If you have been searching the MLS for a like new townhouse, chances are you have not seen this one. It was most likely over your $250,000 pre-approved loan price tag you have. Well, not anymore! Best of all the seller is willing to pay closing costs! Below is a photo tour of the townhouse. The MLS # is PW7479735

The best part about this townhouse is the location!

Website and Details Page-http://12437abbeyknollct.canbyours.com/

To see all homes for sale in Westridge Subdivision right now- CLICK HERE

Do you need help? Don't hesitate to call me. My direct# is  703-851-3085 or contact me by email  

Contact Peggy James or Erick Blackwelder  of Erick and Company of Exit 1st Choice Realty, Woodbridge VA. Realtors®, call 703-851-3085 (Peggy) or 703-590-2252 (Office).If you are a homeowner who has a home to sell, we have  buyers ready and waiting for nice homes to come on the market. Give us a call and we can "GET YOUR HOME SOLD FAST" to list your property for sale we service  Lake Ridge, Westridge, Old Bridge Estates, River Falls, Middle County, Manassas, Manassas Park, Haymarket,Montclair, Dumfries, Quantico, Fort Belvior, Occoquan, Dale City, Gainesville, Aquia Harbor, Garrisonville and Triangle area's . 
                                
         

Searching online for information about buying or selling a home can be tough. There are so many real estate companies and so much information on the Internet.  Here in the Woodbridge Virginia area, you have all the big companies such as Exit Realty, Coldwell Banker,Weichert, Re/Max, Long and Foster, Prudential, and Jobin Realty, and then you have all the smaller independent companies. So how are you the consumer suppose to choose.

The best advice I can give you is this.  Turn to Google. That's right, just ask a question, who is (fill in the blank) in Woodbridge Virginia? Or ask who can sell my home fast for top dollar in Lake Ridge, Woodbridge Virginia. Or who can help me sell my home by short sale, orwhat local Realtor® writes a real estate blog? What local Realtor is working hard to help people just like me sell my home. Who can give me advice? By asking questions in Google or Yahoo, or Bing, chances are good you will find a local Realtor®, who is not only good, better than that someone that attracts other buyers and sellers who will be instrumental in helping you accomplish your goals in 2011.

A word of advice. If you have been referred to a Realtor®,  by a friend, or relative, Google that person. Can you find them?  Can you get a feel for who they are on their real estate blog, can you easily access that Realtor®, in Facebook, Youtube,Trulia, orZillow? Is the person whom you are thinking of hiring, working as a full time professional real estate adviser? Or are they just dabbling in the real estate industry? There is a difference! With  the current tricky real estate market conditions, experience is not only needed it can be the difference in saving your thousands!

Here is an example of our website. It is current and features weekly and daily updates, local video news, MLS Search,Listings, Short Sale information,Lake Ridge VA Real Estate News and tips for local Woodbridge Virginia residents on buying and selling a home. Within seconds of being on this site you begin to realize that all of at Erick and Company care about helping home buyers and sellers.

Just click on the photo below to access all the powerful tools the Erick and Company website offers.

          " Remember it does not cost you a penny more to work with an experienced Realtor®!"

               Do you need help? Don't hesitate to call me. My direct# is  703-851-3085 or contact me by email  

Contact Peggy James or Erick Blackwelder  of Erick and Company of Exit 1st Choice Realty, Woodbridge VA. Realtors®, call 703-851-3085 (Peggy) or 703-590-2252 (Office).If you are a homeowner who has a home to sell, we have  buyers ready and waiting for nice homes to come on the market. Give us a call and we can "GET YOUR HOME SOLD FAST" to list your property for sale we service  Lake Ridge, Westridge, Old Bridge Estates, River Falls, Middle County, Manassas, Manassas Park, Haymarket,Montclair, Dumfries, Quantico, Fort Belvior, Occoquan, Dale City, Gainesville, Aquia Harbor, Garrisonville and Triangle area's . 
                                
         

Get started off on the wrong foot. The biggest mistake you can make when deciding it is time to buy, is looking at homes without a pre-approval letter. That is very similar to go shopping at the grocery store, unloading the cart onto the conveyor belt only to realize, you do not have any money to pay! Yikes..what a waist of time...

Here are a lenders we trust to help you get pre-approved. Read More

Do you have questions? Call me direct at  703-851-3085 or contact me by email  

Contact Peggy James or Erick Blackwelder  of Erick and Company of Exit 1st Choice Realty, Woodbridge VA. Realtors®, call 703-851-3085 (Peggy) or 703-590-2252 (Office).If you are a homeowner who has a home to sell, we have  buyers ready and waiting for nice homes to come on the market. Give us a call and we can "GET YOUR HOME SOLD FAST" to list your property for sale we service  Lake Ridge, Westridge, Old Bridge Estates, River Falls, Middle County, Manassas, Manassas Park, Haymarket,Montclair, Dumfries, Quantico, Fort Belvior, Occoquan, Dale City, Gainesville, Aquia Harbor, Garrisonville and Triangle area's . 
                                
         

Wow, that's a loaded question and one that we get all the time.  "The caller has been approved to purchase a home up to $650,000 with VA Financing. So you would think they would have a lot of choices, right? Well, not so in Fairfax County, Virginia and not when you consider what he is looking for and where."

The caller stated, they have looked at countless homes online and cannot seem to find the type of home they would like to live in. They were looking for a relatively short commute to Fort Belvior in Lorton Virginia, yet they wanted a newer home, with a half acre yard or more, and they would prefer a planned community atmosphere. Not to mention they strongly desired a neighborhood school.

Trust me that is a tall order close to Fort Belvior,Virginia. You can find many wonderful older homes built in the late 1970's and early 1980's. (see chart below) Some have been remodeled, some not. All have small rooms, and far less amenities that today's homes have. If you are willing to consider an older home, many boast nice landscaped lots. There are also new homes new home with luxury baths, big closets, spacious open floor-plans,however you will need to compromise on lot size and the planned community idea.

The callers says.."Peggy I have looked at so many homes online, are their any other options we are not looking at. Can you help us? "

I love when I get that question!

My first questions is where do you want to draw the line? Literally, I can show them on a map just how futile their search is. I can take them out of their misery and help them start dealing with the reality of what they want vesus what Fairfax County Virginia has to offer compared to just ten miles down the road in Prince William County, Virginia. 

This was his reality! I shared with the caller, let do a map search by drawing a line on our Search For Homes Map Based Web Search below you can see you are really looking for a needle in a haystack!

Notice: You the buyer have the power to move the lines where ever you want on this Map Based Web Search to accomplish your goal. This helps you get a feel for our real estate market conditions. Don't hesitate to set up a custom search.

Click on the map above to see the results of this Active Search!

Now the next step is to save that search! Why? Because you will be updated by the MLS System when a homes status changes, of any price reductions and any and all new listings that enter the MLS Database that match your search criteria!" Never miss your dream home again."

                            Do you have questions? Call me direct at  703-851-3085 or contact me by email  

Contact Peggy James or Erick Blackwelder  of Erick and Company of Exit 1st Choice Realty, Woodbridge VA. Realtors®, call 703-851-3085 (Peggy) or 703-590-2252 (Office).If you are a homeowner who has a home to sell, we have  buyers ready and waiting for nice homes to come on the market. Give us a call and we can "GET YOUR HOME SOLD FAST" to list your property for sale we service  Lake Ridge, Westridge, Old Bridge Estates, River Falls, Middle County, Manassas, Manassas Park, Haymarket,Montclair, Dumfries, Quantico, Fort Belvior, Occoquan, Dale City, Gainesville, Aquia Harbor, Garrisonville and Triangle area's . 
                                
         

Check this out, a band that only uses iPad's to do a concert! So cool...

So many people are under the impression that a homeowner who sells their home by short sale must wait years to purchase again. That statement is not always true. In fact on Friday, I assisted a purchaser settle on a gorgeous five year old townhouse with a two car garage, granite counters in the Belmont Bay Community in Woodbridge Virginia. The townhouse was totally remodeled and in perfect move-in condition.

Why is that unique?

Those purchasers had sold their single family home by short sale in Dumfries, Virginia less than six months ago!

Yes, you read that correctly!

So now you are asking "How?"

Simple...compromise According to the Lender, there are guidelines set up to help homeowners purchase again when using FHA Financing.

This purchaser fit those guidelines.

• Maintained good credit throughout the short sale process
• The purchase must be inferior in size ( you cannot go buy same size house at lower price)
• The purchaser needed to relocate to a different area ( different zip code is fine) 
• The purchaser must qualify for a loan
• The purchaser must be able to come up with FHA Down payment requirements to purchase.
•  Talk with a lender to see what your options are. Then call a local Realtor you trust to help you find  another place to call home.

 The seller went from this home to the townhouse photographed below.

The moral of the story.  If you can see that you are not going to be able to make ends meet, act quickly. Call a local Realtor®, to assist you. Learn your options before it is too late. This example shows you that if you can maintain your credit, and act quickly your credit does not have to suffer. This customer had excellent credit to begin with. Their credit did take a hit after short sale, however the good news is, they still fit within the FHA Guidelines to buy another home! I love happy endings.

                     Have questions? Call me direct at  703-851-3085 or contact me by email  

Contact Peggy James or Erick Blackwelder  of Erick and Company of Exit 1st Choice Realty, Woodbridge VA. Realtors®, call 703-851-3085 (Peggy) or 703-590-2252 (Office).If you are a homeowner who has a home to sell, we have  buyers ready and waiting for nice homes to come on the market. Give us a call and we can "GET YOUR HOME SOLD FAST" to list your property for sale we service  Lake Ridge, Westridge, Old Bridge Estates, River Falls, Middle County, Manassas, Manassas Park, Haymarket,Montclair, Dumfries, Occoquan, Dale City, Gainesville, Aquia Harbor, Garrisonville and Triangle area's . 
                                
         

Have You Been Looking For a Home With a Big Flat Yard?

  Would you like it fenced?

  Like This?
   

What if I told you it has a gorgeous deck and screened porch for entertaining?

Would you like to know where it is?

The house has

• 5 Bedrooms
• 3 Baths
• Hardwood Floors
• New Cherry Cabinets
• New Kitchen
• Totally Renovated Baths
• It is not a short sale
• It is not a foreclosure
• It can be yours simply for asking!

What are you waiting for? It is priced at $274,900!

Follow this link to learn more

 Call me direct at  703-851-3085 or contact me by email  

Contact Peggy James or Erick Blackwelder  of Erick and Company of Exit 1st Choice Realty, Woodbridge VA. Realtors®, call 703-851-3085 (Peggy) or 703-590-2252 (Office).If you are a homeowner who has a home to sell, we have  buyers ready and waiting for nice homes to come on the market. Give us a call and we can "GET YOUR HOME SOLD FAST" to list your property for sale we service  Lake Ridge, Westridge, Old Bridge Estates, River Falls, Middle County, Manassas, Manassas Park, Haymarket,Montclair, Dumfries, Occoquan, Dale City, Gainesville, Aquia Harbor, Garrisonville and Triangle area's . 
                                
         

Searching for homes on the Internet can be so infuriating. So many times you know exactly where you want to live, however none of the websites allow you to actually pin point that area. Well, problem solved!

Here at Erick and Company we understand and want to help you as much as we can. Not only can you search the map by drawing lines around the streets your interested in, this tool allows you to visualize exactly what the current inventory is. Imagine the power of this tool, if you know the boundry lines for the school district you want to live in. Try it, you will love it!

This is powerful information for both home buyers and homeowners.

Why homeowners?  Let's think about this a minute. Let's say, you are thinking of selling your home in the near future. Wouldn't you like to know exactly"what's happening with home values in and around your neighborhood?" 

Watch this video tutorial on how this news system can work for you.

PS: this works for any area, just expand the map to the County, City or Neighborhood you are interested in. Save Your Search so the system can keep you up to date on what's happening in real estate in your neighborhood.

Remember if you or anyone you know needs real estate help here in Prince William County Virginia. Just remember, I'm only a phone call away!   Call me direct at  703-851-3085 or contact me by email  

Contact Peggy James or Erick Blackwelder  of Erick and Company of Exit 1st Choice Realty, Woodbridge VA. Realtors®, call 703-851-3085 (Peggy) or 703-590-2252 (Office).If you are a homeowner who has a home to sell, we have  buyers ready and waiting for nice homes to come on the market. Give us a call and we can "GET YOUR HOME SOLD FAST" to list your property for sale we service  Lake Ridge, Westridge, Old Bridge Estates, River Falls, Middle County, Manassas, Manassas Park, Haymarket,Montclair, Dumfries, Occoquan, Dale City, Gainesville, Aquia Harbor, Garrisonville and Triangle area's . 
                                
         

Finding a home with a large level fenced yard is not always easy.Typically you have to search a lot of listings and do a lot of trips in the car for before you find the lot you are looking for.  Well, if that has happened to you, you are in for a nice surprise. Take a look at this totally remodeled home in Dale City Virginia. This is a Hyltonian Floor plan. That is the largest home built in the older sections of Dale City. What makes this one unique is not only the size of the yard, but what has been done to this home. It's fabulous at every turn. Never mind the fact it has the type of yard you've been dreaming of. You know where you can have an impromptu football game when all the relatives are over, or maybe you have a few dogs, and you really need a big fenced yard so you can put in an in-ground pool. No matter what lifestyle you've been dreaming of, chances are you may have been searching in a higher price thinking you would never find everything you wanted priced under $275,000! Yes, you read that right.

• The home is well over two thousand square feet inside
• The owners really expanded the living space on this home with a screened porch
• They added an amazing decking system
• It has a pristine patio area underneath. 
• The hardwoods are gleaming inside
• The home boasts five bedrooms and three baths!
• The kitchens and baths are totally renovated
• There is a workshop area in the lower level
• The house is listed for $274,900!

"Best of all, it is not a short sale or foreclosure sale. This is a healthy sale." That means if you see it today, and you ask Erick Blackwelder or myself to help you negotiate an offer, chances are good you could be moving into this home within a month or so!

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To learn more about this home follow this link

Drive on bye and take a look:

Address:3807 DEL MAR DR,WOODBRIDGE, VA 22193

Erick and I work as Buyer Agents to help you find the perfect

home.

Remember if you or anyone you know needs real estate help here in Prince William County Virginia. Just remember, I'm only a phone call away!   Call me direct at  703-851-3085 or contact me by email  

Contact Peggy James or Erick Blackwelder  of Erick and Company of Exit 1st Choice Realty, Woodbridge VA. Realtors®, call 703-851-3085 (Peggy) or 703-590-2252 (Office).If you are a homeowner who has a home to sell, we have  buyers ready and waiting for nice homes to come on the market. Give us a call and we can "GET YOUR HOME SOLD FAST" to list your property for sale we service  Lake Ridge, Westridge, Old Bridge Estates, River Falls, Middle County, Manassas, Manassas Park, Haymarket,Montclair, Dumfries, Occoquan, Dale City, Gainesville, Aquia Harbor, Garrisonville and Triangle area's . 
                                
         

Have you been considering downsizing? You are finding your home is just too big now.Well, no matter what the motivation, much thought is needed to decide when,where, what, and then how. Below is a video from Small Space Big Style. The first video is a shocking example of what some will do. That said though, it makes one really think about what we need vesus what we want.

The following examples are a bit less restrictive and show you that living in eight hundred, or a thousand square feet is not as bad as one might think.

What is cool about the following video's is just the process of looking at a small home with vision and really taking that lack luster space and transforming it into everything that makes your heart sing! 

• Oh my goodness,this is my personal favorite! WOW!
• Now here's an apartment in New York - now this one is cute
• Three car garage converted in a home! Very cool reuse of a space! Austin Texas
• Maybe you have aspirations of downsizing and living near the water. Very cool house  Wow! 

When it is time to downsize, let's talk about your needs and go from there.

Have a question?Let's talk call me 703-851-3085 or contact me by email  

Contact Peggy James or Erick Blackwelder  of Erick and Company of Exit 1st Choice Realty, Woodbridge VA. Realtors®, call 703-851-3085 (Peggy) or 703-590-2252 (Office).If you are a homeowner who has a home to sell, we have  buyers ready and waiting for nice homes to come on the market. Give us a call and we can "GET YOUR HOME SOLD FAST" to list your property for sale we service  Lake Ridge, Westridge, Old Bridge Estates, River Falls, Middle County, Manassas, Manassas Park, Haymarket,Montclair, Dumfries, Occoquan, Dale City, Gainesville, Aquia Harbor, Garrisonville and Triangle area's .