MORTGAGE COMPANY GOES "GREEN". It's contagious. George provides a great description of his company's recycling and energy saving program. This is a good plan and best of all, once the staff of McCue Mortgage has participated, I'll bet dollars to donuts that the energy saving habits and practice
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02/13/2013
INTERESTING DISCUSSION ABOUT "FLIPPING". WHAT BARRIERS DO INVESTOR SELLERS FACE?? Background: Flipping isn't a bad thing. It beats having boarded up properties in the neighborhood. UPDATE. George Souto adds more information about the timing for these flips. See his comment below. This is th
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02/13/2013
IF THE GOVERNMENT WOULD KEEP IT'S NOSE OUT OF THE REAL ESTATE BUSINESS, there would be many more good homes for sale in good price ranges. Any time an investor buys a property with the intention of rehabilitating that property for resale, they are RISKING THEIR CAPITAL. When the government limi
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02/12/2013
WHAT DO YOU KNOW?? YOU JUST ANSWERED A QUESTION I'VE HAD FOR YEARS. How can a material like BAMBO be a good material for flooring??? I don't get it. I never got it. I still don't get it. This answers my question. BAMBOO is not a good material for flooring. Of the few homes in which I've see
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02/12/2013
THEY WANT PRETTY!! "My Dad says we should only buy a brick home that's at least 20 years old because the built them better." John is so right. My favorite was a young couple who looked at every 25 year old brick home in Fairfax. One day I said to them, "Indulge me". I took them to a new home bu
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02/12/2013
There is a growing market for detached single family homes with first floor masters. Or, at least a first floor bedroom and full bath. Below are homes for sale in Loudoun County with at least one bedroom on the main level. Call Lenn to see, 800-711-7988, Serving home buyers in Loudoun County Vir
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02/12/2013
HOMES WITH FIRST FLOOR BEDROOMS ARE MORE POPULAR TODAY THAN EVER BEFORE. WE ALL KNOW THAT OUR GENERAL POPULATION IS AGING. We in the "over something" category of home buyers are far more likely to want the first floor bedroom. Of course, the Rambler/Rancher is popular. However, many home owner
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02/11/2013
SURE, I KNOW, IT'S ONLY FEBRUARY. That said, lawn maintenance is really a year round matter and if you miss a season of care, YOU CAN'T GET IT BACK!! Last year my yard was overrun with weeds. I couldn't keep up with my trusty weed wacker. Late last year, I contacted the Weed Man company to app
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02/11/2013
A post by Bryant Tutas this morning is so SPOT ON. Any real estate agent selling real estate today should read it. SEE: Can The Short Sale Lender Dictate How We Market The Property? For me, Bryant's post brought back the memory of my first in depth training for selling Short Sales. By the tim
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02/11/2013
The Short Sale Lender Can Do Anything They Want - That Doesn't Mean That The House Will Sell. On February 23, 2010, I posted about a class I attended at my local BOR conducted by Bank of America and Wells Fargo. THE LATEST WORD FROM LENDERS ABOUT SHORT SALES - OR WAS IT? One thing was made very c
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02/11/2013
