The Fox Team and Local Real Estate

Have you ever shopped for property online in March or April and seen snow on the exterior photos of the home? Dead, brown grass and unmulched yards?  Even though it really may not have been that long ago, now the grass is green and the tulips and trees are blooming.  That listing looks ancient!  When the houses have been ...

[photo:listing:28278452] • 1,488 sq. ft., 2 bath, 3 bdrm 2 story "Rancher - Great Main level lvng" - MLS® $250,000 - SHORT SALE Mount Airy, MD  -  Recently updated w/more openess, kitchen cabinets, new flooring & more. Basement is great open space & almost finished. Drywalled, recessed lighting, ...

Yes, unfortunately it is.  Believe me, I understand that it's very difficult to be on the market and have people showing up at inconvenient times and your have your house like a revolving door, but let's face it...you can't sell it if you don't show it.  It may seem simple to you to ask for plenty of notice, but in all ...

The other day I set up showings for a client to tour 7 homes. I followed all the showing instructions in each listing such as call showing service, call homeowner, call listing agent, etc.  I easily set up 5 of the 7 with one phone call to one centralized showing service.  The other two I had to call the listiing agents to ...

[photo:listing:20259657] Move in Ready!! • 1,240 sq. ft., 3 bath, 3 bdrm 3 story "Fully Finished Basement" - MLS® $265,000 Gunners Lake Village, Germantown  -  Open, spacious & MOVE IN READY! All new carpet & paint from top to bottom. Ceramic tile in kichen, ceramic counters. Family/Dining rm comb OR ...

USDA Home loans were designed to elimininate substandard housing from rural areas. And right now it is the only way to get 100% financing other than a VA loan. There are some downpayment assistance grant programs, but to my knowledge they will not finance 100% of the loan only subsidize your downpayment.  While it was designed for rural ...

 Woodlands at Nottingham, Mount Airy  -  The 3 story at 1703 Locksley Lane has been sold for $575,000! When buyers are scarce, sometimes you have reach out and sell your listing yourself!  The Fox Team has sold 22% of our own listings in the calendar year 2009.  If you want results....work with a team that knows how to get ...

Seneca Park, Germantown  -  The 3 level townhome at 11139 Maryland Manor Court has been sold. It was under contract in 3 days.  How do you sell a home in 3 days?  Prepare it properly for sale with new carpet and paint and price it right!  There are many homes for sale in Germantown and the competition is tough.  A ...

I submitted an offer on a property Monday afternoon.  The listing agent was not able to make time to talk with me about the offer until late Wednesday.  She will not be able to meet with her seller to sign the offer until Thursday night.  Why?  It's not her primary focus.  She has another full time job.  This is ...

What is a Brokers Open and why is it important when selling your house?  A Brokers Open is much like an Open House except instead of being aimed at the general public, the targeted audience are other Realtors.  This is very important for several reasons.  First it gives first hand exposure to the very people that are shopping ...