Top Seven Ways to Take Advantage of Smart Home Technology to Enhance Your Home's Living Experience
Smart home technology has become increasingly popular in Northern Virginia real estate in recent years, and for good reason. These technologies ...
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Posted by Alex Bracke on January 12, 2023
7 Steps to Not Kill Your Listing’s Chances at Success
I want to share with you our top seven daily home staging tips or reminders for showing your home while trying to sell it. These are some of the ...
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Posted by Alex Bracke on March 21, 2022
Watching Your Weight Is Not Good Enough
For those who do not know me, I have really been focusing a lot on health and wellness for the last year or two or so. And so, I took note that ...
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Posted by Alex Bracke on February 10, 2022
Waging War Against CFL Light Bulbs
I have a pro tip for you to level up your home showing. We all have those things that we just cannot stand... Well, one of mine as a listing agent ...
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Posted by Alex Bracke on February 10, 2022
The Home Seller Died. Now What?
Today, after having sold hundreds and hundreds of homes, I encountered a situation that I have never had before. We were under contract to purchase a ...
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Posted by Alex Bracke on February 10, 2022
Top 10 Places To Visit In Old Town, Alexandria
Here are the top 10 places to visit in Old Town, Alexandria. Named the Top 3 Best Small City in the U.S. 2021 by the Condé Nast Traveler ...
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Posted by Joel Andrada on February 9, 2022
Tips On How To Stripe A Lawn
I am a little particular when I mow my yard. Often, I get asked what is the striping kit that I use to get the dark and the light stripes in the yard....
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Posted by Alex Bracke on October 27, 2021
The Horror of Getting a COVID Test! (OK … not really!)
So, recently I was exposed to someone who later tested positive for COVID. I was feeling fine, but I wanted to be proactive and take all the ...
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Posted by Alex Bracke on October 11, 2021
Should I Ever Overpay for My House?
“Is it smart to pay above appraised value for a property?” This is the question I got from a client in Centreville. Honestly, it is a ...
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Posted by Alex Bracke on October 5, 2021
How much money do I need to buy a house? (Hint: it’s less than you think!)
"How much down payment do I need?" This question comes to me from a client in Winchester, Virginia. Quite honestly, I get this question almost daily. ...
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Posted by Alex Bracke on October 1, 2021
What is the risk of my house not appreciating in value?
I just received a question from a buyer in Ashburn, Virginia, about the difference between condos versus townhouses versus single-family homes. Is ...
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Posted by Alex Bracke on October 1, 2021
Last Chance: How to Avoid Buyer’s Regret
I recently went to a home on Prairie Fire Square in Aldie, Virginia, to do a final walk-through because the house was going to settle in a couple of ...
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Posted by Alex Bracke on October 1, 2021
What is a Buyer's Market versus a Seller's Market?
I received a question from a client in Purcellville, Virginia. He asked, “When we talk about buyer's and seller's markets, like what does that ...
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Posted by Alex Bracke on April 2, 2021
Donation Sites In Northern Virginia
One of the things I was told when I first moved to Northern Virginia was this is a bargain hunter's paradise. We live in an area that is fairly ...
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Posted by Alex Bracke on April 2, 2021
Avoid These Top 5 Mistakes That Home Sellers Make in the Northern Virginia Real Estate Market
Here are the top five pitfalls that sellers often fall into in the Northern Virginia market:
1) Not making home improvements because a buyer may want ...
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Posted by Alex Bracke on April 2, 2021
What Is Your Target Profit Margin?
I just finished up a marketing summit with a coaching organization I have belonged to for many years now. There was a stat that just blew my mind ...
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Posted by Alex Bracke on April 2, 2021
Why does my credit rating from the mortgage lender look different from credit reporting agencies
I have a client buyer from Stafford, Virginia, asking me about credit scores and sources. He went and got his credit rating from a consumer agency. I ...
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Posted by Alex Bracke on March 26, 2021
The Way You Do One Thing Is The Way You Do All Things
This advice was given to me by a business coach several years ago. Recently, as I have been on something of a personal health journey in my ...
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Posted by Alex Bracke on March 12, 2021