OK, I had a slow day last Wednesday. My office administrator was off to a class, and I had caught up on all of my calls and real estate related duties for the morning, and then a robo call came in. If you're like me, you get so tired of them. It's not unusual to have 20 or more a day at the offic
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08/25/2019
I hate to leave negative reviews, but sometimes, it's warranted. I have an elevator in my office building. We've been pretty consistent in having it maintained throughout the years. Recently, the company that maintains it blew apart and formed two companies. The owner of the new company immediate
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08/19/2019
If there is one question real estate agents are asked over and over, it would be, "What do you think my house is worth?" For some sellers, they are actually asking for a legitimate estimate of a property's value. For others, they are testing the agent to see if that agent is in tune with their se
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08/16/2019
The past 24 hours have been challenging for our country. We've had mass shootings in multiple locations. This is not a rant, and it is not a gun control blog. I've always said I'm not an optimist or a pessimist, but I am a realist. I have enough years behind me to remember when our society was di
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08/04/2019
My lovely wife has her own blog, and today, she blogged about something that touches a lot of hearts. Close friends of ours lost their beloved dog this past week. Here is Buffy's blog about the impact of losing a pet. It's spot on. I hope you like it. A Best Friend Leaves a Paw Print… Posted on
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07/29/2019
The old Forest Gump comment about life being like a box of chocolates where you never know what you're going to get is something that most people can relate to. Life can be unpredictable even when you're not expecting anything. It can surprise you, even when you plan. It can terrorize you, when y
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07/21/2019
According to a new CNBC study, Virginia is the top place for business in 2019, and Northern Virginia is just the place to plant your company. This the fourth time in 13 years that Virginia has been named to the top spot, and why not?Amazon decided to place its second headquarters in Northern Virg
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07/10/2019
This is one of my favorite 4th of July stories. It tells a lot about what a great country the USA has been. I trust we will once again gain that spirit and integrity. On July 4, 1917, General John J. Pershing marched American dough-boys into Paris in the first public display of American troops a
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07/04/2019
Winchester-Frederick County, VA Real Estate Market Update - January-June 2019 The Winchester-Frederick County, VA real estate market continues to show signs of improvement through the first six months of 2019. The area has suffered from low real estate inventory for nearly two years, and though i
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07/03/2019
Debe Maxwell has challenged the Active Rain community to explain what home-ownership looks like to us. What a great question. For those of us who work with homes everyday, it could be easy to loose sight of what home-ownership actually means. We probably take it for granted because it's a common
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06/30/2019
