HOW TO KNOW WHEN YOU'RE WORKING WITH A SERIOUS HOME BUYER. The secret is CRITIQUE or COMPARE! Alan May describes an adventure with a home buyers who just can't find the right house. It's often hard to recognize the "reluctant home buyer" just by what they say about a single home they walked. If
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10/31/2012
This is a good one. We're scheduled to close on a house tomorrow morning. The title company wanted to do it this morning since Leesburg will be virtually shut down tomorrow. My buyer says NO. They figure, if the storm is going to cause any of those big trees to fall on the house (many and close)
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10/29/2012
KEEPING POINTS SIMPLE HELPS. Deborah has presented an excellent explanation of points for consumers home buyers. With interest rates as low as they are, it's not a question that we often have to answer in detail since a ZERO point loan or even a lender credit is not unusual. However, my simple ex
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10/29/2012
Loudoun County Virginia is amazing. I've never seen the kind of services they provide to residents. Today, I just received an e-mail from Liz Mills, Director of Media Relations and Communication for the LOUDOUN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE about the storm we're experiencing. Throught the year, we
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10/29/2012
BUYING A NEW HOME IS RARELY AN "OFF THE SHELF" PROCESS IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA. With the exception of a few builders who "spec" lots on a regular basis, I would estimate that about 90% of our new homes are "to-be-built". Just this week, buyers with whom I'm working made the decision to build on a be
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10/28/2012
BUYING A NEW HOME IS RARELY AN "OFF THE SHELF" PROCESS IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA. With the exception of a few builders who "spec" lots on a regular basis, I would estimate that about 90% of our new homes are "to-be-built". Just this week, a buyer with whom I'm working, 1. Selected the lot they wanted
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10/28/2012
GET READY, GET SET, SPIT!!! I watched that game. It was a real nail biter. I admit I chuckled throughout the game as I do most baseball games. Professional baseball players are the most tic affected, group of men on earth. For one thing, they must lose a couple of pounds during every game due
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10/28/2012
If the home owner or the builder cannot SEE where the water is coming from, why not engage a professional who- - - CAN SEE THROUGH WALLS!! That's Mighty Mo. Jay and Mighty Mo succeed where mere builders have failed. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~It's an older house. The
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10/27/2012
PAY ATTENTION FOLKS. William Johnson offers a very important lesson in effective photography. "something in the foreground to give a big scenic view a better perspective." No, you do not have to shoot a home for sale while sitting in a hollow tree trunk. However. . . . . Rather than avoiding v
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10/27/2012
Where is a good area for well priced homes in Leesburg, Virginia - IN THE LIMESTONE OVERLAY DISTRICT. Christine Bohn writes: Everything You Need to Know About Sinkholes in Florida HA! Everything You Need to Know About Sinkholes in Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia!!! YES!! It's a beautiful h
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10/26/2012