Pat Samson's (psamson965) Blog

Buying a home is an exciting and complex adventure. It can also be a very time-consuming and costly one if you're not familiar with all aspects of the process, and don't have all the best information and resources at hand. One of our specialties is representing the best interests of Fairfax Count...

Hi All, Not long ago when I would head back to college from Vienna west to Interstate 81, you'd head straight out Interstate 66 west. The only problem was, I66 ended just 14 miles away in the sleepy crossroads town of Gainesville, Va. Gainesville is where I66, Rt29, Rt15, Rt55 and Rt17 all interc...

Hi All, Another great Northern Virginia community. I moved to Chantilly, Va in 1983 because of it's great location. Right next to Dulles International Airport and convenient to Washington DC, I determined after college this would be a great place to live. I was lucky enough to find a job by and m...

Hi All, My 8th grade final geography/history project was on Reston, Va. a "planned community" in 1971. I still remember doing the research with Jackie Fox and Mike Harkness! We went to the new community center and took a tour of the new town and spent 2 days hearing proposals and seeing future pl...

Hi All, Back in 1957 when I was born, we lived in North Springfield. One of my 1st memories was sitting with my mom on a hill watching the Beltway (495) being build in 1961 and 1962. Originally a "bedroom" community for soldiers coming back from WWII and Korea, Springfield is now the southern Hub...

Hi All, Oakton, Va. is situated right in the middle of Northern Virginia. It's close to everything! Great shops and convenient to almost everything. It boasts beautiful farms and magnificent homes! When I lived in Oakton back in the late 1970's, we had 5 acres with a huge field in the back yard f...

Here are links to a few of Smithsonian's fabulous museums in the Washington, DC area. Museums - SmithsonianNational Air and Space MuseumNational Museum of American HistoryNational Portrait GalleryNational Museum of Natural HistoryHirshhorn MuseumNational Portrait Gallery

Ashburn, Va. and Ashburn Village, Va are two of our newer communities. Roughly 25 square miles just west of Dulles International Airport, these areas provide newer, fresher housing and infastructure. Everywhere you look it's new! It's amazing how miles of horse farms and fields have transformed t...

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Here are links to a few of Smithsonian's fabulous museums in the Washington, DC area. Museums - SmithsonianNational Air and Space MuseumNational Museum of American HistoryNational Portrait GalleryNational Museum of Natural HistoryHirshhorn MuseumNational Portrait Gallery