Florida Keys Real Estate and Activities

Ryan homes believes you deserve to be rewarded for your service to our country! Ryan homes offers $1500 toward closing costs or options for Veterans, Active Duty and Retired Military Personnel!* Ryan homes have planned communities all over Virginia.  I have had the pleasure to visit a few model h...

Elvis at 21:  Photographs by Alfred Wertheimer Looking for something fun to do in D.C. this weekend?  Check out this exhibit: Hosted by the National Portrait Gallery in Washington D.C., this exhibition is a collection of photographs taken by 26-year-old Alfred Wertheimer.  Wertheimer was hired by...

Have you ever done a vision board?  Do you know what a vision board is?  Well, just recently one of my accountability groups decided that we needed to do one.  After all, we needed to know WHY we were working so hard, right?  Right. So I sat and thought, and I thought, and I looked through pictur...

I think that Home Warranties are a great investment for the money you spend.  If the seller doesn't pay for it, it is worth getting on your own.  My last home buyer purchased a home warranty (which included a pool) and they were able to avoid some major costs because they had the warranty.  Need ...

I have had the pleasure of meeting Noel and watching him work.  If the before and after in the blog below doesn't say enough, I am here to tell you that his work is stellar, his attitude "can-do," and he works around cats!  You can't beat that.  So check out Huston Painting next time you have a ...

Relocating to the Metro D.C. area and want to know what you have to look forward to? Check out this website:    www.washington.org/visiting/events-calendar                Need some information on public transportation so you can figure out where you should live when you move here?  Check out thes...

Want to receive a cash rebate when you buy or sell real estate through SMARTMOVE for Military? Are you a member of or related to someone from any branch of the U.S. Military?  As an agent with Long & Foster, I can help you take advantage of this program! What are the benefits of SMARTMOVE for Mil...

In Northern Virginia we have lots of fun events.  One that my family goes to often is called the D.C. Big Flea.  It's not really in D.C. but it is held in the Dulles Expo Center in Chantilly, VA.  It is two huge buildings with row after row of merchants with just about anything you can imagine fo...

I am working with this great couple and, as we are signing the offer to purchase on a house, I presented them with an "Exclusive Buyer Representation" agreement.  Now, I realize there is a lot of debate between Realtors about them, but they are a part of our package, and I needed to work through ...

I have spent some time over the past year with clients looking to rent in Bristow, Gainesville, Manassas and Haymarket area of Northern Virginia. Properties were few and when they did come on the market, they were gone very quickly and the price was very comparable to what you would pay to purcha...