Doug Francis Real Estate Blog in Vienna and McLean, Fairfax and Arlington with a little humor too. Easy Home Search too.
If you are lucky enough to be able to buy a home, I’m sure you are looking for an incredible deal. There hasn’t been a week recently when someone hasn’t mentioned making a lowball offer and how I can help them get a steal deal. Typical tips are to look for homes that have been [...]
When I walked into a neighbor’s Vienna Virginia rambler recently to give her an idea of what needed to be done, I had to be brutally honest about a strategy for selling it. Since she and her husband bought it way back in 1957 when it was a brand new home (she is one of [...]
UPDATE 2012: Since I wrote this post, I have upgraded the blog again to the new Streamline Theme 2.0 from StudioPress. In an effort to keep my blog up to date, I will be doing a little behind the scenes work this week to make it run better… faster really. It has been a goal [...]
When a Facebook friend posted a link to an MSN article that ranked Vienna Virginia the #5 Best Housing Market in America, I just had to cringe since those statements never hold true for long. Most articles on MSN come from somewhere else and I quickly discovered that the article originated from Bloomberg BusinessWeek — [...]
Always on the lookout for a good lunch, I stumbled across Tortuga in Tyson’s Corner. Yes, the gourmet food truck has arrived and I haven’t been disappointed yet. Officially added to my list of regular lunch spots. The theme of classic sandwiches based upon the “Torta” includes skirt steak, roast pork, and fresh grilled summer [...]
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