Posted in Real Estate, Williamsburg VA, Williamsburg real estate, York County, buying a home, exit realty, featured homes, homes, homes in williamsburg va, negotiations real estate, real estate investment, real estate website, realestate, selling your home, virginia real estate, williamsburg homes, williamsburg listings on Feb 1st, 2010 No Comments »
Sometimes you need to get ready in a hurry for a showing. Here’s how to maximize your impact in a short amount of time.
1. Turn on all lights, even during the day.
2. Open all drapes and shades to let in the natural light.
3. Pick up the rooms. Hide clutter.
4. Put dirty dishes in the dishwasher. [...]
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Posted in Colonial Williamsburg, Property Management, Real Estate, Williamsburg Information, Williamsburg VA, Williamsburg real estate, York County, exit realty, financing, homes, homes in williamsburg va, investor, landlord, negotiations real estate, real estate investment, real estate market conditions, realestate, rental, virginia real estate, williamsburg homes, williamsburg listings on Jul 20th, 2009 No Comments »
I know that some of these scams are going on in our area and across the country. One of my investor clients was approached with one of the ‘cash back’ scenarios below when he was given a years rent up front in the form of a cashiers check. Fortunately, he suspected something was up and [...]
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Posted in Real Estate, Williamsburg Information, Williamsburg VA, Williamsburg real estate, York County, exit realty, homes, homes in williamsburg va, mortgage, negotiations real estate, real estate investment, real estate market conditions, real estate website, realestate, selling your home, virginia real estate, williamsburg va waterfront on Jul 13th, 2009 No Comments »
Sold! Your House in Williamsburg
Some things are hard to measure, and others are easy. Success in a real estate sale is easy. It occurs when the “SOLD” sign is in your front yard. And having that occur as quickly as possible is the goal of every real estate agent and every home seller.
You have undoubtedly [...]
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Posted in Colonial Williamsburg, Fords Colony, Gated Community, New home on market, Real Estate, Williamsburg Foreclosures, Williamsburg VA, Williamsburg real estate, York County, blogs, economic recovery, exit realty, homes, homes in williamsburg va, mortgage, real estate investment, real estate market conditions, real estate website, realestate, retirement, taxes, web development, williamsburg homes, williamsburg listings, williamsburg taxes on Jul 2nd, 2009 No Comments »
Your Tax-Free Profits
Significant tax reform legislation was signed into law with the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997. This legislation replaced both the one-time $125,000 tax-free exclusion for homeowners aged 55 and older, and the “rollover” deferment of capital gains tax requiring the purchase of a replacement home of higher or equal cost within two years [...]
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Posted in Real Estate, Williamsburg Foreclosures, Williamsburg Information, Williamsburg VA, Williamsburg real estate, York County, economic recovery, exit realty, financing, homes, homes in williamsburg va, mortgage, negotiations real estate, real estate market conditions, real estate website, realestate, selling your home, taxes, virginia real estate, williamsburg homes, williamsburg listings, williamsburg taxes on Jun 28th, 2009 No Comments »
Making Your Williamsburg Dream Home Come True
Is it time to initiate the purchase of your first Williamsburg home? You may be starting a family and outgrowing your small apartment. If the time seems right to seriously consider buying a house in Williamsburg, but you are afraid you don’t you have enough cash, don’t worry! A [...]
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Posted in Real Estate, Williamsburg Foreclosures, Williamsburg Information, Williamsburg VA, Williamsburg real estate, York County, buying a home, economic recovery, exit realty, financing, homes, homes in williamsburg va, mortgage, negotiations real estate, over 55, real estate market conditions, real estate website, realestate, taxes, virginia real estate, williamsburg homes, williamsburg listings, williamsburg taxes on Jun 24th, 2009 No Comments »
If you are a new home buyer or have not owned a home in the past 3 years, we have good news.
The Federal Government is offering an $8000 tax rebate to first time home buyers. The 8K is received after closing and filing a form with the IRS.
Here’s where it gets good! The Virginia Housing [...]
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Posted in New home on market, Real Estate, Williamsburg Foreclosures, Williamsburg Information, Williamsburg real estate, York County, blogs, buying a home, economic recovery, exit realty, featured homes, homes, homes in williamsburg va, mortgage, real estate investment, real estate market conditions, realestate, retirement, selling your home, taxes, virginia real estate, williamsburg homes, williamsburg listings, williamsburg taxes on Jun 1st, 2009 No Comments »
HUD announce OK to monetize tax credit for first time home buyers to use as a downpayment.
Who qualifies: The biggest qualification is to be a first time home buyer or in this instance, someone who has not owned a home for the past three years.
http://www.hud.gov/news/release.cfm?content=pr09-072.cfm
From the HUD press release: Currently, borrowers applying for an FHA-insured [...]
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Posted in Real Estate, Williamsburg Information, Williamsburg VA, Williamsburg real estate, York County, buying a home, exit realty, homes, homes in williamsburg va, mortgage, negotiations real estate, real estate investment, real estate market conditions, realestate, taxes, virginia real estate, williamsburg homes, williamsburg listings, williamsburg taxes on May 2nd, 2009 No Comments »
Financial Help
Home prices often cause many first-time buyers to seek help from their families for the down payment on a new home. If your parents are providing financial assistance for the purchase of a home, it is important that you have very clear agreements with them about the conditions under which their help will be [...]
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Posted in Fords Colony, Gated Community, Real Estate, Williamsburg Information, Williamsburg real estate, York County, active adult, buying a home, economic recovery, homes, homes in williamsburg va, negotiations real estate, real estate investment, real estate market conditions, realestate, retirement, taxes, virginia real estate, williamsburg homes, williamsburg taxes on Apr 5th, 2009 No Comments »
Heres a compilation of the local area tax information and budgets. Property tax rates in the Williamsburg VA area appear to be holding for 2010. Property is taxed at 100% of assessed (not appraised) value. We do not have a separate school tax in the Williamsburg area. The city of Williamsburg is it’s on entity. [...]
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Posted in Real Estate, Williamsburg VA, York County, blogs, buying a home, exit realty, financing, homes, homes in williamsburg va, mortgage, real estate investment, virginia real estate, williamsburg homes on Apr 4th, 2009 No Comments »
Credit Card Mania & Home Buying
Credit availability has tightened up. Federal guidelines are pushing for higher credit scores.
Most people know that a checkered credit history can disqualify you for a home loan, and maxed-out credit cards can do the same thing. But what most home buyers don’t know is that merely having a large [...]
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