Associate Broker, Long & Foster Real Estate
Even The Best Laid Plans… In any real estate transaction, there is plenty that can go wrong. Having a professional, experienced real estate agent on your side will minimize most of the risk. Agents like me that have been top producers in their market places for a decade or more have been through so many Read More …
Seller Closing Costs in Northern Virginia When you sell a home in Northern Virginia, there are typical closing costs, required fees and taxes that you must pay. When I go on a listing appointment, an estimated net sheet showing the cost of a sale is one of a few major things that I go over Read More …
The Road Map to a Real Estate Deal No matter how fast paced the Bristow/Gainesville real estate market gets, the road map to a real estate deal can feel overwhelming to buyers and sellers…especially sellers who are turning around buying. The reality is that the road map involves a final destination, and a lot of Read More …
Under Contract in Manassas On March 17th (2021,) I had the opportunity to give the public the word that 11900 Rocky Brooke Court in Manassas was Coming Soon. A coming soon listing is quite valuable these days. Truly great buyers agents have trained their clients to look for them and schedule appointments ahead for the Read More …
Shouldn’t Your Agent Being Doing This? Hiring decisions of sellers never cease to amaze me. Home owners get focused on one thing and one thing only–commission. In the process, they fail to understand what a listing agent actually does for them because they never get around to asking the right questions. While I have had Read More …
Not All Listings Take Just a Few Days to Sell When I first heard that the buyer of a former listing of mine at 7065 Heritage Hunt Drive #101 from the fall of 2019 was planning on selling, I was so pleased to be considered for the job. It’s not often I get to sell Read More …
Not a Bare Minimum Bristow, VA Listing Agent To say that the Bristow and surrounding Northern Virginia real estate market is experiencing a seller’s market would be putting it mildly. Demand is off the charts and, as a result, buyers are writing seller favored offers waiving many things like inspection and appraisal. Putting a home Read More …
What Can a Seller Do to NOT Sell in a Seller’s Market? This past weekend I saw four townhouses with buyers who are absolutely ready, willing and able to buy. Of course, there are a ton more buyers right behind mine who are ready to make a deal. That means sellers are in the driver’s Read More …
Professional Marketing, No Matter the Market Two nights ago, I was sitting at my desk and curious. What does a Top Bristow/Gainesville Real Estate Agent like myself do when they are curious? Search the MLS for properties. Curiosity about having a beach property was stirring, as was the desire to move onto some land in Read More …
Two Hot Listings Collecting Offers Over the Weekend On Friday, February 26th, two of my Coming Soon listings hit the market. One was a garage townhouse in Braemar located at 12858 Wishing Well Way. The other was the home pictured above in Leesburg, located at 13503 Eagles Rest Way, with one of the most pleasing Read More …