The other day I was talking to someone and they told me that they were thinking of moving. Of course, they own a home and the first thing they wanted to know was - should they sell their home before even beginning the search for a new home! This is kind of like asking which comes first - the chicken or the egg; the horse or the cart! A few years ago, my advice would have (perhaps) been to ...

In today's real estate markets, buyers are looking at more and more homes - that is because there are so many homes on the market for the buyers to choose from! Of course, many of the homes my buyers may end up looking at will be estate sales, short sales or foreclosures - and these will be "as is" sales and may or may not be in the best show condition! But not all houses are these type of ...

A few days ago I was at a home inspection and the question came up about whether or not I recommend to my sellers to have their homes pre-inspected prior to listing it! It led to quite an interesting conversation, so I thought this would be a great thing to post here. So here are my thoughts about why I think it is better for sellers to have their home pre-inspected prior to listing it ...

The other day I had a listing appointment at a house that was in a great area of town, was in great condition, had lots of things to offer the particular buyer - and was in one of the worst locations one could think of for the neighborhood - they backed to a railroad track! Now I know that Richmond, VA is a railroad town, and we do have a huge switching yard here in Richmond, but even with a ...