Another interesting hiking trail is the Billy Goat Trail on the Maryland side of Great Falls. It only took us about fifteen minutes to drive there from our home in Vienna, and there is plenty of parking at the Great Falls Tavern and Visitor Center which is located in the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park. The hike will take 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.
The Clock Strikes 2012
For many folks, as the clock strikes 2012, careful plans to sell their home or to buy one go into action. Setting new goals is an important way of improving your life and making each new year more meaningful than the last. Our lives are short and knowing that you are personally responsible for the life you lead right now (this instant) can be an Continue Reading
My Top Blog Posts 2011
It is always interesting to read back through the old blog stats... okay, it is a little geeky. Like you, I have read through many blogs about home buying and selling from real estate agents all over the country. Some I like, but most others need some style help. When I started this blog, I really wanted to put my experiences down because they Continue Reading
What is a Home Inspection?
Although every home buyer wants a home inspection, there really isn't any set criteria to help them know what to expect. If you are a home buyer, an inspection typically takes place after a contract has been accepted or ratified by you and the seller. There will be a set contingency period when you will hire a professional home inspector to make Continue Reading
Want Tips on Making Lowball Offers?
If you are lucky enough to be able to buy a home, I'm sure you are looking for an incredible deal. There hasn't been a week recently when someone hasn't mentioned making a lowball offer and how I can help them get a steal deal. Typical tips are to look for homes that have been on the market for a few months, don't get emotional, to be ready to Continue Reading
Is Your Rambler Obsolete?
When I walked into a neighbor's Vienna Virginia rambler recently to give her an idea of what needed to be done, I had to be brutally honest about a strategy for selling it. Since she and her husband bought it way back in 1957 when it was a brand new home (she is one of the last original owners in the neighborhood), my dose of reality wasn't too Continue Reading
It might be a blog hick-up, oops
UPDATE 2012: Since I wrote this post, I have upgraded the blog again to the new Streamline Theme 2.0 from StudioPress. In an effort to keep my blog up to date, I will be doing a little behind the scenes work this week to make it run better... faster really. It has been a goal for the past few months but I have actually been busy helping clients Continue Reading
Bad News for Vienna Real Estate
(written in 2011) When a Facebook friend posted a link to an MSN article that ranked Vienna Virginia the 2011 #5 Best Housing Market in America, I just had to cringe since those statements never hold true for long. Most articles on MSN come from somewhere else and I quickly discovered that the article originated from Bloomberg BusinessWeek -- Continue Reading
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