Associate Broker, Long & Foster Real Estate
Many have opted to sit out the process of buying a home in 2023 and 2024 due to higher mortgage interest rates, the thought being that they will enter the market when rates come down. What those buyers are not considering is the other buyers that will also be entering the market when, and if, Read More ...
Selling a home can be a stressful process. How we live is not how we sell. Home owners usually know their properties need polishing, but may not know how much. From the moment I meet future sellers I help them evaluate the projects they should be taking on prior to listing, and just as importantly, Read More ...
November 2020, A Decision Looms on the Horizon Don’t worry. I’m not going to talk about politics. If you are as sick as I am of the non-stop yammering on 24 hour news channels about the election, breathe a sigh of relief. The decision looming on the horizon I am going to address is one Read More …
Why I Will Not Practice Dual Agency Getting started in the real estate business, I quickly learned the best way to do business is to know who you are working for and not to go against that party. Dual agency is a legal, but not something that I will ever participate in. Dual agency is Read More …
Is It Too Late to List? Many people are of the belief that if you aren’t listing during warmer months (spring and summer,) you have no chance of selling your home. Since I have been a licensed agent in 2005, holidays are among some of the most hectic times in our market. Serious buyers are Read More …
Trick or Treat: My New Listing in Fairfax City Just Hit the Market To hand out candy or not? That was my big dilemma today. I thought about it on the way to my listing in Fairfax to place the lockbox and on the way home to Bristow. Somehow, my SUV made its way to Read More …
Finding the Right House Often Involves Networking This has been one of the craziest years I have experienced in the Bristow, VA real estate market. Going into 2020, I knew that our real estate market would remain healthy and favoring sellers because of the expansion of the Micron plant in Manassas. That was adding 8,000 Read More …
How Clean Should You Leave the Home You Are Selling? Homeowners vary on what they consider clean. Ever walk into a home where the owner is making excuse after excuse about how messy the place is and you wonder if they even know what a mess is? Then there are folks who may have become Read More …
Repeat Clients are the Ultimate Compliment The only thing better than a repeat client, is a repeat client who has had a real estate license. Someone who has worked in the industry and knows the complications and aggravations that may happen and trusts you to handle their transaction. Today, I am celebrating the fifth transaction Read More …
Pricing Your Home to Accept Lower Offers is Not Advised Selling twenty to thirty homes per year, mostly in Bristow and Gainesville, I am never surprised when a seller wants to increase a suggested list price in order to give them negotiating room. In the current market we are experiencing in the fourth quarter of Read More …
The Waiting is the Hardest Part Right now I have that Tom Petty song playing in my head. ♫♫ The waiting is the hardest partEvery day you get one more cardYou take it on faith, you take it to the heartThe waiting is the hardest part ♫♫ On Friday a buyer client of mine submitted Read More …
The Best Day of the Week to List Your Home Because I list more homes than an average agent in the Bristow-Gainesville marketplace, I have occasion to interact with a lot more sellers. The biggest question is always the generic, “When is the best time of year to list?” Nowadays, in our market with extreme Read More …