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Real Estate Broker/Owner - Cornerstone Business Group Inc - 0225086119
My blog covers whatever is on my mind. It travels the spectrum from Real Estate in Northern Virginia, local events, market reports, neighborhood data, business profiles and personal stories, and once in a while just some random craziness. I hope you enjoy it, and please feel free to drop a note.

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2018 

"My sellers want your home inspector to pay for the damage he did to their home!" That was the message I received from a listing agent recently. I thought he was joking. He wasn't. I asked, "What? What damage?" He proceeded to tell me my home inspector drilled a dozen holes in the wall of a bedro...
03/25/2018
One of the things I immediately see when I show a house is the electrical system.  I instinctively look at the wiring early in a walk-through because poor wiring can signal other things are not right with a home.  On a recent electrical project my contacting company did, we found some of the most...
03/24/2018
Personally, I look at referrals as a sacred trust. If you call me to offer one, I take it very personally.  I will do my very best to get the job done. If I call you to offer you one, it's a sign that I have some level of confidence in you and trust you will make things happen. I may check in per...
03/23/2018
I recently listed two homes. One received a tremendous amount of attention in the first 24 hours. Actually, it had over 150 clicks in the first hour. It had its first showings scheduled within the first hour of list, and it went under contract in 48 hours at a price my buyers didn't think was pos...
03/22/2018
Blogs, like any written material, have a shelf-life. Some are short-term, others are long-term, and most of us, whether intentional or not, write both versions. Think about literature. Most of us could name a book by Charles Dickens, or Mark Twain or Edgar Allen Poe. I imagine seeing those names ...
03/21/2018
I had an old college professor who used to say, "You can't keep birds from flying around your head, but you can keep them from building a nest in your hair."  I know, that's really deep, but hang with me for a minute.  What was his point?  You don't have to take in or accept every piece of inform...
03/17/2018
I married into a farming family, and it has been quite humorous at times since I'm a dyed in the wool city boy. My father-in-law, the farmer, is one of the smartest people I've ever met. His farm was mostly apple orchards with a little space for peaches, and then there were the polled Herefords. ...
03/11/2018
I've been in one of those "hair on fire" periods in business where it's early mornings and late nights. I love the business, but it does wear you down. The one thing that has come out of being on the run constantly is I've interacted with a lot of people, and that brings me to my topic. People.Pe...
03/09/2018
There is an old yogic saying, "When the student is ready, the teacher appears." What that really tells me is that everything has its season.  Scripture has a similar idea when it says, "An inheritance quickly gained at the beginning will not be blessed at the end." (Prov 20.21) Again, there is a ...
03/03/2018
"Why do I need a pre-approval letter to submit a contract?"  I hear that question with about 1 out of 3 new clients that I meet.  It's simple.  The seller wants to know if you can buy the house.  A pre-qualification letter may suffice for some sellers, but I'm running into more and more sellers t...
03/02/2018
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