HomeBuying
End of Summer Market Analysis for Metro Richmond Real Estate
As we close out yet another "unprecedented" summer, it's a great time to check in on the market and give you a few numbers, but also a breakdown of my assessment on things. Here in the Richmond area, we have definitely seen things cool a bit, ...
Let’s Talk About Rent Backs
Okay, so let's talk about rent backs. What is a rent back? That's something that we're hearing all over the place in the market the last year. So, lots of sellers want to stay in their home after they close because maybe they haven't fou...
Why is Cash King?
We've all heard that old adage, cash is king many, many times. But what do you do if you're trying to buy a home in this market and you don't have a dump truck full of cash? Let's unpack that a little bit. Why is cash king anyway? Well, ...
Why Didn’t They Take My Offer?! (and it was the highest!)
So you just saw that that house you offered on sold and it went for less than you offered, how the heck did that happen? Sometimes it's all about the money. And sometimes it's not having an agent that's going to do the research to make s...
Choosing the Right Realtor
How do you even go about picking the right Realtor? And is it even important? In the market that we're in right now, or really any market at all, having a good agent on your side on your team really is a crucial component of either selli...
Is this a good area?…What I can and can’t tell you.
Is this house in a good area or a bad area? What do you think of this neighborhood? How are the schools? These are some of the questions that I get asked all the time. And I hate to tell you, I can't really answer them. Because of a litt...
Midsummer Market Update 2022
Well, mostly midsummer, at least. It's hard to turn on the news without some sort of daily update about the real estate market, but with so much click bait, so many opinions, and headlines crafted to grab your attention, what is the real story?...
The Best Offer ISN’T Always the Highest
But wait a minute, if you're writing an offer, isn't it always about who is willing to pay the most money? In this crazy competitive market, we've been in now for a while. Sometimes it is. And sometimes it's not. Sometimes it's about tho...