Monthly Note Archive | No Garages = More Friends, the Market, Impactful Learning
Archives of my subscription-only monthly notes. The blog is more searchable. Interested in not waiting a few months to read it? Subscribe here. For these posts, I don’t do much formatting/changing as I’m more concerned about simply having the content here forever (because I own the blog, and…
Listing and Selling a Home Timeline
Selling a house can be an uncomfortable experience. It's a necessarily invasive process. This is a bit of what to expect from start to finish. Decide to sell This is so much more than a bullet point. Is this a discretionary move? Is it going…
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…
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,…
Monday Morning Reads | Smart Homes, Crash Coming? NIMBYs
A few stories to get your (and my) week started. Crash Coming? The Charlottesville Pride Festival this past weekend was a lot of fun. 10 years after Lehman, is another crisis brewing? Household Estimates Conundrum Alive and Well The Financial Crisis at 10: Will We…
RealPodVA – Simpsons, Voting, Getting Fired
Update - September 2025 - glad I got a transcript as the pod is dead. :) 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…
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…
September 2018 Note: Garages, The Market, Coloring
First draft of September's note is complete. It's rough, but it's going to come together. About 60% of readers open the note every month ... me, my mom, a client or two ... if you're interested, please subscribe here. Another month, another note. This…
Vacant Homes for Sale in the Charlottesville Area – 2018 edition
Update 10 September Looking at the 2017 market (a very active market) for some context: In Charlottesville + Albemarle, 2,379 homes sold via the MLS. 485 of those were new construction 1,894 were resales 737 of the 1,894 - 39% - were marked as vacant.…