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The new website for Frederick MD Real Estate is up and running. It has been in the making for sometime, NOT to the fault at all by the designer and creator, Cheryl Allin of Virtuallin.com. Once contacted, Cheryl was on top of things right away. It took me sometime to learn the back end of the new content management system call Joomla. Cheryl was patient and very informative with my bumbling around. We launched it yesterday. As with some launches, there will be hiccups. The situation we ran into…I have email on my domain with GoDaddy.com and when we made the move, my email shut down. PANIC!!! Not Cheryl, she took control of the situation and went to work on the problem. Within a hour, she had me back up and running with my email. KUDOS for being calm cool and collected while I panicked (she said I just couldn’t see her frantically working.) Thank you Cheryl for a smooth transition. I am glad that our paths crossed. Technology of today is amazing. You can read more of how we came about to get this started here.

I would highly recommend Cheryl for all of your website needs. But this is only part of what Cheryl does. She is a “Virtual Assistant” that happens to major in websites. With real estate as her specialty, she can take care of all the needs of a busy real estate agent. Below is a list of her services;

Real Estate Web Site Design	FSBO / Expired Campaigns
Email Templates	Listing Coordination
Top Producer, Agent Office	Flyers & Postcards
Search Engine Optimization	Transaction Coordination
Graphic Design	Drip Email Campaigns
Joomla Templates & Maintenance	Real Estate Marketing

She is very reasonable and very flexible. So if you know a busy real estate agent that needs to free up some of their time to take care of their clients needs instead of the “maintaining” business…Contact Cheryl and you are virtually there!!!

Again stop by the new digs Gotbob4homes.com.

Have a great day.

March 18, 2008 · Filed Under Frederick MD Real Estate, Frederick Misc

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Monday Market conditions in Worman’s Mills area

I had a listing appointment yesterday in Worman’s Mills. It was on one of the couple hundred condos in the development. The inventory is low for the number of condominiums, but the sales are very slow too. After meeting with the owner, I went for a ride around the neighborhood to get some local amenity photos. I never realized how many homes were for sale in this area.

This community is relatively new and quite unique in the layout. You have have to be a special type of buyer to live here. Not in a good or bad way, just the design is very different. There are clusters of homes. Driveways have about four homes on them with small back yards. Most of these homes offer first floor Master Bedrooms with two or three bedrooms upstairs. There are estate homes on Mills Island that are still being built, so you can get one with a yard. But for the most part, if you look at everything back there…it is really, really close together. If you don’t like you neighbor, your screwed. The community also has multiple town homes. I really like these town homes. They are larger than your typical town home but you also pay more.

You have plenty of common areas that you can walk or have picnics, if you like being a spectacle. They are WIDE open spaces. The center of the community has a nice size gazebo. There is a club house with two pools, tennis courts and basketball courts. Tot lots are spread throughout the community.

I know I sound a little biased about the layout, it’s just what I feel when I drive through the neighborhood. I feel very enclosed. The homes are quite exquisite and beautifully manufactured. Very low yard maintenance on most properties since most areas are maintained by the HOA.

The number of homes were quite surprising to me for this popular community. Below is the breakdown of the numbers.

Condos 2 Bedroom only

Total for Sale - 8
Sold in past yr - 4
Price Range - $239,000 - $339,000
Absorption - 2 years

Townhouses

Total for Sale - 15
Sold in past yr - 17
Price Range - $365,000 - $599,900
Absorption - 11 months

Single Family Homes

Total for Sale - 8
Sold in past yr - 10* (does not include “New Construction”)
Price Range - $409,900 - $899,999
Absorbtion - 10 months (only for resales)

There you have it, a look into the confines of Worman’s Mills.

Have great St. Patty’s Day.

March 17, 2008 · Filed Under Frederick MD Real Estate

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Friday Foto for Fiduciary

This photo only represents on thing for me right now…Fiduciary. I am now able to cross the Mason-Dixon Line to assist buyers and sellers with their real estate needs. I am a licensed real estate agent in Maryland and Pennsylvania.

There have been times that I had worked with buyers and sellers that needed an agent that could handle both the purchase of a new home and the sale of an existing home, but had to refer them to a Pennsylvania Licensed agent, because one of the homes were located in another state. This can be frustrating at times if you have a home to sell contingency on your replacement home. Coordinating the transaction can be a nightmare with multiple agents… Being licensed in both states will help alleviate that problem. With Frederick only about a half hour ride from the Pennsylvania state line, I thought this would be a wise choice to assist my clients.

Have a great weekend

March 14, 2008 · Filed Under Frederick MD Real Estate, Frederick Misc, Friday

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Frederick Home Buyers Workshop at FCC

I am currently the Co-Chair of the Affordable Housing Committee with FCAR. One of our major tasks is to educate the community on the home buying process. We also manage the FCAR Revolving Fund. A no interest loan to qualified buyers (paid back when they sell their home.) But, we are currently experiencing a shortage on funds. So, if you know any businesses that would like to donate to the community, please have them either contact myself or the FCAR office. We desperately need funding. Your help is greatly appreciated.

But onto our other project…educating you, the consumer. This is a no pressure class. You don’t need a REALTOR® to come, you can bring your current REALTOR® or not. We won’t be pitching you anything just good ole’ information from a few local experts.

Frederick County Association of REALTORS® (FCAR) Home Buyers Workshops are scheduled for the spring. In response to requests, they have been re-tooled and now include a last half focusing solely on financing/lending. The first half continues to address the home-buying process.

We’d love for you to join us.

Pre-registration is preferred, but walk-ins are not turned away. Contact FCAR 301-663-0757 to sign-up.

The cost for the Workshop is ~~$10 per person at the door~~ FREE.

Where? FCC, Building E.

March 27, 2008 - 6 - 9 pm (I will be one of the instructors on this date)
April 21, 2008 - 6 - 9 pm
May 14, 2008 - 9 am -12 pm
June 7, 2008 - 9 am -12 pm and 1 - 4 pm (Select 1)

You can get more information on our Associations Website FCAR.org by clicking on the Buying and Renting Resource Center. You may want to check out the state website MDHomePrograms.com for available programs that might just help you get into your next home.

The website information and class presentation wouldn’t be possible without the hard work of the Affordable Housing Committee. Not only do they meet monthly to brainstorm ways of helping the community and keep projects running, but they are also your presenters for the Home Buyers Workshop.