Prospective home buyers - if you are truly looking to buy a house, the very first thing you must do is go to a mortgage lender and get pre approved for a loan. Really - First. Don't even look for homes online before you know you can afford one. I know it's tempting with Zillow, and Trulia
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04/20/2012
If you want to buy one of the homes for sale in Arlington, VA right now, you should make it your number one priority. What? You are thinking - I have a demanding job! I work 14 hours a day and never can take a day off! I have a vacation planned! I am running a marathon this weekend! I had p
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04/05/2012
If you are a runner, walker, bicycle rider or parent of kids in league sports in Arlington you probably have spent many hours at Bluemont Park in Arlington, VA. Bluemont Park is another one of Arlington VA's most beautiful spots, and in the springtime it is especially delightful. Located right
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04/02/2012
One of Arlington's greatest views is from the Netherlands Carillon in the Rosslyn Neighborhood in Arlington. The Netherlands Carillon was given to the U.S. as a gift from the Netherlands for helping them in Word War 2, this gorgeous bell is surrounded by tulips and offers spectacular views of th
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03/31/2012
The real estate market is HOT in Arlington right now - 33 homes went under contract in the past week. Does that mean that contingencies are flying and home inspectors are out of work? Not at all. Out of those 33 that got ratfied contracts, only 3 went straight to "contract" status, which indi
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03/29/2012
I work with a fair amount of people moving in from other parts of the country. The sticker shock for housing prices can be somewhat traumatizing, especially inside the beltway in places like North Arlington where the median detached home price is in the $700,000 range. But Ashburn, Virginia,
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03/25/2012
You can look for houses online, browse by price, location, ameneties, even lifestyle. However, you can't buy a house online. If you click on a house you see listed, it is best to try to communiate with the agent on the other side of that screen and remember a few important tips while doi
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03/25/2012
Radon is an issue we talk about every day in real estate. It is a pretty typical test to get when buying a home with a basement, and rarely are elevated levels found here inside the beltway. Radon is a naturally occurring carcinogen found in the ground and it is in pockets throughout the coun
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03/12/2012
Bookmark this great set of grammar goofs. Check it out before you write and try not to "loose" it (in quotes because it is really "lose" and so many people get this wrong in writing!We all have our pet peeves.. One of mine is grammar and proper uses of words. I see a lot of these errors and some
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03/07/2012
These words were recently spoken to me by a contractor I had recently used on a huge job at my house. I won't go into details, but we spent 5 figures with this company and had quite a bit of work done last October. I am a Realtor®, and I have also used this contractor on occasion for work on l
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03/04/2012