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2012 

All I Wanted Was an Ice Cream Sundae?  Is That So Hard? It was near one-hundred degrees in Northern Virginia today, but felt much worse with the heat index.  Can't tell you what exactly.  I'm pretty sure my brain melted at the door step of my 10:30am appointment in Bristow.  Even my car was littl...
07/06/2012
A Northern Virginia Short Sale First! It's not often that something new happens in the world of this Northern Virginia Short Sale Agent.  Today was a rare, probably once in a lifetime event, of hand delivering a Short Sale contract package to a local bank.  The loan is a second trust with a gover...
07/06/2012
Braemar Condo Quarterly:  April 2012-June 2012 We are more than halfway through the year.  Time for another look at resales of condos in Braemar.  Unfortunately, just like the first quarter of the year, the second quarter is showing absolutely no closed sales of Braemar condos either. There has b...
07/05/2012
Why Worry About Cleaning When You Can Buy Carpets That Won't Show Dirt? Something is happening to me the older I get.  I am sounding more and more like my mother every day that goes by.  That is not necessarily a good thing for those that don't appreciate...oh...how shall I say it... BLUNT.   I f...
07/05/2012
Is A Seller in Northern Virginia Obligated to Correct HOA Violations? Let's say you are buying a property in Northern Virginia.  Your contract states that you are buying the property in AS-IS condition.  Whether you have chosen the date of the contract, the date of the home inspection or some oth...
07/04/2012
Chris Ann Cleland | Long & Foster REALTORS® | (703) 402-0037 5900 Kingsford Rd Apt K, Springfield, VA 3BR/2BA Condo offered at $199,000 Year Built 1968 Sq Footage 1,270 Bedrooms 3 Bathrooms 2 full, 0 partial Floors 1 Parking None Lot Size Unspecified HOA/Maint $340 per month DESCRIPTION Great lo...
07/03/2012
How Many Layers of Security Does a Seller Need When Listing to Sell? I have to give credit to Gary Waters post on paranoid sellers for inspiring this rant of my own.  Allow me to set the scene.  I have a family of three house hunting.  Dad, Mom (8 1/2 months pregnant) and their three year old son...
07/01/2012
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