If you're thinking of selling your home in Maryland, you'll want to download the Yaffe Real Estate Home Seller Guide. It explains what you need to know about the home sales process and how a real estate agent can help you prepare for your move. Selling a home is a big decision. Whether you've decided to do so because you want to or or bec...

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Do you have a real estate property that has been listed for a while and is not selling? You have looked into all of your options including finding things to do if your house isn't selling. So maybe it is time to consider a real estate auction.  To help explain real estate auctions, we've asked expert auctioneer, ...

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If you're buying your first home in the Baltimore area, it's worth your time to meet with Tammi Lewis, Senior Mortgage Consultant with George Mason Mortgage, LLC. Tammi specializes in first time home buyer grant programs such as the Maryland Mortgage Program which can help with down payment and/or closing cost assistance for those bu...

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According to our clients, what makes Yaffe Real Estate different is how much we care about them - the people buying homes, selling homes, renting homes or those renting out their property. The reason we care is because of the people who make up the Yaffe Team and Chesapeake Property Management. In this article, I want to introduce you to...

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With the leaves turning vibrant shades of red and orange, the weather getting cooler and winter around the corner, I've been getting more phones calls about what to do when your home is on the market and it's not yet sold. If you're in the same situation and your home is for sale and not selling, it's time to consider renting it out. He...

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A Washington Post article titled "Online listings breathe new life into open houses" generated considerable discussion in the Yaffe Real Estate office.  According to the article, the open house is back as an effective tool for selling houses. Here are some of our thoughts. How Effective are Open Houses if You Can't Qualify Those Loo...

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Every year after Labor Day, Owings Mills holds a fun event called "Doggie Paddle" during which the local pool welcomes dogs. In the process, they raise money for charity. Doggie Paddle 2014 raised $710 for the Baltimore Humane Society. It also brought neighbors from Owings Mills and their dogs together for an evening of great fun. How Do...

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Renting a property - whether you've just graduated from school or are moving to a new neighborhood - is a big decision with plenty of unknowns to consider. For that reason, we've put together this list of 19 questions to ask a landlord before you become a tenant. Depending on your circumstances and whether you are working directly with a...

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No day is typical in the life of a Chesapeake Property Manager as you learn when you speak with Juli Stein and Thomas Brooks. Why? Because they deal with the unexpected, whether it's a snake to be removed or a new landlord eager to rent out a property with 24 hours notice. At the heart of what both do day-in and day-out is deep caring fo...

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  If you're house hunting in the Baltimore area, this advice on how to use online real estate resources Zillow or Trulia may be helpful.  I suspect you are already familiar with Zillow and Trulia. They represent two of the largest online real estate resources. Visual and informative, they provide visitors with per...

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