As inventory dwindles in the Prince William County Virginia area, home buyers and sellers are left scratching their heads. Home-buyers are trying to figure out is now the time to buy?  Those that go looking and hesitate on putting an offer in on a home, learn the hard wasy that the homes are selling before they make up their minds. Some home buyers are still afraid prices willl drop, or they might pay too much or that the home won't appraise.

"I've been a Realtor for over twenty five years, everyone who buys a home thinks and feels this way. Buy a home you love, that fits your wants needs and desires and you will always be happy in the end."

Homeowners who are uncomfortable with the fact homes are selling too quickly when they go on the market tend to list their homes higher. This strategy in today's real estate market typically leads to price reductions. The reasons are simple. The home buying public has data and statistic's the can access online. Home buying consumers are smart. They can tell when a home is over priced. The result...they do not  cross your threshold.

Tips For Sellers:: If your agent can show you the online traffic is excellent and the marketing is working however prospective buyers are not crossing your threshold, it is price. Adjust your price and your terms until you find the magic number.

Tip for  Home Buyers: If you see a home you like that has been on the market awhile, don't assume something is wrong with it. Chances are the sellers will be thrilled to hear your offer. A good buyers agent ( the agent who works for you!) will sit down with you and review all the most recent sales in the community where the home is located. A good buyers agent will help you structure an offer that will be acceptable to the seller. It might take a few counter offers, but if you are willing to go after the house you want...chances are good you will get it!

Check out some of our most recent sales in and around the Woodbridge Virginia area.

• 12844 Misty Lane in Old Bridge Estates- We are helping a buyer buy this home listed for $240,000
• 12300 Taverner Loop- County Center Single Family Home Under Contract for full price $450,000
• 16409 Chattanooga Lane-Powells Landing in Woodbridge Virginia -Under Contract for $475,000
• 13004 Emmet Ct-Lynnwood Subdivision- We found the buyer for this home- Listed for $499,985
• 14329 North Park Ct- Dale City Virginia just settled for $130,000 by Short Sale.
• 15072 Maple Glen Ct- Montclair Virginia- First time buyer get this townhome for $155,000!
  
  

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Do you need help buying a home or selling your home? Call me 703-851-3085. We can help. Acutally, we need homes to sell right now!

Check out homes for sale right now in the Woodbridge Virginia area View Now

Are you curious what your home will sell for in today's real estate market. I'll be happy to send you a market snapshot. Tell me about your home Start Here

The other day I was passing by Erick Blackwelder my partner and he was talking to a prospective home-buyer.

The prospective first time buyer asked " How low can we go and how much closing costs can we get on this house?"

Erick's listened attentively and asked " Well that depends. Do you want to buy a house or learn a lesson?"

Everything depends on:

•  how the house shows in comparison to the others you saw during your house hunt
• how many homes are on the market. ( is a balanced market, sellers market or buyers market?
• how is the home priced based on the comparable sold homes
• the terms you hope to get ( terms: closing costs you want the seller to pay, settlement date, repairs etc..)

Erick Blackwelder and myself have been assiting homebuyers for over twenty years here in the Woodbridge, Lake Ridge, Manassas Virginia area.

We are expert negotiators and we sell more homes than most agents in the area.

Did you know it doesn't cost you a penny to have a top producing, skilled real estate working as your Buyers Agent?

If you are thinking it is time to buy a home, first things first. First you need to know how much home can you afford to buy.The best way to do that is to get pre-approved for a home loan. We have several loan officers that we trust to help your through the process VIEW HERE

Here are the next steps to take:

1. Come sit down with myself of Erick Blackwelder of The Erick and Company Team and let's get acquainted. If you can share with us, what you hope to find, what features you want, what would make you say "That's the house I want!" then we can start to find that home for you.
2. We will set you up on email alerts. What we do is add all your personal criteria into our system and then you will be notified by email from the system when any home enter  the market that matches your specific criteria. Note, these are not just homes we list. No matter what company, what real estate agent or for sale by owner enters the MLS system, you will be notified. This says you all that time sitting on the computer looking at house after house getting frustrated. Consider it your personal match maker. ( This service is FREE!)
3. Call us when you see a house you want to look at. The one that peeked your interest enough that you think to yourself. " " I wonder if this is the house?"
4. You found the house! This is when we sit down with you and write an offer up. At this time we review the neighborhood data and surrounding neighborhood data to see what other similar homes sold for. We can share with you what the sellers paid in closing costs for the buyer, how long did the process take and what did that house look like compared to the one you like. Special Note: in this situation, we work as your Buyers Agent. We do not work for the sellers!
5. We present the offer to the Sellers Agent. Then we all wait for a response.
6. Negotiations Time-depending on your offer and how many offers the seller receives this process can be a few hours to a few days. This is the time when nerves are frayed. Trust me when I say, this is Erick's favorite part of being a REALTOR. He thrives on negotiations!
7. Counter Offer- in most cases an offer to buy a home is countered. If the sellers want to change something on the offer we presented, they will strike through a clause, an item or a date and send it back for your review. This is how we hammer out all the details of you wanting to buy the home and the sellers wanting to sell.
8. Ratification- this is your main GOAL. When you get the call from Erick or myself that the seller accepted your offer, we will say your contract is RATIFIED!

Do you have questions about the buying process or how to get started? Just ask us now Email now

The home located at 4240 Chelson Court in Woodbridge Virginia  is one of the most flexible floor-plans I have seen in a long, long time. This home comes with a in-law apartment. Actually the owners of this home had this apartment built for their Mom. They asked the contractor to help them make the home feel like a home for her, with windows and lots of open space. The result was and is today one of the best most spacious and bright in-law apartments I have ever seen in my real estate career of twenty years. 

The apartment boasts a living room, breakfast room area, full kitchen, lots of closets for storage, and a window over the sink looking out the back yard. Best of all it has a sliding glass door keyed to make coming and going easy. Their is a huge bathroom with a shower with grab bars and bench seat, a big vanity, linen closet and stack washer and dryer in the apartment. This is like a little home within a home!

You be the judge.  What your in-law like this apartment?

The home at 4240 Chelson Ct, in Woodbridge Virginia has one of the most flexible floorplans I have seen. Not only does it have this amazing custom designed in-law apartment, it also has a huge finished room over the garage. This awesome space has a private staircase to and from the kitchen area as well as a private bath. It has lots of windows to view all that nature has to over overlooking the parkland and stream.

If you are searching for a home that will grow with you ever changing needs, then put 4240 Chelson Ct on your list of homes to see. It will delight you at every turn.

For More Information and photos View Here

MLS# PW7784757

Prince William County Virginia has many options for those who love the sound, and peaceful views that a waterview and waterfront home offer. Just share with us what you are looking for an we can find it. Are you just looking for a peaceful view or a place to sink your boat in deep water? With communities such as Occoquan,Montclair, Woodbridge Triangle, Lake Ridge, Lake Jackson and Lake Manassas Virginia you have a lot of options.

To view homes for sale right now with waterviews, waterfont or water access in Prince William County Virginia CLICK HERE

You learn something new everyday in this business and when I do I like to share it with others. This post is for all of you who live on acreage lots, or you have lots of lawn equipment. Did you know there is a lawn tractor service repair company in the Woodbridge Virginia area who makes house calls? Neither did  I.

Well today, I had the pleasure of meeting Mr. Tim Davis. Mr. Davis works at  Davis Lawn Tractor Repair. We had a lawn tractor that needed repair and had no way of getting it to the local lawn repair shop here in Woodbridge Virginia. Another business person in the county said " why don't you call  Davis Lawn Tractor Repair ?  Well, we called. Davis Lawn Tractor Repair sent Mr Davis. Imagine my surprise when he arrived and repaired our lawn tractor in less than an hour!

As you can see from the photos I took above this company comes prepared to take on any challenge. That's some workshop.

Wow... I feel like hitting the Staples Button on my desk and saying " That was easy!"

We didn't have to borrow someone's truck to bring it to the local repair shop we normally go to. We didn't have to pay for a pick up and delivery fee.

Do you need this service...you can contact them ONLINE Start Here

I went ahead and wrote a review on Yelp as well VIEW HERE

Are you looking for a new place to call home? Maybe you are relocating to Quantico Virginia or Dahlgren.

Well then if you haven't seen The Villiages of Idelwild in Fredericksburg...then take a quiet Sunday morning drive with Patty Blackweler the Ryan Homes sales person as she highlights the community.

The Villiages is Idlewild is a well kept secret. If you didn't know where to look, you would never know it was there. So come with us as we take a drive through this outstanding community Located between Rt 3 and Rt 1 in Fredericksburg Virginia.

To learn more about the community read the post I wrote about the community called The Small Town Community Feel You've Been Looking For Click here

To see a sample of what the model looks like click here- MLS#FB7461526

Currently The Lake Ridge Virginia area has over 43 Single Family Homes for Sale.

If you are pre-approved for a home priced between $400,000 and $700,000 then chances are you will find what you are looking for in and around Lake Ridge Virginia.

Currently there are 43 single family homes for sale in that price range!

This home looks brand new....I currently have this one listed for $450,000. The home is huge!

The smallest homes have at least twenty one hundred square feet and many or larger and some boast as much as six thousand finished square feet. Best of all, I have seen so many that have been updated with new kitchens, and baths and even though many of the homes are over twenty years of age, I can show you homes that are move-in ready show stoppers.

I've been a local real estate agent for over twenty years specializing in the 22192 zip code area. It's where I live, work and play. Lake Ridge has been and continues to be a wonderful area for those commuting to Washington DC, Chrystal City Virginia, The Pentagon, Fort Belvoir, Quantico Virginia area's.

Why....because it has three ways out of the community. It is not land locked. We have Old Bridge Rd, Smoketown Rd and the Prince William Parkway all heading to I-95 north or south. Best of all we have rush hour commuter bus service, slug lines at the park and ride lots and a huge concentration of commuters heading to each location daily. So no matter if you choose to drive, take the bus, join a van pool or slug a ride. Getting to work is easy from the Lake Ridge Virginia area.

To view all the homes currently listed in Woodbridge Virginia right now that are Actively For Sale.. simply follow this link

Heading to Fort Belvoir Virginia? The base is approximately twelve miles from the Lake Ridge Virginia area. Check out the homes for sale near the base then decide if Lake Ridge is a good fit for you Homes for sale near Fort Belvoir VA

Heading to Quantico Marine Base? Well that is about ten miles from Lake Ridge Virginia. Check out the homes for sale in Triangle, Quantico, Dumfries and Woodbridge Virginia. VIEW HERE

***note, this post was written on April 28th, 2012. Inventory levels are up this week in Lake Ridge as more and more homeowners who plan to relocate when school gets out. This is the best inventory we have had in months! Now is the time to buy.***

I needed some work done around the yard, you know tree's need to trimmed and a few stumps need to be ground down. So I remember a few guys who had come through our subdivision last fall offer stump grinding services and tree trimming services. I found the card and we called  them.

They were  on time, did a great job and were on their way. If you are in Prince William County Virginia and you are looking for someone who has reasonable rates check around, however Robert and his son need work, and will handle the task that needs to be complete at a rate better than the competition.

So their name goes on the list of service providers that I would recommend to my real estate clients and customers.The company was called Countryside Tree Service 540-717-6168

If you believe is helping out the little guy...here's your chance.

If you are looking for a good Buyers Agent to help you find a home to buy, don't hesitate to give me a call. Have a super weekend!

The owners of 13000 Taverner Loop in Woodbridge Virginia have hired The Erick and Company Team to assist them with the sale of their home MI Built home called the Charleston Model. What makes this one special is the condition, the price and the fact it has over 4600 square feet of finished living space! There are four bedrooms, three and half baths and a two car garage.

From the moment we pulled up to the home we knew this was one that you would be excited to see. If you've been looking for a like new home with high ceilings, two story foyer, hardwood floors and three finished levels then you are going to love this home. Especially if you want features like a tray ceiling in the master bedroom, a luxury master bathroom, his and her walk-in closets,not to mention a must see man cave in walkout basement. The owners of this home have spared no expense on the hardscapes around the home from the front walkway, to the brick front stoop to the stamped concrete patio surrounded by privacy bushes!

The home is located in the beautiful subdivison called Prince William County Center centerally located near the County Complex ( near Ruby Tuesday's ) off the Prince William Parkway. This is a well established sidewalk community with a community pool.

Take a tour right now http://www.exite-listings.com/etour.html/TOURID/93581

For more information or to schedule a showing. Call us today 703-851-3085

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Lake Ridge Virginia 22192- Lake Ridge has some amazing homes on acreage lots, golf courses and even waterview of the Occouquan. They are all minutes from I-95 South or North and the Prince William County Parkway to the West.

SEARCH FOR LAKE RIDGE VIRGINIA LUXURY HOMES HERE!

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