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850+ transactions last 21 years. Master negotiators. Masters degrees in finance/marketing/business & computers. Serving Northern Virginia counties of Arlington, Fairfax, Faquier, Loudoun, Prince William, Stafford.
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2011
Whether to Trash Out the Old Spare Dryer and Loose Toilet in Basement Storage Copyright (c) 2011, Deanna and Jim's GOLD Team One person's treasure is another one's trash! We recently had an experience contractor trash out an REO property in the $500Ks in Northern Virginia. This hou...
01/24/2011
Showing Courtesy and Fresh Dog Mess in Vacant House Copyright (c) 2011, Deanna and Jim's GOLD Team Yesterday revealed again how our business sometimes works and how it can work better. I took my investor client to view the vacant Fannie Mae REO property. At the top of the stairs, in the ...
01/22/2011
Seller's Guide: The Front Door Speaks Volumes Copyright (c) 2011, Deanna and Jim's GOLD Team Residential real estate is a very, very empirical business. A prudent seller will interview multiple listing agents, and consider each of their comparative market analyses in deciding both whom t...
01/19/2011
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Answer to "How's the Market?" Copyright (c) 2011, Deanna & Jim's GOLD Team Well, as an MIT graduate would say, "It depends!" It depends on the perspective of who is asking. * From the point of view of an investor looking to acquire properties at bargain basement prices it's great. * From th...
01/19/2011
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10 Reasons for a Housing Recovery Copyright (c) 2011, Deanna & Jim's GOLD Team 1. The economy is beginning to recover in general. 2. Consumers are somewhat less frightened of losing their jobs and have by and large adjusted to being more frugal. 3. Low loan rates are still making it a smart time ...
01/19/2011
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Will Rogers on Realtors Portions Copyright (c) 2011, Deanna & Jim's GOLD Team This post was inspired by a recent post about the proper pronunciation of Realtor by Jason Crouch, an ActiveRain ambassador. The quotations below are take from www.willrogerstoday.com's page called "Will Rogers on Real ...
01/18/2011
Investors: Direct Prospecting for Unlisted Short Sales? Copyright (c) 2011, Deanna and Jim's GOLD Team Investors seeking opportunities to purchase properties below market value sometimes consider direct prospecting for sellers by direct mail, billboards, broadcast media, outdoor, or print me...
01/17/2011
Seller's Guide: Yard Signs with Color Photos of Agents Matter Copyright (c) 2011, Deanna and Jim's GOLD Team Putting a large L-post yard sign in your front yard helps those who are or who know potential buyers discover that it is for sale. Someone who drives by will usually have one question at...
01/17/2011
Short Sale Seller's Guide: Handling the 60-day Move! Short sale approvals take a long time to get. Once the bank issues an approval they typically may only allow 30 days for closing. Some sellers may need longer than 30 days to move. How to handle this? The sellers should shop for their...
01/17/2011
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Investor's, Do You Have Secret Sauce? Copyright (c) 2011, Deanna and Jim's GOLD Team If there is a straightforwardly repeatable way to make better than average returns on capital and time then competitors will enter the arena and copy until the returns available are no longer above average. ...
01/17/2011
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Master negotiators: 550+ transactions last 12 years. 150+ bank-owned transactions 2007-13. Short sales listed, under contract, and buyer offers pending. First time buyer & investor specialists. MBA, MSE, MA Psychology.