Hello everyone! Did you miss me?
Blogging is great fun but very time consuming. Whatever you may have heard about a troubling real estate market, I have not found that to be the case and have been extremely busy this year.
Sadly, this year brought about the demise of The Washington Blade, where I have advertised for more than 10 years. Just before the paper folded, they celebrated their 40th anniversary in business so it was totally unexpected.
My colleagues, Karen Lucey-Guess from Mason-Dixon Funding, Inc. and David Kanstoroom of North American Title and I jointly purshased two ads recently - one for the 40th Anniversary issue and the other for the Best of Gay DC issue. As you can imagine, I count among my clientele some of the very best of Gay DC, so I am reprinting for you here what was my last advertisement in The Blade (with apologies to HGTV). Enjoy!
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Several months ago while my partner and I were trying to Get It Together on a Monday morning after a bit too much Extreme Living over the weekend, we decided that we were tired of being Property Virgins and called Valerie Blake to see if she would help us find our Dream House.
“How can I help you?” asked Valerie. “Well,” I replied, “we were out in Rebecca’s Garden on Sunday planting Red Hot and Green chili peppers and realized that we don’t want to be
Urban Outsiders anymore. We need some New Spaces and are Desperate to Buy before the $8000 tax credit expires on November 30th.
“I’m know of a wonderful place with a Divine Design and Myles of Style that would be a great Bang for Your Buck if you’re willing to invest some Sweat Equity,” replied Valerie. “I’ll e-mail you the virtual tour and then you can call Karen Lucey-Guess to get pre-approved for your loan.”
Well, the place just screamed, “Buy Me!” We didn’t even need to Sleep On It overnight, so my partner called Karen while I e-mailed my sister.
“Dear Genevieve,” I wrote, “We’ve found our new home. It’s a bit of a Designer’s Challenge, but it’s got great Curb Appeal and I’m sure our cousin Carter Can help us find its Hidden Potential.”
“We’re approved!” called my partner from the other room. (Since we had recently found some Cash in the Attic and knew our credit score wasn’t Beyond Repair, Karen had told us, “Don’t Sweat It,” but she also cautioned, “It’s important that you don’t get Over Your Head in debt.” )
“How can I help you?” asked Valerie. “Well,” I replied, “we were out in Rebecca’s Garden on Sunday planting Red Hot and Green chili peppers and realized that we don’t want to be
Urban Outsiders anymore. We need some New Spaces and are Desperate to Buy before the $8000 tax credit expires on November 30th.
“I’m know of a wonderful place with a Divine Design and Myles of Style that would be a great Bang for Your Buck if you’re willing to invest some Sweat Equity,” replied Valerie. “I’ll e-mail you the virtual tour and then you can call Karen Lucey-Guess to get pre-approved for your loan.”
Well, the place just screamed, “Buy Me!” We didn’t even need to Sleep On It overnight, so my partner called Karen while I e-mailed my sister.
“Dear Genevieve,” I wrote, “We’ve found our new home. It’s a bit of a Designer’s Challenge, but it’s got great Curb Appeal and I’m sure our cousin Carter Can help us find its Hidden Potential.”
“We’re approved!” called my partner from the other room. (Since we had recently found some Cash in the Attic and knew our credit score wasn’t Beyond Repair, Karen had told us, “Don’t Sweat It,” but she also cautioned, “It’s important that you don’t get Over Your Head in debt.” )
If Walls Could Talk, they would tell you that the seller had told his agent, “Get it Sold,” so within a few weeks we were at the settlement table with David Kanstoroom, who did a Double Take when he saw what a great deal we got.
And after months of dealing with Renovation Realities and Gardening by the Yard, we are finally celebrating The Big Reveal of our new home, thanks to Valerie, Karen and David.
And after months of dealing with Renovation Realities and Gardening by the Yard, we are finally celebrating The Big Reveal of our new home, thanks to Valerie, Karen and David.
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I can't wait to see what the former employees of The Blade have in store next for DC.
