Research- This begins way before there is a sign on the lawn. In most cases savvy investors begin prospecting for foreclosures and short sales in the public announcements section of their local paper. Do a drive by of any houses that are in default. See if the property is vacant as well as the condition [...]
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Is Your New Home a Lemon?
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 [...]
Do You Know Your Neighborhoods Walk-Ability Score?
Do you know your neighborhoods Walk Ability Score? Do you know what a Walk-Ability score is? Why should you care about Walk – Ability? Let’s start at what a “Walk Ability” score is and why it’s so important in today’s Northern Va real estate market. “Walk Ability” scores look at things such as public transportation, [...]
Red Cedar a Pulte Home Community; Neighborhood Spotlight Leesburg Va
It is very rare that I can honestly say that one neighborhood has a little something for everyone. Looking for an upscale Townhouse, check; how’s about a nice neo-traditional single family home with lots of house and not much yard, check; a house with a decent yard maybe? Check and double check! You can have [...]
Is the New HAFA Program good for you part II
Is the New HAFA Program good for you? Need more information on Short Sales in your area? Call me for a confidential interview today! Chuck Rifae Serving all of your Ashburn, Leesburg, Mclean and Loudoun County area Real Estate needs!
Oaklawn in Leesburg a Pulte Community
The new Oaklawn project is a 165 acre mixed use project that will bring both urban low maintenance town homes and a walkable feel to Leesburg. The project which is very similar the Goose Creek project just a few miles away in Ashburn tries to combine both a residential feel and commercial development to one development. [...]
Is the New HAFA Short Sale Program good for you?
Is the new Home Affordable Foreclosure Alternatives Program (HAFA) good for you? If the thought of foreclosure or Short Sale has ever crossed your mind then you will want to know more about the new HAFA program rules. Let’s start with a quick definition of a Short Sale. In brief, a Short Sale is when [...]
Snapshot of Residential Real Estate Sales Around the Northern Va Area
Here is a quick snap shot of recent residential sales in our local area over all the last 30 days or less. Less than $300,000 $300,000 to $499,999 $500,000 to $699,999 More Than $700,000 Ashburn $200,000 Ashburn Farms 45050 BRAE TER #201 2 bd 2 ba 2 DOM Foreclosure $305,000 Ashburn Farms 20601 Preakness Ct [...]
4 Reasons You Should Buy Your First Home NOW!
Okay, by now you have heard it time and time again. BUY NOW DON’T WAIT! But why should you buy your first home now? Why is it different this time around? And how can you be sure we are at the bottom of the housing market? Reason number 1: $8,000 First Time Buyer Tax Credit. [...]
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 [...]
Chuck Rifae
Associate Broker
Premier Realty Group
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Entrepreneur, Real Estate Broker, Avid runner, and soccer dad!
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