Central Virginia Real Estate Blog

Happy New Year to all!!I certainly hope that you are looking forward to 2008 as much as I am!  I have set some terrific goals, and I am really anxious to start out the new year to reach them all!Having gone thru some changes this year (changing brokers and improving my online presence), I really ...

I am sure that come of you Active Rain real estate agents also invest in real estate as rental property.  You may or may not be able to deduct your rental losses... READ ON.Rental losses are considered "passive" losses, and usually can only be used to offset passive income on the tax return.  Now...

In my rental experience as a real estate agent in Central Virginia, most of the time, the first five years or so of rental property ownership generates a tax loss.  Usually, unless it is a property that the owner purchased for very little because of the physical condition and put a lot into fixin...

One of the most wonderful tools that I use now with all of my buyers and sellers of real estate in Central Virginia is called a CAREERBook.  The CAREERBook was created by Barb Schwartz, the creator of home staging, in an effort to help her clients get to know her better.I had been planning on put...

One of my corporate partners would like to include me in a booklet that they hand out to all of their employees (over 7000 employees).  This booklet is a booklet of vendors, most of which offer discounts to the employees for using their services.I definitely want to be in the book, and I have off...

Just ordered my final broker course on the web today... Real Estate Law.Having already completed three out of the four required courses necessary in Virginia to take the brokers exam, I am excited to hopefully finish up my broker studies soon!I tend to go the self-study route, as it works better ...

How many of you have started to receive text messages on your cell phone that are sales propaganda, the equivalent of junk e-mail?  Over the last two weeks, I have started to receive several of these.Knowing that text messages end up being an extra charge to my bill, I contacted my cell phone car...

In an effort to become the best real estate agent in Central Virginia, I have been improving myself through reading.There are two books that I have found that have been quite helpful to me. First -- How To Become a Power Agent in Real Estate : A Top Industry Trainer Explains How to Double Your In...

This time of year is a good time for real estate agents to do some self reflection.At this time of year I always look at myself and ask myself the following questions...What can I do to make myself a better Central Virginia real estate agent?What areas of my game are the weakest?Last year when I ...

Last month I did a post on House Flippers - The Tax Consequences, which I thought was a very informative post.  Later that day after posting, I received an email from a writer, Mr. Christian Toto of the Washington Times, who just happened to be doing an article on House Flipping.  He wanted to dr...