Will Your Offer Terms Cause The Seller To Say YES Or To Seek Other Offers?
Clearly, if you are making an offer on a house, it's because you want to buy that house... so, you probably hope that the seller will accept your offer, rather than hold…
The Comfortable Feel Of An Established Neighborhood Might Come With, Surprise, An Older Home That Needs Some Updates
An interesting dynamic in the Rockingham County real estate market is related to farmland and trees. Most land that that becomes a residential neighborhood is used as…
Home Sellers And Buyers Will Often Disagree About Needed Updates
A homeowner selling their home, especially if they have lived in it for a while, is often likely to only see small updates that might be needed in the home - and would…
You Cannot Hear Traffic On A Nearby Road By Looking At Photos
You can learn a lot from looking at the photos of a house that was just listed for sale. But, you can't... 1. Hear traffic on a nearby road. 2. Smell the odors of a…
Last Call (Just About) For Selling Your Home In 2024!
Most contracts (and buyers and sellers) have been making it to closing within about 30 to 45 days. Which means, that if you decide today that you're going to sell your…
Sometimes An Offer Is So Strong A Seller Will Not Wait For Other Imminent Offers
Wahoo! An exciting new listing just hit the market. You are excited to go see it and will definitely consider making an offer. You know it will likely be a popular…
If You Will Be Moving To Sunnyside, VMRC Or Bridgewater Retirement Community, We Should Talk Sooner Than Later
We are fortunate in this area to have many wonderful retirement communities, such as Sunnyside, Virginia Mennonite Retirement Community (VMRC), Bridgewater Retirement…
Sometimes It Makes Sense To Just Adopt The Timetable The Seller Prefers
In a seller's market, which we are in... Sometimes It Makes Sense (for a buyer) To Just Adopt The Timetable The Seller Prefers Conversely, in a buyer's market, which we…
Fewer And Fewer Resale, Detached, Homes Selling In City Of Harrisonburg
Just slicing and dicing the data one more time here... this is looking at only the City of Harrisonburg, only resale homes, and only detached homes -- no duplexes…
The Next Owner Of Your Home Might Love Different Parts Of It For Different Reasons, And That Is OK!
If you built your home -- or if you have made any sort of improvements to it over time -- you are likely proud of your design decisions, the style and character of your…
Competition Is Often Fierce For City Homes!
We have seen fewer, and fewer, and fewer home sales in the City of Harrisonburg over the past few years. But this is almost entirely an issue of not enough sellers being…
Contract Activity Increasing, Inventory Levels Decreasing, In Harrisonburg And Rockingham County
Happy Crisp, Cool, October Wednesday To You! This is a fantastic time of year... one of my favorite times of the year... we'll often have both pleasantly cool and…