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3901 National Drive, Burtonsville, MD 20866
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 In Anne Arundel county real estate, there is the peaceful , waterfront community of Pasadena, MD.  Maryland real estate in Pasedena is affordable and tranquil.  Pasadena's homes are not too far away from Annapolis real estate' homes, but yet without the demand for Annapolis, MD PRICES.  Residents of this tranquil community bordering Glen Burnie real estate, MD show pride of ownership and keep their family traditions close to their heart.  A resident of Pasadena, Essex, or some areas of Glen Burnie can still find  W A T E R F R O N T  Maryland real estate for less than $350,000!  Yes. I'll repeat that;a resident of Essex, Pasadena,or some areas of Glen Burnie, Maryland real estate can still find waterfront Maryland real estate for less than $350,000. MD real estate on Gibson Island is also located Anne Arundel County real estate.  This unique and captivating island / penninsula is one of Maryland real estate most pristine areas featuring posh and lavish waterfront communities.  Maryland real estate on this gated island range from the turn of the century until 2007, and most of them are well over one million dollars ($1.794 million average Maryland real estate prices.) Gibson Island, Maryland real estate is located south east of Arnold, Maryland real estate Severna Park , MD real estate and South Gate, Maryland real estate.  This well-known and established community consists of just 137 homes.  Maryland real estate on Gibson Island, Maryland is highly sought after. Annapolis, Maryland real estate founded close to three hundred years ago, has a population of over 35,000 people and more than eight thousand homes.   Maryland real estate in Annapolis comprises one of Maryland real estate historical 'hot spots.' The United States Naval Academy is located near the heart of historic Annapolis Maryland.  If you haven't been to see Maryland real estate in Annapolis, Maryland yet, do yourself a favor and visit this area! Maryland real estate in Annapolis can be strikingly complex and remarkable. Real estate in Maryland is a cornucopia of homes located in many different areas and price ranges. Go to the trendy suburban city known as Potomac, Maryland in Montgomery county real estate and find the average 4 bedroom single family home; you won't get in for less than a million.  Place that same home in Columbia, Maryland real estate, (not in Montgomery county real estate) and expect the value to be half of the one in Potomac Maryland...about $500,000.  MD real estate in Montgomery county in Potomac is perhaps the most expensive in the entire state!  Did you know that many celebrities chose real estate in Potomac, Maryland real estate.  Larry King is one of them...so is Wolf Blitzer.  Maryland real estate in Potomac is like a  Beverly Hills, California as far as I am concerned! Columbia , Maryland real estate is truly an interesting community (an 18,000 acre community) that features a totally planned and organized structure of retail shopping , parks, neighborhoods and fine Maryland real estate.  I am a resident of Columbia , Maryland, which is in the heart of Howard County real estate, Maryland.  Maryland real estate in Columbia, MD is unique and valuable.  Maryland real estate in Columbia, Maryland varies from house to house, neighborhood to neighborhood. One would be hard-pressed to find Maryland real estate in Columbia, MD that was built before 1970! Columbia , MD is well protected by the Howard County police...speeders (possibly myself included) beware!  Are you looking for Maryland real estate in Columbia, MD? Are you looking for a condo near the Columbia mall or the Columbia Lake?  Let me know...I'd be happy to work with you on your Columbia, Maryland real estate home search. A bit north of Columbia, Maryland real estate is the mini-metropolis of Ellicott City, Maryland real estate.   Ellicott City , Maryland real estate is also in Howard County, Maryland. This area of Maryland real estate is much like Columbia, Maryland real estate (with its assortment of fine and well constructed single family homes, town houses, and condos. ) Ellicott City, Maryland real estate dates back to the late 1700's!!! There is the famous 'Main Street' in the center of 'Olde Town' Ellicott City, which could be a teeming 17th century european city scene, complete with store front shoppes that border the curving narrow city road.  Average 4 BR, 2.5 BA home will cost about $450,000.  Ellicott city, Maryland real estate is dominated by mostly colonial homes. Keep going north and you'll be in Catonsville , MD.  Catonsville, Maryland real estate consists of well established more affordable areas in Baltimore MD.  Prices of Catonsville, Maryland real estate are on the rise ...act fast.  Catonsville, Maryland real estate is a more urban setting than Ellicott City, Maryland real estate and with certain views, you can see some of the Baltimore, Maryland real estate skyline.  Maryland real estate in Baltimore, (Catonsville) range from town homes, detatched homes, and condos. Burtonsville, Maryland real estate, located in fabulous Montgomery county real estate, consists of more than 1000 homes/townhouses in a wonderful location approximately halfway between Washington D.C. and Baltimore, Maryland.  Burtonsville, Maryland real estate constists of a large number of three-level townhomes and 3+ bedroom homes. Real estate montgomery county is highly desired. Maryland real estate in Burtonsville, MD is constantly turning over, so there is always the perfect house for the right buyer!   Burtonsville, Maryland real estate features scores of wonderful shops, dinning establishments, and markets.  The Burtonsville , MD 'Dutch Farmers Market' is nationally recognized for its quality fresh foods.  I go there often because my office is right in the heart of Burtonsville, Maryland real estate. Again, one of the great parts of owning Maryland real estate in Burtonsville, is the 20 minute drive to both Washington D.C. and Baltimore, Maryland.  This is why real estate in Montgomery county is doo prized. Come to think of it, Burtonsville , Maryland real estate is also a twenty minute drive to beautiful Annapolis, Maryland real estate! Montgomery county real estate has alot to offer potential buyers...at the right price.  North-west of Catonsville, Maryland real estate still in Baltimore county, one will find Owings Mills, Maryland real estate.  I grew up in and around Owings mills Maryland.  Owings mills , MD is , and has been extensively developed.  Maryland real estate in Owings Mills , Maryland is growing and growing.  The Maryland real estate in Owings Mills , can be had for a great price.  New shopping malls, food courts, and residential areas  are 'rising up' in Owings mills.  One can find an average 4BR, 2.5 BA single family home for $425,000...RELATIVELY cheap. Owings Mills, Maryland real estate is highly desirable. Maryland real estate in Owings mills is cheaper than a comparable home in Columbia, Silver Spring and Rockville! Baltimore City itself is wonderful area and it is constantly changing...growing ...getting better!  The  amount of money, power, and construction that have been channeled into the Baltimore area over the past 10 years is truly remarkable.  Buying Baltimore, Maryland real estate is sure to turn a profit because of all the city wide development. Homes for sale in Baltimore, Maryland real estate can be found in charming, safe and wonderful neighborhoods .  Take Hampden, Maryland real estate for example.  Hampden, MD is the favorite setting for John Waters and his library of films. Hampden, Maryland real estate north of Baltimore, Maryland real estate is filled with row-homes, tight-knit neighborhoods, and friendly citizens.  Main street in Hampden, MD is filled with quaint, personalized shops featuring the works of local artisits (my artwork was available at the trendy art boutique 'MUD & METAL',) & antique furniture.  There is one shop and one restaurant that are strictly in the name of 'BALTIMORE.'  The world famous 'CAFE HON' is a pleasant diner with Baltimore spirit and charm abound.  One has to visit and see  Cafe Hon for themselves!   Interested in Hampden, Maryland real estate? Let me know and we can start searching. About 5-10 miles north of Baltimore, Maryland real estate is the teeming metropolis of Towson, Maryland.  Homes in Towson, MD are well constructed, highly desirable, and prices ARE...still... rising. Towson, Maryland real estate is centered around the Towson Town Mall with its elegant shopping quarters.  Towson , Maryland real estate also features many wonderful shaded neighborhoods featuring some of Baltimore, Maryland real estate's finest colonial style homes.  A single family home in Towson , Maryland will cost sbout $400,000. Looking for Maryland real estate in Towson...choose me, I grew up here. Mt. Washington, Maryland, a suburb of Roland Park, MD is a hilly conglomerate of neighborhoods featuring mailnly Victorian-style homes.  Mt. Washington , Maryland real estate is in close proximity to the Pimlico Race Track, home to the Maryland Preakness every year.  Mt. Washington, Maryland real estate is relatively affordable, and the average home in Mt. Washington was probably built before 1950...maybe before 1900!  Several famous Baltimorians call Mt. Washington, Maryland 'home.'  One such Baltimorian living in Mt. Washington, Maryland real estate is Mr. Taylor Branch, Pulitzer-prized winning novelist and former Clinton speech writer.  Another famous Mt. Washington, Maryland real estate resident is Thomas Loizeaux, brother to the current president of CDI (Controlled Demolition Incorporated; the company that implodes and levels 90% of all televised implosions, ) and cinematographer for many feature films.  Thomas Loizeaux is the first choice for 'cameraman' for many of John Water's films. Mt. Washington, Maryland real estate exudes a peaceful artistic atmosphere that some may consider to be 'Haight-Ashbury-esque!'  I love Mt. Washington , Maryland real estate. Hunt Valley, Maryland real estate is situated North of Towson, Maryland.  Take Falls Road due North and you will soon be in the middle of some fabulous Maryland real estate.  Hunt Valley , Maryland real estate is known for its exclusivity, fine architecture, and oppulent atmosphere and rolling landscapes.  Hunt Valley , MD is occupied by mostly 4+ bedroom homes and pleasant , safe neighborhoods.  Much of Hunt Valley, Maryland real estate is undergoing MASSIVE renovations.  The Hunt Valley Mall, grocery stores, and town centers have pretty much all been re-done over the past five years.  Hunt Valley, Maryland real estate is considered to be 'grand' and 'affluent'. Germantown, Maryland real estate is located west of Rockville, Maryland, real estate, but is still montgomery county real estate. This area of real estate in Montgomery county, features an abundance of quality townhomes, single family, and large homes that are close to Washington D.C.  This close proximity to Washington, D.C. drives prices up (slightly.) An average 4 BR home in Germantown, MD will cost about $500,000.  Average 4 BR town home in Germantown, Maryland real estate will cost about $400,000. Germantown, Maryland real estate is wonderful to live and work, particularly if one works in the District, but does not want to reside in D.C. and pay D.C. prices!  So is any part of real estate Montgomery County. Look for Montgomery county real estate in Germantown, MD, & use me to find you your Germantown, Maryland real estate home. Also very close to Washington D.C. is the posh, affluent town of Bethesda, Maryland real estate. Bethesda, Maryland real estate is the single most expensive area to live in real estate Montgomery county, and in Maryland real estate all together.  It is every Realtor's dream to work exclusively in Bethesda, MD.  Here is a sobering fact; the average, AVERAGE house in Bethesda, MD sells for (are you sitting down?) 1.17 million dollars.  Yes , Bethesda, Maryland real estate commands top dollar for its exclusivity, quality, and close proximity to Washington, D.C.  Bethesda, Maryland real estate is where many ambassadors, dignitaries and people of 'power' call home.  Bethesda , Maryland real estate is luxurious, with ultra swank shopping with stores such as Cartier, Bvlgari and every other high-end designer one could imagine.  Yes, if you call Bethesda, MD home, you have a great location in a very wonderrful town.  If you are looking to BUY or SELL your Bethesda Maryland real estate, choose a wonderful and successful agent, Patrick Mace!!! Want a tranquil , semi-secluded suburban setting very close to Washington D.C? Go to Rockville, Maryland real estate.  Homes in Rockville, MD are fairly expensive , but you are paying for a Rockville, Maryland real estate.  I just sold  a 4BR, 2.5 BA single family colonial home on the market for less than $600,000.  This Rockville, Maryland real estate sold for just a bit below the current market value.  Rockville, Maryland real estate is a wonderful place to raise a family. Maryland real estate in Rockville, Maryland is still very 'hot', so if you are interested in finding a home in Rockville, Maryland real estate, or any type of real estate in Montgomery County or any county in Maryland, please do not hesitate to call 443.535.3555.
 


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