After the Covid-19 crisis, there are far fewer donation programs going on at business offices around Northern Virginia. The problem is that the demand for blood has remained the same as in 2018. The easiest way for you to become part of the Northern Virginia community is to become a regular blood donor. Yes, you can "give back" by spending about Continue Reading
What I told MONEY about Living in Vienna
Updated in August 2023 This is the 10th anniversary of the cover article in Money Magazine that I contributed to which launched the Town of Vienna to the top of the list of places to live in the United States. There used to be a website called "Help a Reporter Out" (HARO) and I vaguely remember responding to a request for help. Ultimately, I Continue Reading
Keep Rain Water Draining Away
I decided to repost this blog post because we have been getting intense downpours this summer, 2023, and it is time to remind people of this important homeowner task. Clean your gutters and drain pipes! Watch the video below that a client in Falls Church sent me one night as he panicked when seeing water stream into his window well. Caller Continue Reading
Questions Home Sellers Ask
There are times when a client asks me a question about something that seems obvious to me, but makes me realize that I'm assuming too much. I am always willing to sit down with new people to discuss their moving plans, and hopefully, this is a helpful introduction. You also may do something so well simply because you understand the process step Continue Reading
The Wire Fraud Warning
I sat in on a presentation by an FBI Special Agent who discussed many types of financial fraud which are being used across the internet. Victims are everywhere including real estate buyers and investors, to lonely widows in romance scams who unwittingly launder large sums of money for fraudsters. But let's just focus on Real Estate The Continue Reading
Appealing a Fairfax Real Estate Assessment 2023
Updated for 2023 Deadline for Appeal is April 3, 2023 Especially if the next owner of your home will probably tear it down to build a brand new home, then you should carefully examine your 2023 Fairfax County Real Estate Assessment to see if the "Building" value jumped. Personally, my 2023 Fairfax County tax assessment jumped 6.06%. In Continue Reading
Glass recycling in Vienna
The glass dumpster is BACK! A glass recycling dumpster is available on Mill Street NE near Capitol Building Supply, Sheets Lumber or on your way to Caboose Tavern in Vienna. Pay attention, you'll need to start visiting it weekly because... As you may know, glass picked up with your curbside recycling now goes to the landfill. The old plan of Continue Reading
Real Estate Offers | What’s In and What’s Out
Changes in Latitudes Attitudes This story may sound slightly made up, but the 2022 real estate market across Northern Virginia was full of fast-paced drama which is still kind of hard to picture. The brakes weren't just tapped... they were slammed! Or to create a picture for you, we went from a wild Category 5 hurricane to a windy Tropical Continue Reading
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