Many different styles of houses here

Dale City is a subdivision located in Woodbridge, VA. There are many styles of homes available for you to choose from.

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Lake Ridge—Single Family Home

Well maintained single family home located in Lake Ridge.

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Riverside Rd Alexandria

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Riverside Rd

Brick front single family home with 4 bedrooms and 2 1/2 baths.  Large bedrooms. Eat-in kitchen. Family room.  Dining room.  Living room. Walk-up basement. Deck. Fenced backyard.

Riverside Rd Alexandria

How do you communicate?

Communication

How do you communicate?

In real estate it is imperative that we communicate with lots of different people: buyers, sellers, lenders, appraisers, title companies, termite companies, other agents—the list goes on.

We communicate in person and with phones, faxes, e-mails, texts and even social media. The one constant should be “constant communication” with ALL parties.

Whenever I receive an e-mail from another party during negotiations, I always respond to it, if a response is needed. Even if it is “hey—I got it! Thanks!”

I have been in negotiations with a newer agent since Sunday. I sent over items on Monday that needed to be addressed. I didn’t hear back from him until late Wednesday afternoon. That was 2 full days of non-communication.

According to our contracts, “time is of the essence.” As days were not being counted and it was a minor item, I wasn’t too worried about the time. What I was concerned with is that this agent didn’t acknowledge or respond to ANY of the three e-mails that I sent over.

This morning I got two e-mails from the Title (settlement) company sending items over to my buyer and myself congratulating us on our contract. SURPRISE! It was nice of them to communicate this with me right away. The only problem is that we aren’t ratified! The listing agent still hasn’t answered my questions OR sent me the items in question. Miscommunication can be as frustrating as lack of communication.

I know—we are all human and forget to do things. But with this agent, this is a common occurrence. Is he doing his client any justice?

So, my question to you is: Are you doing all you can do to communicate with the people you need to be communicating with? I surely hope I am! Taking time today to reflect and to make sure I am!

Moving! Moving! Moving!

Becky moving boxes

Moving! Moving! Moving!

Over the weekend I had a bittersweet experience.  My husband and I moved our oldest daughter out to her first official apartment.  (I say first official apartment because your college apartment doesn’t count.)  This is her first apartment with a roommate and paying her own way.

It was bittersweet in so many ways.  The first being that she is paying rent.  Hello—realtor Mom wants her to buy something as an investment and not rent.  Well, those of you familiar with the Northern Virginia area know that is unlikely for a 23 year old to buy in Arlington—that is unless she wins the lottery and that hasn’t happened yet.

We rented a 14 foot U-Haul for her and her roommate to share.  Thought it might be too big but wanted to err on the side of caution.  Both families are military families and have move tons—we moved 7 times in 12 years.  We can pack a truck!  That truck was packed!  It took us 3 hours to pack and 1 hour to unpack!  Then it took us 5 hours to put the Ikea furniture together!

All in all, it was a good day!  Now the other bitter sweetness sets in.  We are now empty nesters!  This isn’t the first time for that.  We did have a year where both the girls were at James Madison University together.  Although, we knew they would both be home at breaks. 

The reality now is very different!  It is still too soon to tell if I like this or not.  Check back with me in a month and I’ll let you know.