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Why? (Search queries)

in Thoughts, etc. on February 27, 2005 February 27, 2005

Why do I get at least three queries a week coming to my blog from the Google search criteria of "it's it's yellow, let it mellow"? Oh well, so long as the traffic is there ... People are also searching for "finding a good Realtor," "Virginia real estate trends" and "charlottesville VA real estate."And running neck and neck as the top two search words -...

Eminent Domain in our backyard?

in Thoughts, etc. on February 27, 2005 February 27, 2005

Does anybody really think that assessed value is equivalent to fair market value?" Greene officials will not disclose their financial negotiations with landowners but say they are offering 50 percent of the assessed value of each acre that the pipe runs through."The subject property almost doesn't matter. To offer half of a property's assessed value is, on the face, criminal and unethical. Further investigation should...

What day do most listings come on the market?

in General Real Estate on February 27, 2005 February 27, 2005

There is no "listing day" where properties come on the market more often than others. Houses come on the market most often when the timing is best for the Sellers. Tuesday is Realtors' Open House day when we Realtors look at other houses that are on the market. This way I can honestly say that I have been inside many of the properties on the...

Repeat Business

in Sellers on February 27, 2005 February 27, 2005

I had the opportunity to meet with possible repeat clients this evening. It always feels so good when my clients call me back to help them buy or sell property again. Repeat or client referral business is simply the best.

One of the unique C’Ville neighborhoods

in About Jim on February 26, 2005 February 26, 2005

Nifty write up in The HooK on a house I showed last week. It has layout that does not flow that well, a good-sized master, particularly for an older house and needs between $30k and $100k of updating/refreshing. Simply put, a nice older home in the City that is realistically a short walk to the Downtown Mall.

Weekend is slow …

in About Jim on February 26, 2005 February 26, 2005

Which is not an altogether bad thing. It's been a busy week and I have actually had time to clean around the house, walk the dog with the family ... walked to show a house to a client, so it has not been an altogether non-real estate day. There are several emails to which I need to respond and I will try to do that...

New listing!

in Sellers on February 25, 2005 February 25, 2005

A fantastic property in Greene County on 2+ acres - 20-25 minutes to C'Ville and 30 to Culpeper! Check it out here and the Visual Tour here.