I read a great blog post about how to stage for your home with almost no money! I thought I'd pass it on. Staging Without Spending -- One Key to Home Selling Success! Effective staging is a tremendous benefit when needing or wanting to sell a home. But professional staging can be expensive. Don't
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01/29/2013
Imagine my surprise this week, when I searched my own home on Zillow and had to do a double take when the Zestimate has surpassed whatwe paidin 2005! My heart almost jumped out of my chest. I actually said a few choice words (yes I did) I was in shock. You see, I have never to much weight into t
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01/27/2013
Active Listings Have Fallen To The Lowest Levels Since 2005. Learn more watch the Northern Virginia RBI Marketwatch Video If you have been thinking of selling your home....your timing is perfect. Let's talk about your options. Let's figure out what's best. Should you stay put and refinance,
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01/27/2013
Just logged into Facebook this morning and saw that the Northern Virginia Association of Realtors has issued a HIGH ALERTS for all Realtors hosting Open Houses this weekend. They have received several individual reports of a suspicious man between the ages of 50 and 60 years old who drives a blac
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01/25/2013
Westridge Subdivision is one of my favorite subdivisions to sell homes. Why? Because I live there,I am a homeowner, neighbor and I am passionate about the community and what it has to offer. Westridge Subdivision is a mixed use community of detached homes, town houses and condo's. The community h
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01/24/2013
I ran into one of my past clients who purchased a foreclosure home back in 2008. We reminisced about how horrible the house hunting experience was back then. It was grueling. The homes were dark, cold, smelly and in horrible condition. The photo below is one of the homes we looked at. I remember
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01/22/2013
Yesterday,I had the pleasure of putting the Under Contract sign on another Westridge Subdivision home. The owners settled on thier new home and needed to sell their existing home. The home was listed a few weeks before Christmas 2012. Learn how long it took to sell...watch video. Are you thinking
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01/22/2013
A situation presented itself the other day that caught me by surprise. It made me realize that with today’s technology and small cameras. We we need to remind home buyers it is not ok to take photos of the inside of homes your visit that are for sale. The other day while house hunting, one of the
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01/21/2013
I read a blog post this morning about the habits of home buyers on the internet gathered by the National Assoication for Realtors and Google.. For anyone thinking of selling their home in the Lake Ridge Virginia, the information from that study is compelling and telling. In today’s world “Online
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01/21/2013
Yesterday I received an inquiry from a past client who is thinking of selling their garage townhome here in Lake Ridge Virginia. As with most homeowners no matter whether you are downsizing or hoping to buy a larger home. The thought of coordinating selling your home that you live in and house hu
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01/21/2013