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The Home Sale Contingency – Wanting to Buy and needing to Sell
Home sale contingencies are a reality for many homebuyers across the country. Considering that a house is most people’s largest investment, it stands to reason that qualifying to purchase what is likely a bigger and more expensive investment, while holding onto your current property, is just out of reach for many people making moderate incomes. […]
Land for Sale, Deed Book No 1751
Though I don’t always love the colder months and I’ve often romanticized the idea of living elsewhere, my love of Virginia is unyielding. Growing up along the GW Parkway and Potomac River, I know I took for granted the proximity to our nation’s history and access to all the historical buildings and land that spreads […]
A Dwellus Mini Movie
If someone’s going to come to you with a ridiculously outlandish idea, his name is probably going to be Ryan Zook. You are going to initially balk at the feasibility and think I’ve never done this before! It can’t be done! And then, most likely, 24 hours later, you’ll be almost done making a 2 […]
Win, lose, or draw
As a Realtor, one of the most valuable services we can provide our clients is our knowledge of the human element when it comes to a typical transaction. Over time in this profession, you begin to see patterns with how buyers and sellers will operate in most situations. And although it can always be surprising […]
Uber, Lyft, and Housing Prices
I shan’t give away the details, but I was planning my husband’s birthday earlier today and thinking about the logistics of getting to and from the destinations I have planned. The fact that I know we can get easily to and fro, without looking for parking multiple times or worrying about having too many cocktails […]
Front Door Crush
When we moved into our house, the first major project we did was switch out the front doors. I say “major” not because it was a lengthy project but because it completely transformed the outside of our home, as well as the daylight coming into our home. For weeks, I had seen the listing for […]
A Thing of Great Worth
I’ve been listening to an episode of the Tony Robbins Podcast with Simon Sinek who is the author of Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action. He’s a self-described “unshakable optimist.” He has a deep belief in building bright futures and that we all yearn to do that together, not alone. […]
How did we get here? Being a mom.
This blog post is dedicated to my beautiful sister-in-law Melissa. She is a dedicated mom to my niece and nephew and has demonstrated a remarkable energy and focus on their health and development since they were born very prematurely almost 5 years ago. It seems almost impossible that they will turn 5 in a few […]
Date Nights
This blog post is dedicated to Angela Cramer. I first met Angela because we are both LANK moms. LANK is the oldest preschool in Reston (over 50 years old!). Angela is authentic and fun loving and I must admit I thought she was pretty straight laced until I saw her break it down on stage […]
Labor Day in Mosaic
Today I ate a sandwich from Red Apron Butcher in Fairfax that was among one of the best, messiest sandwiches I’ve had in a very long time. It was called the Beef and Cheddar. In essence, it was infinite roast beef on a small bun with mayo and some divine form of “gourmet” cheese whiz. […]