Jeff Pearl's Local VA and MD Blog

 I'm sure all agents have heard about Realtor Safety Month, Safety Tips, Self Defense, Safety Plans, etc. But with a hurricane approaching the East coast and predicted to hit NC and VA, we did the usual preperations. We filled tubs inside with water, located flashlights and check batteries and pl...

 Yesterday, I left Loudoun county at 1:30 to meet a potential buyer in Madison county VA. We met at Sheetz on 29 just North of Ruckersville. From there he followed me to some mountian land I have listed in Greene county. We arrived about 25 minutes later, parked. As timing would have it, a neighb...

Every now and then I discover a cleaning product that gets added to my list of superior cleaning products that I keep on hand. While improving a current listing in Lovettsville Town Center this morning, I had the chance to use this product by Mr. Clean called Magic Eraser. First I tried it on a w...

 I just ran across this app, and the first thing I thought was " This would be a great safety app for agents". I think the simplicity of it is it's best feature. Let's say an agent is heading out to a first time showing in an area he/she's not real familiar with. You can mark your route with a st...

 Everytime someone dies it reminds me of why there are so many things in this business that just aren't worth getting upset over or worrying about. Life has priorities and our jobs as agents have priorities. It's up to us to find a balance between our personal lives and business lives.Wes Mosser ...

This scam has been going on for years. Every time a storm blows through, the scammers are out in force. In some areas, police drive around checking on proper licensing, but that won't stop a scammer hard up for quick cash. These people will use any excuse to start a conversation, cleaning gutters...

 This custom Colonial in Leesburg VA is centrally located with convenient access to Loudoun county, Town of Leesurg, Hamilton, Purcellville, Oatlands, Ashburn, South Riding, Dulles airport, Toll road, greenway, major commuter routes, shopping, dining, numerous recreational activities, parks such ...

 "Oh, you need a lender? For your convenience we just happen to have one right here in our office". "We might as well get you pre-approved while you're here. Of course you don't have to use this lender, BUT,  they can get things through that other lenders can't". " I've never had any problems wit...

Well, as soon as VA agents are finished learning about the new TILA / RESPA changes, they can jump right into CE for Flood Instruction. I received the following notice in mail yesterday.So agents will now have to be experts in flood plains, flood insurance requirements, verifying and disclosing w...

By now, most agents have heard about the changes that will come into play effective October 3rd thanks to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's new TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure Rule. The rule is a result of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act which is suppose to improve the way consume...