Black Mold In Your Home And What You Can Do About It - 07/31/12 07:07 AM
Black Mold In Your Home And What You Can Do About It
Black Mold Can Be Harmful To Folks Who Visit Your Home While It Is For Sale
Many Mortgage Companies Will Not Fund The Sale Of A House With Black Mold
Do you have a cool, damp basement?  If you have a cool, damp basement, you could have a silent killer lurking down there.  Some folks are so allergic to this menace, they can go into shock within minutes.
 
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Three Offers On Three Homes In Three Days - The Buyer's Point Of View - 07/27/12 02:29 PM
Three Offers On Three Homes In Three Days - The Buyer's Point Of View
Now The Shoe Is On The Other Foot As We Help Three Buyers Get Homes
Experience As Buyer Agents Can Come Across As Tough Love
"We love the house.  It's perfect inside and the price seems good.  How LOW should we go with our offer?"
"I called the listing agent and he has two offers in hand, one at full price and a second over the list price with an escalation clause."
"THUD", buyer's jaws hit the floor.
"You cannot be serious.  It's a buyers market... the … (0 comments)

Three Homes With Three Offers Per Home - 07/25/12 11:46 AM
Three Homes With Three Offers Per Home
Multiple Offers On Properly Priced And Well Staged Homes Attract Multiple Bids
The Great Buyers Market Of 2008 Is Officially Over
We have three listings that are priced AT the market, that look sexy and tidy, and each has three offers with competing bids trying to outbid each other.
When you make an offer on a home, make sure your Realtor checks with the listing agent to find out if there are other offers.  If there are other offers, be sure to put your best foot forward with your highest and best offer.
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The Short Sale That Took Too Long - 07/24/12 04:13 PM
The Short Sale That Took Too Long
Buyers Made An Offer On A Short Sale Five Months Ago And No Bank Approval Yet
There's Nothing Short About A Short Sale
There's nothing short about a short sale, especially when it comes to time.  Short sales take a LONG time to close.
Why?
I don't know.  My colleagues don't know.  If the bank representatives know, they're not saying.
True story: We have a home that was listed at $599,000.  The buyer who put in an accepted offer on the house had been waiting FIVE MONTHS for a bank to decide if they … (1 comments)

Fitness For Woodbridge Home Owners - 07/23/12 12:53 PM
Fitness For Woodbridge Home Owners
There Are Plenty Of Places Where You Can Work-Out 
A Lot Of Fitness Going Around Woodbridge 
Gyms
You'll find Gold's Gym and Curves in Lake Ridge.  Planet Fitness is on Route 1 between Route 123 and Dale Blvd. 
County Recreation Centers
The Chinn Aquatics and Fitness Center is at the west end of Lake Ridge, and the Dale City Recreation Center is in the heart of Dale City on Minnieville Road, just south of Dale Blvd.  The facilities offer gyms, aerobic equipment, pools, basketball courts, and raquetball courts.  You can pay per visit or choose from a … (1 comments)

How To Buy A Home In Woodbridge Virginia Explained In Short Video - 07/22/12 07:56 AM
How To Buy A Home In Woodbridge Virginia
Offer To Purchase Explained 
Summary Of Offer To Purchase A Home In Virginia
 

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New Stadium For Potomac Nationals Baseball Team - 07/18/12 07:31 AM
New Stadium For Potomac Nationals Baseball Team
New Stadium To Be Ready For 2014 Season
Enjoy Quality Baseball In A New State Of The Art Ball Park
Officials announced Tuesday morning that a new Potomac Nationals stadium would be built at Stonebridge at Potomac Town Center in Woodbridge on Opitz Boulevard across from the hospital. 
The 6,000 to 7,000 seat stadium will be privately funded, Woodbridge district supervisor Frank Principi said. When completed, the stadium will bring in more than $200 million in private sector investment, said a press release from the county. 
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Cedar Ridge Subdivision In Woodbridge Virginia - 07/16/12 04:08 PM
Cedar Run Subdivision In Woodbridge Virginia Is A Lovely Place To Live
Enjoy Hodern Features Like Gourmet Kitchens, Luxury Baths And Lots Of Windows
Cedar Ridge Is Centrally Located Yet Quiet
Cedar Run is conveniently located close to I-95, shopping, schools, and recreation.
You'll find lovely homes priced from $360,000 to $525,000 in Cedar Run.
Take a video driving tour through Cedar Run with Erick Blackwelder of Exit Choice Realty, 703-677-1120.
 






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Established Neighborhood In Lake Ridge, Woodbridge Virginia - 07/16/12 10:16 AM
Established Neighborhood In Lake Ridge, Woodbridge Virginia
Lush Landscaping And Established Trees
Take a driving tour of early Lake Ridge in Woodbridge Virginia with Erick Blackwelder of Exit Realty.
Scroll down past the photos to take a video tour of Lake Ridge.

Homes in the Clipper Drive area sell in the high $200's to low $300's.


 

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Charlie Bought A Home With Zero Down And Payments Cheaper Than Rent - 07/10/12 12:20 PM
Charlie Bought A Home With Zero Down And Payments Cheaper Than Rent
Find Out How You Could Buy With Zero Down And Lower Your Monthly Payment
Charlie was renting a single family home in the Lake Ridge Virginia area. Charlie's landlord has not updated the home for decades, yet wanted to raise the rent. That sent the Charlie out to search online for a new place to call home.   With the rental market being so tight in the Eastern Prince William County Virginia area due to the BRAC Realignment, it soon became clear to Charlie that he might just have to … (0 comments)

You Wouldn't Buy A Home With Termites, Would You? - 07/10/12 08:40 AM
You Wouldn't Buy A Home That Had Termites
Erick Blackwelder Shares insight About Home Buying And Termites
 

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Home Loan Rates Fall To Stupid-Low Interest Rates - 07/07/12 09:32 AM
Home Loan Rates Fall To Stupid Low Interest Rates
We're In Uncharted Territory With Respect To Home Loan Rates
Lowest Home Loan Rates In The History Of 30-Year Mortgages
Mortgage rates sank to new lows this week as fears about a U.S. economic slowdown and the impact of the European debt crisis continue to make Treasuries and bonds that fund most mortgages look like safe bets to investors.
Rates on 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 3.62 percent with an average 0.8 point for the week ending July 5, down from 3.66 percent last week and 4.60 percent a year ago, Freddie … (0 comments)

June 2012 Housing Report With Numbers And Statistics - 07/07/12 09:14 AM
June 2012 Housing Report With Numbers And Statistics
You May Be Surprised, Even Shocked When You See What Is Happening In The National Housing Market
Free Download Gives You A Lot To Chew On
CLICK HERE NOW to download the June 2012 housing report.

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Find Out How Realtors Negotiate When They Buy Homes - 07/02/12 10:43 AM
Sure Fire Strategy That Will Pay You When You Buy A Home
Find Out How Realtors Negotiate When They Buy Homes
Insider Secret Works Every Time
 

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