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“Almost” Home Buyers – Restrain Yourself!

May 17, 2010 By Doug Francis

"This isn’t the right time to buy his and her BMW’s." My Northern Virginia real estate clients have heard me deliver that line for almost two decades when we discuss putting together an offer to buy a home. It's meant to be funny, but also a very serious warning. Real estate sales contracts will outline the type of mortgage financing that the Continue Reading

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Home Inspection Reports Really Matter

May 5, 2010 By Doug Francis

Having a home inspection contingency is essential when you are buying a home. But in Northern Virginia, I have seen a wide gap in the quality of the written inspection reports that home buyers are given by their inspectors. Specifically, it is the detailed description of the inspector’s concerns that he may have discovered and reported per the Continue Reading

Filed Under: Blog, Home Buyer Tips Tagged With: buyer agent, home inspection, Northern Virginia, real estate

Home Buyer Agents Get it Done!

April 28, 2010 By Doug Francis

Real estate buyers have the option of having an agent work with them during the home buying experience. A "Buyer's Agent" has an obligation to pursue the interests of the buyer finding suitable homes that fit their financial capability (budget), find homes with a good location, keep information confidential, and most importantly present any written Continue Reading

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Vienna, VA Home Sales Stats | Hyper Local March 2010

April 12, 2010 By Doug Francis

Image by lukiffer via Flickr March came roaring in like a lion in the real estate market as buyers literally surged in once the snow melted and the sun started to shine making our world green again, so next month's numbers will be impressive. The driving part of the surge was buyers at the lower end buying homes that allowed people to move up Continue Reading

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Vienna home is a deal close to the W&OD Bike Trail!

April 10, 2010 By Doug Francis

classic vienna real estate

(Post from 2010) Sounds like good stuff but... Like my friend Heather out in Loudoun County VA, I see plenty of homes in my day-in, day-out job as a real estate agent. But, when the property is listed by another firm then I am not allowed to advertise it because it isn’t my listing. The amazing thing about this year (2010) has been the Continue Reading

Filed Under: Blog, Home Buyer Tips Tagged With: buyer agent, real estate, Vienna, W&OD bike trail

The real estate market catches a hint of Spring 2010

March 7, 2010 By Doug Francis

Vienna VA Gardens

We had a bright and sunny weekend here in Northern Virginia (2010), and a surge of home buyers were out looking at the homes for sale that had popped up late Thursday afternoon and Friday morning. A little marketing tip is to put a home into the MLS database Thursday to feed all the IDX sites out there that send e-mails to registered home buyers.  Continue Reading

Filed Under: Blog, Home Buyer Tips Tagged With: $8000 tax credit, buyer agent, Northern Virginia, Vienna, W&OD bike trail

Vienna, Virginia | My Buyer’s Agent Advice of the Week

January 25, 2010 By Doug Francis

I had a home buyer Tweet me and ask if I had any words of wisdom to pass along. The funny thing is that I love giving advice, but 140 characters weren’t going to cut it because what I do really can’t be distilled down to a sound bite. It also raised an issue that many socialists folks have written dissertations on… the desire for a silver bullet or Continue Reading

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Stillfield Place in Centreville, Virginia | just bought!

January 24, 2010 By Doug Francis

This fantastic four bedroom colonial in the Virginia Run community in Centreville, VA that backs to true parkland, has an oversize screened-in porch and was a really good house to buy for my buyer clients. Turn key and not a short-sale. Doug was the "buyer's agent" in this transaction. The home was built in 1993 and featured the expanded floor Continue Reading

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Being able to guide my clients through many real estate sales, either moving out, moving in, or just across town, has been a rewarding experience that helps when discussing a plan with a future client.

Being able to help them focus and understand our proven sales plan always eases their anxiety of this looming personal task. And, putting it into bite-sized steps always helps them get where they really want to be.

My background… I’ve been an active licensed agent in Virginia for 25 years, work at TTR Sotheby’s International Realty in McLean, and sell homes in all price ranges. I donate to the town tree replacement fund, participate in a neighborhood citizens association, and try my best to stay in shape.

Questions? Email doug@dougfrancis.com or call me at (703) 304-6827 to discuss your plans. Cheers!

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About Doug Francis

I am a Realtor with TTR Sotheby's International Realty® just outside Washington D.C. in Northern Virginia. I have been a full-time Realtor licensed in Virginia since 1991, and cover a big territory specializing in the Vienna real estate market and custom homes for sale.

I have unique knowledge of digital real estate marketing, and my marketing starts here. My elite clientele has been attracted to my results-oriented strategy for years, and I am accepting new clients now.

Thanks for reading, and feel free to contact me at 703-304-6827 or email me at doug@dougfrancis.com anytime!

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6723 Whittier Avenue McLean, VA 22101

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