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Town of Vienna VA Property Tax

July 8, 2021 By Doug Francis

Budget, budget budget. Every year, the Town of Vienna, VA, and Fairfax County approve budgets for the year. The amount charged for property tax (real estate) typically will change because the tax rate can fluctuate as can the Assessment. Property Assessments are calculated each year by the Fairfax County Department of Tax Administration using Continue Reading

Filed Under: Blog, Home Buyer Tips, Home Seller Tips

How to Handle Multiple Offers

April 14, 2021 By Doug Francis

Under contract real estate sign Vienna VA

Congratulations! You did something right if you have received multiple offers on your house. Although this is a great opportunity to get your full list price or much more, this news is always received by my clients with a sense of shock. One or two offers is manageable, but five or more makes picking one very hard. Over the years, I've had Continue Reading

Filed Under: Blog, Home Seller Tips Tagged With: escalation clause, Home Seller Tips, negotiating

My Advice…

February 28, 2021 By Doug Francis

add EV circuit in garage during construction

Although you may not drive an electric vehicle now, know there is a high probability you will ten years from now. Volkswagen announced recently that more than half their sales will be EV's by 2030.Volvo has planned to be fully electric by 2030.GM plans to be offering only EV's by 2035. So the EV isn't a trend, especially when companies have Continue Reading

Filed Under: Blog, Home Buyer Tips Tagged With: new homes, technology, Vienna Real Estate

Here’s a start… imagine you’re Getting Ready to Sell

December 10, 2020 By Doug Francis

Staged kitchen for real estate marketing

In 2021, my main strategy is helping each client's home look its best online with careful planning, staging, and professional photography. The photo above didn't just happen, it involved my staging team and a creative professional photographer to compose this warm and inviting space. We follow certain steps to add market appeal to every photo. Continue Reading

Filed Under: Blog, Home Seller Tips, Homeowner Ideas, Living Here Tagged With: Home Improvements, Home Seller Tips, Home Staging, Vienna Real Estate

A Search for Simplicity and Market Pressure

October 24, 2020 By Doug Francis

Front porch simplicity

Any home buyer's search for simplicity in the current Vienna real estate market will feel the immense pressure to make a super competitive offer on literally anything that pops up which checks most of the boxes. It's all around, even for sellers moving to a new market, the national inventory is slim and under crushing pressure. Take a look at Continue Reading

Filed Under: Blog, Home Buyer Tips, Home Seller Tips Tagged With: Vienna Real Estate

Earnest Money Today

October 2, 2020 By Doug Francis

earnest money deposit

Really, it's more than just cash. Your earnest money or deposit needs to be deposited within the specific timeframe outlined in your home sales contract. That contract will give you the framework and required deadline, but know you need to follow certain specific steps. As a quick refresher... when you put in an offer to buy a home, your Continue Reading

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Replacing your beeping smoke detector

September 22, 2020 By Doug Francis

Fire prevention week vienna va replacing smoke detectors

It may be that first cool autumn night in Vienna when your beeping smoke detector chirps to let you know the battery is almost spent. Let me guess... it was 2:00 am or something and you had an important work Zoom meeting at 8:00 am? It's October already? And why is it always when I am sound asleep forcing me out into the hall to figure out which Continue Reading

Filed Under: Blog, Homeowner Ideas

Town of Vienna, Virginia

September 15, 2020 By Doug Francis

Vienna station WOD Trail

The historic Freeman House is located on Church Street in Vienna. It is really the unofficial center of town and its active lifestyle, as on one side is the Vienna Town Green, a weekend farmers market, the W&OD Bike Trail (you can walk or run too), an organic bakery, Bazin's on Church Restaurant, Clarity, great pizza at Church Street Pizza, Continue Reading

Filed Under: Blog, Living Here Tagged With: 22180, doug francis, Vienna Virginia, virginia, W&OD bike trail

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Vienna real estate agent Doug Francis

I’m so excited that you found me! Yes, this site covers real estate, but also a lot about lifestyle and  living in Vienna, Virginia outside Washington, D.C.

There is a lot of info here, and you can also contact me with any specific real estate questions. And, at home consultations are available too.

My background… I’ve been an active licensed agent in Virginia for 25 years, work at TTR Sotheby’s International Realty in McLean, and sell homes in all price ranges. I donate to the Town of Vienna tree replacement fund, participate in a neighborhood citizens association, and try my best to stay in shape.

Let me help you: Email doug@dougfrancis.com or call me at (703) 304-6827 to discuss your plans. Cheers!

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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 […]

“Doug nailed it! Within days, we had three offers, one of which not only met, but far exceeded all of our goals.”
– R. Pollard

“He truly was a partner integrating us unto the community and made it easy for us to take advantage of all Vienna has to offer.”
– A. D’Eredita

“We are so thankful we found Doug to guide us through the complex home selling and buying processes!”
– Scott and Jennie

About Doug Francis

I am a Realtor with TTR Sotheby's International Realty® just outside Washington D.C. in Northern Virginia. I have been a full-time Realtor licensed in Virginia since 1991, and cover a big territory specializing in the Vienna real estate market and custom homes for sale.

I have unique knowledge of digital real estate marketing, and my marketing starts here. My clients have been attracted to my results-oriented strategy for years, and I am accepting new clients for 2023 right now.

Thanks for reading, and feel free to contact me at 703-304-6827 or email me at doug@dougfrancis.com anytime!

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