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2012 Virginia Fall Fire Season

Check out the Virginia Department of Forestry's web site for info on Fall Fire Season (Oct. 15 to Nov. 30).  Remember these are the state rules, your locality may have additional rules, requirements and/or permits so check before you burn.  Better safe and than sorry...

Fluvanna County, Virginia Updates Tax Assessments

While looking at property values for clients in Fluvanna County, Virginia this week, I found many of the tax assessments posted in VAMANet were down 25 to 50%.  According to the Fluvanna County web site, the field work for the reassessment  (check out the link to 2013...

Have you shocked your well lately?

Do you live in the country with a well?  Initially your well was probably "shocked" with bleach to kill any bacteria in the system and prior to the initial water testing.  Often on a re-sale of a home in Virginia, the purchaser asks the seller to test the well for...

Attic Pull Down Stair Insulation

During this week's Sustainability Training for Accredited Real Estate Professionals (S.T.A.R.) course I learned a lot of interesting energy saving and "Green" building and remodeling techniques.  One of the coolest (no pun intended) featured a zippered insulation...

Virginia Conservation Easement Options

When I studied Forestry and Wildlife Management at Virginia Tech concentrating in Environmental Conservation back in the late 70's and early 80's,  there were not many options for applying a land owners conservation beliefs to their land in perpetuity.  Now we've got...

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Fluvanna County, Virginia Land Conservation Event

We're blessed in Central Virginia with many beautiful parcels of mountain, river and Piedmont land.  Many are interested in conservation and preserving their farms and land for future generations to enjoy.  Conservation Partners, LLC, The Thomas Jefferson Soil and...

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Central Virginia Real Estate Market Update – 6.29.2011

Since we're almost half way through the year, I wanted to briefly comment on the local real estate market.   We're seeing sales of homes!  We still have a large inventory of homes with sales with more short sales (selling for less than the loan balance and needing...

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Central Virginia PODS

Are you moving across town or across the country?  PODS (Portable on Demand Storage) has helped many of my clients.  They drop the container or containers off at your residence, you pack or hire packers, then they move or store until you’re in your new home.  Using...

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