June Newsletter: Seller Webinar, Market Activity, & Spotlight on Local Non-Profit


This month’s newsletter is ready for you. View it below or click here to download. The newsletter’s helpful articles include:

  • Health Benefits of Gratitude
  • Value of Fresh Paint
  • Buyer Tips Before House Hunting
  • Latest Northern Virginia Real Estate Market Statistics

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This month’s local profile is Kim Tapper, with A Place to Be. A former dancer, Kim has spent her career utilizing the arts to help people overcome obstacles. She now applies her experience to A Place To Be, a local non-profit focused on music therapy.

This month I will also be hosting a home sellers webinar, for those who are considering selling their homes. Visit here for details.

Northern Virginia: Plants I Love (Part 2)

Here I build on my Part 1 video, take you through my side garden bed, and share my wisdom on what plants I love (and hate!) for Northern Virginia. I’m sharing plants that are easy keepers, stand up to deer, and are perennial so you don’t have to replant each year!

For details on each plant mentioned, visit my blog article with more information:

Here are links to each plant I mentioned in the video, in the order they are mentioned in the video:

Pencil Holly

Juniper Blue Rug Ground Cover

Fig Trees

Rosa Rugosa

Northern Virginia: Plants I Love (Part 1)

I’ve been in Northern Virginia 9 years now, and I have learned a lot about what plants do well here (and are low maintenance!) over that time.

In this YouTube video I take you through my front garden bed and share my wisdom on what plants I love (and hate!) for Northern Virginia. I’m sharing plants that are easy keepers, stand up to deer, and are perennial so you don’t have to replant each year!

Here are links to each plant I mentioned in the video, in the order they are mentioned in the video:

Pencil Holly

Rhodedendron

English Ivy

Irises

Juniper Blue Rug Ground Cover

Lavender

Catmint

Dwarf Alberta Spruce

Hybrid Willow

Dwarf Globe Japanese Cedar

Lilac

Dead Horse Lily

Forsythia

Ornamental Grass

Hydrangea

May Newsletter: Buyer Webinar, Contractors & COVID, Just Listed!

May’s newsletter is ready for you. View it below or click here to download. The newsletter’s helpful articles include:

  • Indoor Fitness Tips
  • First-Time Home Buyer Checklist
  • Memorable Mother’s Day Gift Ideas
  • Latest Northern Virginia Real Estate Market Statistics
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The newsletter also includes an interview with Holt Barrineau, Sales Manager with Beautiful Home Services, LLC. Holt shares how he and the company are continuing to work hard helping clients with home remodeling while keeping everyone safe in today’s COVID-19 climate. Watch the video on YouTube now!

Real Estate in Today’s Coronavirus Climate

The Northern Virginia market started off hot from right after New Years Day. With historically low interest rates, the market in January and February was aptly described as “tight inventory has continued to coincide with higher sales price to original list prices and fewer days on market” (source).

In March, as people started staying home, and schools and businesses closed, the real estate industry immediately started adapting so that we could continue to help people with the essential need of housing while keeping everyone safe.

Buyers: we can do everything remotely other than settlement: most mortgage lenders require wet signatures with in-person notarization (but settlement has been changed to maintain social distancing and limit exposure as much as possible). Most buyers (if not all!) would like to see a home in person prior to submitting an offer, and we can do that, too.

Process Overview:

  • Virtual Buying Consultation
  • Personalized Online Home Search Portal
  • Recommendations for Lenders Who Can Work Virtually
  • Video Home Tours, Virtual Open Houses, 3D Home Tours
  • In-Person Home Showings with Safety Precautions
  • Mobile Deposit of Earnest Money Deposit
  • Virtual Home Inspections (home inspector goes to house, communicates results to you)
  • Virtual Final Walk-Through
  • Settlements with Limited Contact (Options Include Drive-By Closings Where Buyers Never Leave Their Car)

Sellers: we can do many tasks remotely, limiting your need to meet others in-person, and limiting the number of people who access your home.

Process Overview:

  • Virtual Listing Consultation
  • Professional Photography, 3D Virtual Matterport House Tour so Buyers Can See House Virtually
  • Virtual Showings & Open Houses, Allowing Virtual “Visits”
  • Limit In-Person Showings to Pre-Qualified Serious Buyers with Safety Precautions
  • Virtual Home Inspections (only home inspector & agent in house)
  • Virtual Final Walk-Through (only agent in house)
  • Settlements with Limited Contact (Options Include Drive-By Closings Where Buyers Never Leave Their Car)

Everyone in real estate is working hard to facilitate the essential task of buying and selling real estate while keeping all involved safe.

Reach out to learn more, or to start the process of buying or selling your home.

Leesburg Diner Review: Delicious Breakfast in Downtown Leesburg

A local favorite for breakfast or lunch is the Leesburg Diner, located in the heart of downtown on King Street. My family loves to stop in occasionally as a special treat after church on Sunday.

This is not your stereotypical greasy spoon diner, it’s elevated, healthy, and delicious breakfast and lunch fare. One classic diner trait that I love is that the server leaves a carafe of coffee on the table, so you never have to wait for refills!

During this particular meal, enjoyed in February prior to the COVID-19 stay at home recommendation, we enjoyed Eggs Benedict, Huevos Rancheros, a chocolate chip pancake for the kids, and cinnamon rolls.

This restaurant has a kid friendly atmosphere, but be aware that there is no kids menu. Our kids have been satisfied with the a la carte breakfast menu items, so the lack of a kids menu has not been a problem for us. The restaurant has enough ambient noise that children are not a disruption to others, and the televisions in the restaurant provide distraction to the kids when they’re done eating. As it is in a historic building, the bathrooms are small and do not have changing tables.

Watch my YouTube video to see the full review of the Leesburg Diner. I highly recommend stopping in for a bite once we can frequent restaurants again!