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HOME INSPECTIONS: HOW SELLERS CAN PREVENT THE COLLAPSING DEAL

07-03-09
Kathy O'Neal
Kathy O'Neal: Real Estate Agent in Chantilly, VA

EPISODE 9 - REAL ESTATE IN CHANTILLY RADIO


If you are considering selling your home, you probably know that a prospective home buyer will likely want a professional inspection of your property, as a condition of their purchase.  You and your real estate agent have worked hard to get a qualified buyer, but deals fall through every day because of issues discovered during the home inspection.

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As an informed home seller, what should you know about before the buyer's home inspection is performed?  What are the "deal breakers" that cause buyers to run for cover?  What are the big problems you must know about in advance of the buyer's home inspection?

And..what are the small, easy to deal with preventative steps you can take to help the home inspection go well?

What is the single most important insight the home seller should know about home inspections?

In this three part series, we interview veteran Home Inspector Reggie Marston.  You may know of Reggie from his appearances on HGTV's "The House Detectives."

If you missed the previous interviews, we invite you to go back and start with EPISODE 7 and then continue on with EPISODE 8.

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South Riding Chantilly VA 20152 - Homes for Sale in South Riding VA

Ellen Crawford-Virginia & Maryland Real Estate: Real Estate Agent in McLean, VA

South Riding Homes in Chantilly VA 20152 is a great golf and recreations community in  Chantilly VA. South Riding a planned new home swim, tennis, recreation and golf community that was built and developed by Toll Brothers and it is located in  close in Chantilly VA.  It's located just inside the Loudoun County Line off route 50 West, and bounded by Braddock Road (Rte. 620) to the south.  South Riding is a master planned community with great recreational amenities.  South Riding has an award winning 18-hole Dan Maples championship golf course, four community pools, tennis, basketball, and volleyball courts, play lots, tot lots, walking trails, jogging paths, bike paths, baseball and softball fields.  Inside this great community there are award winning neighborhood schools, shopping and dining.  The community is also served by high speed cable access, public water and sewer and natural gas.  With over 70 acres of parks and recreation dedicated to Loudoun County Recreation... South Riding is a great place to live and play! Find South Riding Homes for Sale in Chantilly VA. Condos, town homes. MLS listings South Riding.

There are currently 22 MLS listings for South Riding Homes for Sale as of this post 6/25/2009

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South Riding Va Real Estate - Buying a Home

Donny & Meredith Samson: Real Estate Agent in South Riding, VA

Buying a Home in South Riding VA

I have a new buyer that ratified a contract on 25545 Gwynneth Sq in South Riding. I also have a buyer pending in neighboring Stone Ridge, VA.

Now is a great time to buy!

If you are interested in looking for a new home please contact me or call me at 703-864-4894.

Donny and Meredith Samson

Samson Realty
Associate Broker
NVAR Top Producer
Direct 703-864-4894
4 - 4 1/2% Full Service Listings
Cash Back to my homebuyers
http://www.dmsamson.com/
Donny and Meredith Samson

Northern Virginia Homes for Sale - Featured Listings - June 23rd

Donny and Meredith Samson: Real Estate Agent in Chantilly, VA

Northern Virginia Homes for Sale:

New this week is 11134 Rock Garden Dr in Fairfax, VA. This 2 BR condo has many upgrades! Last week 43421 Valleyvista Lane in Chantilly sold!

The market is changing, the buyers are out there!


JUST LISTED
11134 Rock Garden Drive
Townhouse
2 bedrooms
1 full/1 partial baths
900 sqft
$165,000
Fairfax, VA

RENTED
5751 Amelia Springs Circle
Townhouse
3 bedrooms
2 full/1 partial baths
2,836 sqft No pets
$2,150/month
Haymarket, VA

RENTED
9858 Maitland Loop
Townhouse
2 bedrooms
2 full/1 partial baths
1,672 sqft Cats, Small dogs (< 25lbs), Dogs (any)
$1,375/month
Bristow, VA

UNDER CONTRACT
25421 Lemon Tree Pl
Single Family House
4 bedrooms
3 full/1 partial baths
4,362 sqft
$739,900
South Riding, VA

10324 Beach Mill Rd.
Single Family House
5 bedrooms
2 full/2 partial baths
6,024 sqft
$999,000
Great Falls, VA

RENTED
32 Devon Ct.
Townhouse
2 bedrooms
1 full/1 partial baths
1,307 sqft No pets
$1,300/month
Sterling, VA

UNDER CONTRACT
10029 Darnaway Ct.
Single Family House
5 bedrooms
3 full/1 partial baths
2,746 sqft
$249,900
Bristow, VA

SOLD
43421 Valleyvista Lane
Single Family House
3 bedrooms
2 full/0 partial baths
1,680 sqft
$385,000
Chantilly, VA

6535 Rockland Drive
Single Family House
5 bedrooms
3 full/1 partial baths
3,416 sqft
$585,000
Clifton, VA

RENTED
42968 Astell Street
Townhouse
3 bedrooms
2 full/1 partial baths
2,056 sqft Cats, Small dogs (< 25lbs), Dogs (any)
$1,825/month
South Riding, VA

MORTGAGE RATE SWINGS: MANAGING THE STRESS AND MAKING GOOD DECISIONS

06-21-09
Kathy O'Neal
Kathy O'Neal: Real Estate Agent in Chantilly, VA

One of the stress points for home buyers is knowing when to lock-in to their mortgage rate.

By all means, make your own decision, in collaboration with your loan professional and your real estate agent. But as you do so, here are a fewMAKING GOOD MORAGE RATE DECISIONS ideas that I hope will add a little something toward making the process work better for you.

Last week was an example of volatility in mortgage rates. They fell on Monday and Tuesday, then jumped up on Wednesday and Thursday.

Several factors contributed to the bumpy ride. For starters the Unemployment claims fell, and Leading Economic Indicators rose. On top of that inflation readings are modest.

As a home buyer trying to make a good decision, and manage your own stress, what should you do? In the spirit of Keeping It Simple, let me offer three things that are very basic but will help you avoid what is not doable. You can "drive yourself a little crazy" trying to nail the perfect interest rate decision, but often the better part of wisdom is knowing what is truly "controllable" and what is not.

And that is my first point. One key strategy in managing the psychology of uncertainty is acknowledging and accepting what is knowable and what is unknowable about a given situation. So, the first thing is to acknowledge that there is no "perfect" timing, and there is no absolute way of ensuring that your locked -in rate won't be better - or worse - next day, or next week. The stress comes from trying to anticipate what is unknowable.

The second thing we can do is determine our time frame. Most people can't live comfortably with open-ended uncertainty. So determine your own time line for getting that rate locked. You can try to guess this or that movement of rates, but that may add a great deal of stress to the already stressful process of buying your home. And listen carefully to the insights of the professionals you are working with both from the mortgage side as well as the real estate agent side.

The third thing you can do is be ready to act rapidly. What enables you to act with speed? Doing the "due diligence" and making decisions on what your timing needs to be. So much of the home buying process can be made easier by having a plan. After you have gotten the details of your program worked out with your loan professional, and you have gotten all of your own financial arrangements worked out, be ready to act decisively.

Just one other point. I urge you to be quality and integrity conscious as you make your choice of loan provider (likewise for real estate agent). I have suggested how to deal with the unknown, but just as important is dealing with what you can know. A good loan professional - and real estate agent - will help you to know all that should be known before you make key decisions.

Post[The Kathy O’Neal Team serves home buyers and sellers in Northern Virginia, with special focus on Chantilly, Centreville, and the communities of the Western Fairfax region.]