realtor: What does your real estate agent do for you? Finding a home is the easy part. - 07/16/08 06:48 AM
 
 
Why should you use a REALTOR to help with your home buying process?  After all the only things that they do are search the mls and drive you around to look at homes.
I was reading comments on a local online news site and realized that the general public has a misconception regarding the value that a REALTOR brings to the home buying process.  Driving buyers around to look at homes is the easy part; it is only the beginning of a long list of duties that your buyers agent performs. 
Below is an outline of the activities that … (4 comments)

realtor: Are You Preapproved? - 06/13/08 06:18 AM
During the initial interview with a new buyer client one of the first questions that I ask is "are you prequalified for a loan?"  If they say "no", I recommend that they speak with their lender before we start looking at specific homes.
There are several benefits to the buyer by following this approach.  First we start off looking at homes that we know they can afford.  Nothing is worse that finding your dream house only to learn that its out of your price range and you can't purchase it.  Then when you go on to look at homes that you … (4 comments)

realtor: Tips to Save Money on Gas - 05/30/08 01:32 AM
These days I feel like I'm bleeding money at the gas pumps.  As a REALTOR focusing on country property and driving many miles every day, I have become very focused on any way that I can keep my gas costs down.  Below are some ways to maximize your gasoline purchase.
1. Always fill up when your gas tank gets to half, don't be in the habit of waiting until it gets down to a quarter or like me when you are driving on fumes.  Gasoline evaporates very easily and quickly.  The more air that you have in your tank the more … (9 comments)

realtor: How much will remodeling raise my home's value? - 05/23/08 09:51 AM
In this highly competitive buyers market sellers are looking for ways to improve their chances of selling their home.  Faced with the reality of having to perhaps either take a lower price for their home or have it languish on the market, sellers are looking for ways to ensure that theirs is the home that sells.  One of the routes that they take is making an improvement or taking on a remodeling project.
One of the first facts that many home owners do not realize is that most remoldeling projects do not bring a 100% return on the investment.  In reality … (6 comments)

 
Pam Dent, REALTOR® - Charlottesville Virginia Homes / Horse (Gayle Harvey Real Estate, Inc.)

Pam Dent

REALTOR® - Charlottesville Virginia Homes / Horse

Charlottesville, VA

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