Gorgeous Piney Orchard 55+ Condo for Sale

This gorgeous Cedar Ridge at Piney Orchard condo features 1,900 s.f. of living space and is located in a secure, elevator access building designed for 55+ living.  This home also comes with an attached garage and one of only 3 deeded 10' x 7' storage units in the building.  

Enjoy one level living at it's finest including a spacious kitchen that overlooks the breakfast room, two large living areas, a formal dining room, luxurious master suite with Jacuzzi tub and separate shower and a 3rd bedroom or den.  This model is rarely available for sale and offers the largest square footage in the community.

More photos and information available at http://www.fortmeadehomes.com/property/AA8553046/.

Listing courtesy of The Roskelly Team - Fort Meade Area Real Estate.

Jessica Hood, REALTOR® & Accredited Staging Professional
The Roskelly Team – Fort Meade Area Real Estate
RE/MAX Leading Edge
1166 Route 3 South #106
Gambrills, MD 21054
410-507-2495 ~ Mobile & best number to reach me!
410-721-6694 ~ Office
443-926-0090 ~ Fax

Search for homes on-line at www.FortMeadeHomes.com or www.PineyOrchardHomes.com

Home Buyers in our area who plan on using FHA financing will have an additional criteria to meet when purchasing recently renovated or "flipped" homes.  A waiver that has been in place since 2010 that excluded these properties for a hold period expired on 12/31/14.

Any investor who has purchased and rehabbed a home must now hold title to that home for a minimum of 90 days.  In many cases this will have no impact as the time to rehab can easily eat up some or most of that time.  But an investor who finishes a project quickly may place the property on the market in hopes of an immediate sale which would exclude FHA financed buyers from purchasing the home and give VA and Conventional loan buyers an advantage.

This also changes the landscape a bit for investors who now must work in that 90 day hold and carrying costs as part of their purchase expense.

In this case, forewarned is forearmed and you'll just want to be aware that this new rule is in place.

Laura Roskelly, REALTOR®, GRI, ABR, ASR, RE/MAX Hall of Fame
The Roskelly Team – Fort Meade Area Real Estate
RE/MAX Leading Edge
1166 Route 3 South #106
Gambrills, MD 21054
410-507-2495 ~ Mobile & best number to reach me!
410-721-6694 ~ Office
443-926-0090 ~ Fax

Search for homes on-line at www.FortMeadeHomes.com

Looking for a rental home in Piney Orchard?  This gorgeous unit features an open floor plan on the second floor of a secure building.  This home shows like new and features fresh paint and carpet, gleaming hardwood floors, a kitchen with gas cooking and granite countertops.  You'll also find two master suites with private baths a sunroom and a private balcony.  Enjoy all of the amenities that Piney Orchard has to offer including indoor and outdoor pools, tennis courts, nature trails, fitness facilities and more.  All just 5 minutes to Fort Meade.

For additional information contact us The Fort Meade Homes Team at (410) 507-2495.

Just listed for sale by The Roskelly Team
7630 Sandhurst Lane 
Hanover, MD 21076

This gorgeous three level town home features a two car garage along with three bedrooms and 2.5 baths including a gorgeous gourmet kitchen with stainless steel appliances and granite counter-tops and a sunny dining room with entry to your private deck and hardwood floors throughout the main level.

You'll also enjoy a luxurious master with en suite bath and so much more.  

Visit this home on-line for additional photos and information at www.7630Sandhurst.com or contact us today

I'd like to share yet another success story for our team on a home that we recently sold in Crofton MD.  It's the Fall and things are slowing down a bit so it is a bit tougher to get the quick sale, but this home is an excellent example of just how to give your Crofton home for sale the competitive edge.

We were contacted by a homeowner in October 2014 who wanted to list his home for sale with The Roskelly Team. His home had been on the market Since July 2013 with no offers.  

For most of the listing period the property was active with only an exterior photo.  Most home buyers who are searching on line are simply going to pass over those properties without a second glance.

For the remainder of the listing the property had photos that were taken with a cell phone.  I'm providing just a couple below for comparison.

                             Before photo                                                                  After Photo

                         389 days on market                                                    11 Day on the market
                priced from $295,900 to $279,900                                    Listed and sold at $279,900

             No Photo!                                                           

 We made a couple of recommendations to the owner including upgrading to stainless steel appliances at a cost of $3,000 and re-listed the home at the high end of the neighborhood comps at $279,900.  Within two weeks we received a full price offer.  This despite the fact that there were several competing properties priced from $199,900 to $255,900!

We have a happy owner and a happy home buyer with just a few tweaks and the right advertising.  Thinking of re-listing your home for sale in Crofton Maryland?  Contact The Roskelly Team - Fort Meade area Real Estate today and consider it S-O-L-D!

Thinking of listing your home for sale with a local real estate agent near Fort Meade?  There are some things that you will need to know to make sure that you reach the highest sales price and a closing date in your desired time range.

According to the National Association of Realtors, home buyers in our area which includes Fort Meade and the cities of Odenton, Severn, Crofton, Gambrills, Severna Park, Arnold and other areas near the base, found their home on-line 58% of the time!  That means they are searching on-line for homes before they even contact an agent.

Why is this important to you?  Well, you want an agent that can capitalize on those statistics to get your home sold.  How can a real estate agent give you an edge?

Preparation of your home.  In most cases you'll need to do some preparation and staging.  A good agent can tell you exactly what you need to do to get the most money for your home.  A GREAT agent will give you free home staging services because they understand just how critical that is to the sale process.

2. Photography.  Your home deserves the best and a pocket camera or phone camera is NOT going to show it to it's full advantage.  We use professional digital photography to make sure your home has the proper lighting, wide angle shots and is going to be a must see to anyone searching on line.
   
   
3. On-line presentation.  We know the Fort Meade real estate market inside and out.  We've helped over 1,500 clients buy, sell and rent a home within one hour of the base since 1999.  So we understand the unique advertising opportunities in our area and recognize that reaching out to the military and DOD audience is an absolute must.  We do all the normal syndication that comes with entry into the MLS but we also go above and beyond that with hand entry and premium placement on dozens of local sites that we know reach these audiences.

The final result?  Low days on market and a high list price to sale price ratio.  Simply put, we sell your Maryland home faster and for more money because we invest both the time and the money that it requires to do the best job.

If you are interested in listing your home for sale contact The Roskelly Team - Fort Meade Area Real Estate for top-notch service and results.

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If you own Maryland real estate, you live in one of the most historical areas in our nation.  There are many famous buildings and landmarks.  A great way to see all of this from a brand new perspective is to take a helicopter tour.  Monumental Helicopters is based in Fort Meade.  They offer several different tours of the area.  You can choose between tours of Annapolis and Baltimore.  Get a look at the sports stadiums, the historic neighborhoods, and the harbors.  There’s also a combined tour of both cities.  Whatever you decide, you’ll get to see some of the most beautiful Maryland real estate from the air.  Monumental also has some special romantic tours.  Take in the city lights or view the sunset while flying.  If it’s time to pop the question, Monumental can help customize the experience for you and your sweetie.

Maybe you’ve always dreamed of flying a helicopter.  Or maybe you need some more flight time or an instrument rating.  Monumental can help you with your certification needs.  You can book a special introductory flight if you want to see if this is really for you.  Photographers wishing to take aerial shots of Maryland real estate should contact Monumental.  They can take you up to get great photos.  For more information, visit Monumental Helicopter’s website by clicking here.  

Owning Fort Meade real estate puts you close to some great places for fun.  The Lanes Fort Meade offers fun for the whole family.  Located at 2788 MacArthur Road, this is the perfect place to meet up with friends and have a night out.  The Pin Deck Cafe serves up a great menu of American breakfast favorites, like pancakes, eggs, and sausage, as well as bowling alley standards, like pizza and wings.  Fort Meade real estate owners of all ages can participate in the many leagues at The Lanes.  Kids can have a great birthday party there.  Reward kids for good grades by bringing them and their report cards.  For each A, kids get two free games.  For each B, they get one free game.  For an inexpensive night of family fun, come for Thursday Dollar Days.  Games and shoe rental are only $1 from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m.  There’s also a great $1 menu.

Fort Meade real estate owners who aren’t so into bowling can still have fun at The Lanes.  Texas Hold ‘Em is played Mondays and Wednesdays at 7 p.m.  Thursday night is Trivia Night.  Get a team of 2 to 10 players together and compete for fun prizes.  Every third Friday is karaoke night!  The Lanes is the place to be for a good time around Fort Meade.  Click here to visit the website and find out more about special offers.