Active Adult Living for 55+ Crowd 55+ communities are not all alike! Over the past few weeks, we've been touring and researching adult living communities in Northern Virginia. Thanks to our client, who wants to live near his children in Chantilly and Haymarket, we have covered most of Loudoun c
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10/26/2014
It's Fun To Search for Homes Online I like the glossy pictures on Zillow and Redfin. I find their search engine very easy-to-use with quick navigating tools. Here are the facts to remember when using Zillow as your home search. Fact #1 Zillow is used by real estate agents as an advertisin
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10/23/2014
When It comes to buying a home, are you a Hunter or a Gatherer? Back in prehistoric time, so I have read in the book Clan of the Cave-Bear, men were hunters and women gatherers. The Hunters left their caves, spear in hand, with one goal in mind-spear the animal and bring it home. The Gatherers
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10/21/2014
Halloween Fun at Air and Space Museum Halloween is my favorite holiday! No cooking, No gifts to buy just lots of crazy outfits and candy (the event is sponsored by Mars candy) but don't jump on the Metro and go downtown, this Halloween celebration is at Air and Space Udvar-Hazy Center in Cha
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10/16/2014
Why clean your dryer vent? In 2010 an estimated 16,800 reported home structure fires involving clothes dryers or washing machines killed 51 people and caused $236 million dollars in property damage. 92% of the fires were caused by clothes dryers Failure to clean, according to the National A
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10/14/2014
Arlington Virginia used to be a part of Washington DC A little history- In 1801, the land we know as Arlington was donated by Virginia to the United States government to form the new federal Capital District. But in 1846, the land was given back to Virginia as part of a process involving the ab
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10/12/2014
A woman in my yoga class unrolled her mat next to mine. We started chatting and she said, "I think I am ready to buy a home but my friends tell me I should wait till Spring, you know, when all the good houses come on the market." Then she added, "Why Would Anyone Buy A Home in October?" Ha!
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10/10/2014
Taste of DC is this Weekend October 11th - 12th Who: Restaurants, Food Vendors & Entertainers What: Taste of DC-cultural and culinary event featuring locals When: October 11th - 12th 12:00 - 7:00 p.m. both days Where: Pennsylvania Avenue N.W. between 9th & 14th Streets Entrances are at 11
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10/08/2014
The Fall housing market 2014 is more balanced than Spring and Summer of this year. Marshall and I are seeing it first hand. We are exclusive buyer agents with Buyer's Edge in Bethesda. We work only for home buyers who faced bidding wars for houses in the Spring and Summer. It was challenging espe
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10/04/2014
Speeding Past a School Bus Stop Sign Of course we know it's illegal. So why are so many drivers blowing past school bus stop signs? In the Washington DC area, they are calling it an epidemic. An investigation by the local NBC TV station discovered thousands of drivers illegally pass school bus
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10/02/2014
