With absolute fear of aging myself, I have been selling homes in the Fredericksburg Virginia area since 1989. Having now conceded that I am an old man, I will also admit that I have seen some pretty significant changes in the real estate market here.Real estate in Fredericksburg VA has appreciat
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06/08/2007
Every morning at about 7:00, I begin my exercise program. Stretching, walking at a rather fast pace, and some jogging. My route is through the streets of Historic Fredericksburg Virginia. Most of my walking/jogging is on Caroline Street and Princess Anne Street. There is always something that
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06/06/2007
Just finished reading a blog by my friend Sharon Simms down in sunny Florida.She discussed broker open houses and how one person offered a $1000 bonus to the selling agent if that agent included a coupon with the contract written on that home. Over the years I have seen plenty of agent/broker op
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06/01/2007
The other day I was speaking with my friend (and ActiveRain contributor) Jim Crawford; the Brooklyn born displaced resident of Atlanta. He told me that he was "Doing an Ed DeChristopher." "What in the world is that?" was my response. "Driving around and taking pictures of different things and
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05/31/2007
In case you could not deduce from this cartoon, I have been busy the last few days trying to restore information to the hard drive of my laptop computer. As a result, blogs from Fredericksburg VA have been delayed a bit. My trusty laptop that I have been carrying back and forth from home to wor
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05/30/2007
Memorial Day 2007 Parades. When I was a boy growing up in Peekskill NY there were parades all of the time. At least it seemed like there were to me. I loved them. I loved the music. I loved the horses. I loved the fire trucks. I loved to see the Peekskill Military Academy cadets in their
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05/26/2007
Yesterday a client here in Fredericksburg VA asked me that question. They are not, at this point, selling their home but they may at some point. Resale homes for sale in our area do not normally have upgraded countertops unless they are fairly new or if the owners have had new countertops recen
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05/22/2007
Have read several of the postings here on Active Rain regarding staging a home for sale.Also heard discussions about the subject while at a meeting of the CyberProfessionals® in Albuquerque earlier this month. Came back home to Fredericksburg VA ready to implement some of the ideas I had learned
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05/17/2007
Stone River is a Planned Unit Development (PUD) in Stafford County VA.Stone River is conveniently located along US Route 1 between Garrisonville and Stafford Courthouse. And most importantly, it is located just a few miles south of the US Marine Corps Base at Quantico. Many Marines stationed at
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05/17/2007
Just finished writing a blog on another real estate blogsite and I think you may find it ineresting. It takes a few minutes to get that blog published so I hope it is done by the time you want to read it.Our geographic area of Fredericksburg VA (which includes the City of Fredericksburg VA, Spo
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05/15/2007
