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Wendy Powers | Realty Direct | (703) 963-6212 43643 Hartshire Ter, Leesburg, VA OPEN HOUSE 6/24 1-4 3BR/3+1BA Single Family House offered at $550,000 Year Built 2004 Sq Footage 4,651 Bedrooms 3 Bathrooms 3 full, 1 partial Floors 3 Parking 2 Car garage Lot Size 4,356 sqft HOA/Maint $289 per month...
07/17/2012
Belmont Country Club is beautiful golf course community within Ashburn Virginia.  It is beautifull maintained with a wonderful golf club house and a wonderful pool house.  It has attached homes to large mansions within it.  It is a Toll Brothers Community and has an elegant look to each home.  Th...
03/28/2011
Lansdowne is a community in Leesburg, Virginia just south of the Potomac River and north of Route 7.  It has homes from townhomes to large single family homes (4000-6000 SQFT) on about .5-1 acres.  Community has a nice community center with indoor and outdoor pool.  Kayaking on Goose Creek - on t...
03/28/2011
Langley Forest is a small community off Georgetown Pike inside the beltway.  The lots in Langley forest range mostly from .5 acres to 2/3 acreas.  Many people have sold their homes to builders and the builders have built some very large new homes in that area.  Different builds, different styles,...
03/27/2011
Mclean Virginia is like a small town community nestled within the city.  Most of the restaurants are family type restaurants with a lot of history.  The Mclean Community Center has arts, shows, and many activities for the community.  There are many smaller subdivisions within the community such a...
03/27/2011
A lot of people are wondering - do I start over or do I just add on... It is a hard question, sometimes tax records do not provide a higher evaluation sometimes - so less taxes, but for resale, their would definitely be a deduction as compared to a new home. However, additions can be easier to ap...
03/23/2011
Lately, in Fairfax County builders are watching over every listing or home that enters the market or does not enter the market.  They are looking to tear down and rebuild.   This is also try for Oakton, Oak Hill, Vienna, etc   - the build process is really lucrative to small builders and large bu...
03/23/2011
HUD Contracts allow for 15 day inspection periods. However, some agents fail to read the details.  The details state that you have to get approval to turn on utilities and for the inspection.  Approval forms have to be submitted typically to the FSM or as indicated.  Then you wait up to 48 hours ...
03/23/2011
I am a HUD listing broker and I would like to share with you information about the new HUD processes and changes.  FREE HUD Training (edit/delete) Want to learn more about the new processes and things to watch out for. Come to my FREE webinar on HUD and Buying Homes from HUD. * Learn about types ...
03/18/2011
If you need Fairfax County or any county/city such as Mclean, go to Greatschools.com.  You can get test scores, parent reviews and more to help you decide which school district is best for you and your children.  It provides lists and proximity information, too. However, to be sure which schools ...
03/18/2011
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