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Free Seminars on Annapolis Area Real Estate – First-Time Homebuyers and Investors

Do you know someone who is thinking about buying their first home? Or someone who is renting and would be wise to think about buying a home? Today’s market presents some amazing opportunities, and often people who are renting aren’t aware how easy it would be to own their own home, and don’t do anything because they don’t know how, and are afraid of making a mistake. Instead of buying their own home, they are buying real estate for their landlord!

So for potential first-time homebuyers (or those who haven’t bought in a while!), I will be offering quarterly first-time homebuyer seminars over the next year. Please call for a schedule, if you or someone you know is interested in learning more, so that they are ready to move forward.

Similarly, many people are considering investing in real estate, and aren’t sure where to begin, or how best to add to their existing portfolio. And there are better ways than buying a “No Money Down” seminar from an infomercial, investing with a group out of state (as someone just told me many of his neighbors are doing), or hoping to stumble across a deal in the middle of your busy workday. If you are thinking of investing and want to get more facts, please call for the dates of our next real estate investment seminar.

p.s. If you are planning to sell or buy property in the Spring, please call me to get the information you need to get ready.

Call me today for all your Annapolis real estate needs.

Carlyn Lowery, Associate Broker, eXp Realty, Annapolis Real Estate, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, 443-569-3977 or 888-860-7369 x146

1690 Coventry Place, Annapolis, Maryland 21401

UPDATE: RENTED! We have other homes available including some that are not yet on the Internet – please call and we will help you find the right home!

Beautiful home for rent in the exclusive water-privileged community of The Downs in Annapolis. Enjoy the gardens, pool, spa, community waterfront, and more.

1690 Coventry Place, Annapolis, Maryland 21401

For details, click here!

P.S. Call me today for all your Annapolis real estate needs.

Free Property Management, Especially Valuable for People Stuck with Double Mortgage Payments

In today’s real estate market, more and more “accidental landlords” are emerging, as people end up with vacant homes that they can’t sell for the prices they want. Sometimes people try for months and months to get the homes sold, leaving them vacant and often with insurance lapsing, and other times they choose to rent them out.

Always looking to learn more about property management, and also looking for books to recommend to friends and clients, I just picked up a copy of The ABC’s of Property Management, by Ken McElroy.

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If there were ever a book to convince you not to try to manage an extra home yourself, this is it! Full of stories of things that happen to people when they haven’t mastered the business of property management.

I discovered long ago that property management works fine if you treat it like the business that it is, but not so well if you treat it like a hobby or an afterthought. (Yes, I learned that the hard way.) Here are some handy references for those who choose to do it themselves.

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And if you do it yourself, be sure to learn the Maryland state laws, as well as those of the county and city where your property is located.

Of course, it often pays to bring on a specialist. For those who’d like to team up with a professional property manager, I can make some recommendations in the Annapolis area. You need to be prepared to compensate them somehow, typically by paying a percentage of the rent. Sometimes you can negotiate a guaranteed rental payment, regardless of vacancy.

Oh, you want to know how to get it free? Some will do it for a portion of the future increase in your property’s value. Let me know if you’d like further details.

P.S. Call me today for all your Annapolis real estate needs.

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I’m still experimenting with Facebook and Twitter, and would love to hear how you like to use them for both work and play.

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RENTED! 111B Academy Street, Annapolis, Maryland 21401 – Home for Rent

Live Where It’s At – Sought-After Murray Hill!!

Featured in the Washington Post “Where We Live” series – Indeed a superb location – just steps to historic Annapolis, Spa Creek, Amos Garrett Park, Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts, and more – and also convenient to Washington, Baltimore, and BWI.

This charming home for rent at 111B Academy Street is just two blocks from the Amos Garrett Park on Spa Creek with a dock and small boat ramp ideal for kayaks. And it’s just one mile to Annapolis Main Street and Church Circle.

For more details, click here!