Search Results for 'Buying A Home'

• 7 Questions All Home Buyers Should Ask a Realtor

  Below is a GREAT email we got from a prospective buyer considering using us as her Realtor. Below is her email with our responses - every buyer should be asking these questions! Are you a full-time professional Realtor? How long have y[...]

• How Do You Exactly Help Home Buyers with Technology

  Our firm leverages technology in a number of different ways to help our clients.One example is our free GPS loaner which allows you to take your time in your home search, and search at your speed instead of ours. Using the GPS loaner is esp[...]

• Can I Buy a Foreclosure / Short-sale / REO Home?

  The foreclosure market is starting to heat up in a big way, and more foreclosures are on the way. Being a smart foreclosure shopper, or at least including foreclosures in your search, is a smart move, but you must approach these homes caref[...]

• What is the "MLS"? (And, How to Search Like a Pro!)

  The "MLS" stands for "Multiple Listing Service". It's the big database that all real estate agents use to list homes. Only agents have full access to the MLS, but we've created three websites which pull the MLS data and show it to you in cr[...]

• Can I Buy a Property at Auction?

  Auctioned properties are a whole world of their own. Many auctions happen as a result of foreclosures. For details on those auctions (which are commonly held on the courthouse steps) you should read this FAQ. However, other auctions can [...]

• All About DC Homebuyer Credits & Grants

  Washington, DC has a number of credit, closing assistance, and grant programs for current DC residents, and for first time home buyers in DC. Here's a summary: HPAP - Closing assistance program, Not a grant DC Tax Abatement Program [...]

• How Exactly Do You Use Technology to Help Home Buyers?

  Our firm leverages technology in a number of different ways to help our clients.One example is our free GPS loaner which allows you to take your time in your home search, and search at your speed instead of ours. Using the GPS loaner is esp[...]

• First Time Home Buyer Tax Credit Extended

  Download this PDF from the Virginia Association of Realtors that explains the now-extended first time home buyer tax credit (which existing homeowners are now partially eligible for as well). This document is authored by VAR, but applies t[...]

• First Time Home Buyer Stimulus

  Congress recently signed the 2009 Stimulus Plan, but what does it really mean and how does it affect you and the real estate market? After some reading and research, I found out that there are four primary sections of the Stimulus Plan that[...]

• FHA Loan Icssues: Small Condo Associations

  Here is a transcription of the audio above: Hi. This is Daniel with DROdio Real Estate. I'm just taking some clients around today in Washington D.C. and we're coming up against a very interesting issue that I want to make you aware [...]