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Are Open Houses a Waste of Time? A Report From Manassas, VA June 20, 2010 (Father's Day) - Today my wife and I conducted an open house. She is a Realtor, I'm an investor who is working with the Builder on a new house built on the foundation of a burned out property in Manassas, VA. Some people ha...
06/20/2010
9527 Damascus Drive, Manassas, VA 20109 OPEN HOUSE SUNDAY JUNE 20, 1-4 PM 4 Bedroom, 3 Bath BRAND NEW spacious single family house in established community. Asking $280,000 OPEN HOUSE SUNDAY JUNE 20, 1-4 PM This brand new spacious home in Manassas backs to woods. It has 4 bedrooms, 3 full baths, ...
06/18/2010
Prince William Chamber of Commerce (Merger of Greater Manassas and Prince William Chambers) Here is an excerpt from an email I received today. Welcome to the Prince William Chamber of Commerce! Today, in an historic vote, the memberships of the Prince William Regional and Prince William County-G...
06/17/2010
Is the Official Realtor's Contract Assignable? Manassas House Deals Has Done It! Sometimes Realtors tell me the official Realtor's contract here in Northern Virginia cannot be assigned. But that is incorrect. Paragraph 28 on page 8 states the following: ASSIGNABILITY This Contract may not be assi...
06/10/2010
An Unseen House in Manassas, VA   Believe it or not, this is a short sale property in Manassas, Virginia. The bank is moving SLOW on this one. The property needs A TON of work to clear out the overgrowth of vegetation. The inside of the house is as much of a mess as the outside. An Unseen House i...
05/29/2010
Manassas Real Estate Investors: What is Your Criteria? I'm currently working three real estate investment deals in Manassas, VA. One of them is two or three weeks away from closing. I plan to rehab the property in 3 weeks and put it up for resale. The team I'm putting together for this project in...
05/25/2010
Tenants are Looking for Lease Option Rentals in Manassas, VA At least once or twice a week I receive a text message, email, or phone call asking if I have a house in Manassas available with a lease option. I simply cannot fulfill all the requests and most tenants end up getting into a rental prop...
05/16/2010
Private Money Lenders for Buying Investment Property in Manassas, Virginia Investors rely on private money lenders to access capital to fund the purchase of real estate investment property. Few investors have enough cash in their pocket to buy with their own cash. Private money lenders allow an i...
05/05/2010
It's important to have a positive mental attitude to be successful in real estate. Having a positive mental attitude is a critical component to being successful in your real estate business. Here is an example of two different mind-sets I recently experienced with two different agents in Manassas...
04/22/2010
Investor Finds Qualified Leads for Realtor Yesterday I brought a Realtor with me on a fact finding tour through several neighborhoods. Since the agent knew the area well, I rode along in the passenger seat. On the first street through the first neighborhood I immediately saw a vacant house. The a...
04/12/2010
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My blog contains information that may be helpful for real estate agents, appraisers, investors, home inspectors, and other real estate professionals. I invest in two markets: North Metro Atlanta and Northern Virginia.