A few years ago a leaking hot water heater took a chunk out of my coveted book collection. Then another move made me realize that hauling around boxes of books was not very practical and added a lot to the moving bill. So after years of avoiding the public library it seemed like [...]

There is a lot of press swirling around the Northern Virginia Auctions that are popping up all over Northern Virginia. Mega ads are running in all of the papers, yellow signs line the streets and ballrooms are booked for multi-day events.
Let’s step back a couple of years and take a look at the [...]

This week a call came from a former Northern Virginia client asking for help for his co-worker. The sheriff had turned up at the door of their rental property with orders to evict them from the premises. The renters a US Army Major and his family had moved in to the property in [...]

In today’s market when buyers have multiple choices in a neighborhood how do you make you home stand out? Certainly every Realtor® will talk to you about pricing your home to sell and talk to you about making sure your home is free of clutter. A good agent will make sure that your [...]

While working with some first time home buyers this week they asked if a title insurance policy was different than the home owners insurance policy their loan officer had told them they would need to get before they went to closing.
It was easy to understand their confusion as the terms do sound very familiar. [...]

The ballrooms were packed with prospective buyers and their agents. Bankers and representatives lined the front rows. The auction book contained all of the homes that were going to be auctioned over the two day period. Auctioneers called a house number from the catalog and the bidding started…or not…depending on the property. [...]