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The AEP Falling Branch-Merrimac Transmission Reinforcement Project is in need of public input.  They've got a big long name to say that they need to add overhead electric lines through portions of Blacksburg, Montgomery County and Christiansburg.  My question is ... why can't these be buried?  T...

Thursday night, I had the honor of attending a dinner hosted by New River Community Action, honoring the many volunteers and community partners that provide valuable services to those in need around the area.  NRCA serves more than 12000 individuals around the New River Valley each year, dealing...

Think it can't be done?   ... Alcova Mortgage says it can. Clear as mud, right?  The credit industry seems to be a secret society - don't take each bullet point as an irrefutable fact, but it does provide a good basis of understanding of how your credit score can improve, and offers steps to take...

What can you buy in Radford?  Lately I've worked with buyers new to the area and they've always seemed to ask the question, "What can I buy in ?  So ... what can you buy in the City of Radford?The City of Radford has homes available in a number of different price poin...

Are you selling a home, or about to sell your home, and you're worried about the market?  Let me take a minute to introduce you to Revisions Redesigns, a home staging and redesign company based in Blacksburg. Revisions Redesigns  uses the items already in your home to design rooms that maximize ...

This is a post I did over on Agent Genius earlier today.  I've been really struggling lately with feeling overwhelmed - too much to do, the list keeps growing, and then I start making mistakes.  I can be quick to beat myself up over it, but we all need to remember that the things we suck at give ...

The questions keep coming ... "Are we in a recession?"  "Aren't we expected to make a lowball offer?"  "Will we get our money back if we sell in two years?"  "Won't we make $100000 on this flip in just two months like they do on TV?" Okay, so maybe I haven't gotten that last question - at least ...

In all likelihood you've seen a house on television and you thought "That's a really weird home!".  Well, thanks to my Twitter bud @ResPres for pointing out some of these really unusual digs ... From Nubricks.com: The Airplane - Late 1994, JoAnne Ussery’s intention was to find a new mobile home....

The Roanoke Times wrote me this morning to tell me of a new service they're providing on their online site. It's a crime aggregator, basically - they're compiling crime statistics from across the New River Valley and posting them on Roanoke.com.  Right now, it appears that they've got limited st...

Regardless of where you stand on the BURG vs. First & Main debate going on in Blacksburg, I thought a post on a local blog, "Think, Christiansburg!", did a good job of looking at a broader picture - what are we doing to our region when we consider "development".  Do I agree with every point in th...