Internet Marketing

Have you wondered what it would take to sell your home for the highest price, in the shortest amount of time, and with a minimum of inconvenience?

Besides accurate pricing and an effective marketing campaign, posting your home on the Internet can make a huge difference. The Internet has largely replaced newspapers as the advertising medium of choice for real estate listings.

Why? Posting listings online costs almost nothing, information can be changed or updated almost instantly, listings can be screened by price or area, and the information is available to prospective buyers 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

According to a recent survey, almost 75% of all buyers use the Internet to search for a new home. They like the ability to see pictures and obtain additional information. Plus, buyers who search on the Web spend an average of $22,600 more for their new home than other buyers. To accomplish my goal of selling your home for the best price in the least amount of time, let’s use one of the most effective marketing techniques–the Internet.

Baltimore County October 2008 Home Sales

There were a total of 399 Properties sold in Baltimore County during October of 2008

* Townhomes equals rowhomes, town houses, duplexes, and semi-detached units.
** Other includes Condominiums, Mobil homes, double wide trailers, Cooperatives, and modular homes.

Another Hour of Sleep

Set your clocks back 1 hour tonight at 2 AM!

Daylight Saving Time is coming to an end. This means most Americans will be setting their clocks back one hour and returning to Standard Time on Sunday, November 2nd at 2 a.m.

If it seems like we’re a little later than usual in setting back the clocks, you’re right. Daylight Saving Time (DST) was actually extended by an entire month this year as a result of the Energy Policy Act, enacted in 2005.

But, even if you’re in the parts of the country that don’t turn back the clock, this is also a great time to perform important tasks around the house, including:

• Resetting automatic lights and sprinklers to standard time operation.
• Checking fire extinguishers and testing smoke detectors.
• Restocking first-aid kits and emergency supplies.
• Changing important passwords and personal identification numbers (PINs).
• Rotating tires and inspecting the spare.

I often wondered why we actually have Daylight saving time. I was told stories about it butI never really knew. Click here for some excellent history and information on Daylight Saving Time