Virginia Landlord - 1099 landlord reporting law repealed - 04/26/11 12:40 PM
Congress passed legislation that repeals a provision in the small business legislation enacted last year that requires landlords to report any work done on investment properties totaling $600 or more, and to provide 1099 forms to vendors that provided the services.
Realtors® fought against this provision,
Arguing that the amount of paperwork generated would be onerous to landlords and any real estate practitioners employed by landlords. Lawmakers finally agreed that the provision was an example of overreach by Congress that was not intended to burden small property owners and managers.
Being an investor and a small business owner in this economy … (3 comments)

Do's & Don't When It Comes To Your Home Mortgage Loan - 04/20/11 11:44 AM
With financial guidelines tightening across the lending industry it is getting challenging along with that confusing with what to do and not to do...here are few great tips.
Via Lee & Pamela St. Peter ~ (919) 645-2522 Raleigh NC, Realtors®, GRI,CRS,ABR,ePro (Prudential York Simpson Underwood Realty):
What To Do (and NOT to do) When It Comes To Your Home Loan
 
As lending practices are tightening and loan packages are taking longer to prepare, it's not entirely uncommon that a scheduled closing date may need pushed back a day or two due to holes or required changes in the home loan paperwork. And … (3 comments)

Most Active March 2011 in Five Years for DC Metro Area-Real Estate Market Report - 04/18/11 10:53 AM
March Signed Contracts Jump 34.3% Over February; Median Sales Price Rises 3.2% Year‐Over‐Year OVERVIEW: Pending home sales jumped 34.3% month‐over‐month as the Washington, DC metro area entered the “spring market” with 5,432 signed contracts, the highest number for the month of March since 2006. The March total exceeded the federal home buyers tax credit‐fueled total reached in the same month last year. With three consecutive months of increased pending sales activity, median sales price showed a seasonal increase of 6.7%, the first month‐over‐month increase since last October.
 

 
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Median sales price increased for first time since October, … (4 comments)

Completely Remodeled**Single Family Home in Much Sought After Sugarland Run* - 04/15/11 12:23 PM
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3 Most Important things to consider for Senior/Empty Nestor when purchasing their home.... - 04/12/11 01:59 PM
Many of the senior or empty nesters are not too keen about moving into an active adult community due to various reasons. I have senior clients who are in the market searching for new/ultimate home. Considering the restriction the 55+ adult communities comes they decided to buy into a regular community that will give them more flexibility to have their grand kids come and stay with them also in resale market Virginia. Home search from their perspective was far more different than a regular young family I would work in Loudoun County. 1. HOA fees: There are lots of beautiful communities … (1 comments)

Lipstick on a Pig – Understanding the Dangers of Rehabbed Foreclosures - 04/09/11 12:20 PM
Many first time investors, buyers and even experience seller read about the success stories online or have viewed commercial about the overnight $$$$ person made by flipping a foreclosure property in Virginia. Unfortunately the reality is that there is so more involved than just the initial sales price.
Via John Mulkey, Housing Guru (TheHousingGuru.com):
Lipstick on a Pig – Understanding the Dangers of Rehabbed Foreclosures
 
With millions of homes having been lost to foreclosure and millions more to come, savvy “investors” may purchase some of the best deals with the intention of turning them for a quick profit.  Unfortunately, some of those … (1 comments)

Should I buy One bedroom Condo or Two or more bedrooms Condo??? - 04/09/11 08:54 AM
Biggest attraction for the my first time home buyers, investors or empty nester downsizing love condos in the Northern Virginia area. Very fact condos needs low maintenance itself is a biggest justification for them to purchase a condo. Other reasoning we all know is location. Sometimes condos are the only options when you are looking for housing in certain prime location. Apart from that the questions comes up what is better to buy a one bedroom unit or a two or more bedroom unit condo. Scenario: Recently I was working with a young professional individual. As a first time home buyer … (4 comments)

So you want to look at properties . . . a primer. - 04/03/11 08:05 AM
Kids are my big on NOT TO DO things list. I have kids and I can understand but I had incident where the kids did not like the home, ran out and next thing we saw him climbing up a tree branch outside the house.
Via Jan Rankin Richmond/South Delta Realtor (Sutton Group Seafair Realty - Richmond, Ladner & Tsawwassen ):
 
I have had the pleasure of showing homes to all kinds of buyers (singles, couples, first timers, downsizers, families) in many different communities such as across the Greater Vancouver area and the Fraser Valley including Ladner/Richmond/Tsawwassen to Chilliwack and all … (9 comments)

 
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