Associate Broker, Long & Foster Real Estate
Buying a home is one of the most exciting, and certainly the most expensive, thing anyone will ever purchase. And the internet has made this process seem so easy. Buyers find a mortgage calculator online, or figure out what they want to spend per month, and then start perusing listings online that fit that price Read More ...
Selling a home is a stressful process. How we live is not how we sell. From the moment I meet potential sellers I help them evaluate the projects they should be taking on prior to listing, and just as importantly, they projects not to do. Getting the biggest bang for the buck is the name Read More ...
Is the Seller’s Market Leveling Out Summer 2021? The seller’s market that started at fever pitch levels in 2020 has only gotten more intense. With little inventory to satisfy the abundance of buyers in the market in just about every price range throughout Northern Virginia, what was already a seller’s market has increased in intensity Read More ...
Just Sold: Heritage Hunt Condo for $22,000 Above List Price On April 24th (2021,) I had the pleasure of bringing a gorgeous Eastport model condo in Heritage Hunt to market located at 7065 Heritage Hunt Drive #103. What makes an Eastport model special, unlike most Heritage Hunt condos, is that there are windows surrounding the Read More …
What Should You Expect From Your Buyer’s Agent? Working as a full-time, professional Real Estate Agent in Bristow, Gainesville, Haymarket and this weekend, Ashburn, I can tell you that my time is largely taken on the weekends with my buyer clients. Because I also represent sellers as a listing agent, I understand the frenzied pace Read More …
Haymarket Estate Home Under Contract in Two Days The home right in the middle of the aerial shot above is 15315 Mountain Crest Court. With over 6,500 finished square feet and true model home finishes, this ten acre estate home listed on May 12th (2021) for $1,050,000. While that may have been the beginning of Read More …
Professional Marketing Involves Elbow Grease Six years ago, in a very different market when only the hottest homes sold in a matter of days, it was not at all unusual for a single family home to take one to two months to sell. Looking back at the first six months of 2015, the average days Read More …
Coming Soon: Luxury Single Family Home on Ten Acres in Haymarket As I sit down to tell you about this gorgeous home at the base of Bull Run Mountain, I wish I had interior photos to show you. At the moment, this home is undergoing its final preparations before hitting the market. That includes new Read More …
Verbal Offers in Real Estate are Worthless Since the beginning of the year, I have encountered a handful of agents that seem to give some amount of credence to verbal offers. These agents have been on the buy side and on the list side. Let me break down how relying on these offers have failed Read More …
Selling Your Home Without Representation Every day there are nuggets I like to share in an effort to educate my local market about real estate and, most importantly, how having a full-time professional agent on your side benefits you. Right now, the 2021 spring market is so hot that many buyers and buyer agents have Read More …
Under Contract After 13 Offers in Woodbridge On April 23rd (2021,) 4516 Edsall Drive in Woodbridge hit the market priced at $525,000. The plan was to allow showings from Friday morning until Sunday evening and go over all offer Monday afternoon. It was an easy plan and was telegraphed to each and every buyer’s agent Read More …
Heritage Hunt Under Contract in Two Days On April 24th, 7065 Heritage Hunt Drive #103 hit the market, reasonably priced at $338,000. Having hosted three former condo listings in this very same condo building since 2018, I have seen quick sales and listings that sit on the market a bit longer. It’s been a seller’s Read More …
Another Heritage Hunt Condo For Sale Heritage Hunt remains one of the most sought after Active Adult communities in Prince William County. There are so many amenities and styles of homes to choose from, and condos are part of that. This particular condo at 7065 Heritage Hunt Drive #103 is a particularly hot commodity. That’s Read More …