You’ve done your homework, you checked out the schools, neighborhood, traffic patterns; you have even Googled your neighbors. When you move in however, you start noticing that your home is well…. not up snuff. First its just minor stuff, nail pops, trim work, closet door not fitting right, maybe a wrong fixture or two. As [...]
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What Have We Learned From Toyota’s Massive Fail!
What happens when one the World’s best-known customer focused company’s is found out to be.. well, not really as customer focused, as we once believed? How’s about finding out that the same company is so overconfident and arrogant about its product that they allowed a flaw to possibly injury or kill their customers? So what can [...]
Cooperatives Are Not Just For Farmers?
As the housing market begins to show signs of life demand for great condos in the Arlington and Alexandria area and especially those buildings near the DC metro have started to become harder to come by. So, it wasn’t too much of a surprise when my clients started asking more about Co-ops. For the right person [...]
snOMG 2010 Wrap-Up
As we struggle to dig ourselves out of the great blizzard of 2010( I think we actually set a record in the Ashburn- Leesburg area )I thought I would take a break from Real Estate and share some entertaining moments from this years storm! The ultimate bunny suit( note; no back door..deal breaker for me;0)! And the [...]
What to look for when hiring a SUPER Realtor
What makes a SUPER Realtor? We all know a Realtor, right? It’s sometimes a family member, a friend at work, the guy stocking shelves at Wal-Mart…well maybe not the last one? But you want a SUPER REALTOR! How do you pick a Great Realtor to sell your largest investment or help you chose your next [...]
Merry Christmas And Happy Holidays To ALL!!
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all! Enjoy this rocking Video!!! Serving all of your Ashburn, Leesburg, Mclean and Loudoun County area Real Estate needs! Take care, Chuck
What’s on your Door?
Have you ever wondered what type of lockbox was on your door? Did you think that all Realtors use the same lockboxes and lockbox keys? Has your Realtor spoke to you about a plan B? Want to know what the heck I’m talking about? Checkout my video blog below! Hope you enjoyed the video don’t [...]
Top Ten Tiger Woods One Liners Written on Twitter (because we all need a little comedy first thing Monday morning;0))
1. 1. Headline: “ Angry Wife Chases Tiger into the Woods” 2. 2. I didn’t know a 4 Iron can be used as the Jaws of life 3. 3. Mrs. Tiger Woods just did her Tweet Cloud for past four days. Most popular words are [...]
Step by Step Instructions on How to Buy a Foreclosure
We finally have step by step instructions on how to buy and win a foreclosure. This video will explain in detail just how to win when bidding on a entry level foreclosed home. Now I must go and show an entry level foreclosure to my client. Wish me luck! Special Thanks to Neal Greene for digging [...]
The Washington Post Gets It Wrong On the $8,000 Buyers Tax Credit
I know shocker right; I’m downing the Washington Post again??? It looks like the Post this time outsourced its latest Real Estate related article to writer Martha White who writes for the Slate Group on a variety of financial matters including Real Estate. Although, I read Slate regularly and find there content refreshing I found Martha’s latest [...]
Chuck Rifae
Associate Broker
Premier Realty Group
571-207-6390
Entrepreneur, Real Estate Broker, Avid runner, and soccer dad!
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