Whether you want to get in a round of miniature golf with the family, only have time to play 9 holes or want to spend the day on the links, Northern Virginia golf courses cover it all. With both public and private courses designed by many of the most famous names in golf and with plenty of chall
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02/15/2008
Last week my Will This Affect the Resale Value of My Home post looked at the issue with power lines and water towers as possible issues with the resale value of your home. This week we are going to look at a serious issue in many Northern Virginia neighborhoods, foreclosures and how they may aff
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02/14/2008
This past week I had three phone calls from Wells Fargo Mortgage Company. The first woman who called identified herself by a first name and said she was calling from Wells Fargo. Fine I say what is this regarding? Her response was "first I need you to verify your address." WHOA! I'm not goin
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02/13/2008
You have decided that you need to sell your Northern Virginia home and are wondering how can you make your home standout from all of the other properties listed for sale. If you haven't read the first two parts of "If You List It They Will Come" you should start there:If You List It They Will Com
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02/12/2008
My favorite road sign in Northern Virginia used to sit on the American Legion Bridge between Virginia and Maryland. The message was one of the few road signs that made you laugh and told the truth all at the same time.Now I may be the only Realtor® who hasn't succumbed to getting a little talk b
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02/11/2008
In the early 1950's two future presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford called Parkfairfax home. My parents lived just one door down from the Nixon's in what were at the time rental apartments located in Alexandria VA. Originally built constructed in 1941 to fulfill a housing shortage need for
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02/11/2008
Buyers in the Northern Virginia market are looking for a good deal. They won't buy a house that is overpriced no matter how you try to entice them. Forget the free lease on a Mercedes or cruise to the Bahamas those aren't going to bring any offers to the table. Price your home right and offer t
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02/09/2008
It isn't hard to figure out what the developer of the first Kings Park was planning when they laid out the plan for the community and the homes. With one look at the street names Thames, Victoria, Trafalgar and Cromwell among others you might think you have made a trip back to England. Then whe
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02/07/2008
At least that was the depth of the advice that most agents needed to give their sellers a few years ago. However in today's market if you interview an agent and this is the best they can do then you need to show them the door.In the current market in Northern Virginia sellers need to step up to
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02/07/2008
Oh go ahead, you know you want to. Occasionally you just have to indulge that little longing for something that just might not be good for you. You can regret it tomorrow but today let's go ahead and hit a few of the oh so good but bad for your local joints. If you are looking for the last su
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02/06/2008
