Jacque Grenning's Blog

Posted on 05/10/2020

Adding Some Extra Warmth to Your Luxury Bathroom

Photo by banksy07 via Pixabay Adding some extra warmth to your bathrooms boosts your home value while also ensuring that you’ll have a well-heated and comfortable environment for bathing and showering during winter. With these heating options, you can warm up your bathrooms as needed without having to turn up your thermostat, causing your furnace to run more...

Luxury Home

Home Improvements

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Posted on 05/03/2020

Is an HOA Right for Me?

Image by StockSnap from Pixabay In many communities, homeowner’s associations, or HOAs, provide services to residents of the neighborhood. In fact, as many as 26 million homes are under the guidance of an HOA across the country. These community organizations can help ensure the neighborhood’s homes stay in good repair, residents treat each other respectfully, and agreed-upon rules...

HOA

Homeowners Association

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Posted on 04/26/2020

Inspections: What it Means for New Homeowners and Maintenance

Photo by LesPalenik via Shutterstock Many first time home buyers simply don’t think too much about home maintenance during the purchasing process. The challenge is that once you’re in the home, regardless of whether you’ve thought about it or not, your home’s maintenance needs only increase. And if there’s a hidden problem lurking somewhere, the result of ignoring...

Posted on 04/19/2020

How to Simplify the Home Buying Process

Image by Karolina Grabowska from Pixabay Buying a home is a huge investment and the buying process can be very confusing—especially if you’re buying your first home. However, buying a home doesn't have to be challenging. By understanding a few key tips, the whole home buying process can run smoothly and efficiently. Understand Your Needs Even before you...

Posted on 04/12/2020

Tips for Buying a Home Remotely

Image by Free-Photos from Pixabay So, you're buying a home remotely. Because you probably don't want to invest hundreds of thousands of dollars in a house that smells like cats or that features weekly invasions by the SWAT team of the building next door, it's important to find a long-distance realtor you can trust. You need someone who...

Posted on 04/05/2020

How to Develop Raw Land Outside of the City

Photo by RTImages via Shutterstock Buying raw land with the intent to build can be exciting, but there are many things to consider before you make the purchase final. Building requirements: From soil type, building setback requirements, electrical accessibility, well drilling, sewer placement and everything in between, learn what needs to be done and planned before beginning the...

Land

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Posted on 03/29/2020

Types of "Subject-to" Real Estate

Image by Nattanan Kanchanaprat from Pixabay If you're looking for "subject-to" real estate, you know it can be a good investment. This kind of real estate is purchased "subject-to" the existing mortgage. So the buyer owns the property, but the mortgage stays in the seller's name. Payments are made by the buyer, but it's not necessary for that...

Posted on 04/29/2020

Another Property Sold - 10913 Burbank Drive, Potomac, MD 20854

Posted on 04/25/2020

Video Tour - 17720 Cricket Hill Drive, Germantown, MD 20874

ELEGANT COLONIAL with a grand 2 story foyer and stairway! Formal Dining and Living Rooms, but wait, it also has a practical side to it ~ Main level office for working at home ~ A warm, welcoming Family Room large enough for everyone, with fireplace and vaulted ceiling ~ This of course is open to the Kitchen and nice, bright Morning/Breakfast Room ~ Main level is mostly hardwoods with new carpet in the Family Room ~ With over 5,300 sq ft of fin. space there is no need to scrimp on features like an added service bar, back stairway, breakfast bar, main level laundry and pantry space ~ The Dining & Livng Rms. are detailed with chair rail...

Posted on 04/25/2020

17720 Cricket Hill Drive, Germantown, MD 20874 is now new to the market!

ELEGANT COLONIAL with a grand 2 story foyer and stairway! Formal Dining and Living Rooms, but wait, it also has a practical side to it ~ Main level office for working at home ~ A warm, welcoming Family Room large enough for everyone, with fireplace and vaulted ceiling ~ This of course is open to the Kitchen and nice, bright Morning/Breakfast Room ~ Main level is mostly hardwoods with new carpet in the Family Room ~ With over 5,300 sq ft of fin. space there is no need to scrimp on features like an added service bar, back stairway, breakfast bar, main level laundry and pantry space ~ The Dining & Livng Rms. are detailed with chair rail...

Posted on 03/29/2020

8811 Thomas Lea Terrace, Montgomery Village, MD 20886 now has a new price of $349,900!

Reduced Price ~ and it's ready to go ~ So much has been updated ~ Brick front with porch ~ 3 level home featuring fully finished, walk-out lower level with 4th BR and Bath ~ Fireplace too ~ Main level has table space kitchen looking out over fenced back yard and attractive open space ~ Granite counter top and new frig.~ Separate Dining Rm and large Living Rm ~ 3 BRs and 2 Full Baths up with cathedral ceilings ~ Very spacious! Community amenities include beautiful outdoor pool, tennis cts,, basketball, bike paths ~ See it soon and take advantage of todays great interest rates! This home has been VACANT for the last few months so no...

Posted on 03/28/2020

Another Property Sold - 8215 Lilly Stone Drive, Bethesda, MD 20817