February 4, 2012

Is Your Rambler Obsolete?

Vienna Virginia Rambler

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 [...]

6702 Melrose Drive McLean, Virginia

6702 Melrose Drive McLean taken by Doug Francis Realtor

Updated: Home was SOLD 2/28/11 Located in the heart of McLean, VA in an attractive community  that is so convenient to everything. In fact you will probably walk up to the McLean Family Restaurant (a local institution) for breakfast every Saturday! This town home is one of the larger floorplans in the community with oak [...]

Driving between McLean and Vienna this weekend?

Route 123 Closed June 12 and June 13, 2010

UPDATE October 15th: Route 123 in Tysons Corner is closed again to demolish a beltway overpass. It is scheduled to last until Monday at 5:00 a.m. New Press Release Original post Just in case you missed the press release, Route 123 between McLean and Vienna VA will be closed June 12 and 13 as they [...]

Buying a home in Vienna over a million?

Staats Developers

Over the weekend, many local builders participated in the annual Vienna Parade of Homes tour. This joint marketing venture allows many small, custom builders to showcase their work and I looked at three custom homes built by Staats Developers of Vienna, Virginia. I was impressed, but understand that these are custom homes, not just “new” [...]