Jeff Pearl's Local VA and MD Blog

If you have an interest in a variety of art by over 300 local artists, the Sprng 2015 showing of "Art at The Mill" starts April 24th and ends May 10th. Burwell-Morgan Mill in Milltown VA was restored and is maintained by Clarke County Historic Association. The artwork is all original, and include...

I have seen a handful of members ask about places to get free photos and graphics. Someone recently asked about non copyrighted photos. I don't think here is such a thing as non copyrighted, but there is a thing such as " no copyright restrictions", and some even allow you to use their free photo...

 I am not really a fan of co-signing because I have heard so many stories about a borrowers mother or father who co-signed for them getting stuck with paying a mortgage they can't really afford because the son or daughter they co-signed for either decided to break up, or one of them lost their jo...

 New construction has been picking up in this area of Loudoun county VA. I've been seeing buyers pay what I think is too much for building lots. But the value of the finished product is really what matters. You can pay $20,000.00 above fair market value for a lot, then save $20,000.00 in other ar...

I have learned several years ago that many buyers don't understand, or are afraid of buying a lot and building a new home. Many times they just don't know all that is involved and are afraid of cost over runs. Time is also a factor. In fact, I know someone that did a walk-thru recently in Winches...

If you have days when you just can't think of any good topics to blog about, there are several internet resources that can give you more ideas than you'll know what to do with. I'll only mention one in this blog just to give you an idea of what's available. It took less than 30 seconds for me to ...

With another winter storm about to hit the East coast, and snow predictions ranging from 3" to 3', I would hope most people would already be prepared. But unfortunately, many never prepare, or wait until the last minute, then after the power goes out, they are running around looking for candles, ...

This scenario seems to happen too often in this business, but it's most likely a very small % of agents that steal from people's houses. But everytime it does happen, both agents and homeowners can learn from these crimes. In this case, I thought it was strange that a buyers agent showed up ahead...

 The Governor of Virginia declared the month of January Radon Action Month. Radon has been found to be the 2nd leading cause of cancer in people who don't smoke. Many homebuyers will skip the radon testing when buying a home. I know there are many people that just don't believe radon is anything ...

Well, that depends on what features of a property you want to promote that will attract the most interest from buyers. Many properties won't benefit at all from aerial photos or videos. They will just be a waste of time and money. Condos for example, unless there is something attractive about the...