This home sold July 2015 for more information on how to sell your home, contact Doug Francis Tysons Area location ~ Dunn Loring Virginia (More photos below) About a mile to the Dunn Loring Metro Station to D.C. (Orange Line) Short walk to the W&OD Trail (a 42 mile trail great for biking, walking, running) Near the new Mosaic Continue Reading
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Real Estate Checklist: Homeowners Insurance
Another high priority checklist item for home buyers: getting a homeowners insurance policy set up early in the process. Yes, the Homeowners Insurance Policy. These policies are lender requirements and they will only give you a mortgage if you can show them a fresh policy. What you don't know is that insurance companies use an industry Continue Reading
Client Testimonials
The following client testimonials and reviews have been copied from the real estate marketing site Zillow.com and from a Google business page. If you want to see them on those pages then please Google "Doug Francis Realtor". It has taken me some time to get to this review but I knew it was something I wanted to do in order to assist other buyers Continue Reading
Going Diesel
Okay, it's official. I have gone diesel. Way back in January, I put on my schedule replacement of my long-time business companion... my SAAB. Beside the fact SAAB went out of business and repairs were getting a tad expensive, what I really wanted to improve was my gas mileage. Yes, real estate agents still drive from place to place and the Continue Reading
The Driving Cost of Housing
There are many subjects that I discuss with home buyers when we first discuss their plans. One factor that everyone looking at Vienna real estate needs to calculate is transportation costs. This Northern Virginia area was designed around an "automobile plan" where you had to drive to the shopping center or to work like most of suburban Continue Reading
Start Here
Are you planning ahead or doing some online research? Researching for insight and help online is why most people land on my site. I know this because Google Analytics shows me that 92.04% of the 3,299 users here last month were new to my site. And they viewed over 5,900 pages. I understand that you are searching too. Hopefully, one of my Continue Reading
The Roof Truss System
7th in 2014 New Vienna House Series Waving his hand to the crane operator, the engine roared and the roof truss rose into the air... Like most of modern day construction, the roof truss sections are actually built off site to specific design specs. Building them offsite in a controlled environment allows the engineer to ensure they are built Continue Reading
Long Live the 2″ x 6″
6th in 2014 Vienna House Project Series If you haven't seen the extra photos yet then I recommend you check them out (link below) because the framers have been working fast and using a lot of wood. Yes, it's the exterior walls get the 2" x 6" lumber which adds more strength... as well as room for insulation, wiring and. sometimes waste Continue Reading
