As you sit on the couch watching Modern Family with your iPad in your lap, you Google "McLean Va Homes for Sale" so you can see what $1,000,000 will buy these days. The results show both paid and organic results and you will click on one. Whichever... they all sort of show the same homes. That's right, they do show all of the same homes for 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.
Building a Custom Home in Vienna
As I sent photos off to a client who is relocating to Vienna and buying a new home which is being built, I figured that other people might enjoy reading a series of blog posts on this custom home project. So, this is the first in the series documenting a tear-down project in the Town of Vienna, Virginia. In case you don't know, Vienna is Continue Reading
Are Buyers Getting Too Picky?
Trying to understand what home buyers will accept can be a challenge. Basically, if the market is a super-hot seller's market then home buyers may accept a "negative" that would be a deal breaker in a buyer's market. And local MRIS stats show that market types can change from zip code to zip code. Real estate markets can change rapidly and if Continue Reading
Kitchen Safety and Firehouse Fun
Since becoming a mom and homeowner, I am awed by the number of uses for baking soda. It’s the miracle of household items. If you add baking soda to your baby’s bath water, it will cure even the most stubborn of diaper rashes. Cleaning your ceramic cook top? Baking soda and vinegar will cut through all the grease! Your potty-training toddler Continue Reading
Answers | Online Real Estate Jargon
Like most real estate "shoppers" across the country, my clients here in Northern Virginia use smartphone apps from Zillow, Redfin and Trulia to keep tabs on the market. It all comes down to which one works best, but often they have a two or three real estate apps so they don't miss anything. The most common questions I get are to help explain a Continue Reading
Radon Concerns after Earthquakes
Two years ago I was sitting in my office when the whole building began to shake. The ceiling panels were moving. The noise was getting louder. Unsure, I stood in the doorway and then decided to get the heck outside! That was August 23, 2011 around 1:45 in the afternoon, and the Washington D.C. region experienced a very strong 5.8 magnitude Continue Reading
So Long to Summer at Wolf Trap
It is always bittersweet when summer draws to a close. Personally, this particular summer has flown by all too fast. Our new baby arrived in June and now suddenly it is early September. She’s not so new anymore, and I’m left looking back on the summer, lamenting activities we should have done, places we should have visited… Northern Virginia Continue Reading
HomeOwner Tips: Replace your AC Air Filters Please
Let's just agree that I have shown over 250 homes this year... probably more but that's enough. Most have been professionally cleaned, painted, professionally staged, filmed, perfumed, and totally spiffed up. Yes, these babies are ready for HGTV with the camera crew and snarky comments, ready to be added to Pinterest boards around the globe, Continue Reading
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