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Hello, welcome to my blog.

With years of experience in real estate industry, I started this blog to share my ideas with all of you. My posts are for buyers, sellers and real estate professionals.
I am member of powerhouse team of Remax Specialists. With a unique love for the area and people I serve, I presently
reside in Upper Marlboro, MD, with my beautiful wife who I married 8 years ago, and my four wonderful sons.

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If you are from MD or DC or you are planning to move there, I can give you free consultation - just send me an email to charles.heyward@gmail.com

All the best,

Charles

How to make counteroffers to the seller

Posted 01-04-2010 at 12:42 AM by CharlesHeyward (My Dad Sells Maryland & DC homes)

Pricing negotiation process begins when the seller lists the house on the market. A buyer observes the details and makes an offer to the seller along with a deadline for response. There are hardly any cases when the seller accepts the buyer’s offer as it is. Both parties have to contribute for making a successful deal.

Once a seller receives the offer, he goes through it and makes the necessary amendments in writing. He highlights points that he does not agree with or which he doesn’t...

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Lowering remodeling costs

Posted 12-31-2009 at 01:13 AM by CharlesHeyward (My Dad Sells Maryland & DC homes)

Remodeling the entire house all by yourself isn’t worth the time and efforts. However, there are some things that you can do to save yourself some money without getting into the project. But before that, you need to be aware of your own limitations. Don’t do things that you’re really not comfortable with just to save some money. You may wind up with a remodel that isn’t done very well and face some problems down the road. Just do what you’re comfortable with and what you’re good at....

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Why listings expire

Posted 12-29-2009 at 01:00 AM by CharlesHeyward (My Dad Sells Maryland & DC homes)

In today’s blogpost, I would like to discuss why listings expire on the market and what could be the possible solution.

Firstly, we must have a clear understanding of what an expired listing is. An expired listing is a listing that was on the active Multiple Listing Service (MLS) being viewed by potential buyers or their agents before the expiry. The listing expires as the contract exceeds pre-defined date for listing between the listing agent and the seller.

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Tips for homebuyers to make the right choice

Posted 12-23-2009 at 11:31 PM by CharlesHeyward (My Dad Sells Maryland & DC homes)

Home buying can be a cumbersome process if you don’t have your expectations aligned well. You have to deal with the contractors, get the right realtor, search for the best properties, choose a suitable location, estimate realistic prices, define requirements, get loans approved and the list goes on endlessly. You can facilitate the process by following simple steps.

Here are some good house hunting tips that I’ve collected from my years of experience in the industry:
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Five Ways To Identify A Fake Seller

Posted 12-22-2009 at 04:27 AM by CharlesHeyward (My Dad Sells Maryland & DC homes)

I was recently in escrow with a young couple. We ended up cancelling the escrow because so many things were going wrong. It was very frustrating to them that the sellers were missing contract deadlines and they became strangely non-cooperative. I knew exactly what was happening. We were working with fake sellers! Today I’m going to share with you five tips on how to spot a fake seller. If you need to get out of escrow or before you even open escrow, you will know exactly what’s happening....

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