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Financial Help  From the Government… No Kidding
If you are a first time home buyer or you have not owned a home in the past 3 years, you probably qualify for the new $8000 tax rebate.
Here’s where it gets exciting.  In Virginia, the Virginia Housing Development Authority will let you use this as a downpayment on [...]

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Time To Buy?
Buying a home for the first time is a major decision that requires planning and preparation. Becoming a homeowner is an exciting process with many complexities that real estate agents are trained to manage.
We are experienced in working with first-time buyers and are well-versed in the creative financing that can make dreams become [...]

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A Realistic Evaluation
Your real estate agent’s job is to find you the perfect home, in the right location, with all the amenities you want–and at the right price. It is the home inspector’s job to find any skeletons in the closet — or in the plumbing, wiring, roof, basement and beams.
The inspector won’t pass or [...]

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A Tough Sale
Here is a situation that many buyers have experienced. After searching for weeks, you found the perfect home and you made a very low offer. The sellers responded with a counter-offer which was several thousand dollars lower than their asking price. You came back with a slightly higher bid, and they came down [...]

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Clean Offers
You have found a house that makes your heart skip a beat–it is in the right location and has all the amenities you want. The price is the only thing that is keeping you from making an offer, because you feel that it is more than you can afford. How can you maximize the [...]

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Financially Qualified
Even with stable home prices in Williamsburg and with interest rates at an all time low, many buyers are having to stretch financially to buy a home in Williamsburg. Most purchase agreements allow buyers to cancel the contract if they can’t qualify for a mortgage. If you are selling your home in Williamsburg [...]

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Credit Card Mania
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 people don’t know is that merely having a large number of credit cards, even with low balances and a history of timely payments, can disqualify you [...]

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Capital Gains Exemptions
If you recently sold a home without meeting the basic ownership and use criteria for waiving capital gains tax, you might still be able to claim reduced exemptions if you meet certain other criteria.
Homeowners who had to sell because of a change in place of employment can qualify for reduced tax. You must [...]

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Senate passes $15,000 Home Buyer Tax Break
Link to AP article on Google News
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Adopted without dissent.  Maybe this one will go all the way and help the Real Estate industry get kick started.
Sen. Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., who advanced the home buyers tax break, said it was intended to help revive the housing industry, which has [...]

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Moving And Taxes
Even with the changes in tax laws over recent years, you may be able to deduct some of the expenses of a move that is the result of a change in your job.
You will probably be able to deduct the costs of your move if your new work location means more than an [...]

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