5 Ringleaf Ct Hunt Valley Station

Yesterday I was able to view 5 Ringleaf Ct in Hunt Valley Station — a very well maintained home on a quiet court on the market for $572,900. *Update June 17, 2010, 5 Ringleaf Ct in Hunt Valley Station was withdrawn from the market.*

The kitchen is nicely updated, and the hardwood floors in great condition.

This is truly, though, a three bedroom home with three bedrooms and two full baths upstairs. The fourth bedroom and third full bath are in the lower level.

There are currently five houses on the market in Hunt Valley Station, the other 4 are either four or five bedrooms upstairs.

On the same street is 13 Ringleaf Ct for $579,900, a five bedroom home at 5 Berrycrest Ct for $549,900, the five bedroom 1210 Walnutwood Rd for $539,000, and 1210 Mapleleaf Ct for $539,900.

Contact me for more information on Hunt Valley Station single family homes.

Home Listing courtesy of Riley & Associates

13 Ringleaf Ct Hunt Valley Station

13 Ringleaf Court in Hunt Valley Station is a five bedroom home with two full baths upstairs, and a full bath on the lower level.

A Faust-built home in the Hunters Run community, this one is on a court location, and is for sale for $569,000.

The other two five bedroom homes on the market were built by Ryland, so they have a different layout than this one.

Currently, there are three five bedroom homes for sale in Hunt Valley Station. One is 5 Berrycrest Ct and the other is 1210 Walnutwood Rd.

In 2009, I listed and sold two Hunt Valley Station single family homes.

Today, a new four bedroom home came on at 1210 Maple Leaf Ct, next door to the one I sold in November. That is one is the smallest Ryland-built homes in the neighborhood.

For more information on 13 Ringleaf Ct and homes in Hunt Valley Station, please contact me today!

Home Listing courtesy of Clark Select Properties, Inc.

5 Berrycrest Ct Hunters Run

*Update August 6, 2010, 5 Berrycrest Ct in Hunters Run settled.*

5 Berrycrest Ct in Hunt Valley Station is a five bedroom home with two full baths on the upper level.

This Hunt Valley home has an updated kitchen, plus wood floors throughout the first floor, including the kitchen.

It has a partially finished lower level.

The backyard is lovely, level and very useable, and this home is located on a cul de sac street in the popular Hunt Valley Station neighborhood.

Hunt Valley Station is so named through the sign entering the subdivision. The public records for the Hunt Valley Station neighborhood, however, state the legal subdivision to be Hunters Run. Across Paper Mill Rd, though, there is a Hunters Run townhouse neighborhood.

In 2009, I listed and sold two Hunt Valley Station single family homes. Rarely do five bedroom units come on the market, yet currently, there are three five bedrooms units for sale in Hunters Run! The two others are located at 1210 Walnutwood Rd and 13 Ringleaf Ct.

In the past few years, not many have come on the market, but right now is your chance to move in! This one is currently on the market for $549,900.

Fore more information on 5 Berrycrest Ct and homes in Hunters Run, please contact me today!

Home Listing courtesy of Long & Foster Realtors

1210 Walnutwood Rd Hunt Valley Station

1210 Walnutwood Rd in Hunt Valley Station is a true five bedroom home with two full baths on the upper level. *SETTLED June 30, 2010*

This Hunt Valley home has wood floors throughout most of the first floor, tile in the kitchen, and is very clean and tidy!

The owners moved the washer & dryer from the basement up to a room off the kitchen right near the powder room for convenience. It is currently on the market for $539,000.

It has a fully finished lower level with wet bar, full bath, and possible sixth bedroom.

Located in the very popular Hunt Valley Station neighborhood, this home is a pleasure to view!

In 2009, I listed and sold two Hunt Valley Station single family homes. Rarely do five bedroom units come on the market, yet currently, there are two five bedrooms units for sale in Hunters Run! The other is located at 5 Berrycrest Ct.

There is another Hunters Run / Hunt Valley Station single family home coming on the market soon. In the past few years, not many have come on the market, but right now is your chance to move in!

Fore more information on 1210 Walnutwood Rd and homes in Hunt Valley Station, please contact me today!

Home Listing courtesy of Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage.

Quick Staging Tips to Help Sell Your Home

If you are getting ready to sell your home, or your home is already on the market, here are some tips to quickly stage your home to make it more appealing to a buyer.

Most of the tips are courtesy of Barb Schwarz of Stagedhomes.com , and realtor.org, the National Association of REALTORS(R) website, some are mine:

1) DECLUTTER!

• Take everything down from the fronts and sides of the refrigerator. Counters in kitchens should be cleaned of all unnecessary things, like papers and appliances you do not use on a daily basis.
• Bathroom counters should be clean of everything except your toothbrushes and soap. Towels should be in only one or two coordinating colors.
• Remove most personal photos. People need to imagine their family there.
• Take most decorative items down from furniture. Keep only 1, 3, or 5 things in a group in each area. This includes pictures, candlesticks, pillows, and other small items you may have on side tables and mantles! (The odd # grouping has been shown to be more appealing to the eye).
• This one isn’t on the list, but it is a big one on mine. CLEAR OUT YOUR CLOSETS. The more stuffed your closets are, the more people feel there must be a storage issue. Whatever season you are in, leave that set of clothes. All others should go in boxes. The linen closet should only have the extra set of towels you will need, the one or two bottles of shampoo, soap, etc you should need while your house is on the market. Storage closets can have larger items in them, but should NOT be stuffed to the gills!

2) RENT A STORAGE UNIT

• Take out unnecessary furniture. The extra chair, the ottoman, the side table you don’t use. Less furniture makes a room feel bigger.
• Boxes should go in the unit. People understand that you are moving, but you don’t need the mounds of boxes to prove it. (Those decorative items you removed earlier? The clothes & “stuff” from your closets? Hopefully you put them in boxes. Put the boxes directly into the storage unit, so they are ready to go to your next home!)

3) REHANG PAINTINGS & PAINT WALLS

• Some of your paintings/pictures/etc might need to come down to open the room up. This may mean rearranging some as well, which will show the walls in their natural state, which means you will most likely need to paint.
• Paint colors are very personal. If you have bright or strong colors, you may want to consider making those rooms more neutral.
• Touch up paint in rooms where there may be little nicks or scratches marring the paint. You want to look fresh!
• Repainting throughout is almost always a big plus. Fresh paint puts a fresh face on your house!

4) WHEN YOU HAVE SHOWINGS

• Have some music on — Light FM is best — when I was showing homes this weekend, we were struck by how nice it was to have the music going in one of them.
• Leave all lights on. Yes all. Are you wasting electricity? Yes. Is it worth it? YES. Your home *hopefully* shows best when it is brightly lit. Let people see it in top notch condition!
• Make sure you are NOT HOME. Allow for extra time before and after the showings so you don’t leave late and don’t come home early. People will feel rushed and uncomfortable.

5) OUTSIDE

• Make sure gutters are clean and there is not any mold, mildew, rust or any major marks outside. If necessary, have the house power washed.
• Get rid of the *stuff* — the toys, the wood stacks, the forgotten piles of leaves.
• Have nice plants around the property — in the flower beds, etc. Make sure they are well maintained and not overgrown, nor dead!
• Paint window and door trims if necessary. Again, fresh paint = fresh face! If most of the exterior is looking worn and it is a painted house, PAINT IT!

I hope these tips help you in staging your home to a successful sale. If you would like more information on your Towson house value, please contact me today!

Top Four Inside Secrets To Selling Your Home in This Buyer’s Market

Gary Keller, the owner of the company I work for, Keller Williams Realty, was interviewed this morning along with a few agents on Good Morning America about HOW to sell your home in this market.

These tips hold true in the Towson real estate market as well as others across the US.

Tip #1: When Pricing Your Home, Don’t Try to Make Money. If a similar house down the street is on the market for a certain amount, list your home just under that amount. Buyers will perceive your home as a deal, and will more likely move on yours versus others on the market.

Tip #2: Don’t Be Lazy When It Comes to Presentation. Staging is a great way to get your home to look its best. Remember, once you decide to sell your home, it is no longer *your home*. The goal is for it to be someone else’s! A Staging Professional is a good investment along with a REALTOR(R). As Gary Keller said, “Price gets you interest. Staging gets you offers.”

Tip #3: Some Photos are Priceless. When listing in winter, especially when you have feet of snow still to melt like here in Towson, share any photos you have of the yard, landscaping, etc, from when it is nice out with your real estate agent. Your agent can incorporate these into their marketing of your home. You know how great your yard is to enjoy, but when others can’t see it at the moment, they don’t know what a difference that makes in your home versus another. With these additional photos, it could make the difference.

Tip #4:Don’t Be Cheap When It Comes to Fixes. Have a faucet that drips? A floorboard that squeaks? A carpet that needs replacing? DO IT. Have older appliances? Buy new ones. Yes, new ones. They don’t have to be expensive, but more modern helps to sell!

I disagree with Tip #5 because my buyers find it extremely uncomfortable when the owner is home, and I find that they tend to not take the house seriously if the seller is there. It is good to have brochures and photos there to share information about your home, and your agent is an important facilitator in this process in speaking with the buyer’s agent and getting buyer’s questions answered. But do NOT be there for showings. Buyers want to open cabinets, closets, and feel like it could be their home. If you are there, they can’t imagine themselves as the owners there.

I hope Towson home sellers find this information useful as they prepare to sell their homes. Please contact me to help you further!

Northrup Grumman Moving Headquarters to Washington, DC Area Should Help Baltimore Housing Market

The Los Angeles Times reported today that Northrup Grumman is moving its Headquarters to the Washington, DC area.

This could mean a lot of jobs in the Maryland/DC/Virginia area, if current employees don’t want to move across the country.

They will be scouting locations in all three states before deciding where to plant their roots, which will happen by summer of 2011.

Should they choose to be in Maryland or even the northern part of DC, this could be a fanastic for the Baltimore real estate market in 2011.

Why?

Washington, DC, the Potomac, and the surrounding areas are very expensive places to live. Now, coming from Los Angeles, it might not be as much of a shock, but with MARC trains and easy commutes from Baltimore to the DC area, living in Baltimore is a great option for those employees who will be working for them.

So, welcome, Northrup Grumman!

1212 Maple Leaf Court – Hunters Run Home
Hunt Valley Station – Offered at $619,000
**Update: SOLD!**

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Back to School Brings Buyers Back to Towson Real Estate Market

Last week, Baltimore County went back to school. A long Labor Day weekend allowed for a feeling of lengthened summer, but today is the official day that we are back in full swing and the long days of summer are over.

Since kids are back in school, that usually brings a boost to the Towson Real Estate market, and this year appears to be no different. I have appointments every evening this week as the cool crisp air brings a new sense of urgency to get into the home of your dreams as you get ready to hunker down indoors for the cold weather months!

The $8,000 First Time Homebuyer Tax Credit is also a catalyst, because buyers really should get a home under contract by September 25 in order to ensure closing happens before November 30, 2009. This affects home sellers too, because if their home is in a Towson neighborhood like Loch Raven Village, where first time homebuyers are flocking, they need to get their homes on the market now so they can move soon and their buyers can take advantage of this credit.

Contact me today to take advantage of this first time homebuyer market, whether you are a buyer or a seller. Everyone wins!

Old Towson Jail to become New West Towson Pool — Charter Members May Be Able to Transfer Membership when selling their West Towson Homes

The site of the old jail in West Towson at the corner of Bosley and TowsonTown Blvd is due to have a new life — as a community pool!

Set to be open Memorial Day 2011, this would be a great addition to the Towson community.

Loni Ingraham, of the Towson Times, wrote about it the day Baltimore County voted to lease the land for $1 per year. Here are more details in her article.

The space is also set to have office space in the old Warden’s building and possibly a cafe.

Mary Gail Hare, of the Baltimore Sun, wrote an article on June 14 about how the renovations began last week on the 3 story building, which was declared a historical landmark in 1991. Azola & Associates Inc is doing the work. They are known for their renovations on historic properties, like the one they did at the Stone Mansion in Coldspring Newtown and the Bromo Seltzer Tower in downtown Baltimore.

So what does this mean for Towson Homeowners? If you are a charter member, your membership may be transferrable with the sale of your Towson home. Once the pool is opened, as discovered at the Mays Chapel Swim Club in Timonium, they sell out quickly and there is a wait list years long. Having a charter membership could possibly help your Towson House Value for resale in the future, when memberships will most likely be hard to come by!

 

**Please note: As of March 6, 2012, the Towson Swim Club project has been terminated. Any links to the Towson Swim Club website may no longer link correctly, and there is currently no pool scheduled to be built in West Towson.**

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