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3041 Fallstaff Rd Baltimore, Md. 21209 The Towers Condominium
6 comments • Margaret Rome-- HomeRome Realty • November 20 2009 10:47PMWhat recession? Who says that real estate is down?
What recession? Who says that real estate is down? Penthouse condos in Baltimore are hot!
Ritz-Carlton Residences, Inner Harbor, Baltimore, MD
Yesterday the penthouse condominium at the Ritz-Carlton Residences on the Inner Harbor in Baltimore, MD was sold. Well, actually it was three penthouses joined together making a 4 bedroom, 6.5 baths, six balconies, and 12,000 sq. ft.
And it sold for a mere $12.6 million. It has views of the Inner Harbor, the Chesapeake Bay, and the Camden Yards sports complex, home to the Baltimore Orioles. And who bought it? None other than Baltimore native and mega-novelist Tom Clancy.
Clancy mastered the techno-thriller genre beginning with his first novel, The Hunt for Red October in 1984, and his empire has expanded to include video and board games in addition to his many best selling novels. He lives on the Eastern Shore of Maryland and will keep that home, but this heart of Baltimore mansion-in-the-sky places him close to the Orioles where he can keep an eye on part-ownership investment. He has also invested in his home town by funding professorships in pediatric oncology and ophthalmology at Johns Hopkins University.
Exterior and master bath, 1400 Lancaster Street
Now if you want to live in a luxury penthouse condo in downtown Baltimore, and you want great views, and you want sleek and modern, and you want it new, you could be the first to live in this unit.
Then you would be just across the harbor from Tom Clancy. But you'd better hurry before we raise the price!
Yes, you could stand on your balcony at 1400 Lancaster Street and wave to Clancy on his balcony, and for a whole lot less money.
No,Unit 1003 does not have 12,000 sq. ft., but it can be bought for $12,000,000 (you counted right – six zeroes) less, and you can still have a top floor in this contemporary condo.
That's what I call a bargain! Purchased a few years ago for $¾ of million, you can have it all for a cool $½ million. Take a look…and then... give me a call 410-530-2400.
Everywhere you turn, a great view. Slate floors, granite counters, stainless appliances.
Looking out from the kitchen, and looking in to the kitchen - beautiful in any direction.
Thanks to Mr. Clancy, penthouse condos in Baltimore are hot!
410-530-2400
19 comments • Margaret Rome-- HomeRome Realty • November 19 2009 10:02PMThis is a Baltimore Sky...not one in Arizona
This is a Baltimore sky...not one in Arizona.
It was a wonderfully busy Sunday; met with new clients, took a listing, showed a couple of properties, along with the emails, phone calls and just everyday life. On the way home, I stopped for a few needed things at the store.
Instead of stopping to smell the roses, I bought some. This color was calling my name - so pretty and so unlike all the others in their shades of reds and pinks. I walked out of store looking forward to going home. But then I was struck by the beauty of the sky. I thought of Mike Jones and his Arizona skies, but this evening I was not in AZ, I was less than two miles from home staring up at a sky the same shade as my pretty bunch of roses.
I drove a few blocks to really see the show, and a show it was! There was Tic-Tac-Toe going on in all its glory. I just kept shooting and watching the intensity of the colors deepen into the sunset. Now that is my kind of art - nature does it with such perfection. Maybe not the same Arizona skies that Mike sees on a daily basis, but for Baltimore, it was a sheer and utter exquisite delight.
And upon arriving home, I arranged the pretty roses in a vase, sat back, and smiled. Together Lee and I smelled the roses. Could you hear me smiling?
410-530-2400
18 comments • Margaret Rome-- HomeRome Realty • November 17 2009 06:04PM3618 Paine St. Baltimore, Maryland 21211 Hampden "Hon"
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8 comments • Margaret Rome-- HomeRome Realty • November 12 2009 04:51PM1 Gristmill Ct. Annen Woods Baltimore, Md.21208
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11 comments • Margaret Rome-- HomeRome Realty • November 09 2009 10:56PMBlog...The Gift That Keeps On Giving
A blog is the gift that keeps on giving!
When I write a blog article, that's not the end of that story. Whenever possible, that blog becomes a marketing piece, a thank-you note, an "I was thinking of you" reminder to a prospective client, and another opportunity to remind clients and prospects of my service and expertise.
Here's one example: There was a buyer who came to Baltimore from the British Virgin Islands to find a place for her college student daughter. She found me through the Internet and was interested in one of the condos I had listed. She was a delight to work with, and bought one of the condos for her daughter. I did a follow-up post on that which helped to reinforce what was already a good relationship. I pointed to the story again in a post that reminded folks that many young people – singles and young families – are finding Baltimore condos to be an affordable choice with great convenience features. My listing inventory of condos is at an all time high, and I find that younger buyers are looking at my high-rise buildings and thinking of buying.
Something else I do is use a blog article as a reminder gift for a person or business. For example, when I write about a restaurant like Tio Pepe in Baltimore, or a dairy with great ice cream in Harford County, I print copies of the article in color and then laminate them. I take them to the owner the next time I visit - one always goes on the wall, and the other is for them to show off. It takes just few minutes and a few cents, but the impact is huge.
Blog articles also are a source for my print advertising. When I have great feedback from a client, like the cient from the British Virgin Islands, I use excerpts in my print ads to reinforce to both clients and prospects the level of service they can expect.
And of course the great benefit of having a large collection of blog articles is that you have taken the time to think and write about many aspects of the real estate business. After a few hundred thousand words, you have the core of a book that you can publish and use to promote yourself to prospects and clients. No magnet or mug can compare with the impact of a book with your name as author when it comes to proving that you are the expert in your market.
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68 comments • Margaret Rome-- HomeRome Realty • October 29 2009 02:41PM5905 Berkeley Avenue Baltimore, Maryland 21209 Cheswolde, Mt. Washington
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4 comments • Margaret Rome-- HomeRome Realty • October 28 2009 05:34PMGetting Unstuck .. an Umar Hameed Forum...Tuesday Morning November 3rd
My friend and speaker , Umar Hameed, will be hosting this forum Tuesday Morning November 3rd
Having the opportunity to listen to Umar, if only for a short time is worth every minute!
Event Details
Tuesday, November 3, 2009 8am-9:30am
Highly Effective Ways to Get Past the "Gatekeeper"
You will never make the sale if you don't get to the decision maker. Each time the gatekeeper stops you from reaching the decision maker it costs you MONEY! Come to this week's forum and learn highly effective techniques that get the job done.
Host: Umar Hameed, international speaker, author and consultant, and Founder of No Limits Selling and Productivity Cubed.
Sales Pro: Stacey Lynn Munsell, Senior Account Executive with Baltimore Magazine, former sales manager at Chef's Expressions Catering, and former director of sales and marketing at Planet Hollywood.
The Sales Experts Forum will be held on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of the month. At each forum we'll feature a hot sales topic and a lively discussion led by Umar. Sales pros who are at the top of their game will share some of their most effective ideas, techniques, and secrets with you. In addition to breakfast and networking, you'll get a chance to learn from your peers specific ways to
- overcome your challenges
- sharpen your sales strategies
- improve your performance
When
Tuesday, November 03, 2009 from 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM (ET)
Cromwell Valley Park
2002 Cromwell Bridge Road
Baltimore, MD 21234
Hosted By
Productivity Cubed ,Umar Hameed, international speaker, author and consultant, and founder of No Limits Selling and Productivity Cubed. Umar specializes in getting salespeople unstuck so they can make a ton of money and live happier lives.
Cromwell Valley Park
2002 Cromwell Bridge Road
Baltimore, MD 21234
410-530-2400
2 comments • Margaret Rome-- HomeRome Realty • October 26 2009 05:30AM3317 Old Post Drive Pikesville, Md. 21208 4 Car Garage Rancher!
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14 comments • Margaret Rome-- HomeRome Realty • October 14 2009 05:32AMBooks and Blue Sky in Baltimore, MD
I watched the hourly weather the night before, and the forecast was rain all the way through 1:00 p.m., then sunshine and only a 10% chance of precipitation. Would the book signing, we had scheduled from 2:00 to 3:00 last Friday, be soggy or bright?
The day turned out to be one of those absolutely glorious gems, cool but sunny, no longer summer, but not quite fall either. A perfect day, and well deserved after last year's "Liquid Sunshine." The planned book signing of Real Estate the Rome Way was scheduled for an hour at 2:00. That hour turned into four, did not leave until after 6:00PM.. just too much going on.
The MidAtlantic Book Publishers Association booth was at the hub of the festival, near the Washington Monument, right in front of the Mt. Vernon Place United Methodist Church with its gingerbread spires. We heard the sounds of bands from the nearby stage, saw colorful people, pets, neighbors and friends.
Students from the Institute of Notre Dame strolled the festival escorting characters from children's books like the hippos George and Martha, and Frogger.
Right across the way was the LiveBaltimore booth (last year they were easy to find with their bright yellow umbrellas.) The people-watching was excellent!
My publisher and friend, Peg Silloway,was there to volunteer with me, and we had a great time talking with the MBPA President, Sheila Ruth. Last year, Sheila's husband Nick – author of The Remin Chronicles series – and her son, David, where with us, and we missed seeing them this time.
But we met and enjoyed talking with Lucinda Clark of P.R.A. Publishing who came from Georgia to help at the booth and attend the National Book Festival in Washington the next day. Bill McAllen came by with his book, Spirit of Place: Baltimore's Favorite Spaces, a wonderful collection of essays and photographs (Bill is the photographer, Sarah Achenbach is the writer.)
There was so much to see, but I was not able to take my eyes off the church that stood behind our booth.The plaque commemorates the Charles Howard mansion that stood here before the church; it was in that home that Frances Scott Key died.
A news helicopter kept circling overhead and I tried so hard to get a shot of the helicopter over the church and in between the Washington Monument column. It was tough holding the camera in the moving crowd -so eventually gave in and just took the chopper!
Camaraderie, new friends, great weather, book characters, and magnificent architecture all around. A perfect day of books and blue sky in Baltimore.
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