this weeks caller: This Week's Caller Said " I called you because I like your name!" - 12/08/13 07:55 AM
A gentleman contacted me about listing their home for sale here in the Lake Ridge Virginia area. He stated there was  a very good chance of him being transferred in the very near future and he wants to be prepared.
We set an appointment and I went over to see the couple.          

 
When I asked how they found me the wife said "I saw a home you sold on Facebook and well that lead me to your website." Her husband spoke up and said, I decided to call you, because I liked your name. Looking puzzled I … (1 comments)

this weeks caller: This Weeks Caller Asked: "I Know I Can Buy a Home Using My VA Loan. Is It True I Don't Have To Put Any Money Down?" - 07/27/11 05:40 AM
This week's caller asked :"I Know I Can Buy a Home Using My VA Loan. Is It True I Don't Have To Put Any Money Down?"
We get this question a lot. The answer is yes!
Best of all since  Prince William County Virginia is located near Quantico, Fort Belvoir and within an hour of the Pentagon, the Navy Yard and Ft. Meyers real estate agents typically prepare sellers to expect this type of offer.
Now let me share some even better news with you. In the current market conditions, our real estate team has been able to help many VA Home Buyers get most if … (3 comments)

this weeks caller: This Weeks Caller. "I'm Calling From London England, and I Want To Know...?" - 07/18/11 12:41 PM
This weeks calls and Internet Inquiries were interesting:
The one that really cuts through to heart is the call I received from England one morning early.
Caller: " I am calling your from London England. My questions isn't about real estate. However from what I can see it appears your team knows the area well."  I am looking for a farm where my Mom used to go all the time when I was little. I remember the horse farm as being picturesque and peaceful. Well when Mom past away, she wanted her ashes sprinkled on the land that she loved … (2 comments)

this weeks caller: Why I Chose Real Estate! "I Bought Into The Hype One Could Make Quick Money...and I Needed Money Fast!" - 07/17/11 07:15 AM
Someone  recently asked me why I chose to be a full time REALTOR® ?If I were to answer that truthfully, it would be because in the early 90's my first husband had lost his job, and decided he was going to do home improvement.  After one year of that, it was clear he was not cut out to be self employed. I was in new homes sales and the real estate market was in horrible shape. Bills were coming in, and income was not.  We had a mortgage, car payments and we were newly married. I'll admit it, I bought into the hype that general brokerage REALTORS® make fast … (9 comments)

this weeks caller: Be Careful What You Ask For..."You Just Might Get It!" - 07/17/11 06:22 AM
Last month around the first of June a local homeowner searching the Internet for answers stumbled upon my real estate blog. LakeRidgeVARealEstateNews.com With a week I met with her and in the end I listed her home.
I featured her story on one of This Weeks Caller Series:  
"We Need Help Selling Our Townhouse and We Are Hoping To Buy Our Move-up Home"
Fast forward less than fourty five days!
Not only did we get their townhouse SOLD in Princeton Woodsin Dumfries, they purchased and will settle this week on their move-up home in Newport Estates  on Jennings Street in Woodbridge Virginia.
The … (5 comments)

this weeks caller: Questions Callers Had This Week.... - 07/01/11 12:34 PM
This week I am starting a blog series called This Weeks Caller. Everyday, I get calls from home buyers and sellers who have questions about the market. Over the past month, I have featured one call a week on the front of our website in the yellow box called This Weeks Caller.
These are some of the calls, questions I answered this week:
#1.-I would like to see a Foreclosure Home. It is Vacant. Can't you just give me the code?
My answer to this one is absolutely NO.The caller said but my other REALTOR® ( friend of the family who I … (38 comments)

this weeks caller: I Shared With The Caller: "It Has Nothing To Do With Being Cheap....." - 07/01/11 01:16 AM
This week I received a call from a homeowner.I have their home listed for sale  in Woodbridge Virginia. The woman was upset with my choice of signage for her home.
The call went like this:
Homeowner: The call came late in the evening."Peggy, I saw some yellow signs with the price of my house on it. When I followed the signs they led to my house. Did you put them out? We don't like them."
My Response." Good Morning, I received your call last night. What is that you didn't like?"
Homeowner: "Peggy those signs have the price of my home on … (8 comments)

 
Peggy James, Woodbridge Virginia Area Real Estate Specialist (SAMSON PROPERTIES)

Peggy James

Woodbridge Virginia Area Real Estate Specialist

Woodbridge, VA

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Address: Twins Selling Real Estate- EXIT Realty Associates, 8998C Lorton Station Blvd, Lorton , VA, 22079

Mobile: (703) 851-3085

Peggy James has been awarded as a Top Local Real Estate Blogger by Active Rain for the Lake Ridge Virginia and surrounding area.Peggy services the area's Lorton, Woodbridge, Lake Ridge, Dumfries and Manassas down to Fredericksburg Virginia.


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