February 4, 2012

Things You Should Know Before Moving to Northern Virginia

Potomac Street and Hog Alley Harpers Ferry West Virginia

When I started this blog post of Things You Should Know Before Moving to Northern Virginia, I had to force myself to stop at thirteen “things”. Over the years I have heard myself saying these things over and over to clients relocating here, so I thought that I should put down my observations for the [...]

Home Buying Tips | Low Mortgage Rates

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Image by DougFrancis via Flickr It seems like every week there is an announcement that home mortgage rates are at an “all-time low”, but this weekly headline is starting to get a little stale for most home buyers who are locking-in the mortgages as late as possible before going to closing. The “rate float option” [...]

House Hunting Fiction?

Frreman House along W & OD Bike Trail Vienna VA

I have joked for years with home buyer clients about watching too many episodes of HGTV’s House Hunters, and that our home search isn’t going to include a film crew (read an actual client comment). Most of them recall an episode or two, or how they seem to look at three homes and buy one [...]

Walking4Dads | 2010 National Memory Walk

2010 National Memeory Walk small logo

AN UPDATE: Thank you for all of your support. The walk was fantastic and there were over 2,000 participants. Our little team, Walking4Dads, raised over $2,600 as of 10/8/2010. You can still donate until November 30th to help reach the Alzheimer’s Association goal. They are now 50% there! Original post On Saturday October 2nd, 2010 [...]