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Lesson #3: Mortgages Matter

Lesson #3 in this blog series is: Mortgages Matter… Read the entire series starting HERE. Fast forward in my life to 1981…. My parents are now divorced and have sold the home on Vale Road. They have money to re-invest as a down payment in their next homes, but interest rates are now at 14%. …Read More »

Lesson #2: Pay Down Your Debt

Lesson #2 in this blog series is “Pay Down Your Debt”. Read the entire blog series HERE. Not long after my parents acquired their first home, my grandparents paid off their mortgage. Much like depicted in the video above from an Archie Bunker show, we had a “Mortgage Burning Party” to celebrate. Family and friends…Read More »

Lesson #1: Real Estate Always Has Value

Lesson #1 in this blog series is “Real Estate Always Has Value”. My first lesson in real estate came in 1975. I was in preschool, but I remember it well. My father built four houses on Vale Road in Oakton Virginia for a developer. The market was down and the developer couldn’t sell the houses,…Read More »

Real Estate, You & Long Term Wealth

Every real estate purchase is an investment, even when you’re buying your own home. Statistics show that for 90% of us, 60% of our wealth is tied up in our principal residence, so it is important to always think of that as a financial investment. These principles apply to ALL real estate investments, your personal…Read More »

Coming Soon….

You’ve probably visited my “My Listings” page where we list the homes and land we have for sale there. I even created a page called “In Seach Of” where I list the needs of buyers I am currently working with. These are all active clients under written agreements with me to help them find a…Read More »

IN SEARCH OF

It’s a seller’s market in most cases… and I have BUYERS who are in search of homes we just can’t find. Can you help? It occurred to me today that if you come to my web site and click on “My Listings” you will find a list of homes for sale, each of which represent…Read More »

What is a day?

I bet you learned this in PreSchool: What is a day? When asked this question, some will immediately move to some “Pollyanna” answer of “A new opportunity”, others will respond with “The time from dawn to dusk,” or more specific, “24 hours” or “The time it takes the earth to complete one turn on it’s…Read More »

Doing the Right Thing Is The Right Thing To Do

We’ve all heard the phrase “No Good Deed Goes Unpunished, ” and sometimes it seems that is true. But I was just reminded of a TRUE STORY that happened a few years ago that demonstrates that acting with integrity can payoff. It worked for me. And, in case you need to hear a story that…Read More »

The Wake of Superstorm Sandy (Contractors You Might Need)

Hopefully your family and properties fared as well through Superstorm Sandy (“Frankenstorm”) as we did. Our power flickered, but we never lost it for more than a second, the winds were howling for sure, and we definitely got a lot of rain, but all and all, it was just a bad storm here. I haven’t…Read More »

FRANKENSTORM IS COMING (Storm Preparedness)

Keywords: Storm Preparedness,Frankenstorm, Hurricane Sandy, October 2012 FRANKENSTORM is what the media has begun calling a storm that is predicted to hit our area early next week. Well, actually, I think it is 2 storms that may converge, right before Halloween… thus the name. I don’t know what will really happen, nor do the forecasters,…Read More »