Freddy's Real Estate Blog. Bristow Realtor

I learned early on from some agents in my area how to prepared for an open house so I decided to use some of their ideas. One was the smell of fresh baked cookies in the property you plan to show. I like fresh cookies specially when they are just out of the oven, so I figure this will be a great...

For those of you with your head in the sand last weekend, or recovering from a Hurricane Party………..the Gov’t has announced it will be taking over Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac which allows the US Treasury to back the bonds offered by these companies.   This added strength to the bonds and the price ...

Read what US News has compiled after talking with many individuals involved and dealing in the real estate industry as the six signs that indicate a client might be dealing with a crummy real estate agent. I included have encountered agents while in the process of purchasing my first home (befor...

   Limited Marketing There are two obvious marketing tools that nearly every seller uses: open houses and classified ads. Unfortunately, these two tools are rather ineffective. Less than 1% of homes are sold at open houses, and less than 3% are sold because of classified ads. In fact, Realtors® o...

  Incorrect Pricing Most sellers naturally wants to get the most money for his or her property. The most common mistake that causes sellers to get less than they hope for, however, is listing too high.  Listings reach the greatest proportion of potential buyers shortly after they reach the market...

Project Lifeline: Help for homeowners who are behind with their mortgage payments? Homeowners who had counted on being able to refinance their risky adjustable-rate mortgages before they reset to sharply higher rates have been caught in the sharp downturn of the real estate market as home sales a...

Bristow VA  Winter scene by the creek. Just down the street from my house this small creek makes its way through Braemar right at the middle of it, the bike trail next to the creek has plenty to see. In a good day you will see deer grazing by the water. At this time of the year the water is very ...

Braemar Homes for Sale Listings Prices  At the Braemar community in Bristow Virginia there is currently 86 properties for sale of those 10 are located in Dunbarton an Active Adult Community. The prices range from the lowest $234500 to the highest $735350 for an average listing price of $398749. T...

Bristow VA a Rural Community transformedMany years ago when I moved to Manassas, the Bristow area was mainly a rural community located by a railroad crossing just off route 28. It was a place to take long drives and admire the natural beauty and to take in the fresh clean air.Now with so many new...

Capitalization RatesThe Capitalization Rate or Cap Rate is a ratio used to estimate the value of income producing properties. Cap rates are rents relative to real estate value. While rents stay relatively stable, real estate prices fluctuate. As the demand for real estate increases, so do prices,...