When we have our first meeting and discuss plans with any new real estate client, I like to review a basic home buying costs worksheet. Knowing the numbers is empowering because it allows clients to see the costs of buying a home and determine a future household budget. I use estimates based on typical costs that I see in Vienna real estate Continue Reading
A Collection of Buyer Tips
Take a few minutes and scroll through this collection of tips for home buyers. Just so you know, I like to write about experiences that clients have because you may be dealing with a similar issue and it might shed a little helpful insight.
Looking back at 2016 and ahead to 2017
Three clients had babies... two girls and one boy. People don't often think about the life events Realtors are a part of every year. We step into roles where lives are in the process of changing. Living is more than lifestyle Here are a few notables from 2016... 2016 kicked off helping sisters and a brother sell their childhood home 30 Continue Reading
How to Inspect a Flipped House
If you are considering buying a flipped house... make sure that you have a home inspection contingency included in your offer. Unfortunately, here in the always-active Vienna real estate market, a flipped house is often the only affordable option in the average price ranges. If you aren't familiar with the term, a flipped house is property Continue Reading
How to be ahead of Termites | The WDI Report
Far, far from the set of A Bug's Life... Hey, this is Virginia and we have termites. Millions of tunneling termites in the soil headed toward your house. A few times every year, I get emails from people asking questions about termites, termite inspections, termite damage, WDI report, and termite related issues that have complicated their Continue Reading
Considering buying an expanded Vienna rambler?
I have looked at a few expanded "pop-top" ramblers in Vienna recently with clients and each had a few quirky issues that you might want to consider too. Just to set the stage, a typical Vienna rambler was built in the late 1950s or early 1960s and has two levels: a basement, and main living floor. Plumbing Structural I-beam Heating Continue Reading
The Value of a Back-Up Offer
Deciding to be a back-up offer isn't a buyer's ideal situation, but in a competitive, fast-paced real estate market when offers are reviewed on Tuesday evening, then being #2 really isn't such a bad thing. And sellers, you should feel lucky to have a back-up... just in case. Back-up offers provide home buyers and home sellers unique Continue Reading
How HGTV has helped real estate
There isn't a buyer client I meet who hasn't watched HGTV. And, that's a good thing! Last week while waiting for my daughter's dental appointment to finish, I got sucked into watching an exciting HGTV show called Flip or Flop. Okay, maybe exciting is a little much for a TV show, but, as a real estate agent, I often see the potential when Continue Reading
Getting Fios into a New Home
You probably expect Internet service in your new home. I know the answer is yes... But it is important to understand, early on, the scope of your post-Settlement "project" especially completing the last 100 feet getting Fios into your new home. Vienna, Virginia is active with construction these days with builders paying high prices to Continue Reading
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