How to Get the Best Mortgage Series  –  Week 4 Follow this series to learn how to get the best mortgage for your specific financial situation and goals. You’ll see what steps you need to take throughout this process to make it productive and successful. This week you’ll learn why your credit score is one […]

Are you ready to improve your home with a remodeling project that you can’t wait to get started?  Maybe you are ready to finally redo that bathroom or kitchen. Or, maybe you’re finally ready to add on that master bedroom ensuite you’ve been dreaming about. One of the questions I get asked most often by […]

Buying or selling in the Northern Virginia market requires an understanding of not only the seasonal shifts in market activity but also the weekly flow of the market.  This ebb and flow is not quite so simple to describe. So Iet’s take a look at it so you can better understand it. Whether you’re listing […]

When you bought your home, you might have had to get Private Mortgage Insurance (PMI).  If so, you might have been paying it for a while and it could be time to petition your lender to stop this payment requirement. For a quick recap — PMI is insurance that protects the lender in case you […]

How to Get the Best Mortgage Series  –  Week 3 Follow this series to learn how to get the best mortgage for your specific financial situation and goals. You’ll see what steps you need to take throughout this process to make it productive and successful. This week you will learn about down payment options and […]

How to Get the Best Mortgage Series – Week 2 Follow this series to learn how to get the best mortgage for your specific financial situation and goals.  You’ll see what steps you need to take throughout this process to make it productive and successful! It’s all about what you can afford each month before […]

How to Get the Best Mortgage Series  – Week 1 Follow this series to learn how to get the best mortgage for your specific financial situation and goals.  You’ll see what steps you need to take throughout this process to make it productive and successful! This week’s article is all about what to say when […]

When you’re selling your home, the goal is clearly to get the most you can for it—not just price, but net proceeds in your pocket.  With the market quickly shifting to more of a buyer’s market, with prices lowering in some areas, some sellers are making the choice to sell their home themselves or do […]

How to Get Your Credit Score Up — Week 4 This series shines a light on the importance of your credit score when buying a home. Most buyers need to take out a mortgage, and that’s when your finances become an open book. Lenders will need to gauge if you’re worth the risk to lend […]

How to Get Your Credit Score Up — Week 3 Having a high credit score is important all the time, whether you are buying a home anytime soon or not.  Your FICO score and credit report are so vital to getting any type of loan, and this series will give you the financial strategies you […]