Kathy Vaughan's (kathyvaughan) Blog

When my daughter was a child, I didn't always have a babysitter on weekends. Since real estate agents work on weekends, I had to either turn down business or take her with me to show houses. Naturally, I scooped her up and took her along.To make it more enjoyable for her, I scanned her first grad...

As real estate professionals, we hold several titles: Sales Associate, Realtor, Broker, Real Estate Consultant. We also wear many hats: Presenter, negotiator, mediator, decorator, counselor, courier, helping hand, listener, and, perhaps, even house cleaner or dog-sitter.My least favorite role, ho...

Suppose you have a new listing. The seller opts to sign a disclaimer instead of a disclosure under the Virginia Residential Property Disclosure law. However, unknown to you (I hope!), the seller had a bad flood in the basement some time back, everything got ruined, and they filed a claim under th...

A new agent came to me for advice about a listing that wasn't selling. A quick look told me that the home was overpriced--by a lot!When I asked why the agent had taken the listing at such an unrealistic price, she replied that another agent had offered to list the home for the higher amount and t...