People come to me for help finding and purchasing a home. Usually they’ve heard about me through one of my past clients who purchased a home with my assistance. What they don’t realize is that a majority of my time is spent telling people NOT to buy homes.

Homebuyers often rely on a real estate agent to select the settlement company they use to buy a home. It’s not a bad idea to have a few names ahead of time so you can do a little research and pick the one that is best for you. But what are the important factors when selecting a settlement company?

Curious how the DC metropolitan area high schools rank nationally? When parents with young children start the home buying process, one of the first things they think about are the neighborhood schools. Each year there are many state and national school rankings that come out with different methods of evaluating schools.

A bedroom or not a bedroom? That is the question. It seems this issue is one that real estate agents are constantly explaining to home buyers. Often because listings have bedroom counts that appear to be wrong. What are the rules? What makes a room a bedroom?

Let’s say you find a property online and decide to go see it at an Open House. You walk in and meet the Listing Agent who shows you the home and you decide to write an offer. In Virginia, the listing agent can represent you as a dual agent. What does that mean for you?