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Brilliant Thinking Trumps Brilliant Lighting

Admin — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 16:43:27 +0000

I have an admission to make: I haven’t put any lights up on my home for the holidays. I’ve brushed it off this year, telling myself that my holiday decorations were probably stolen by a furry green dude with a suspicious resemblance to Jim Carrey. I don’t know that it’s true (I’d probably need to crawl into the attic and actually LOOK for my decorations to make such claims), but it makes for a good story, and it deflects the guilt I’m feeling for being a bad holiday neighbor.

All of the other houses on my block have gotten into the spirit, cheerfully trimming their homes with colorful lights, blow up Santas, and cardboard reindeer, while my home sits dark, indicating my Dickensian (Dickenslike?) attitude towards the community’s Christmas spirit.

If I had been smart about it, or even slightly more enthusiastic about electronic manger displays (I’m still looking for somebody with a fiber optic baby Jesus in the front yard) and soaring electricity costs, I might have done what Dave Nosek of Elburn, IL came up with:

There’s a distinct possibility that I might be stealing this idea for my house next year….

~Jonathan Benya- Realtor
Century 21 New Millennium
9405-A Chesapeake St
La Plata, MD 20646
301-609-9000 – office
301-653-8116 – cell

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Bad Marketing Tips

Admin — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:22:02 +0000

Someone recently sent me a photo of a FSBO (For Sale By Owner) sign that I had to share. I understand that you can’t always choose your neighbors, but when it comes to selling your home because you hate your neighbors, there is good news!

Fortunately, bad neighbors are not what you would call a “material defect” in your home (Regardless of how defective you think they may be). If you hate your neighbors, odds are that other people may hate them as well. My advice would be to keep the commentary about the obnoxious neighbors to yourself, and let the next owner find out in their own sweet time. Enjoy the photo!

~Jonathan Benya- Realtor

Century 21 New Millennium
301-653-8116

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The Pushy Real Estate Agent

Admin — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 17:12:15 +0000

Some Realtors will do anything to get a home sold, LOL!

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~Jonathan Benya- Realtor
301-653-8116

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How Not to Take Real Estate Photos

Admin — Thu, 07 May 2009 20:11:56 +0000

A common complaint among home sellers is that photos that are taken to market their home look less than stellar. I know how to take a good photo, but my brother knows how to take a GREAT photo. I know my limitations, and I leave the photo taking up to him.

I saw a wonderfully terrible photo in a listing recently, and it reminded me of just how many factors come into play when photographing real estate. They say a picture is worth a thousand words, and this one says more than that. It’s a perfect example of things to AVOID when marketing a home!

If you’re dogged by bad listing photos, give Thomas Benya a call (301-653-1499). He can help you analyze your homes features and stage your property to make the marketing pictures and videos pop!

~Jonathan Benya- Realtor
Century 21 New Millennium
9405-A Chesapeake St
La Plata, MD 20646
301-609-9000 – office
301-653-8116 – cell

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