PAY ATTENTION FOLKS!!!! THIS IS IMPORTANT!!!! HA! I'm sure my representatives have a special e-mail box for mail from me. I've objected to this bill since first reading it. The government is on a mission to break the backs of the American citizenry and is succeeding one miserable budget bustin
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10/26/2009
ABOUT LEAD BASED PAINT.What home buyers need to know. Lead based paint matters are important to home buyers considering buying a home constructed in 1978 or earlier. GET THE LEAD BASED PAINT DISCLOSURE THE KEY WORD THERE IS DISCLOSURE. The law requires that any owner attempting to sell a home
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10/26/2009
MARYLAND AND NORTHERN VIRGINIA REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INFORMATION FOR HOME BUYERS. Buying real estate in Maryland and Northern Virginia and getting a mortgage loan is complicated. The Contract of Sale is about 10-15 pages on Northern Virginia and in Maryland may be up to 30+ pages with the Contrac
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10/25/2009
WHAT'S IN A WORD??? PRE-APPROVAL is not in my lexicon. Call it what you will, it's only a pre-qualifying or credit review letter. IMO, there is no such thing as a "pre-approval". The loan is either approved, with or without conditions, or it is a "pre-qualifying" letter. As a listing agent, I
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10/25/2009
MULTIPLE OFFERS - WHY WE MAKE THEM - WHEN WE MAKE THEM. An interesting post by Ann Allen about making multiple offers inspired this article which is based on my experience. I've made multiple offers for home buyers for many years. However, they are not made without complete research and only f
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10/24/2009
THE WORLD IS MY OYSTER, I MEAN SOI. A comment made by Jim Paulson to a post by Jennifer Allen about "client appreciation parties", and SOI was very interesting. Back in the olden days, I did, indeed, workan SOI. The operative word is work. It was the way I was taught. Anyone remember Sweat H
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10/24/2009
HOME INSPECTIONS PROTECT HOME BUYERS - THEY ALSO PROTECT SELLERS AND AGENTS! Probably the single most important step a home buyer can take as a part of the home purchase process is the home inspection. No one can guarantee the condition of a resale home. Therefore, the home buyer should understan
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10/23/2009
FIRST TIME HOME BUYERS HELP in MARYLAND AND NORTHERN VIRGINIA Maryland and Virginia offer good opportunities for first time home buyers. Lenders are familiar with programs that limit the cash needs for buyers which is often helpful for first time buyers although not all first time home buyer prog
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10/23/2009
RELOCATING TO MARYLAND OR NORTHERN VIRGINIA? KEEP THE RADON MATTER IN MIND. ABOUT RADON INSPECTIONS IN MARYLAND AND NORTHERN VIRGINIA If you could see it, it would probably be ugly, but you can't. So, in many areas of Maryland and Northern Virginia, buyers test for radon. Often the radon test is
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10/23/2009
LEESBURG NEW HOMES WITH GREAT FLOOR PLANS AND PRICES. Another wonderful new home community in Leesburg, Virginia. This small development, just 14 home sites offers so much for home buyers. The community is surrounded by a protected tree conservation. The price recently reduced. Wooded lots. C
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10/23/2009
