Since your Credit Score often affects your ability to get a home mortgage and or mortgage rate/terms, many home...
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Reverse Morgage Info
I joke sometimes and say the only thing that stays the same is in real estate is change. In today's real estate...
100% Financing with Rural Development (RD) Loan – Backed by USDA!
Looking to buy a home in Central Virginia but don't have the cash for a 5% or greater down payment, what to...
Search for Charlottesville, Virginia Area Foreclosures
Many blog readers have asked, “How do I search for foreclosed homes?”. The free resources I use include the Home Buyers Scouting Report to track Central Virginia real estate for sale plus Google Maps and HUD Home Store. If you are interested in exploring the...
Follow Central Virginia Government with the Free Enterprise Forum
Are you interested in Central Virginia government and following different boards to see how their decisions affect you? Are you familier with the Free Enterprise Forum? If not, check out their site. Neil Williamson and the other great folks attend the meetings...
University of Virginia & Virginia Tech Student Homes & Investment Real Estate
Working as a real estate consultant in Charlottesville, Virginia (home of The University of Virginia) since 1991, I’ve helped parents, students and alumni as well as townies evaluate residential real estate for income producing or family rental potential. Over the...
Virginia Homes, Farms & Land 2011 Almanac
The UPS man dropped the 2011 Almanacs off at Camp Karen (our home between Zion Crossroads & Gordonsville, Virginia) yesterday morning. I began passing them out yesterday afternoon to great reviews. Several of you have asked, “Where is my 2011 Almanac?” so if you...
Virginia Road Conditions – VDOT Info
We’ve got some ice and closed roads this morning in Central Virginia! Several Schools closed for the day due to poor travel conditions. The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) maintains a great web page with updated winter road conditions or you can call...
Ski Wintergreen & Massanutten, Virginia This Season
Our grandson’s (Evan’s 5 and Mason’s 2) are heading to Wintergreen in Nelson County, Virginia this weekend with their other Grandfather on a ski trip. They love skiing! Hopefully, I’ll get some new photos to post. For the all of us in Central Virginia, the slopes...