Welcome to the big leagues! The other day I was touring a new home in Vienna built on an infill or tear-down lot. It was a lazy Sunday afternoon and I was on my way back from Home Depot when I spotted the open-house, so, I popped in. The builder was there greeting visitors and I briefly overheard a customer talking to him about searching for Continue Reading
Local Stories
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.
Is Santa Bringing You A House This Year?
There’s a great Holiday song, originally made famous by Eartha Kitt, called Santa Baby. Some of the lyrics go like this: “Santa honey, one little thing that I really do need... The deed... “ Wouldn't that be great if you could ask Santa for a new house and get it? For most of us, it isn't that easy. Buying Your Home in 2017 If you’re Continue Reading
Looking for a New Idea to Sell Your Home?
Sometimes ideas are so old that they are new again. During the first Bush administration (with VP Dan Quayle), my real estate sales manager bought everyone tickets to see real estate guru Jeff Elias discuss real estate financing, and, how to make deals come together. Elias was a smooth talking Texan who had solutions to why people weren't buying Continue Reading
Why your Agent needs to know your numbers
Curt had crunched the numbers, been to multiple real estate web sites, and believed he had a handle on his budget to buy a house. As a first-time home buyer who had a masters degree and an impressive consulting job at Booz Allen, he, of all people, had a handle on the big picture. But in reality, a first-time home buyer needs to crunch these Continue Reading
Little things | crown molding
Noticing crown molding isn't what typical new home buyers look at immediately upon entering the front door of a model home. Typically their senses are overloaded and totally maxed out. All those clean walls, shiny floors and interesting fixtures to look at! But looking at the little things like the crown molding is very important especially Continue Reading
Tysons Corner in 2014
http://youtu.be/Py7jkV1NGWA The skyline of Tysons or Tysons Corner is rapidly changing as construction is well underway of new commercial and residential buildings. The driving force of the construction has been the building of the Silver Line Metro which is part of the Washington DC Metro system. The Silver Line runs along the Orange Line Continue Reading
Flying to the Past: Claude Moore Colonial Farm
One Saturday morning, my son awoke, threw on his superhero cape, and claimed his superpower was flying to yesterday. Umm… okay… ever the teacher that I am, I figured this was an opportune time for a lesson on past and present. We chose a nearby destination that I had been to as a child, Claude Moore Colonial Farm, located just off of Georgetown Continue Reading
Home Inspection Negotiations
Almost every home buyer includes a Home Inspection Contingency as part of their offer. These can help them (you) understand what you are buying using a competent professional who will be looking at the house over a three hour window. A home inspector will probably find easily fixed items such as leaky valves or improper electrical outlets, but Continue Reading
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