Pat Kennedy - Home in the Capital

I do a lot of work with buyers, and so many of them arrive for our buyer interview, well, confused!If it's on the Internet, it ain't necessarily so!  And while inventory is tight around the region, wading through all the possibilities is daunting.  Oh, and don't forget that all of those lovely ph...

Recently, I've noticed a few ActiveRain bloggers who use their posts here wholly as an attempt to drive traffic to their personal websites.  Their content here is a teaser with a link to a complete version of the story on another site.Until now, there were only a couple of people doing it, but I'...

Well, I woke up this morning, made some coffee and then tripped on this post that Paul wrote about a year ago.  It perked me up more than my coffee did!Have a great 2nd day of the New Year! * Wake up every morning with the thought that something wonderful is about to happen!    Unknown Thank you ...

Almost every year during the time the cherry blossoms are in bloom, I wake up to go down to the tidal basin for the sunrise.  And I have my favorite camera with me. Tonight, I found this photo.  I hadn't noticed how the sunlight was reflected in the water.  So I pulled it out and started to play ...

Some of my favorite inspectors are feeling they are too old to climb up shaky ladders and crawl around slippery roofs.  I recently attended an inspection where DC area home inspector, Ken Cox, found an interesting solution. It's a long sort of metal pole that has a camera on the tip of it. He the...

Crestwood is a neighborhood that I love, although I must admit to being completely biased.  I've lived here for over three decades.  The neighborhood is surrounded on three sides by Rock Creek Park, so there is access to hiking trails (for you and your dog), the Carter Baron Tennis Stadium, the s...

Woodley Park is a Washington favorite.  It's got Metro, the National Zoo, lots of restaurants, Rock Creek Park and Klingle Valley, and some beautiful homes. Most of the homes are attached, and two or three stories high.  And most were built during the early part of the last century.  If you want ...

Here's hoping that you and all of the people you care about have a Merry New Year. Oh, and a happy one, too!And here are my special wishes for my ActiveRain blog buddies for 2017: May your clients all pass the fun test - even when you don't! May your transactions settle smoothly, with everyone ha...

 These are my last favorites from 2016, which was, for me at least, mostly a good one.  Hope you are all out having fun ringing in all of your New Year's Resolutions and when you're ready to read a few, here are some of my suggestions:My favorite things: The real estate edition SmartZip Analytics...

This is one of my all time favorite posts on all of ActiveRain - like ever!Debbie shares a wonderful story about how you don't need to make anyone think you have any track record whatsoever when you are new.  They know you.  They know you are smart and have good basic life skills that will serve ...