The Washington herald., 1922-09-03

to give his client particular advice
IL ready sale Is to be made.
Proper listing induces the reaItor to
put forth his best effort to. effect
an early sale. II real values are
overlooked. the reaitor permits that
particular listing to remain on the
books. while he puts his efforts
upon property which he believes is
priced to move.
Location has much to do Ia esti-
mating values. as the same number
Of feet Of ground of similar charac-
ter is worth much more in one
locality than IT is in another local
ity. Here Is naturally where the
realtor can be OF much benefit to
the purchaser and give him valu-
able service in his purchase. Peo-
pie coming into the city, unfamiliar
with locations and conditions, NAV
be led to purchase In a locality
where values are much below like
property in another district.
The home! Own your home. The
nome Is the one spot where all ne
family interests center. The child
Is born there. The first object upon
which his eye Is set 10 home. II
may be ever SO humble; there IL no
place to that child like home. own
your home for the sake Of the fam.
lily. Any person with health and
energy can own his home. A little
down and the savings of an aver
age wage will provide a home. A
FAMILY In the city of Washington
mad been paying rent for years.
moving from place to place, each
move entailing great expense, new
nttings. injury to property in trans
portation, etc. The wife finally de-
cided to buy a home even IL IL had
to be small and plain. They bor.
rowed part of the money to make
the first payment: then the saving
began and doing without some
things. but they never missed a
payment. When the last payment
was made and the deed to the
property placed into their hands.
the whole family rejoiced in the
fact that their moving DAYS were
over. They made additions. nut out
shrubbery, fruit trees and garden.
Money saving had become a fixed
and easy habit and they soon had
money enough saved up TO pur-
chase two lots next to theirs ana
put all out in garden. You can go
there today and see the products.
enough to supply the family and
some to sell. and their home bought
and paid for by themselves. There
the real joy of living began. No
ties like home ties. Every family
should own its own home.
Many Home-owners Here.
Washington has the reputation
OF being city of home ownership,
but there are many families stu
drifting. 1t is the drifters that he
come dissatisfied, irritable and Of
tentimes contentious, which leads
up to separations and radicalism.
II the members of a family are in
terested in the home-their own
home-they will find pleasure and
real contentment in maintaining
decorating and beautifying IL, and
eney are bound to be law-abiding
and prosperous citizens.
Wnen dad comes home from the
oaiiy task, baby and wife meet him
al the gate. Wife says. Come in.
Jonn. ! want to show you what /
ola today. You know the shades
were little worn at the bottom:
Wen, took them of the rollers
and turned them. do you see? They
look like new. You know when w.
lived up on NJ street the landlord
never would fix the shades, and I
was always ashamed 20 Aave any
OF my friends come Next week 1
am going to clean and calcimine the
pantry. know you will like II,
John, when I get 1t all done. By
the way. after dinner wish YOU
would spade up a little ground by
the front porch. I want to set out
some pansies." This Is the stun
that makes life worth while.
Go to the realtor ard IL he does
not have just what you want. he
VIII go with you to some of his
oro.ner realtors and your needs
will be supplied.