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2012
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The Worst Thanksgiving Ever I was up all night preparing food for Thanksgiving. Homemade stuffing. Deviled Eggs. Chicken Dip. And prepping for some casserole dishes. When I woke up this morning I was feeling great. I knew I would knock out the chores remaining in no time. I woke at 10am. B...
11/22/2012
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Another Gainesville, VA Townhouse SOLD! This one car garage Gainesville townhouse hit the market on September 30, 2012 priced at $289,000. Four days later, the Buyers that would end up calling it home made an offer. That wasn't the only offer. There was already an offer on the table when thos...
11/21/2012
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Being a Good Samaritan Is Easy There's an easy trick to being a good Samaritan. As a Real Estate Agent, I am out and about all day long. I see plenty of things that need attention. Lost dogs. Broken down cars. And the other day, four large trash bags had fallen off a truck and onto an on ram...
11/20/2012
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What's Your Emergency Business Back-Up Plan? Today was the first day I have faced a real challenge with staying on top of the 30 in 30 Challenge, not to mention staying on top of my own business. My eighty year old mother has been having health issues over the last few months and just when we th...
11/19/2012
Who Needs to Invest in Gold When You Can Invest in Twinkies? When Hostess announced they would be going out of business last week, there was an instant run on Hostess products, particularly Twinkies. What sells for a few bucks at the grocery store is apparently now selling on EBay for $60 a box....
11/18/2012
Braemar Property Values: September-October 2012 (Heritage Series) The Braemar Holiday Party is less than one month away. Mark your calendars for December 14, 2012 from 6:30pm-8:30pm for the event. As always, there'll be pictures of Santa and a horse-drawn hayride. Before September and October ...
11/17/2012
Toys for Tots 2012 Drop Off: Long & Foster REALTORS®, Gainesville, VA The Long & Foster Real Estate office in Gainesville is now collecting new, unwrapped toys for the Marine Corps Toys for Tots campaign. Donations can be made Monday-Friday from 9am-6pm, and Saturday-Sunday 9am-5pm in the lobby...
11/16/2012
Braemar Property Values: September-October 2012 (Courtyard Series) The peak of the fall colors in Braemar is past. The trees lost a lot of their foliage during Hurricane Sandy and are now naked. Hey, at least most of them are still standing after that storm. Our neighborhood did take some dam...
11/15/2012
How Long Does Wells Fargo Take to Release a Client From Bankruptcy? It's not often I bash Wells Fargo. I find their Short Sales to be among the easiest to work. Their paperwork requirements and time frames are up front and they tend to stick to them or deliver their decisons before the time fra...
11/14/2012
Instead of Updating the Carpet and Paint, Let's Just Offer a Credit These are words that seem like a good idea to home sellers whose homes are in need of updates. I am here as a Northern Virginia Listing Agent to tell you that offering a decorator credit, rather than doing the updates, is a bad ...
11/13/2012
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