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Movember Baltimore Bar Crawl
Got Mustache? Movember is for your Mo’ to raise funds for prostate cancer research and to raise awareness for men’s health. You can celebrate your ’stache with other Movember participants on Saturday November 21st. The Schedule Sly fox – 1-2pm (823 Fort Ave) Lime – 2-3pm (801 E Fort Ave) Hideaways (tentatively) – 3-4pm (1400 Key Highway) Capt Larry’s / Rafters – 4

Army intelligence specialist Christopher Coffland Remembered
Christopher Coffland was killed by a an IED in Afghanistan November 13, 2009, he was a Maryland resident and attended Gilman High School and Washington & Lee College. Friend Jeff Hurley remembers “Chris was a friend to everyone! You just wanted be where he was! I’m just glad I got to know him. Chris gave you confidence,a very positive person and he will missed by many! GOD bless CHRIS and his family!” ABC2 reports “He was a family man, a loyal friend, a football and lacrosse coach, and a university counselor. He traveled extensively, playing football in Finland and coaching football in Australia.” My deepest sympathies to his famil

FHA 203(k) loans becoming more frequent in Baltimore County
With foreclosures and short sales on the rise buyers and agents alike are looking for a good way to put the deal together. Most of these homes whose owners have gone through financial hardship need repairs or updating. The FHA 203(k) loan allows buyers to add in the renovation cost in a single mortgage, with only a 3.5% down payment! A HUD Approved Consultant will look at the scope of the work and how much it will cost to meet the standards and review with the buyers. The flexibility to customize the home is attracting buyers to these distressed sales and as home prices continue to fall and more people get into financial woe there is a huge market for 203(k) loans with plenty of opportun

Beautiful Baltimore Sunset!
Picture by Courtney Barry (@CABarry)