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2014
Braemar Property Values: January-February 2014 (Heritage Series) While out and about today, I heard someone say that Bristow is expecting another one to two feet of snow next week. In my mind I envisioned a Melissa McCarthy Identity Thief style punch to the throat of the person telling me this....
03/21/2014
Just Sold: Single Family Home in New Bristow Village When you meet with a buyer-client for the first time, you get some vague ideas of what they want, but it isn't until you start the house hunt that a clear picture emerges of what a buyer really wants. This was particularly the case with the B...
03/20/2014
Braemar Property Values: January-February 2014 (Courtyard Series) One of the great things about a community like Braemar is the variety of houses available for buyers. Granted, not enough of them are currently on the market to meet buyer demand, but there are many different home styles in our n...
03/19/2014
Braemar Property Values: January-February 2014 (Carriage Series) One of my favorite style of homes in Braemar are the Carriage homes. Quaint is the word that comes to mind, particularly after a nice fresh snow. And we've certainly had our fill of snow in Bristow this winter. I know we are all...
03/18/2014
Long & Foster Gainesville's Top Producing Agent for 2013 Every year my Long & Foster office in Gainesville, VA has an awards ceremony. Before our current Managing Broker, Forrest Odend'hal took over, we would get paper awards in a navy folder. Forrest upped the awards. He felt like agents that...
03/18/2014
Braemar Property Values: January-February 2014 (Arista Series) While it is only a matter of days before we are officially in the spring season, we continue to be pounded by snow in Braemar. And on trash and recycle days! As if we didn't have a hard enough time cramming all of our recycle from ...
03/17/2014
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Inaccurate Information Can Drive a Buyer Mad My best friend is getting married to someone I introduced her to...a past client in fact. Turns out not only I can match people to houses, but also wives to husbands. So in honor of the bridal shower and wedding, I looked over the wedding registry to...
03/16/2014
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Learning There is More to Life Than Just You On March 11, 1972 my life changed forever. I went from being an only child of near two years old, to having a baby brother. One of my earliest memories is sitting at a kitchen table with friends of the family eating corn on the cob, my Dad convincing...
03/11/2014
Why a Buyer's Agent Needs to Know About Temporary Housing Options Seems that I'm having a lot of conversations lately with sellers and buyers about temporary housing. Obviously, when people hire me to represent their best interests in buying and selling, it doesn't seem temporary housing would d...
03/10/2014
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My Favorite Things About Spring There is a lot to look forward to when it comes to leaving winter and heading into spring. This year it will be especially sweet for Northern Virginians. We've had way too much snow. After the Christmas holidays pass, the barren landscape of winter gets particula...
03/06/2014
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