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Buyers

How do you choose your Realtor?

“I shop for the person who puts themselves in my shoes.”

Said to me by a prospective client who was interviewing agents last week. I would like to think that more Realtors take this approach.

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Jim Duncan has been helping buyers and sellers in Charlottesville’s neighborhoods for 25 years. Get local insight born of experience.

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Sewer Scopes are Good (in Charlottesville)

Sewer Scopes are Good (in Charlottesville)

Orangeburg, Terra Cotta, PVC .. what kind of sewer line does your house have? What kind of sewer line does the house you're considering have? I wrote last month about sewer scopes I advise my buyers to have the sewer lines scoped. It’s usually about…

When Should Buyers Pull their Credit (when buying a home)?

When Should Buyers Pull their Credit (when buying a home)?

I asked Matt Hodges with Gray Fox Mortgage  a couple simple questions a lot of my buyer clients have, and thought you'd find the answers useful. When should buyers let their lender pull their credit? Regardless of when a buyer wants to purchase, if they…

Artificial Housing Inventory in Charlottesville

Artificial Housing Inventory in Charlottesville

I'm guilty of this, too. For houses that come on the market in Charlottesville and the Charlottesville area, what I'm seeing is this Home is listed as a Coming Soon on Monday/Tuesday so that we Realtors can tee up our buyers. House is activated on…

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Jim Duncan has been helping buyers and sellers in Charlottesville’s neighborhoods for 25 years. Get local insight born of experience.