ARCHIVED BLOG POSTS
2013
Valerie Zinger in Ottawa, Canada has been talking about home security in her posts lately. This was another great installment to that subject. We often don't think about knowing our neighbors when it comes to security, but it's really key. And as my Mom could attest when my brother and I were ...
05/16/2013
How About a Bird Walk in Nokesville, VA to Welcome in Summer? When folks in Bristow and Gainesville, VA think about summer, their thoughts probably go immediately to summer vacation destinations, or visiting one of the beaches within a few hours drive. It's great to take a summer vacation, but d...
05/15/2013
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I happened upon this post by one of my very favorite bloggers on Active Rain, Pat Kennedy, while digging through some archived posts. After reading it through, I thought I would share it with you in case you missed it when it originally posted in the Spring of 2012. The advice will be relevant ...
05/15/2013
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One of the very first things I do when I input a home in the MLS (Multiple Listing Service) is to send a link to the Sellers. I do this because I think everyone should see what their agent is doing for them. And as a Bristow-Gainesville, VA Listing Agent, I am very proud of the listings I pres...
05/15/2013
The Picasso Model at Somerset in Gainesville, VA Starting at $294,990 I've been making the round with Bristow-Gainesville buyers looking below $300,000 and let me tell you, the competition for the homes that come on the market in that price range is fierce. What you get on the resale market for ...
05/14/2013
Valerie Zinger up in Canada had some great posts recently on home security. I thought this one was worth sharing. Talk radio is a favorite of mine since I worked in the talk radio industry, but this was a use for talk radio I had never thought of. Thanks, Valerie. Who knew some of those talk s...
05/14/2013
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A Safety Tip for Sellers with Young Children The news never seems to fail in giving us stories of absolute horror when it comes to crimes against children and abductions. While the vast majority of people in our communities are normal, hard working folks just like us, we shouldn't take anything...
05/13/2013
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As a mentor to new agents in my real estate office, I loved the message behind this post. It's really easy to hide behind stuff that's beyond our control and use it as an excuse as to why you aren't succeeding. As this post, and the quote from Zig Ziglar shows, it's our reacitons to events we c...
05/13/2013
It may not appear at first glance that this post on the fear of math has any value to you as a home owner at all. I promise you it does, but if I tell what that information is, there's no reason to share this article by Michael Jacobs. There's a secret contained in this post can take years off ...
05/13/2013
Braemar Single Family Home Under Contract in Four Days! This five bedroom, three and a half bathroom, three level single family home in Braemar hit the market on the evening of May 8, 2013 priced at $420,000. By May 9, 2013, it had an offer. The next day another offer and yet a third offer. I ...
05/12/2013
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