Associate Broker, Long & Foster Real Estate
It All Started at Another Agent’s Open House Last month I received an interesting phone call from a colleague telling me that my clients had just left her Open House and were very interested in making an offer. She gave me the address and I was most certainly confused. The active buyers I was working Read More …
Trading Suburbia for a More Rural Property In late July I was contacted by former clients that had sold a townhouse and moved into a single family home in a Bristow HOA community in 2016. The reason for the move back in 2016 was to get more space for a growing family. The prevailing sentiment Read More …
“Was Anyone Ever Murdered or Did Anyone Die Here?” With Halloween coming up and skeletons seemingly around every corner in October, it is a great time to address a rather macabre subject that ocassionally comes up with buyers as they narrow down their home selection. It happened just this afternoon that a buyer asked, “Was Read More …
Unanswered Prayers in a Relocation House Hunt In early June I had the privilege of meeting relocating buyers coming from the west coast. They were in town for one week for a house hunt. Their budget was more than enough for what they wanted because they were relocating from a more expensive market. Their money Read More …
Buyer Success in Warrenton Ever wonder how buyers find the agents that represent them? In the case of most buyers I represent, it is a matter of being referred by a former client. However, when buyers are relocating from out of state and have no contacts in the area, how do they find a trustworthy, Read More …
Very Happy Buyers in Warrenton Every buyer has a different journey when it comes to finding the place they will call home. The scarcity of houses on the market is something that makes the house hunt more of a struggle lately. At the closing table today, I remarked to the buyer clients pictured above that Read More …
If January Is Any Indication… Wow. Just wow. Rolling into January, the prediction I made for the Bristow/Gainesville real estate market was very measured. If the past week of real estate activity is any indication of how this year is going to go, I think we are looking at a rinse and repeat of 2021. Read More …
A Christmas Miracle in Warrenton There is something special about selling real estate during the holiday season. The sale that closed today is one that gives tremendous satisfaction. It all started with a call from a colleague in Colorado Springs in October whose friend in Gainesville needed help finding a home for her and her Read More …
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 …