Contract Blew Up For A Myriad Of Reasons Late last week, a contract blew up for a myriad of reasons. I busted my ass to keep this thing together but ultimately, when the parties seem to have less motivation to complete the transaction than I do, it’s useless. I help people find houses. I can’t […]
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October 29, 2019Saying Goodbye to Some of Our Family Pets and Other Animal Stories
August 26, 2019Family Pets and Other Animal Stories Well, even though they live at the beach, it seems that when hermit crabs are out in the sun, in the new glass aquarium you bought for them, they can roast and die pretty quickly. If you haven’t fallen into a coma reading about our summer of crab mishaps, […]
Read MoreMeet Our New Family Pets – Part Deux
August 16, 2019Meet Our New Family Pets Okay, just like the hermit crab races that occur at our house now, let’s get this story to the finish line. After we came home with the three hermit crabs, Woody, Violet2 and Sandy, we resumed vacation-life. If we wanted to go to the rides and games though, we had […]
Read MoreSomeone Jizzed on Santa
May 31, 2019Someone Jizzed on Santa Now that we no longer have Summer Nanny, we have to parent our own children. It’s not so bad because we “text-in-sick” way less than Summer Nanny. I tried to text-in-sick once, but Real Estate Dad didn’t buy it when I said that the mockingbirds in Glover Park formed a gang […]
Read MoreIncest is a Dish Best Served on Holidays
May 20, 2019Best Dish Served on Holidays I have this awesome client who was referred to me from another awesome client. The first time we looked at homes, his parents came along. This can sometimes be a sticky situation for agents in a high priced markets like DC because the prices here compared to the rest of […]
Read MoreThe Tooth Fairy
April 19, 2019The Tooth Fairy We have a unique relationship with the tooth fairy in our house. The first time she came to our house, she took the tooth and left $5. The second time she came to our house, as expected, she took the tooth and again left $5. But unfortunately for M, who really behaved […]
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I am Melissa ~ Washington DC Realtor®, Snarky Commentator, Mama to two maniacs, Rescuer of Corgis and wife of a really laid back man.
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Cell: (202) 253-9105
Melissa@MelissaTerzis.com
TTR | Sotheby's International Realty
1515 14th St NW
Washington, DC 20007
(202) 234-3344