You heard me right, there are now lists on the internet that landlords can refer to to see if a prospective tenant is a good candidate.  One such list is do not rent to dot com.  It appears that any landlord can submit unfavorable information about a past or present tenant for free, but in [...]

With the down turn in the economy and housing market, some localities are looking at alternative measures to help spur activity in the marketplace.  The newspaper in Fredericksburg, Virginia, The Free Lance Star, reports that Spotsylvania County has begun discussions of 9 new initiatives to help rejuvenate the local economy.  The proposed initiatives are: Designate Business [...]

I had the pleasure of attending the NAR YPN event at NAR Mid-Year.  Shortly after arriving I was asked if I would mind being interviewed by the REALTOR® Magazine.  I chatted with the NAR representative briefly before starting the interview.  Once the camera was turned on she asked me her first question.  It was something [...]

Time Management Out of all the questions I get about blogging, this has to be the most common one, “How do you have time for all this?”  It’s a quite simple answer, as with anything that is important to your business, you make time for blogging.  To be a successful blogger you need to build [...]

Is it really possible?  Could Virginia really be getting a rail service from Washington DC to Richmond?  Could this rail service eventually connect Northern Virginia with Hampton Roads?  Well, if Virginia lawmakers get their way, this very well could be possible.  President Obama’s stimulus plan includes grants for the development and improvement of high speed rail [...]

I’ve stopped counting the number of times I’ve been told that social media is a waste of my time, or the number of times someone has referred to it as a “young person’s tool”, or the number of times someone has rolled their eyes when I’ve mentioned that I Tweet.  But, sometimes I do feel [...]

I’ve again held you in suspense long enough.  (My apologies, I’ve actually been selling real estate this past month!  Who knew!?!)  It is now time for Part III of this series. Content When formulating ideas for your blog posts, the first thing you need to reconsider is your audience.  I personally don’t feel that Joe [...]

Did you miss me?  I had every intention of posting this a week ago, but then life got in the way.  But here it is, Part Two of my series for new bloggers.  I know, you’ve been waiting in anticipation, checking in every day, only to be disappointed that there was no post from me.  [...]

It’s been 4 months, 21 days, 21 hours, and 42 minutes since I posted my first blog. And I feel confident saying, with pride, that as a Blogger, I have arrived. Not only here at VARBuzz, which is a huge honor, but to real estate 2.0. I thought I’d address some of the issues I [...]