Not all custom builders in Vienna follow the same business model. Most builders buy lots and then figure out a model to put on it. At that point they can determine a target asking price factoring in lot acquisition, business expenses, and construction costs. Home construction still requires exceptional project management experience to Continue Reading
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The following is an archive of my articles about builders, strategies, home inspections, financing, painting, staging, tips, and skills. Start reading and you can search the archive anytime.
What happens in a multiple offer situation?
In certain areas and prices ranges, multiple offer situations torment home buyers and excite lucky sellers. Some segments of the Vienna real estate market have been attracting multiple offers. Recently, one of my client's homes had six offers submitted before the Tuesday deadline. Although one decided to withdraw their offer before the seller Continue Reading
Tip for Sellers and One for Home Buyers
Continuation of my series on being a real estate agent and what I see with clients on the job... Hey, Mr. Home Seller: About your Guns, Drugs, and Jewelry Last week when I was showing a house on Park Street in Vienna, VA, my client's two teen-aged boys came out of the mud room excited about what they had discovered. Mud rooms are always huge, Continue Reading
Intent to Proceed Confusion
Do you know when to lock-in your rate or when to pay for your appraisal? Is it your Intent to Proceed? These are two mortgage action-items that buyers will need to complete once their contract has been ratified. Over the past week, I have seen two incidents when there was confusion between home buyers and Bank of America. Understand that my Continue Reading
Getting Inside | Being a real estate agent
Where you reading blogs back in 2008? Back then, most blogs had a different vibe than they have today. They were much more conversational. The majority of blog posts had an authentic tone where writer was thinking out loud, trying to work through problem they faced in their business or in their life. Entrepreneurs were working out issues, Continue Reading
Helping Today’s Move-Up Home Buyer
The baby arrived, and suddenly our first house didn't seem as big any more. Sound familiar? For me, it was when our second arrived and my wife pointed out this obvious fact over dinner. Asking, if I wasn't busy on Sunday with clients could we go look at an "open-house" across town? In case you don't know, I look at houses almost every Continue Reading
Vienna Elementary Boundary Adjustment
One element of a proper Realtor "listing sheet" is including the school pyramid since most families, in Vienna VA, want to know where their kids will be going to school. Although the FCPS assigned schools almost always automatically populate the data fields, I personally still head over to the Fairfax County Public Schools Boundary Locator to Continue Reading
How to be a Spring Market home buyer
The Spring Market arrives early in Vienna, and I want to share some pro-tips to help make you competitive. Not the same old advice you see everywhere, but tips that I give my clients. Preparation is the key to success... Make decisions quickly All the real estate ads I see these days show people looking at amazing homes with Continue Reading
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