Associate Broker, Long & Foster Real Estate
The Last Day of 2020 It is finally here–the last day of 2020. Time to put this one in the books or take it to the curb for trash pick up. A year filled with anxiety inducing moments thanks to a virus is not going to be missed. However, not everything in 2020 was bad. Read More …
How Listing Agent Business Practices Affect Buyers and Their Agents Being a top Bristow/Gainesville listing agent myself, my expectations are fairly high when it comes to professionalism from other listing agents. This year (2020) has been a barn burner in real estate. And while there are only two days left in the year, things are Read More …
The Week Between Christmas and New Year Holidays that fall on a weekday have a tendency to scramble my brain and timeline. Thank goodness for the regularity of Monday trash pick up and other Sunday and Monday household chores I forced myself to do, despite the holidays. The week between Christmas and New Year feels Read More …
Don’t Forget to Look at the Air Filters When touring properties as a buyer, the focus is mainly what you can see with your eyes. Does the floor plan and amount of space work for your lifestyle? Does the home need flooring or carpeting? Is the back yard pleasing? When it comes to appliances and Read More …
Is Real Estate Business Conducted on Christmas Day? Real estate is a business conducted when buyers and sellers, as well as real estate agents, are available. It is not uncommon for showings to happen, or offers to be written on holidays. However, given the fact that the majority of the population consider Christmas the most Read More …
Another Happy December Buyer, This Time in Woodbridge Working with repeat clients is always such an honor. Ten years ago I was contacted by a young man relocating to the area to work with Micron in Manassas. He had found me on Realtor.com and decided I was trustworthy based on what he was reading. In Read More …
Does the Directional Exposure of a Home Matter? This topic is always fresh on my mind after a snow storm. The reason for that is I have a north facing home with a front load garage. That means my driveway is also north facing. In fact, that’s my home pictured above. It was taken during Read More …
Make Sure You Budget Enough Time for Improvements When you plan to purchase a home that needs work, particularly things like flooring installations, it is best to make sure you pad some time for that improvement before moving in. Often times, buyers will simply look at a calendar, see they are scheduled to close on Read More …
A Very Happy December Buyer In August I received a call from our corporate relocation department. They were assigning a relocating buyer to me that had fired her first agent. That situation can be a bit intimidating to walk into, but I forged ahead. I’m often the second agent buyers have had. Either agents are Read More …
Communication is the Key to a Smooth Deal If there is one common denominator to a deal where parties lose trust in one another, is it lack of communication. In real estate deals, communication is the key to success. There can be bumps in the road, but waiting until the eleventh hour to disclose the Read More …