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Are School Ratings part of your Home Search?

August 31, 2011 By Doug Francis

Zillow School Ranking

Edited from original post in 2014 Are home buyers obsessed with school ratings on real estate web sites? In 2014 they are! Most real estate sites now have data on local schools and show ratings from 1-10 on the overall performance (test results) and then give summaries and some parent comments on actual experiences. Take a look at Zillow, Continue Reading

Filed Under: Blog, Home Buyer Tips, Video Blogs Tagged With: Fairfax, Home Buyer Tips, Northern Virginia

Warning: If You Skip this Home Buyer Tip, You Pretty Much Want a Headache

December 18, 2010 By Doug Francis

Did you think there wasn't a top must do? This isn't a tip exclusively for first-time home buyers, so please don't think that you are too savvy to begin with a review of your credit report. The credit report and the resulting FICO Score hold the proverbial keys to your next castle, but can also be the stealthy iceberg that sinks the ship. Why Continue Reading

Filed Under: Blog, Home Buyer Tips Tagged With: 22180, FICO, Home Buyer Tips, real estate, Vienna Virginia

Home Buying Tips | Low Mortgage Rates

October 17, 2010 By Doug Francis

Image by DougFrancis via Flickr It seems like every week there is an announcement that home mortgage rates are at an "all-time low", but this weekly headline is starting to get a little stale for most home buyers who are locking-in the mortgages as late as possible before going to closing. The "rate float option" gives home buyers the option of Continue Reading

Filed Under: Blog, Featured Posts, Home Buyer Tips Tagged With: buyer agent, doug francis, Home Buyer Tips, real estate, Vienna Virginia

My Buyer’s Agent Tip of the Week | Luxury Homes

October 13, 2010 By Doug Francis

Linnaeus Charlottesville VA

Negotiation strategies vary depending on the price range and condition of the house, but the final months of 2010 may be the best time to negotiate on a luxury home thanks, in part, to the capital gains rate going back up on January 1, 2011. Yes, I am going to encourage you to set in motion an action plan that really is a "win-win" negotiating Continue Reading

Filed Under: Blog, Featured Posts, Home Buyer Tips Tagged With: great falls, home buyer, Home Buyer Tips, Luxury real estate, McLean, Northern Virginia, Oakton, real estate, Vienna Virginia

Vienna, VA | My Buyer Agent tip of the week… compare

November 21, 2009 By Doug Francis

buyer agent tip

Last Sunday I popped into an Open House in Vienna, VA to take a quick look at a home for sale. Yes, I can get in anytime with my SentriCard but, in this case, I was on my way home from showing a listing and it wasn’t out of my way. Market research and /or market knowledge is something my clients like to hear me discuss, so, I try and walk through Continue Reading

Filed Under: Blog, Home Buyer Tips Tagged With: Home Buyer Tips, real estate, Trader Joe, Vienna Virginia

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Vienna real estate agent Doug Francis

Everyone has a different reason for moving. Helping people focus and put a life plan together isn’t what most people think of when they hear “Realtor”.

Where you are in life today will be our starting point, from first home, marriage, kids, cross-country relocation, retirement, divorce, to estates. Yes, I’ve helped people navigate happy and difficult times.

All conversations are confidential, and helping my clients achieve their unique goals is my mission.

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 of Vienna tree replacement fund, participate in a neighborhood citizens association, and try my best to stay in shape.

Let me help you: Email doug@dougfrancis.com or call me at (703) 304-6827 to discuss your plans. Cheers!

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Real Estate Offers | What’s In and What’s Out

Changes in Latitudes Attitudes This story may sound slightly made up, but the 2022 real estate market across Northern Virginia was full of fast-paced drama which is still kind of hard to picture. The brakes weren’t just tapped… they were slammed! Or to create a picture for you, we went from a wild Category 5 […]

“Doug nailed it! Within days, we had three offers, one of which not only met, but far exceeded all of our goals.”
– R. Pollard

“He truly was a partner integrating us unto the community and made it easy for us to take advantage of all Vienna has to offer.”
– A. D’Eredita

“We are so thankful we found Doug to guide us through the complex home selling and buying processes!”
– Scott and Jennie

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 clients have been attracted to my results-oriented strategy for years, and I am accepting new clients for 2023 right 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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