I will let my 19+ years of real estate experience speak for me. Licensed in the lovely states of Maryland and Virginia , I'm available for ALL of your real estate needs. Let "The Houselady" work for you.....I would be truly honored to be your Realtor of choice.
Alicia Richardson
I SPEAK:
Real Estate Niche: Green Homes
Life in the 21st century is coming with some very welcome changes. Nowadays, it’s becoming more approachable to have a lifestyle that allows you to live more harmoniously with your environment. We're heading towards a much broader path towards sustainability. People are looking into what a sustainable lifestyle would ask of them, and what changes they would have ...
How Your Appearance Affects Your Sales
As a real estate professional, you’ve probably heard one person or another talk about “dressing for success” while they show you their new watch or tailored suit. This expression is used broadly in a lot of different ways, but in the world of real estate it actually holds a lot more meaning than you might imagine. A crucial aspect of working as a ...
Restoring A Repossessed Home: Dealing With Damage
For a person who’s got an enterprising spirit, the world is full of money-making opportunities. From investment to entrepreneurship and good old-fashioned hard work, there is almost no set of circumstances that can keep a sharp-witted business man or woman down financially. Everyone gets knocked down from time to time; what’s important is how you go about ...
How To Build Confidence As A Realtor
If you’re just starting out in the world of real estate, you’ll quickly find out just how important it is to be confident. As is the case in many other business sectors, what you’re selling isn’t as important as the way in which you sell it. The better your pitch, the more likely people are to buy, and the best way to improve your pitch is by ...
Downsizers And Empty Nesters: A Real Estate Niche
Up until a certain point in their lives, most homebuyers cite size as a primary priority when purchasing property. Many start with a small, modest house that comes with small, modest mortgage payments, and then work their way up through the real estate world, buying larger and larger homes as they accrue more wealth and financial stability. There’s a ...
Expected period that property will provide benefits. It is typically less than physical life of the property because the property continues to have physical life regardless of inefficiency and obsolescence. Depreciation is usually based on the economic life. ...
A clause in a document forbidding an individual from selling or transferring the subject property to another. Frequently, nonalienation clauses are used in a trust where the grantor of the trust believes the designated beneficiary is a spendthrift. In this situation, a nonalienation clause may be in ...
Association of insurance companies formed to reduce deaths, injuries, and the loss of property resulting from all types of natural hazards in the United States. This institute concentrates on improving construction and building techniques in order to minimize the damage resulting from natural hazard ...
Coverage under the Workers Compensation Act for all employees in the maritime industry who perform their function in navigable U.S. waters, including dry docks, wharves, piers, and other places for docking. Excluded are the master and crew of the ship, and any individual involved in loading, unloadi ...
Time, in health insurance, from the first day of a disability, illness, or accident during which no benefits are payable. The longer the probationary period, the lower the premium. ...