When we bought our Reston, Virginia home, almost 11 years ago, we made a lot of changes, including moving and editing the landscaping. This one plant, however, was one of my favorites. As a single specimen, we had to find a place where it would get the right sun conditions, yet still look like i
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04/25/2012
Yesterday, I wrote a post called, 'Keeping Up With the Joneses' Pays in Real Estate. In it I discussed the importance of making sure that you keep your house updated to the standards of the neighborhood. What most sellers want to know is, 'what kind of improvements are worth the money?' Of cours
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04/23/2012
We live in in a wonderful community in Reston, Virginia. We have known most of our neighbors since about 1994 when our neighborhood was built. We meet for coffee, celebrate birthdays and holidays together and watch one another's lives change and evolve. Inevitably, every time we get together, th
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04/22/2012
This week I spent some time educating one of my clients about the way that home inspections are handled in Northern Virginia. They are handled differently than her past experience in other states, so I thought it might be worth explaining what a seller should expect, so that others know when th
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04/18/2012
It has been a very mild winter in Fairfax County, Virginia. As a result, the Fairfax County School Board has modified the 2011-12 schedule to make the last day of school Friday, June 15, 2012. The school year has been modified by reducing the number of days in the school year by 2 to allow this e
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04/12/2012
We Realtors are a busy bunch. I am not saying that we are busier than every other profession, but the truth is that our profession is both detail and people oriented. Our ability to accomodate other folks schedules is what keeps us in business. The need to keep our paperwork current is what ke
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04/01/2012
