Charlottesville Real Estate

Who Is In Charge of Localism.com?

Toby Beavers (Charlottesville Real Estate) — Wed, 21 May 2008 17:23:09 -0500

While the concept is really good the site on a whole is basic and the navigation is lousy.

There is no contact info and No help offered. The Beta period is long over.

Nothing on the Nav Bar that could say Add Photos or how to add html in the desciption which is why we are adding pictures anyhow. The SEO spiders.

And now it appears you can no longer add any photos.

Who makes these decisions?

And how can WE (the members) make it better by suggestions and updates?

Thanks Toby Charlottesville Real Estate

Hey...Mack, Can You Afford Charlottesville Va Real Estate?

Toby Beavers (Charlottesville Real Estate) — Tue, 20 May 2008 18:45:07 -0500

Charlottesville Va real estate in my book is number one. And back in 2006 Charlottesville was given the distinction by Cities Ranked and Rated as the Best Place to Live in America, and Charlottesville has consistently been listed among Money Magazines' Best Places to Live and Best Places to Retire. Do you have access to have to a quick $350,000? That's the average price of a Charlottesville home...I suggest you beg, steal or borrow to get the money!

Do you like gardening or merely "playing" outside? Great...Charlottesville's weather is perfecto! Our average temperature is about 60 degrees and there are 4 distinct seasons. Fall here is absolutely breathtaking. Our Fall foliage rivals Vermont's Green Mountains.

Charlottesville Va real estate is considered a great investment. Charlottesville City is one of few in the state with a triple-A Bond rating from both national reporting agencies. In 2007, the City ranked 31st in the nation by Moody's as the best place to do business, higher than any other city in Virginia.

The University of Virginia is the number one employer and provides the city with a stable workforce. With the area's strategic location and healthy economy Charlottesville attracts many other major employers, including GE Fanuc, Inova Corporation, Lexis-Nexis , Litton Sperry Marine, National Optronics, Northrop Grumman, Pepsi Cola Bottling Company, SNL Financial, United States Government and Wachovia. While the men work, their wives sell Charlottesville real estate as a fun avocation to their Farmington Country Club pals.

Three of the top hospitals in America are here. UVA, Martha Jefferson, and the Kluge Children's Hospital. The University of Virginia Health System is one of the top cancer hospitals in the world.

Do you just adore great American history? Boy...does Charlottesville have a ton of great history here. Thomas Jefferson, James Monroe, James Madison, Lewis and Clark, Zachary Taylor, Teddy Roosevelt all owned Charlottesville Va real estate at some point in their political lives. Jefferson's Monticello and Monroe's Ashlawn are both exquisite and open 12 months a year for visitors. There is also a superb collection of Charlottesville historic homes on the market right now.

Both the Charlottesville schools and Albemarle County schools are excellent and 90% of our public high grads head off to college. UVA is ranked the number one public university in America and 7th overall. Annual tuition: $9,000. Harvard's annual tuition: $47,000. Ready to buy a Charlottesville home yet?

Crime is low here. Charlottesville is a tourist town and does not tolerate gangs, drugs or anything else that can hurt their tourism.

Charlottesville land looks just like what you see in England when you watch masterpiece Theater or All Creatures Great and Small: pastoral, rolling, bucolic, verdant and the ancient Blue Ridge Mountains are always in view. Now are you ready to buy Charlottesville Va real estate.

If I haven't sold you on Charlottesville real estate by now, I never will! Toby Beavers Charlottesville Realtor Extra Extraordinaire 877-855-7913

The Most Expensive Charlottesville Real Estate On The Market

Toby Beavers (Charlottesville Real Estate) — Mon, 19 May 2008 12:51:10 -0500

MOUNT PLEASANT FARM - Charlottesville Real Estate's most Magnificent plantation with 2 historic homes and over 3,000 acres. Spectacular land offering panoramic mountain and pastoral views. This huge land holding has approximately 175 division rights making it an ideal investment property, or candidate for conservation easement.

Why Is Albemarle County Real Estate so pricey?

Toby Beavers (Charlottesville Real Estate) — Sun, 18 May 2008 18:39:13 -0500

Why is Albemarle County real estate so popular today, yet pricey?

Well numerous reasons...

One is the fact that the historic city of Charlottesville sits in Albemarle County and both city and county were named The Number One Place To Live In America in 2006 by Forbes, Fodors and Town & Country Magazine.

The second is here: Fabulous Albemarle Real Estate

The third is here too...Albemarle County Real Estate Is King!

Do NOT Learn This Lesson The Way I Just Did...

Toby Beavers (Charlottesville Real Estate) — Sat, 17 May 2008 17:30:00 -0500

I represented two horrible husband and wife buyers on a Fauquier County farm recently. The husband did not want the property but the wife was dying for it.

It was contingent on my buyer getting a mortgage of 80% at no less than 5.5%.

When the date came for the financing contingency, my buyer acted like he had no idea what was going on.

So the listing agent and myself chased down his mortgage broker and asked for his loan approval letter.

He faxed it to the selling agent who then faxed it to me...It was nothing more than a bunch of numbers and sleazy mortgage jiberish.

The selling agent said "Ok, if this is their loan approval letter than so be it. If your buyers cannot come up with the loan then we'll take their deposit."

I was fine with this, since I am always broke and did not want to make more problems.

14 days after the contract closing date had passed, my buyer's paralegal calls and says "we are ready to close".

"Really...I asked, do they have the $537,000 downpayment?" "Ahhhh, nope, only $237,000. They want a note from the sellers for $300,000, she says."

"What!!!!!" I howled, "The sellers now hate the buyers for being so sleazy and uncooperative."

Sure enough, the sellers said "no way!!!" and the deal fell apart within 1 hour of getting the call from the paralegal.

The sellers then asked for an immediate Release from my buyers attorney and my buyers signed it "as long as they would get their deposit back."

My broker refused to sign the Release. All other parties did.

My broker went to sue my buyers for our 3% commission but the 2 attorneys we interviewed said we had no case because:

1) The loan approval letter was a joke and meant nothing (but had been accepted by the sellers agent who said: "If your sellers do not worry about their mortgage then I won't because in Virginia the clock just keeps ticking giving the buyers unlimited time to find funding."

2) The sellers signed a Release

So long $47,000...so long kiddies summer vacation....so long boarding school for next year...so long hairtransplant...so long liver transplant. Hello foreclosureville!

So remember, always get a legitimate loan approval letter from the lender!!!!!!!

What To Do When The Phones Aren't Ringing...

Toby Beavers (Charlottesville Real Estate) — Sat, 17 May 2008 11:32:42 -0500

From showing property twice a day to maybe once a week I have found a few great ways to releive the tension of a lackluster Charlottesville real estate market.

1) I stopped drinking.

2) Spend hours in the garden working out my frustrations of deals goe awry...and there are some doosies!

3) Spend another 5-6 hours working on social networking sites like Squidoo & Hubpage.

4) tweeking my Charlottesville Real Estate, Virginia Historic Homes, Virginia Horse Farms & Virginia Farms web sites so I can compete with wealthy real estate compnaies in the Charlottesville area in the SEO arena.

5) And watch a lot of PBS...

Now I can remeber what I watched, I am sharper, my family loves me again and I may meet a very rich, attractive woman on my social networking sites.

Golden Rule To Live By!

Marry Rich or pay later!

A Wonderful New Video Of Charlottesville Real Estate Is Up

Toby Beavers (Charlottesville Real Estate) — Tue, 13 May 2008 23:33:37 -0500

You can view the video on Charlottesville real estate here:

Exquisite Charlottesville Real Estate

Hope you enjoy it...Toby

How does one add a Windows Media video to their website?

Toby Beavers (Charlottesville Real Estate) — Sat, 16 Jun 2007 16:25:26 -0500

I've been reading the long and short of how to add it and it doesn't look toooooooo simple.

Is it? Tell me it is....Thanks Toby