https://www.cornerstonehomesales.com/my-blog

Follow me
By
Real Estate Broker/Owner - Cornerstone Business Group Inc - 0225086119
My blog covers whatever is on my mind. It travels the spectrum from Real Estate in Northern Virginia, local events, market reports, neighborhood data, business profiles and personal stories, and once in a while just some random craziness. I hope you enjoy it, and please feel free to drop a note.

ARCHIVED BLOG POSTS

2012 

Since I own an electrical contracting company along with my real estate brokerage I have a simple advantage when showing clients a new home.  I always make sure the electrical system is safe.  I will also send one of my sons, who works for the company, out to the home after closing to test everyt...
02/29/2012
Is it just me, or does anyone else have a "I want to blog, I don't' want to blog, I want to blog, I don't want to blog," battle going on inside some days?  I mean, I have those days where I have a dozen ideas and I look at how many blogs I've already posted for the week, and I realize that I've a...
02/28/2012
Do short sales bring higher returns than foreclosures?  Not always. In a recent market report based on sold properties over the past 30 says, I had an interesting finding.  In that report, I discovered that short sales were selling at 84.63% of list while foreclosures were selling at 91.42% of li...
02/27/2012
In 1984 I took a sabbatical from my ministry post.  I was tired, burned out and discouraged.  Actually, I wasn't 100% sure I would ever go back to the work again.  I had  traveled to prisons all over the country, founded an adult Bible college in my area of Virginia and worked with teenagers.  I ...
02/25/2012
The Winchester, VA tri-county real estate market is seeing a new wave of fair market listings hit the market, but that hasn't been the trend.  Sales of previously owned properties in the Winchester, Frederick, Clarke and Warren County areas over the past 30 days reveal that 53% of all properties ...
02/24/2012
The Winchester, VA real estate market is predominately made up of three types of real estate sales.  There are fair market (straight seller sales), short sales and foreclosures (also known as REOs or bank owned properties). The Winchester, VA real estate market report for February 2012 consisted ...
02/24/2012
My morning routine is pretty simple.  I get up, turn on the coffee, read Active Rain, scan the national news on TV, shower and head to the office or somewhere.  When I was scanning the news this morning I heard the exact same statement twice.  The commercials said, "You don't need to be afraid . ...
02/23/2012
I love being a dad.  With two boys, I get plenty of opportunities to do things that guys do because my guys want to do them.  When my oldest son was old enough to have his own car, we bought him one.  It was 2006, and he was 16.  I found a great car with really bad brakes.  Perfect.  That's exact...
02/23/2012
I have a very simple view of the working world.  There are the clock punchers and those that dread the thought of being a clock puncher.  Neither is better than the other.  They just are what they are. Clock punchers have an innate need to know that on Friday (or whenever) they are going to get p...
02/22/2012
When my son celebrated his birthday this past Sunday he had two cakes.  He didn't need two cakes, but last year there was so little cake left that he didn't get seconds.  Every birthday boy should have a second piece of cake.  It's the Cooper house rules, along with eating dessert first on some c...
02/21/2012
Rainmaker
1,750,904

Mike Cooper, Broker VA,WV

Your Neighborhood Real Estate Sales Pro
local_phone(888) 722-6029
smartphone(540) 336-5522
Contact The Author