How to Brighten Up Your Home 

These last few weeks of winter can be daunting! While winter brings early sunsets and dark mornings, you can choose to make the most of the season by enhancing the brightness of your home. Use these simple tips to offset winter’s limited daylight and create a warm and delightful retreat. It’ll be spring before [...]

What You Don’t Want to do When You Start Looking at Houses

So, you’re thinking about buying your first home? Congratulations!! You’ve worked hard to get here, and you should be proud of where you are today. Buying a home can seem like a daunting process — it just may be the most expensive and emotionally charged purchase of your life. But [...]

Before you buy a home, it’s important to plan ahead. While most buyers consider how much they need to save for a down payment, many are surprised by the closing costs they have to pay. To ensure you aren’t caught off guard when it’s time to close on your home, you need to [...]

by: Michael Rosendale

Rosendale Realty has been assisting people with moving to the Eastern Shore since 1978. People stop us in the grocery store years after moving and will say as soon as they hit the Chesapeake Bay Bridge, a big relaxing feeling comes over them as they return home. I’m not sure if it's a boat ride down the Wye River, a sunrise over the Chester River, the fresh seafood in the Kent Narrows or just a walk down the Island Trail. 

The Eastern Shore Lifestyle seems to get into their veins. Our main coverage area of Queen Anne’s, Kent, Caroline and Talbots counties seems to have something for everyone. At Rosendale Realty, we always take note of the fact that we have moved over thousands of people to enjoy our beautiful surroundings, but very few have moved back to the city life. If you want to see what the area has to offer, give us a call and we can get you pointed in the right direction. You will not regret it!!!

 

How to Make Your Home More Appealing to Buyers

 

Want to make your home more appealing to potential buyers? You want your house to stand out from other similar homes in the area. Not only do appealing houses sell quicker, they often sell for more money as well. Here are five ways to make your home stand out more to potential [...]

3 Most Important Items to Look at During a Showing

Are you excited about actually going to see the houses you've fallen in love with through the internet? Are you looking for open concept or more of a traditional style? Do you like hardwood floors or carpet? How about a specific neighborhood? While layout, location and style are important [...]

You can’t buy love! But you can buy a home that you love!

5 Realistic Steps to Becoming a Homeowner

 

1. Set a Budget

Before you start looking for your new home, you’ll need to have a good idea of how much you can comfortably afford. When setting a budget, keep in mind that your monthly mortgage payment is not the only expense to consider. [...]

 

A credit score is a numeral representation of your predicted credit habits such as the ability to pay your bills and loans back on time. Based on your credit score, lenders can estimate how creditworthy you are. Typically, a good score falls between 670 and 739 while a great score falls between 740 and 800. Anything above 800 is stellar! Therefore, providing your lender with your credit score is an important indicator of your credit behavior.

THREE WAYS TO IMPROVE YOUR CREDIT SCORE THAT ARE TRIED AND TRUE

1. PAY DOWN REVOLVING ACCOUNT BALANCES 

2. PAY YOUR BILLS ON TIME 

3. ALWAYS PAY MORE THAN THE MINIMUM AMOUNT REQUIRED (IF YOU HAVE THE MEANS, EVERY LITTLE BIT COUNTS) 

Ultimately, buying a home is a pivotal and life changing event. Therefore, to make the process smoother, it is advised for you to get a pre-approval to help speed up the process of getting your dream home.  We can put you in touch with one of our reputable local lenders. 

Give us a call today at any of our 3 locations and let’s get this process started!

 

 

Great Date Night Spots on Kent Island!

Happy Friday Everyone! We’ve reached the end of the work week and what better way to spend it then by going out on a date night either with your partner or just yourself. Our agents know the area well! So we sent out a poll to each of them to find out what places they enjoyed going to most for date [...]

 

Parents and caregivers, this one’s for you!

If you plan to move in 2023, you’ll want to prepare your kids.

Moving can be tough on little ones, so it’s important to talk to them early and often about what’s coming up.

Books can be a great way to help your child process their feelings! Here are a few reads to share with your little ones before the big [...]