How To Buy Or Sell A House In Woodbridge, Lorton, Or Mount Vernon Virginia

Here's an amazing endorsement for Erick Blackwelder from Demos Loizides.     "I first met Erick in January 1993. He was one of the co-founders of the real estate brokerage I was working at. He left the company, shortly after I started there, so he could set up his own systems that would allow him...

I take a lot of photos as I go around Woodbridge, especially photos of recent renovations. Here are some photos of remodeled kitchens that I especially like. If you had a choice between a house with a funky old kitchen, versus a house with a newly remodeled kitchen, which would you take? If you'r...

I'm going to Wisp resort to ski this weekend.  Wisp is in the Shenandoah mountains in the panhandle of Maryland. Folks who live in the Washington DC area can get to Wisp in 2-3 hours drive time, depending on the side of DC where you live. Wisp gets over 100" of natural snow in a season, and they ...

I have over 205GB of data on my Mac.  8GB of music that would cost over $10,000 to replace.   I have 500GB of cloud storage with an app that automatically backs up my drive daily. I just added a 1TB drive that I got on sale at Radio Shack for $64.99 as my second backup drive. Call me paranoid.  I...

You want to buy a home in Northern Virginia. You've searched the market, and your search has lead you to a home that beats your expectations.  It's nicer than you expected. You and your Realtor check the recent sales, and you quickly see that the house is priced $25,000 over the highest and best ...

The numbers are in, and they show a brisk real estate market in December, 2014.     Average List Price for active listings Median List Price for active listings Average DOM: for active listings/ for sold listings Arlington County, VA Single Family under $1M $742,535 $760,000 94  / 70 Single Famil...

Lowering mortgage insurnance (MI) on FHA loans is a big step forward toward making FHA loans practical in today's market. Fannie Mae has over $40Billion in cash reserves to back the FHA guaranteed loans. Lower FHA MI on FHA loans could save the typical American home buyer just under $1,000 per ye...

Pretend your buyers have shopped the market, seen dozens of houses online, and have been inside six houses.   Their favorite house is next to a cemetery.  Your buyers want you to advise them on the upside and downside of living next to a cemetery. Positives: *The neighbors would be very quiet. * ...

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Every now and then I stumble upon an updated home in a sought after area, that is in excellent condition and priced at the market. Here is a photo essay showing a lovely home in Yacht Haven.  It's a mid-century modern house. When I find an exceptional home in the Mount Vernon area, I take time to...