I work with a lot of Coast Guard personnell who usually end up at one point in their career at Coast Guard Headquarters. Many of them are moving with families and school age children, so I am often asked the following question:“Where are the good schools?”My answer to that question is: “all ove
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03/23/2008
I just have to give a hand to those awesome Loan Officers out there! With today’s ever changing lending situation, the hurdles and jumps you have to go through to get a client qualified is amazing. I had a tough situation with a client this week. They do not have stellar credit (no thanks to a
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03/20/2008
All across the country, millions of school children are preparing for their annual spring break over the next few weeks. Unfortunately many of them are not enjoying their much needed vacation at the beach. Instead they are sitting in my car driving around Northern Virginia while I help their
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03/19/2008
I haven’t quite figured this one out, but, so far my dealings with bank-owned properties have gone like this:1. We (the Bank) verbally accept your offer.2. Purchaser ,please HURRY UP and sign all the bank addendum or we will move onto the next offer.3. We (the Bank) will sign off on everything
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03/17/2008
ATTENTION SELLERS! If you are not pricing your house correctly and making sure that your home shows like a model, then don’t expect to see the results we just had with our most recent listing in Gainesville, Virginia. Here is the anatomy of a great sale:Monday: Signed the listing agreement for $
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03/10/2008