Ron Trzcinski's Blog

A Quick Look at 4 GenerationsMy grandparent's generation lived through World War !, a pandemic, The Great Depression with 25% unemployment rates and over 40% drops in wages, women being denied the right to vote, racial segregation, and . . . let's just stop at that.My grandparents and many others...

How Much Does Your House Cost in Hours?When we consider the cost of something, we usually think of the cost in terms of money.In order to obtain money, we usually have to spend time working in a job, which pays us money.Since we have a limited amount of time in our lives, it might be worthwhile t...

$3 Billion to Renovate Vacant Houses in Baltimore CityThere are, at least, 15,000 vacant properties in Baltimore City.The City of Baltimore is trying to scrape together $3,000,000,000, and maybe as much as $8,000,000,000 to renovate these 15,000 properties and possibly as many as 45,000 propertie...

Baby Boomers, Do You Remember Why You Bought a Home? Perhaps these are some of the reasons:You wanted the stability that owning a place of your own would provide to you and to your family.  Your children would grow up in a community where they would make lifelong friends and attend the same schoo...

Making a Decision To Buy or Rent Real Estate When making the decision to buy or rent your home, you may want to consider several factors.Here are some of those factors.How long do you intend to stay in the particular residence?  If you are going to stay for a short period of time and then move on...

Waterfront Condo in Harford County MarylandComing to the Market Soon522 Riviera Drive, Joppa, Maryland 21085Price: $310,000Forget Winter.  Spring is just a little over 3 months away.  Are you ready to enjoy the Chesapeake and the land of pleasant living?Top level condo2 bedrooms and 2 full bathro...

Baltimore City Investment Property; Live In It While You Renovate It 312 E 25th Street, Baltimore, MD 21218Price: $180,000It needs to be renovated, but it is livable.Located right in the heart of Baltimore City --- Walk, bike, bus, or drive to Johns Hopkins University, Maryland Institute College ...

Does The VA Want Unrepresented Buyers of Real Estate? The Veterans Administration (VA) likes to say what a buyer, who is a veteran, can be charged and what the veteran can not be charged, when using a VA mortgage.It used to be that the veteran did not have to pay for a wood destroying insect repo...

Off Market Property?Some investors will ask me if I have any off market properties?Why?  If it is off market, then it is not available to purchase. Why would you care about something that you can not purchase?Or, by off market, do you mean not listed by a real estate agent and not advertised on t...

Why Do So Many Investors Ask The Same Stupid Question?"How low of a price will the owner take?"Many of them ask this question before they even look at the property.They ask the question before they ask anything about the property.They will ask the question even when they do not know where the pro...