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Archives for September 2018
Listing and Selling a Home Timeline
Selling a house sucks. It's a necessarily invasive process. This is a bit of what to expect from start to finish.
Buying a Home Timeline
What's the process and timeline for buying a home in Charlottesville? This is a rough guide that incorporates some of the steps. *
- Meet the Realtor (really, start here. Also, I am one.)
- Define your criteria (my survey is a good place to start)
- Prequalify with a good local lender
- Look at Read More
Testimonials Matter
I despise self-promotion. But, the Nest team make it easier to do so, so I did a four-part series on Instagram with some of my clients' testimonials. This is the part where I say ... if you have a question about the Charlottesville real estate market, call or email me anytime. 434-242-7140 I'm embedding below only one of the four because I don't trust that Instagram will be here as long as my blog will be. Read More
Monday Morning Reads | Smart Homes, Crash Coming? NIMBYs
A few stories to get your (and my) week started. Crash Coming?
RealPodVA – Simpsons, Voting, Getting Fired
If you've not been listening to RealPodVA, I get it. But I'd also ask you to take a few minutes to lend us an ear. Subscribe here. Transcription Jim Duncan: I'm Jim Duncan, Nest Realty, RealCentralVA, RealCrozetVA. Sitting here with Bart and we're missing Dave. Bart: Yeah. Bart: I'm Bart from Scrimmage Play. We don't have Dave Stipe from Read More
Radon Testing and Storms
Be mindful when doing radon tests. I got the following email from Robert Foster of Trebor Home Inspections, and am posting with his permission. The Virginia Radon Coordinator sent out the following As hurricane Florence bears down on the mid-Atlantic region, this message serves as a reminder that you should NOT conduct short term radon testing during major storm events. Several hours of abnormally low Read More