the Fort Meade Realty team has developed this Buyers Guide page to help Buyers in their homebuying process in Anne Arundel county and the greater Fort Meade area.

Please use the information and links below as a resource to help educate & guide.  When you have a question or find that right property Contact Us(click the link)   by calling us @ (410)919-2586 or   emailing @  info@fortmeaderealty.com


Click on any Underlined Words Below to get a Wealth of Useful
Expertise Knowledge on the Home Buying Experience


-Identify your Home of Choice

-Preparing your Purchase Agreement

      -Contract of Sale
      -Pre-Approval
      -Qualifing Process
      -How can you Afford
      -How Important is Credit

-Important Loan Shopping Tips
      -Discount Points
      -Locking vs. Floating 

-Completing the Application

-Contract of Settlement

-Items signed at closing 
      -Note
      -Deed of Trust
      -Loan Commitment Letter
      -Escrow Disclosure

-Settlement

-First Time Homebuyer 

-Residential Contract of Sale

-Moving Check-list

-Insurance 

-Sample Settlement Sheet/HUD1 

-Finance Glossary 
 


Browse through our Quick Search  page to find your new home or Create your own search

the Fort Meade Realty team has gathered these links together.  Buyers and New Home Owners will find them useful when purchasing in the Fort Meade area or Anne Arundel County.  Click on any link below:  


Anne Arundel County Police, fire and courts:
County Police: http://www.aacounty.org/Police/index.cfm
Fire Department: http://www.aacounty.org/Fire/index.cfm
Anne Arundel Circuit Court: http://www.circuitcourt.org

County history:
Historic Annapolis Foundation: http://www.annapolis.org
Historic London Town and Gardens: http://historiclondontown.com

Visitors bureau:
http://www.visitannapolis.org

Business/Tourism:
Annapolis Chamber of Commerce: http://www.annapolischamber.com
Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport: http://www.bwiairport.com
West Anne Arundel County Chamber of Commerce: http://www.waaccc.org/

Area hospitals:
Anne Arundel Medical Center: http://www.aahs.org
Baltimore Washington Medical Center: http://www.bwmc.umms.org
Harbor Hospital/Baltimore: http://www.harborhospital.org

Anne Arundel County schools:
County Public Schools: http://www.aacps.org

Area colleges:
United States Naval Academy: http://www.usna.edu
St. John's College: http://www.sjcsf.edu/asp/home.aspx
Anne Arundel Community College: http://www.aacc.cc.md.us

For information on Anne Arundel County government:
County Government: http://www.aacounty.org
County Executive: John R. Leopold, http://www.aacounty.org/CountyExec/index.cfm
County Council: http://www.aacounty.org/CountyCouncil/index.cfm
Holiday closings of government offices: http://www.aacounty.org/Holidays/index.cfm
Calendar: http://www.aacounty.org/Events/index.cfm
County Budget: http://www.aacounty.org/Budget/index.cfm
County Code: http://www.aacounty.org/County Code/index.cfm
Board of Elections: http://www.aacounty.org/BdofElections/index.cfm

City of Annapolis:
Annapolis Home page: http://www.ci.annapolis.md.us
Mayor: Ellen O. Moyer, http://www.ci.annapolis.md.us/info.asp?page=1311
City Council: http://www.ci.annapolis.md.us/info.asp?page=1310
Annapolis Police: http://www.ci.annapolis.md.us/info.asp?page=1364
Annapolis Fire: http://www.ci.annapolis.md.us/info.asp?page=1319

To pay bills to the county online:
http://www.aacounty.org/EAnneArundel/index.cfm

To check an inspection report of an Anne Arundel County Restaurant:
http://www.aahealth.org/envhlth_foodfacility.asp

Information on trash pickup:
http://www.aacounty.org/DPW/WasteManagement/index.cfm

Information about the county library:
http://www.aacpl.net

Information about county parks:
http://www.aacounty.org/RecParks/index.cfm

To buy a hunting or anglers license online from the Department of Natural Resources
www.wildlifelicense.com/md/

Animal control:
http://www.aacounty.org/AnimalControl/index.cfm

Your federal government representatives:
U.S. Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski: http://mikulski.senate.gov
U.S. Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin
U.S. Rep. C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger: http://dutch.house.gov
U.S. Rep. Wayne Gilchrest: http://gilchrest.house.gov/contact.asp
U.S. Rep. Steny Hoyer: http://www.hoyer.house.gov

Your state legislative representatives:
http://www.mdarchives.state.md.us/msa/homepage/html/statehse.html

Anne Arundel County legislative delegation:

SENATE

John C. Astle - District 30

Bryan W. Simonaire - District 31

James E. "Ed" Degrange - District 32

Janet Greenip - District 33

James C. Rosapepe - District 21

HOUSE OF DELEGATES

Michael E. Busch - District 30

Virginia P. Clagett - District 30

Ronald A. George - District 30

Donald H. Dwyer Jr. - District 31

Nicholaus R. Kipke - District 31

Steve Schuh - District 31

Pamela G. Beidle - District 32

Mary Ann Love - District 32

Theodore Sophocleus - District 32

James King - District 33A

Tony McConkey - District 33A

Robert A. Costa - District 33B

Barbara A. Frush - District 21

Ben Barnes - District 21

Joseline Pena-Melnyk - District 21