On the road again, just can't wait to get on the road again... -Willie Nelson Such a classic road tune as you head down the Interstate. With Northern Virginia creating so many jobs, more people than ever are on the Interstate relocating here for work, and a new home where they know few people and little about the area (other than it's close Continue Reading
Getting Fios into a New Home
You probably expect Internet service in your new home. I know the answer is yes... But it is important to understand, early on, the scope of your post-Settlement "project" especially completing the last 100 feet getting Fios into your new home. Vienna, Virginia is active with construction these days with builders paying high prices to 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
10 Home Buyer Mistakes
Even if you are an experienced, relocation home buyer moving to Vienna, VA with your company from California, it makes sense to go through this checklist. You will buy a better home and have a better experience. The biggest home buyer mistakes: Choosing a real estate agent who isn't committed to forming a strong business relationship with you. Continue Reading
Home Buyers on Google overload?
If you are looking to buy or sell a home, I'm sure you have used Google to do most of your research. In a recent conversation with a REALTOR colleague in Falls Church, Virginia, she shared how home buyers walking into her Sunday open-house already knowing the tax assessment, local school scores, neighborhood comparables and much more. They were Continue Reading
Filling in the Vienna Insider’s Guide… slowly
Most of the time putting together this blog is so exciting that I can't wait to get rolling every day. But often it seems like it may never get done since every new idea breeds another, and yet another brilliant idea. And the actual selling of real estate gets heavy too. As a result, my older concepts get back-logged as I try to produce Continue Reading
Relocations and the restaurants dilemma
A quarter of my clients relocate from another part of the world, and they are typically eager to get out of the McLean Hilton to explore their new life in the D.C. suburbs. And a key part of that search for meaning is finding a new favorite restaurant. Not necessarily a place like Cheers, but I imagine restaurants with local personality, charm, a Continue Reading
Home Buying Course 409 (Spring Semester)
Prereq: loan pre-approval 305, buyer consultation 206, cost estimate review 108, time frame 201 Okay, this isn't a real college level class but it is at the level a home buyer needs to be if they want to take advantage of today's real estate market. There is an "on-sale" mentality that has taken hold in our area, and home buyers who have been on Continue Reading
