Dryer vents folks. Dryer vents...you gotta keep them clean and they need to be vented correctly. During the go go year of 2004-2005, against our advice, we had a buyer client waive a home inspection in order to get a house since "everybody was waiving them since the sellers rule and have their pi
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07/22/2010
Franklin Farm. Beauty in the Burbs. Franklin Farm, Oak Hill VA 20171 You don't often associate neighborhood aesthetics with a housing development. However the planners of Franklin Farm have left open space and plenty of natural beauty in and around the neighborhood. Its tree lined streets
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07/22/2010
In this well written post Kathy Streib lays it on the line about how prospective buyers may view the approach to your property. You must consider the first impression your property makes as folks arrive outside. It is not enough in a slow market to just mow the yard. She hits the nail on the he
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07/22/2010
Single family homes for sale in Hunters Woods section of Reston VA 20191 Cara: Can you tell me what single family homes for sale in the Hunters Woods area of Reston? The 20191 zip code. They must have at east 3 bedrooms and 2 or more full baths. Steve: Here is a link to the July 20, 2010 report
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07/21/2010
Folks, good advice from Richard on the mind set that home buyers should have. Yes your home is an investment and yes you should be cautious and financially prepared. Just do your homework, analyze your ability to stay in the property for 4-5 years and then buy it. You cannot call the bottom of th
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07/21/2010
Ah folks, you need flashing. Yes I know that if you don't have it, it is annoying to add... but even as a non home inspector, I can tell you that a large percentage of the exteriors of homes we show have water problems that could have been corrected by properly installed flashing and rain gutter
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07/21/2010
It is mid-week and time for a boost in spirit by visiting the cool north woods and waters. Check out Andy's posts and enjoy his one man tourist bureau of Maine.Over and over asked "What do you have on a Maine lake, something I can build a home on eventually for family vacations, retirement, inves
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07/21/2010
Homes for sale in Kingston Chase, Herndon VA 20170 Sam: I will probably be selling my house in Kingston Chase in the months ahead. It is an awesome community, but it looks like I will be relocating to Huntsville AL soon. I was wondering if you could post a monthly report that will show homes
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07/20/2010
How do I finance a home in Purcellville VA that needs a lot of work? What is a 203k loan? John: I want to put an offer in on a house in Purcellville VA that has an awesome location and the perfect floor plan, but it needs some serious work. My contractor estimated that I could do what I want for
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07/20/2010
Good post by Doug that explains how folks in our business are paid. The only other things that I would add, is how high expenses can be. My wife and I both are full time realtors...so we pay our own health care (a very big number) as well as an assistant and all technology costs. Full time real
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07/19/2010
