside Drive is located in Shoreham Beach, a custom waterfront home with a myriad of “hidden treasures” – including a whole house sound system, heated floors, and operable skylights with rain sensors. Not to mention 100′ of lovely waterfront on Ramsay Lake. Private pier and 3 boat lifts included!

There’s a three car garage with deep bays and – special bonus – a framed but unfinished 36′ by 36′ suite of rooms above the garage that could become just about anything you’d like it to be, from master suite to private guest quarters.

If a townhome is in your future, we’ve got a beauty located at 2136 Millhaven Drive. This 3-bedroom home has been meticulously maintained, has a 3-level bump-out and gorgeous hardwood floors – as well as spacious master suite.

Both homes are open Sunday, June 6th, from 1:00PM to 3:00PM. Stop by – we’d love to meet you and show off these fine homes.

If you’re moving to the greater Annapolis area, Gambrills is a place you might want to consider – especially once you see the virtual tour of this home.

Gambrills is about 20 minutes west of Annapolis, just east of DC and south of Baltimore.

3101 Gosheff Lane is, in the owner’s words, “peaceful. The minute you make that right hand turn off of Rt 450 onto Patuxent River Road you enter a different world – the street is lined with trees. There are no noisy cars. It is secluded and full of nature.”

If the turnover in this relatively small community of Patuxent Run is any indication, others must agree that this is a wonderful place to call home: the last home we sold in this community of approximately 3 dozen homes was over 2 years ago. And there has only been one sale since.

The home itself? Incredible. Spacious…private…comfortable yet elegant. The large kitchen, great room, decks and large dining and living rooms make it a wonderful place to entertain.

When your day is done…or the party is over…slip into your private outdoor hot tub, under the gazebo, with a glass of wine – chosen from your own wine cellar.

Click here to see the virtual tour of 3101 Gosheff Lane.

And give us a call at 410-507-7222 if you’d like to take a private tour. But don’t expect this one to stay on the market for long.

Every year, Keller Williams Real Estate offices around the country raise funds for an organization we call KW Cares.

The mission of KW Cares – a non-profit organization – is to give a helping hand to KW agents, office staff and their families who are in crisis as the result of a sudden emergency. (Read more about KW Cares.)

To that end, our local Annapolis Keller Williams office is holding a garage sale this Saturday, May 1st, from 7:30AM to 1:00PM, in the parking lot of our building. The address is 7 Old Solomons Island Road - just off West Street.

If you would like to donate to the cause, we need gently used items in working condition – household items, small appliances, dishes, furniture, clothing, sporting goods, tools, etc. You know the drill. You can drop the items off at our office anytime this week between the hours of 9:00AM and 5:00PM.

If you – or anyone you know – love a good garage sale, we hope you’ll come by and survey the offerings. From the items we’ve seen so far, in the storage area, you’re sure to find some real treasures for sale at great prices.

Bring your appetites, too: they’ll be a couple of food vendors on hand selling hot dogs and sno-cones.

We hope to see you there. If you have any questions, please call me – Ken – at 410-507-7222. Thanks for your support.