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Home Buying Grants Richmond VA up to $27,500 RE/MAX Allegiance

Marcus Rice - Richmond VA & Henrico, Chesterfield County Real Estate Services: Real Estate Agent in Richmond, VA

Home Buying Grants For Richmond Virginia up to $27,500

Banks, Local Non-Profits & Government

can provide you up to

$27,500 in Grant Funds

and ½ off of 1% on your interest rate!

YOU CAN BUY A HOME WITH $1,000.00 DOWN!

  • The $27,500 in grant funds can be used towards your down payment and or closing costs.

  • Grants can be combined with other grant funds.

  • Get ½ off of your interest rate with VA government program.

  • Funds are disbursed on a first-come, first-serve basis.

  • Buyer must contribute $1,000 of own funds (may be gift from family member).

  • Seller can still pay closing costs as allowed by loan type.

  • Homeownership Education Certification is required.

  • Have a lower monthly payment on your mortgage.

  • Pay less than what you pay in rent.

  • Close on your house in 35 days or less.

For more information on the various grant and interest rate reduction programs available for home buyers in Virginia, visit or call the Marcus Rice Team at:

Visit http://www.richmondvahome.com for more info or call the Marcus Rice Team at 804-247-8187.

Use this grant program and other grant programs (Grant Stacking) on some of our listings we have below or any other eligible house of your choice, certain conditions apply:

Finding your Richmond, VA. dream home has never been easier, use our links to get started.

WWW.RICHMONDVAHOME.COM

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RE/MAX Allegiance

13204 Hull Street Rd.
Midlothian, VA 23112

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Office 804-419-1420

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Certified Distressed Property Expert

Painting aluminum siding is tricky business

David DiRienzo: Inspector in Richmond, VA

Painting aluminum siding is tricky business. Yes there are still quite a few older homes out there with aluminum siding on them and by now they are quite faded. Aluminum siding not only fades, but the surface oxidizes and there is a chalky residue left on the surface. In some cases, just power washing with a mild detergent and then applying a primer coat before painting may be all that is needed. In more severe cases of oxidation, the power washing may not remove the chalky residue completely and the paint will not adhere. In those cases a stronger chemical may be needed to remove oxidation. In all cases the siding must be primed or Emulsa-Bond added to the first coat of paint.

I recently inspected a home that was being sold by a construction company that had bought the home and renovated it to sell. They did a beautiful job on the interior of the home, new high quality kitchen and bath cabinetry and fixtures. All new appliances, carpet and hardwood floors. New high efficiency heat pump and high efficiency water heater. The interior had all new woodwork and doors, all new vinyl windows. I was really impressed, I don't usually see flip jobs this nice.

The exterior was a different story. The aluminum siding had been painted and the surface was bubbled up over the entire structure. It looked like the house had the hives. Within 6 months these areas will have popped and peeled off and the homeowner would be stuck. This paint job needed to be completely redone, stripping off all of the old paint and then properly cleaning, priming and re-painting. It is a shame that the contractor hired a painter that did not understand that painting aluminum siding is tricky business.

David DiRienzo

HouseProbe Inspections LLC

http://www.HouseProbe.com

http://www.HouseprobeInspectionsLLC

Richmond Homes: Area 64 and Bon Air (23235) Area Market Updates – Single Family Homes

Shannon Milligan Henrico County Homes for Sale: Real Estate Agent in Richmond, VA

Area 64 Market Update – Single Family Homes

Active listings

149

Average list price

$437,074

Average days on market

107

Pending sales

75

Average list price

$377,844

Average days on market

80

Total listings

224

Average list price

$417,256

Average days on market

98

Bon Air Area Market Update (23235) – Single Family Homes

Active listings

41

Average list price

$198,510

Average days on market

71

Pending sales

29

Average list price

$177,906

Average days on market

71

Total listings

70

Average list price

$189,974

Average days on market

71

* Information taken from the Central Virginia Regional Multiple Listing Service as of 2/10/2012. Information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.

Thinking about buying or selling a Bon Air or Midlothian area home? Contact me, Shannon Milligan at Home Sweet Henrico with, to get started!

How do I find out if Fannie Mae owns the Loan on my Richmond, Chesterfield or Powhatan Home?

Wendy Hayden Chesterfield, Richmond & Powahatan: Real Estate Agent in Richmond, VA

Richmond home for saleWould you like to find out if Fannie Mae owns the Loan on your Richmond, Chesterfield or Powhatan Home? If you need to find this out, I have a great resource for you! Got to the following web page and enter your address.

http://fanniemae.com/loanlookup/

The website will tell you if your loan is owned by Fannie Mae!

If you are looking to sell your home, please give me a call and I'd be happy to talk with you about all of the extra things that I do for my clients to help them get the most money for their home and get it sold as quickly as possible. WendyHayden528@yahoo.com or 804-937-0247


Are you unemployed in Chesterfield or Powhatan Virginia with a Freddie Mac mortgage?

Wendy Hayden Chesterfield, Richmond & Powahatan: Real Estate Agent in Richmond, VA

Save your chesterfield or powhatan home from foreclosure or short saleFreddie Mac announced it is giving mortgage servicers expanded authority to provide six months of forbearance to unemployed borrowers without Freddie Mac’s prior approval and up to an additional six months with prior approval. This means unemployed borrowers may be eligible for up to 12 months of forbearance. Freddie Mac’s forbearance options are being expanded at the direction of the Federal Housing Finance Agency and will take effect on February 1, 2012.

If you live in Chesterfield or Powhatan, Virginia and are unemployed and have a Freddie Mac mortgage, this could help you to avoid a short sale or foreclosure and hopefully be able to save your home.