Woody Edwards's Blog

The last couple of years, I have used a mortgage company for my rehab sales.  I recently went under contract with a buyer who wanted to make the home "HER HOME!"  So I called this lender and things were moving along, including a price list of repairs from a licensed contractor.Suddenly I get a ca...

I have been in real estate for 22 years, and like most agents, I was told early on to use listings of experienced agents to hold "Open Houses" as often as possible.  I like most agents, did a few.  Of course, we didn't have the huge availability of the internet like today.  Signs with balloons we...

Do banks really want to sell their foreclosed properties or not?  I have a buyer that has found a home they really like & want to purchase.  This is a young couple getting married in about 6 weeks.  She has never owned a home, and he has already sold his & deposited the money!  Both are living wi...

If you have been in the business for more than a couple of months, you have had the experience of dealing with a part-time agent.  Some of the PTs have been excellant to deal with!  Others.......sorry, I can't say that here!Of course, in their defense, I could say the same things about some full-...

I received a text this morning from one of my sellers.  It concerned their high-end home that I have listed.  On Zillow, it is showing "Off The Market".  All this right before the 4th weekend!  Trulia.....You're killin' me!Has anybody else had this problem?  If so, any idea how to get it correcte...

Total Rehabbed Home   Overview Maps Photos   $229,500 Single Family Home Main Features 4 Bedrooms2 Bathrooms1 Half BathroomInterior: 2,439 sqftLot: 0.83 acre(s)Year Built: 1971MLS #: 1515507 Location 5461 Claridge RoadChesterfield, VA 23832USA     Woody Edwards First Choice Realty, Inc(804) 712-...

      Serene Tranquility                        Overview Maps Photos Features Description                                                  $416,990 Single Family Home Main Features   4 Bedrooms3 Bathrooms1 Half BathroomInterior: 3,408 sqftLot: 1.29 acre(s)Year Built: 2003MLS #: 1516623   Location...

      1 Floor Living!                        Overview Maps Photos                                                  $172,500 Single Family Home Main Features   3 Bedrooms1 Bathroom1 Half BathroomInterior: 1,755 sqftLot: 0.96 acre(s)Year Built: 1963MLS #: 1500490   Location     2024 Pocoshock BlvdN...

Over the past couple of years, I have been exposed to something I never dreamed I would learn..... Breaking into a home! What I am talking about is entering vacant homes for the bank after foreclosure!  The first time I was with the contractor, I stood behind him, expecting a wait of 3-4 minutes....

Do you watch your kids when they play in the street?  Of course, you do......unless you live on a dead-end road 14 miles from the nearest house!  Just kidding.....even then you would still watch out for them! What about when your kids are on the "Super-Highway", known as the internet?  Are you wa...