Falling head over heals in love with a house can be dangerous. It can cause purchasers to often ignore or fail to realize potential serious problems of what could later be haunting obstacles blatantly starring them in the face.
A lady phoned me a while back after reading one of my previous blogs and told me the following story. They had recently purchased a home from a builder who constructs a handful of houses every year in another state. By her own admission both she and her husband had failed to do their homework and hadn't checked the reputation of the builder. They didn't know anything about his background, such as, have there been any complaints filed against him? They hadn't asked for or checked any references and in fact, hadn't toured any of the houses he had constructed in the area except for the one they fell in love with and would later purchase.
Here is what the caller shared with me and by the way gave me permission to share anonymously: Just before both she and her husband closed on the property, they asked to meet with the builder at the new house one more time. When they arrived they had a few questions which the builder seemed willing to answer without any hesitation. The final question they inquired about was: "Would you show us our property lines on all four sides of the house once again, but this time mark them off? We know we want to install a fence so property boundaries are important to us." The builder, one more time, paced off one side of the house (around 40 feet) and tied a strip of cloth to a tree there. He walked off the other sides and marked the land in a similar fashion.
This couple closed on the house, moved in and everything seemed fine until a few months later when they applied for a permit to install the fence. They were shocked to find, according to the city, they had 15 feet of land on the one side of their house (not around 40) and the land wouldn't be available for purchase because the city owns it! Can you imagine if you thought you had 40 feet and instead had 15?
Thru the years I have learned there can be unexpected surprises when purchasing Real Estate. One thing that often happens is prospective buyer's have the potential to get so taken up with a house and property, they so much fall in love with it, that they often fail to see any serious issues associated with the property until later, after the fact when sometimes it is even too late.
I urge everyone reading this to understand you need a Realtor®. Don't go it alone when purchasing a house or land. Employ the services of someone who regularly does the work of Real Estate. This licensed agent will have a deep well of names to give you when it comes to your home inspection, termite inspection and securing a survey of the land. My website, BurrowsProperties, is packed full of information to assist buyers and sellers with their Real Estate needs. You do not have to choose me to work with you to use the website. Everything on the site is free and you will have NO obligation whatsoever in using any of the material for your personal benefit.
David L. Burrows, Realtor®
Envirian of Warrenton
Warrenton, Virginia 20186
Phone: (888) 673-7866 x119
Email: david@burrowsproperties.com
Web Site: Burrows Properties
A Burrows' Thought worth considering: Before beginning your search for a house, always see a Mortgage Loan Officer first. The Loan Officer will pre-qualify you for a certain amount of money. You will then know the house to shop for by way of price. When you are ready to make an offer, your offer will carry more weight when the sellers know you are pre-approved!
Interested in Some Great Reading on selling your home? Take a look at these writings on my website: Selling Your Home: Where do you begin?
Seller Guidance: I would encourage you to employ a Realtor®® to help you sell your home. When your agent or another agent is showing your house, go away and let them do your work for you. I also urge you to utilize my FREE HOME SELLERS TOOLKIT before selling your house.
Buyer Guidance: I would encourage you to really check out anything and everything you are told by a well meaning seller. Employ the services of a Buyer's Agent to help you discern what you read and listen to about the area you are thinking of calling home. I would also urge you to get my FREE HOME BUYERS TOOLKIT before heading out on the journey to find your new house.
Try this powerful link to help you find your next home: Fairfax Homes For Sale The search engine on my site will allow you to find a house by Mapping, County, Subdivision, Zip Code, Address or City. I encourage you to try the Fairfax MLS and in fact, search the entire Northern VA Real Estate area.
Northern Virginia Information - Here you will find answers to your questions about schools, auto registration, taxes, things to do this weekend, popular destinations. It only takes a moment to look and it is free with no registration required!
Click on the following link for your Complimentary eCalendar & Daily Planner. This is a Free Gift from David. There is absolutely NO sign-up, registration, tricks, or gimmicks. It really is free for you to enjoy! This is a great tool for keeping track of your schedule for all of your Real Estate needs. There is NO obligation.
This blog may contain links to other Web sites operated by third parties. These links are provided as a convenience to access the information contained therein. David Burrows and Envirian of Warrenton have not reviewed all of the information on other sites and disclaim any responsibility for the content of any other sites or the products or services that may be offered on or through those sites. Inclusion of a link to another site does not indicate any endorsement or approval of the site or its content.
David Burrows and Envirian of Warrenton disclaim liability for any damages or losses, direct or indirect, that may result from use of or reliance on information contained in this blog.
I decided to re-blog this important information. Hopefully you will appreciate the help that is offered here in caring for an error on your Credit Report.
I had someone speak with me recently about how to correct an inaccuracy on their Credit Report. In simple terms, they wanted to dispute something they believed was wrong on their Report from one of the Credit Reporting Agencies. I was happy to give them the following web address for a sample letter and they have already had the corrections applied to their credit report. Here is the information you will want to utilize when you have a dispute to settle. Remember, the inaccurate information will not in all probability go away on its own. You will have to use this letter or one like it.
Sample Letter: Dispute a Debt with Creditor
Hopefully this letter will give you the guidance necessary to correct any errors.
David L. Burrows, Realtor®
Envirian of Warrenton
Warrenton, Virginia 20186
Phone: (888) 673-7866 x119
Email: david@burrowsproperties.com
Web Site: Burrows Properties
A Burrows' Thought worth considering: Before beginning your search for a house, always see a Mortgage Loan Officer first. The Loan Officer will pre-qualify you for a certain amount of money. You will then know the house to shop for by way of price. When you are ready to make an offer, your offer will carry more weight when the sellers know you are pre-approved!
Interested in Some Great Reading on selling your home? Take a look at these writings on my website: Selling Your Home: Where do you begin?
Seller Guidance: I would encourage you to employ a Realtor®® to help you sell your home. When your agent or another agent is showing your house, go away and let them do your work for you. I also urge you to utilize my FREE HOME SELLERS TOOLKIT before selling your house.
Buyer Guidance: I would encourage you to really check out anything and everything you are told by a well meaning seller. Employ the services of a Buyer's Agent to help you discern what you read and listen to about the area you are thinking of calling home. I would also urge you to get my FREE HOME BUYERS TOOLKIT before heading out on the journey to find your new house.
Try this powerful link to help you find your next home: Fairfax Homes For Sale The search engine on my site will allow you to find a house by Mapping, County, Subdivision, Zip Code, Address or City. I encourage you to try the Fairfax MLS and in fact, search the entire Northern VA Real Estate area.
Northern Virginia Information - Here you will find answers to your questions about schools, auto registration, taxes, things to do this weekend, popular destinations. It only takes a moment to look and it is free with no registration required!
Click on the following link for your Complimentary eCalendar & Daily Planner. This is a Free Gift from David. There is absolutely NO sign-up, registration, tricks, or gimmicks. It really is free for you to enjoy! This is a great tool for keeping track of your schedule for all of your Real Estate needs. There is NO obligation.
This blog may contain links to other Web sites operated by third parties. These links are provided as a convenience to access the information contained therein. David Burrows and Envirian of Warrenton have not reviewed all of the information on other sites and disclaim any responsibility for the content of any other sites or the products or services that may be offered on or through those sites. Inclusion of a link to another site does not indicate any endorsement or approval of the site or its content.
David Burrows and Envirian of Warrenton disclaim liability for any damages or losses, direct or indirect, that may result from use of or reliance on information contained in this blog.
I am absolutely convinced that many prospective home buyers do not fully understand that it really takes a team of professionals working together to have a smooth, successful sales transaction. I must add here, I am not thinking of simply a Real Estate Sales Team, although that kind of team is important. Actually, the parameters of buying a house go far beyond the Realtor® and his/her immediate Real Estate team.
I am providing you a link to one of the pages on my website, in what I refer to as Your Home Seller Toolkit to help you gain an understanding of the team a successful Realtor® has, in all probability, already put together. This link provides for you information necessary to have a smooth and successful house buying experience.
David L. Burrows, Realtor®
Envirian of Warrenton
Warrenton, Virginia 20186
Phone: 888.673.7866 x119
Burrows Properties
Your Selling Thought for the Day: Make sure when you are selling your home that you de-clutter, de-personalize and give some time to staging. Statistics show your home will sell much faster.
Seller Guidance: I would encourage you to employ a Realtor® to help you sell your home. When your agent or another agent is showing your house, go away and let them do your work for you. I also urge you to utilize my FREE HOME SELLERS TOOLKIT before selling your house.
Buyer Guidance: I would encourage you to really check out anything and everything you are told by a well meaning seller. Employ the services of a Buyer's Agent to help you discern what you read and listen to about the area you are thinking of calling home. I would also urge you to get my FREE HOME BUYERS TOOLKIT before heading out on the journey to find your new house.
Try this link to help you find your next home: Fairfax Homes For Sale When you land on the main page try one of our custom searches listed on the bottom of the page. No registration is necessary for the Fairfax MLS general search on my site. If you check the box to receive automated updates sent to your email, you will be required to give us your name and a valid email address.
Northern Virginia Information - Here you will find answers to your questions about schools, auto registration, taxes, things to do this weekend, popular destinations. It only takes a moment to look and it is free with no registration required!
Click on the following link for your Complimentary eCalendar & Daily Planner. This is a Free Gift from David. There is absolutely NO sign-up, registration, tricks, or gimmicks. It really is free for you to enjoy! This is a great tool for keeping track of your schedule for all of your Real Estate needs. There is NO obligation.
This blog may contain links to other Web sites operated by third parties. These links are provided as a convenience to access the information contained therein. David Burrows and Northern Virginia Fine Homes have not reviewed all of the information on other sites and disclaim any responsibility for the content of any other sites or the products or services that may be offered on or through those sites. Inclusion of a link to another site does not indicate any endorsement or approval of the site or its content.
David Burrows and Northern Virginia Fine Homes disclaim liability for any damages or losses, direct or indirect, that may result from use of or reliance on information contained in this blog.
Here is one terrific article that would be worth your time to read if you are currently in the process or are going to be in the process of selling your house. This interesting piece of writing will guide you in some specific things you can do that will expedite the sale of your home. Elizabeth Weintraub is a gifted writer, but more important, she understands how to welcome buyers into your home. Her article is simply the best I've read on this subject.
By the way, something that isn't mentioned as forcibly as I would prefer, is the fact that when Realtors show your house, make sure you the owners get lost! I am a firm believer that homeowners should not be home when their home is being shown.
Follow this link to read the article: Top Ten Home Showing Tips
David L. Burrows, Realtor®
Envirian of Warrenton
Warrenton, Virginia 20186
Phone: 888.673.7866 x119
Burrows Properties
A Burrows' Thought worth considering: "You can get a Free Credit Report on the internet. Make sure you know what that report says before you apply for credit."
Interested in Some Great Reading on selling your home? Take a look at these articles on my website: Selling Your Home: Where do you begin?
Seller Guidance: I would encourage you to employ a Realtor®® to help you sell your home. When your agent or another agent is showing your house, go away and let them do your work for you. I also urge you to utilize my FREE HOME SELLERS TOOLKIT before selling your house.
Buyer Guidance: I would encourage you to really check out anything and everything you are told by a well meaning seller. Employ the services of a Buyer's Agent to help you discern what you read and listen to about the area you are thinking of calling home. I would also urge you to get my FREE HOME BUYERS TOOLKIT before heading out on the journey to find your new house.
Try this powerful link to help you find your next home: Fairfax Homes For Sale
The search engine on my site will allow you to find a house by Mapping, County, Subdivision, Zip Code, Address or City. I encourage you to try the Fairfax MLS and in fact, search the entire Northern VA Real Estate area.
Northern Virginia Information - Here you will find answers to your questions about schools, auto registration, taxes, things to do this weekend, popular destinations. It only takes a moment to look and it is free with no registration required!
Click on the following link for your Complimentary eCalendar & Daily Planner. This is a Free Gift from David. There is absolutely NO sign-up, registration, tricks, or gimmicks. It really is free for you to enjoy! This is a great tool for keeping track of your schedule for all of your Real Estate needs. There is NO obligation.
This blog may contain links to other Web sites operated by third parties. These links are provided as a convenience to access the information contained therein. David Burrows and Envirian of Warrenton have not reviewed all of the information on other sites and disclaim any responsibility for the content of any other sites or the products or services that may be offered on or through those sites. Inclusion of a link to another site does not indicate any endorsement or approval of the site or its content.
David Burrows and Envirian of Warrenton disclaim liability for any damages or losses, direct or indirect, that may result from use of or reliance on information contained in this blog.
Stressful, intimidating, sometimes down right difficult, being stripped of privacy are all terms I've heard used for first time home buyers who are either in the process of or have concluded their purchase of a home. The question becomes, what kinds of things need to be thought about when getting ready to look for and then purchase a home?
1. Mortgage should be cared for right upfront. Have you been pre-qualified for a mortgage? Getting pre-qualified before you begin touring homes is the best way to know what is truly affordable. Many people fall into the trap of looking first, falling in love with a house that's well out of their price range and then meeting up with huge disappointment when they find out it is too much house for what the bank will give a loan for. Getting pre-qualified and then only looking in the price range you are qualified for is an important part of house shopping. Feel free to Contact David for a list of lenders his clients have had a good measure of success with.
2. Consider where you would like to live. We are talking location, location, location here. I recently penned an article that stressed, "A house needs to be near what's important to you and your every day lifestyle". As I stressed in that earlier article: How important is it to you that you live close to your church, school, or a particular kind of grocery store? Does someone in your family need medical treatment on a regular basis? That alone would necessitate the need of living close to doctors and hospitals. Remember, location is very important when looking for a place to call home.
3. What are your wants and needs in reference to your next house? How large should it be? What about if your family increases in size? Does it have enough room for you to grow? What should the house feel like when you walk in? For sure you want it to feel comfortable; you more than likely want it to feel like you belong there? Your feelings are very important when looking for a house. If this house doesn't feel like it could be home to you, then keep on looking on. By the way, look for your house on the Northern Virginia MLS. You will have to register but I am the only one to see your personal information and I will never share it with anyone else.
4. Always remember you will one day want to sell again. We live in an age of transition. We change furniture more often than our parents did. We move from city to city, job to job more often than previous generations. Keeping that in mind, many people do not live in their house for the full term of their mortgage. When looking for that right house, keep in mind that at some point you will probably want to put your home on the market, so don't compromise in what is important to you. If you decide a house has some aspect that you can pass over, you need to be aware that someone else may not feel the same way. When looking for the right house, choose one that is not only appealing to you, but there is a high possibility it will be appealing to someone else down the road when you offer it "for sale".
David L. Burrows, Realtor®
Envirian of Warrenton
Warrenton, Virginia 20186
Phone: 888.673.7866 Ext. 119
Burrows Properties
A Burrows' Thought For The Moment: Before making a phone call to secure a loan for a new house, check your Credit Score Online so that you will have NO surprises.
Interested in Some Great Reading on selling your home? Take a look at these reports on my website: BurrowsProperties.Com Seller Reports
Seller Guidance: I would encourage you to employ a Realtor®® to help you sell your home. When your agent or another agent is showing your house, go away and let them do your work for you. I also urge you to utilize my FREE SELLERS TOOLKIT before selling your house.
Buyer Guidance: I would encourage you to really check out anything and everything you are told by a well meaning seller. Employ the services of a Buyer's Agent to help you discern what you read and listen to about the area you are thinking of calling home. I would also urge you to get my FREE BUYERS TOOLKIT before heading out on the journey to find your new house.
Try this powerful link to help you find your next home: Fairfax Homes For Sale
The search engine on my site will allow you to find a house by Mapping, County, Subdivision, Zip Code, Address or City. I encourage you to try the Fairfax MLS and in fact, search the entire Northern VA Real Estate area.
Northern Virginia Information - Here you will find answers to your questions about schools, auto registration, taxes, things to do this weekend, popular destinations. It only takes a moment to look and it is free with no registration required!
Click on the following link for your Complimentary eCalendar & Daily Planner. This is a Free Gift from David. There is absolutely NO sign-up, registration, tricks, or gimmicks. It really is free for you to enjoy! This is a great tool for keeping track of your schedule for all of your Real Estate needs. There is NO obligation.
This blog may contain links to other Web sites operated by third parties. These links are provided as a convenience to access the information contained therein. David Burrows and Envirian of Warrenton have not reviewed all of the information on other sites and disclaim any responsibility for the content of any other sites or the products or services that may be offered on or through those sites. Inclusion of a link to another site does not indicate any endorsement or approval of the site or its content.
David Burrows and Envirian of Warrenton disclaim liability for any damages or losses, direct or indirect, that may result from use of or reliance on information contained in this blog.
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