Associate Broker, Long & Foster Real Estate
Repeat Clients are the Ultimate Compliment The only thing better than a repeat client, is a repeat client who has had a real estate license. Someone who has worked in the industry and knows the complications and aggravations that may happen and trusts you to handle their transaction. Today, I am celebrating the fifth transaction Read More …
Pricing Your Home to Accept Lower Offers is Not Advised Selling twenty to thirty homes per year, mostly in Bristow and Gainesville, I am never surprised when a seller wants to increase a suggested list price in order to give them negotiating room. In the current market we are experiencing in the fourth quarter of Read More …
The Waiting is the Hardest Part Right now I have that Tom Petty song playing in my head. ♫♫ The waiting is the hardest partEvery day you get one more cardYou take it on faith, you take it to the heartThe waiting is the hardest part ♫♫ On Friday a buyer client of mine submitted Read More …
The Best Day of the Week to List Your Home Because I list more homes than an average agent in the Bristow-Gainesville marketplace, I have occasion to interact with a lot more sellers. The biggest question is always the generic, “When is the best time of year to list?” Nowadays, in our market with extreme Read More …
Are Home Warranties Worth Getting When You Buy a Home? When you ask someone if they recommend a home warranty, there is rarely a middle of the road opinion. Homeowners that have experience with warranties fall into two camps: 1) They absolutely love them and wouldn’t be without one or 2) They absolutely hate them Read More …
Risk Averse Buyers Are Finding it Hard to Get Under Contract Being a Top Producing Real Estate Agent in the Bristow-Gainesville marketplace, the majority of my business is done as a Listing Agent. So far this year, I have been at the helm of a dozen multiple offer situations. This means I have first hand Read More …
Evaluating Multiple Offers on Your Home Completing listing paperwork with a new seller this morning, I could feel the excitement bubbling to the surface. The seller smiled, “I hope there is a bidding war on our home. That would be fantastic. I want to see how high we can go.” Multiple offer situations are certainly Read More …
There is no doubt that 2020 is one of the trying years many of us have lived through (years marked with personal tragedy aside.) Each day it seems the news is focused on things that divide us. Our differences are pointed out daily in an attempt to get factions of society grouped against other factions. Read More …
The Lender You Use to Purchase Matters Any lender can qualify you to purchase a home. Only the best lenders can get your loan closed on time these days. And in the market we have experienced in 2020, it is more important than ever that lenders be able to meet the settlement dates that their Read More …
Seller Proceeds Don’t Arrive at the Closing Table in VA Many first time sellers, or sellers that have experience selling in other states, can get disappointed at the settlement table in Virginia when they find out they don’t get the proceeds from the sale of their home immediately. It would be quite a let down Read More …