What It's Really Like to Own a Waterfront Home in Anne Arundel County
Owning a waterfront home in Anne Arundel County means owning two things: a house, and an edge where your land meets the Chesapeake Bay or one of its rivers — the Severn,…
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Moving to the DMV: How to Actually Choose Between Maryland, DC, and Virginia
People relocating to the Washington DC region think they're choosing a neighborhood. They're actually choosing among three separate legal systems. Maryland, the District…
The Real Commute: Living Near Annapolis and Working in DC or Baltimore
Commuting from the Annapolis area is decided by crossings and chokepoints, not by miles. Going west toward Washington means US Route 50 over the Severn River bridge and…
Buying Your First Home in Maryland: What Nobody Tells You Until You're Under Contract
Most first-time buyers in Maryland prepare hard for the search and barely at all for the contract, which is backwards — the search is the fun part, and the contract is…
Quiet Waters Park: Why Locals Never Get Tired of It
Quiet Waters Park is a large Anne Arundel County park on the Annapolis Neck peninsula, wrapped around Harness Creek just south of downtown Annapolis. It is the county's…
Severna Park vs. Arnold: Two Peninsula Towns, Two Different Rhythms
Severna Park and Arnold are neighboring unincorporated communities in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, sitting on either side of the Magothy River about ten minutes apart…
From Tobacco Port to Sailing Capital: How Annapolis Became Annapolis
Annapolis began in 1649 as a small settlement at the mouth of the Severn, became Maryland's capital in 1694, and was laid out on an unusual baroque street plan built…
A Local's Guide to Eating on the Water in Anne Arundel County
Eating on the water in Anne Arundel County usually means a crab house: picnic tables, brown paper, wooden mallets, and Maryland blue crabs steamed with seasoning and…
Book Synopsis — The Richest Man in Babylon by George S. Clason
The oldest personal-finance rules still work: pay yourself first, make your gold multiply, guard it from loss. My notes on the classic.
Did You Know My Great-Grandmother Was a Realtor?
Real estate runs a few generations deep in my family. The story of where the family business actually started.
Average Homeowner Insurance Rates in the Mid-Atlantic Region
What owners in Maryland, DC, Delaware, and Virginia are actually paying for coverage — and why it varies so much.
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