Susan Morris's Blog

Thinking of buying a foreclosed home as an investment property? If so, now is the time to buy.  There can be light at the end of the tunnel for this often daunting and hard process.  Many people are buying foreclosed homes and performing renovations that will then allow them to resell the home o...

  Are you a first time home buyer? If so, look at this First-Time Home Buyer's Guide by Stefanos Chen for helpful tips and information on how to make the home buying process smooth sailing for you and your family!  http://realestate.aol.com/blog/2010/06/25/first-time-homebuyers-guide/ 

  Be sure to check out these events happening during the month of October in the Chesterfield area!  30th Annual Midlothian Village Day Parade and Festival Midlothian Middle School, 13501 Midlothian Turnpike, Midlothian, Va Parade, craft fair, games, inflatables, good, entertainment, community bo...

    Mark your caldendars now- the Home Show at the Greater Richmond Convention Center will be back on February 9-12, 2012.  This is the largest Home and Garden event in Central Virignia!  Buy your tickets now and be sure to look at the website to see which specific vendors and exhibits you want t...

  Trying to make your new or old home more cost efficient, while going green at the same time? Melinda Fulmer of MSN Real Estate offers 8 great solutions to reducing your energy bills all while saving the environment at the same time.  Check out her great tips below! (For more information, go to...

Article From HouseLogic.com  By: Jan Soults WalkerPublished: October 01, 2010 Gain storage space and usable square footage by installing pocket doors.  Pocket doors maximize under-utilized areas around doorways and transform them into smart storage spots. The swing of a standard interior hinged d...

Article From BuyAndSell.HouseLogic.com By: G. M. FiliskoPublished: October 15, 2010 Having pet odors inside your home can turn off potential home buyers and keep your home from selling. Ask your real estate agent for an honest opinion about whether your home has a pet smell.If your agent holds he...

Here's a good tip, if you have something or somebody you are irritated with, the worst possible thing you can do is send them an email. Why? Because number one, it's passive aggressive, number two, there is no way you can convey your disappointment, irritation, anger in your voice through and ema...

There's nothing that irritates me more than when I am having a meeting with someone and while I'm talking their cell phone goes off. "Just a minute, I have to take this," they say to me holding up a finger at me while I'm still talking. When someone does this, usually another realtor, it tells me...

First impressions are priceless. It's only a few seconds, but people can sum up your total package by your appearance in that short period of time. If you want to be taken seriously as a realtor with your clients and business associates, it's important to take your personal appearance seriously. ...