Dawson Nolley - Realtor with Cummings & Co. Realtors

06/17/2026

Showings start on Friday. There's nothing like it... a mid-century take on an English Cottage, an expansive potager and perennial garden, secret trails, a meditation fern garden, a school bus in the trees and... a 900+ sq ft pole-built workshop with its own access and a storybook foot bridge arched over a babbling creek that connects it acreage.. I mean, come on!

Along Chapman Road, the tree line opens to an unassuming driveway that bends along the front grounds towards a home, so perfectly placed in its woodland setting, its style and scale aren’t quick to place. Only by drawing closer does the mixed stone construction, the balanced asymmetry, the descend...

02/02/2026

Another victory last week! My clients beat out the competition and bought their first home in their favorite neighborhood!

It had only been on the market a week, it was four days before Christmas and the listing agent already had an offer in hand. Fortunately, we were able to act swiftly and put together a winning contract that, through a well-considered strategy, demonstrated the strength of our interest and positioned us well with attractive terms that gave up none of our wants and needs. Our offer succeeded without waiving any protective contingencies; we were still able to inspect every inch of the house (with a reasonable right to negotiate repairs) and the loan was still protected by an appraisal.

Funny side note.. I met these clients through a past-client referral only to find out a month into our meetings that the husband is my third cousin. Smaltimore.

01/31/2026

Knowing that a Third-Floor condo in a building without an elevator would have a limited buyer pool, along with the fact that the unit wouldn’t be available to prep until the holidays (when the buyer pool thins out even more), our marketing and roll-out strategy had to be airtight. With so few lookers, we couldn’t afford to miss any engagement with our presentation. As there was a limited budget for cosmetic improvements, it was my opinion that prioritizing the hardwood floors and the architectural details would be more impactful than staging or refreshing the kitchen with new countertops or appliances. Once the unit was available, I coordinated the re-finishing of the floors and the painting, with careful attention paid to the 120-year-old moulding and millwork. Unfortunately, completion had us ready for market the week before Christmas. We readied our marketing materials, our professional photos (since we had grey skies and barren trees, I made a deal for exterior photo outtakes from another listing in the building from the summer), some teaser videos for social media, and we rolled out our full campaign as a Coming Soon property for the 17 days through New Years. In that time, I monitored the incredible online engagement on all of the real estate portals. The unit had the most Zillow favorites of my career! We were rewarded with a fantastic offer several days after showings began!

01/17/2026

A carefully considered marketing strategy got this historic Fells Point charmer under contract within three days of hitting the market in late November. Unfortunately, after an entire family spent Thanksgiving dinner projecting their fear of homeownership and city living upon a nervous first-time homebuyer, we found ourselves back on the market in early December. All it took was 48 hours of some minor inspection repairs and a phone campaign to neighborhood agents for multiple offers to quickly put us back into “Pending” with an all-cash, as-is, full price contract.