Contact MargaretWho’s Ready for Summer Vacation?
March 13th, 2010 Categories: Seasonal Information
Many Crofton area homeowners have had it with snow, and they’re making plans now to get away when school’s out. If you haven’t already booked your vacation rental, take a look at some of the areas served by Long & Foster’s Resort Rental Division:
Delaware:
Maryland:
Virginia:
Deep Creek Lake and Smith Mountain are looking very appealing to me, in spite of the fact that we’re usually beach-bound. My family may be doing something different this year!
Check out all of these options and be sure to make vacation reservations sooner rather than later.
If buying in one of these resort areas is in your future, be sure to contact me so I can refer you to an experienced real estate pro in the local office who really knows the area and will get you the best possible price and terms.
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FocusOnCrofton.com is your one-stop source for information about Crofton, Maryland, and the surrounding area. It’s my way of keeping current residents informed about their community and real estate matters while also attracting relocating home buyers to the Crofton area (including Bowie, Crownsville, Davidsonville, Fort Meade, Gambrills, Millersville and Odenton). Please feel free to contact me any time for more information.
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Sell Your Crofton Home in the Next 51 Days
March 10th, 2010 Categories: Real Estate
If you’re thinking of selling your Crofton home any time in the next year, it’s probably in your best interest to get it on the market now.
That’s because April 30 is looming (51 days), and the opportunity for home buyers to get the $8,000 first-time buyer or $6,500 repeat-buyer tax credit will end. I’m guessing we’ll see a big lull in Crofton area real estate sales for quite a while after that.
While real estate market conditions do favor buyers right now with the tax credit, low interest rates, and high inventory, home sellers aren’t likely to see better conditions for selling any time soon.
But your home won’t sell if it’s not on the market. So pick up the phone… call me or your favorite Crofton area REALTOR to find out what it will take to get a contract on your home before April 30, when the tax credit ends.
If you missed my earlier posts about the tax credit, here they are again:
- Early End Likely for Spring Home Buying Season
- IRS Releases Rules for Repeat Buyer Tax Credit
- Begin Your Home Search Online
- Home Sellers, Find Out What’s Selling in Your Neighborhood
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FocusOnCrofton.com is your one-stop source for information about Crofton, Maryland, and the surrounding area. It’s my way of keeping current residents informed about their community and real estate matters while also attracting relocating home buyers to the Crofton area (including Bowie, Crownsville, Davidsonville, Fort Meade, Gambrills, Millersville and Odenton). Please feel free to contact me any time for more information.
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Enjoy March Madness at Damon’s Grill in Gambrills
March 7th, 2010 Categories: Restaurants
There’s no place better than Damon’s in the Villages at Waugh Chapel near Crofton for watching the ACC and NCAA Basketball Championships, if you’re not courtside and seeing it live. The TV in your family room just can’t compare with those giant TV screens in the clubhouse at Damon’s.
And, unless you get carry-out from Damon’s, your eats probably won’t compare either. Chances are good that you’ll find something on the menu to suit your taste – whether it’s a full rack of baby-back ribs, the classic sampler, one of their three new burgers, or the daily special (among other things).
We enjoy dining at Damon’s two or three times a month, and the service is usually as good as the food. They accept call-ahead seating (410–721–3883) and offer curbside service for carry-out. In addition to the clubhouse where the TV screens are located, they also have a more quiet traditional dining room with the same menu items. If you’re looking for a good restaurant near Crofton and haven’t yet dined at Damon’s, you really should give it a try.
By the way, you’ll want to check out Damon’s Courtside Hoopla for an opportunity to win some great prizes with your picks for March Madness.
Great food and service, games and prizes, and March Madness on big-screen TV… what more can you ask for?
Damon s Grill, 2406 Brandermill Blvd., Gambrills, MD 21054
Other Crofton Restaurants & Carryouts
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FocusOnCrofton.com is your one-stop source for information about Crofton, Maryland, and the surrounding area. It’s my way of keeping current residents informed about their community and real estate matters while also attracting relocating home buyers to the Crofton area (including Bowie, Crownsville, Davidsonville, Fort Meade, Gambrills, Millersville and Odenton). Please feel free to contact me any time for more information.
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Maryland Home & Garden Show This Weekend
March 5th, 2010 Categories: Events
It’s easy to get excited about the Maryland Home & Garden Show this weekend and next, after so many overcast winter days and so much snow here in Crofton.
I’m looking forward to touring the professionally landscaped gardens, viewing over 400 home improvement projects, and even shopping for plants, crafts and unique garden accessories. I can’t think of a better way to nip “spring fever” in the bud, can you?
The show is taking place less than an hour from Crofton, at the Maryland State Fairgrounds in Timonium.
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Not a Typo - $29,500,000 Historic Mansion for Sale
March 4th, 2010 Categories: Random Topics
If you win the lottery this week and have tens of millions of dollars you don’t know how to spend, let me help you explore Luxury Homes for Sale in Anne Arundel County MD.
Or, if you really want to go all out, it would be a privilege to help you purchase “Evermay Estate” – the last remaining private estate home in Washington, D.C., situated in Georgetown (of course) and overlooking Rock Creek Park. It’s listed with Jeanne Livingston of Long & Foster REALTORS for $29,500,000.
We all like to daydream, don’t we? And who knows… you could have the winning lottery ticket this week. Someone has to win!
If you promise to call me in the event you’re interested in buying the property (or if you know someone or some organization who might like to buy it), I’ll share the link with you to the website that Jean has created for this stunning property:
Evermay Estate for Sale in Washington, D.C.
In the event that property is beyond your budget, you’ll find more than fifty homes priced between two and twelve million dollars in Anne Arundel County MD when you click on the link in the first paragraph of this post. Many of them are waterfront homes for sale.
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