tanya spotts: The MUST THINGS to do before you list your home!
- 02/21/19 10:21 AM
Never fear asking an agent into your home, we've seen it all. Smelling is included. One of the biggest challenges many sellers face when listing their house is decluttering. Cleaning out some of the more personal decorating choices allows buyers to imagine themselves living in the house. This sometimes leads us to conversations about wanting to know if it better to show a home empty. My first suggestion is to begin closets and clothes, and stuff which fills our storage areas and garages!
Then, move on to books, papers, miscellaneous items, and, finally, sentimental items. Keep only those things that speak to … (3 comments)
I often ask myself, why do I love coming home? As a Realtor, we see so many homes, some I could move into that day, others not so much. it isn't always the decorating, is it? It takes more than that, a home takes on personality! The smell, the life within the walls. Each home is telling a story. How can our home tell our best story, like a good book that everyone wants to read, or a movie everyone wants to see. Lisa at Tour Wizard sums it up beautifully, I shared the entire post on Facebook at Loudoun … (0 comments)
SELLERS you may want to pay special attention to the answers Realtors gave when ask by Activerain. Take a serious look at this ...
Oh, I wish I had this on my last Listing appointment! How many times have i heard, "We Need $$$ for our house." Remember you, nor your Realtor sets the price!
Acccording to this recent survey and something which has stood The Test of Time.
Overpring a Home"If you overprice your home there is a pretty good chance no one is going to want to buy it. Real estate agents do not set the real estate market. … (2 comments)
tanya spotts: Willowsford, Ashburn, Virginia's Premier Community Homes for Sale
- 10/04/13 02:59 AM
LIFE at Willowsford..... BBQ, Bluegrass, & Builders is this weekend. Watching this newest community the past several years, I am so excited to see how it is developing into one of my favorite spots in all of Loudoun County.
The Taste of Willowsford is this weekend, I am certainly inviting my clients and want to give YOU a sneak preview.
Our Long & Foster Leesburg Office took advantage of the invitation from Pulte to meet up with Mary with our caravan of agents to visit Pulte's Sherwood Model. Helping to get a great deal on this one for a client! Fantastic … (0 comments)
tanya spotts: Will it impact you, Grantor's Tax increasing in Virginia!
- 06/10/13 10:48 PM
I have been advising my sellers who are scheduled to close near the end of June and those in negotiations of offers wanting to close in early July, what differences in the sales tax will they see in the HUD and what must they pay after July 1, 2013 to sell their property? Keith Barrett explains it well:
GRANTOR'S TAX - PLAN ACCORDINGLY
By now, we have all heard about the landmark transportation law passed by the Virginia General Assembly that raises new revenue to fund transportation initiatives across the Commonwealth (HB 2313). This law will be effective … (1 comments)
tanya spotts: Short Sale Opportunity.. Is It Worth the Wait?
- 11/29/11 06:20 AM
Folks are now seeing many short sales close in less time than in the past, banks are working with agents more effectively and in a more timely manner, why you ask? Banks Net More Money on a Short Sale RealtyTrac’s latest data tells us that a short sale sells at approximately a 10% discount. A foreclosure sells at approximately a 35% discount. Obviously, the bank will net more by agreeing to short sale than they would by bringing the home to foreclosure. Housewire today, Nov. 29th has an article titled, "CitiMortgage paying borrowers $12,000 after a short sale" "CitiMortgage said the percentage … (0 comments)
tanya spotts: 13,870 Homes Sold Yesterday and will sell Tomorrow!
- 10/13/11 09:24 AM
One of the things I often hear from people I meet is that real estate and mortgage professionals should have seen the current housing crisis coming and done something to prevent it. We should have realized that easing lending practices would lead to millions of families buying a home they could never afford. We should have warned our neighbors not to use their homes as ATMs. We should have realized that the economy could never withstand such growth and was about to crash. Maybe these people are correct. Looking back, perhaps we could have been better stewards of the home buying … (1 comments)
That is how Rugers de Vink must have thought when he saw the countryside and foothills at Delaplane, Virginia. After my visit and tour of RVD Vineyards, I realize we all must keep our dreams alive and not underestimate their power. "McDonald's founder, Ray Kroc, pictured his empire long before it existed, and he saw how to get there. He invented the company motto — 'Quality, service, cleanliness and value' — and kept repeating it to employees for the rest of his life!"
A few … (1 comments)
tanya spotts: I am going to JAIL FOR GOOD! Help Bail me out...
- 12/02/10 12:22 AM
Looking for something fun to do this Holiday - Come on down to "The Dock" restaurant in Lansdowne, Wed., Dec. 8th 6 - 9pm & "Bail your Friends out of Jail" Fundraiser. Live Music, Silent Auction, 50/50 raffle - all proceeds go to the Loudoun Women's Resource Center. http://www.loudounwomensresourcecenter.org/jail.htm%20 Our mission is to Encourage, Enrich, and Empower women with information and resources to build stronger families and communities within Loudoun County.<!--EndFragment --> Enjoy seeing some of your local Loudoun County residence, including me, go to jail at The Dock Restaurant. Please join our mission or support our Jailhouse Fundraiser on December … (0 comments)
Not only will they receive actual pictures in the home inspection report from John Enright, certified Home Inspector of Anatomy Home Inpsection Services, Inc. but they will have access to the entire home inspection almost first-hand anytime they wish.
Visit my Youtube Channel for the complete home inspection we had for a home in Hirst Farm, Purcellville, Virginia. Ask me about other great homes in Purcellville, Leesburg, Ashburn, and Loudoun County or visit my website at ThisSpotsForYou.com to find other Great Homes. I will be happy to … (4 comments)
Like most people I have several unused credit cards, you know the ones you open so that you get the extra discount, but intend to destroy them afterward. Most lenders tell you not to do ANYTHING if you intend to purchase a property, especially don't close the account since this could bring your credit score down. But what about ones you just never use. Be cautions about cutting them up.. I usually use scissors and try to cut them into tiny pieces so my identity cannot be stolen. Like most of us, I know you must cut through the … (2 comments)
tanya spotts: Short Sales Getting Closed- What a Relief!
- 12/08/09 09:16 PM
Two years ago, I was the first agent in our office to have a short sale transaction. It went smoothly and easily for both the seller and my buyer. Litttle did I know then what I know now! it takes an army of professionals to get these things closed. I hate to get my buyers involved in these, but many properties look so good and are listed at such a bargain. For instance, how could my client whom I have been working with since July resist this great listed short sale... price $575,000. almost 5000 sq feet of beautiful Brazilian … (5 comments)
Never fear asking an agent into your home, we've seen it all. Smelling is included. One of the biggest challenges many sellers face when listing their house is decluttering. Cleaning out some of the more personal decorating choices allows buyers to imagine themselves living in the house. This sometimes leads us to conversations about wanting to know if it better to show a home empty.
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