The Shenandoah Valley in Virginia is known for many things, such as the volume of Civil War battles that took place in the area. The Revolutionary War heroes who lived and worked here. It was the home of Admiral Byrd, Daniel Morgan and Patsy Cline and a host of other well-known people in history
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01/13/2021
I just binge watched the "Undercover Billionaire" season 1. Glenn Stearns is a multi-millionaire who goes undercover to prove that anyone can make it in America. He starts out with $100, an old pickup truck and is dropped in a US city that has seen better days. He is not allowed to tell who he is
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01/11/2021
Would you like to sell your home, but you don't have the time, and/or maybe you don't have the money to get it ready to sell? Cornerstone Real Estate Services can help you get your house ready to to sell, and then Cornerstone Business Group, Inc., can sell it for you. So far, every home CRES has
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12/22/2020
Should I list my house in the Fall or Winter months?Every Fall and Winter, someone asks me, "Should I list my house in the Fall or Winter months?" That is typically followed with, "I've had other Realtors tell me to wait until Spring. So, which is it?" Both. The market ebbs and flows all year lon
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11/23/2020
One of the most exciting aspects of Active Rain is the relationships you build. I've reached out to other AR members for blogging advice and SEO guidance. I can't even remember how many lunches and dinners I've had with AR members while traveling. It's so nice to know you have friends nearby whil
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10/30/2020
Getting top dollar for a home starts with the eye. Getting top dollar in a home sale starts with the eye. The buyer's eye. One of the initial things I do when meeting a homeowner about listing a home is I take a survey of the property. As a seller, you may think, "My property is perfect, it doesn
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10/10/2020
One of the issues I run into with clients is the costs of upgrades for their homes. They want to sell at top dollar, but they have issues with outdated aspects of their homes or the expensive upgrades prohibit them from making the changes. It happens all the time.I just flipped a condo that had t
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09/20/2020
I've posted this before, but on this sacred day, it bears repeating. On this anniversary of September 11, 2001, I have to reflect a bit. On that morning, I had just returned from the gym and turned on the TV. The first tower had just been hit and there was a lot of confusion about what had just
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09/10/2020
If I could offer any advice to my colleagues, it would be don't set your head on fire. A number years ago (God bless my wife) I was working on one of our shop vacs and when I started it, it exploded and set my head on fire. Fortunately, I had on glasses and a baseball cap. The only real loss I ex
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07/29/2020
I vaguely remember saying, "I can't wait for 2019 to be over." I was looking for a reset and little did I know how much 2020 was not the reset I was looking for. In 2019 and early 2020, I lost 13 friends and families members from July 11th forward. One of those included my mother. I did the eulog
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07/09/2020
