What’s On Your Book Shelves?
Years ago, clients and I walked out of a house (that they didn't buy) and shared our collective "weird" feeling as we'd gone through the house. It took us a few minutes, but we soon concluded that the weird feeling was created because the house felt…
Scratching An Itch (as a Searching Home Buyer)
Scratching that itch An idiom defined as: seeing a house that I’ve wanted to see for a long time (and probably won’t like but need to see it anyway so that I can cease thinking about it because if I don’t see it, I’ll always…
“Safety” Is Relative When Evaluating Where to Live
It’s all relative. One of the top criteria my clients (and most buyers/people) is safety/crime/neighborhood quality. And I never assume. I had a client years ago who had a (mostly hyperbolic) opinion on the safety of where they wanted to live, “so long as we’re…
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I Might Move to Charlottesville – What Should I see on my Exploratory Visit?
I need to budget time in my day to walk through here. A photo posted by Jim Duncan (@jimduncan) on Sep 8, 2015 at 5:58am PDT What should we visit to see if Charlottesville is the city for us? Charlottesville is a great place to…
Visit a Wegmans before Buying a House in Charlottesville
Just a suggestion - if you’re considering buying a house in the Charlottesville area in the next 18 months, visit a Wegmans first. Apparently Wegmans is the best thing since sliced bread, and I’ve found that one of the primary triangles in my clients’ lives…
Some Good Questions Buyers Should be Asking
A few weeks ago I wrote about the Questions Buyers Should be Asking.This year, Reddit provides another great discussion that should be required reading for buyers - What is something you wish you’d checked before buying a property?I’m glad to see one of the suggestions…
6 Reasons to Buy a Home in Charlottesville in 2015
I can’t recall ever telling buyer clients that “now is the best time for you to buy a home!” But I have often counseled clients through the evaluative process of whether now could be the right time for them to spend hundreds of thousands of…
Top 3 Mistakes Home Buyers Make
I’ve seen a lot of mistakes. I’ve made a lot, and I’ve guided a lot of my clients away from making mistakes. A few common mistakes made by homebuyers (there are a lot more than 3!) Not knowing what your comfortable price range is. Sometimes…
5 Buyers Building 5 Homes in Charlottesville
As 2015 starts, I’m representing five buyers who are building four houses with four different builders, with each house currently at different stages of construction, ranging from not-yet-fully-designed to just under roof and dry. Peak Builders Stanley Martin Craig Builders Evergreen Builders Each buyer is different as each…