Associate Broker, Long & Foster Real Estate
Many have opted to sit out the process of buying a home in 2023 and 2024 due to higher mortgage interest rates, the thought being that they will enter the market when rates come down. What those buyers are not considering is the other buyers that will also be entering the market when, and if, Read More ...
Selling a home can be a stressful process. How we live is not how we sell. Home owners usually know their properties need polishing, but may not know how much. From the moment I meet future sellers I help them evaluate the projects they should be taking on prior to listing, and just as importantly, Read More ...
Real Moments in Real Estate: The Ring Memorial Day 2025 started with the anticipation of taking repeat clients to see a home in White Post. Currently, they live in the 55+ community Heritage Hunt in Gainesville. As transplants to Virginia from Colorado, they have found that they do enjoy their Heritage Hunt home, but find Read More …
Keeping the Furry Family Members Safe When Selling When meeting with sellers about the prospect of listing their homes for sale, there are many things to consider. Price and what preparation projects are always top of mind. Ideal time frame is another. Hitting the market is often a combination of optimal market demand and convenience Read More …
Breaking Out of Your Comfort Zone When Selling Over the course of years when meeting with sellers, the message is given time and again, “You don’t sell a home the way you live in a home.” What does that mean? Your day to day drop zones, clutter and habits need to be transformed. Spaces suited Read More …
Beware This Scam if You are a Homer Owner While not a new scam to hit home owners, local police are warning against individuals posing as driveway paving contractors who offer great deals on a paving job while seeking deposits up front. What happens in this scam is that a contractor offers a great deal Read More …
A Costly Real Estate Myth In my career as a listing agent, I have helped hundreds of home owners sell their properties. As many as I have helped, you could double easily that number to reflect the number of home owners I have met with that believe a real estate myth that is costing them Read More …
HOA & Condo Capitalization Fees Having worked in the Gainesville/Haymarket area real estate market since 2005, one time capitalization fees are a normal part of a buyer’s real estate fees, most typically seen in gated communities and in condo buildings. Also known as capital contribution fees, these capitalization fees are disclosed in the HOA or Read More …
What a Great Friday the 13th Friday the 13th doesn’t have a great connotation with many people, myself included. Maybe too many horror movies from my childhood days. Call me silly, but when I saw the month of October had a Friday the 13th, it creeped me out. What happened today was nothing I would Read More …
If at First You Don’t Succeed… The sellers market in Northern Virginia has been ripe with the tales multiple offers and buyers waiving whatever they can in order to be the one offer in a pile chosen by the seller. The tales of buyer remorse are those often quietly discussed between agents, largely hidden from Read More …
An Often Unexplored, Yet Successful, Path for a Buyer When I listed 15120 Heather Mill Lane #407 for sale, I had no idea how many wonderful people it would lead my way. When that home was still available for sale, one of the people that came into my life as a result was a buyer Read More …
It’s Not Too Late If You Want a Regency at Dominion Valley Condo Yesterday (September 6, 2023) I was so pleased to get my sellers at 15120 Heather Mill Lane, Unit 407, to the closing table. Theirs was a journey that was not atypical of Active Adult condos, but certainly not what every other type Read More …