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I Want To Hold Your Hand: A Guide for 1st Time Homebuyers

Purchasing a home is one of the most powerful and terrifying events of a person’s life. It is a challenge, but once this challenge is met with strategic planning, knowledge and excitement it becomes an...

York County Virginia, a Place to Retire, Relocate, or Purchase a Second Home

Real estate investors and home buyers want to purchase homes in York County because the nearly 200 miles of coastline along the York River and its tributaries offers a desirable waterside lifestyle, the county’s population...

York County Virginia: A Great Place for Military Personnel and Families to Live

Military personnel stationed at the Coast Guard Base in Yorktown, Camp Perry in Williamsburg, Yorktown Naval Weapons Station, Fort Eustis in Newport News, Downtown Newport News Naval Barracks or Langley Air Force Base, will want...

The Seller’s Guide to the Buyers Eye

A strong tendency towards a sellers market will continue until the baby boomers finish the cycle of buying and selling real estate, estimated to end in 20 years, according to the Senior Real Estate Association....

Look Past the Bottom Line for a Property’s Potential

It’s unfortunate that many real estate investors tend to look at the bottom line when deliberating about a property, rather than the big picture. The real moneymakers in real estate investments are the people with...

Waterfront Condos: The Time is Now to Consider Purchasing a Waterfront Home in VA

Is it time to begin the search for a waterfront home? Perhaps you enjoy the ambience of living on the water, with scenic sunrises and sunsets, boats passing idly by, the smell of salt water...

Location, Resale and Staycation: Three New Buzzwords for Real Estate

For those who are buying a home right now, there are several important details on locating the best property that are being ignored and must be considered. Many homebuyers are looking for a primary residence....

Navigate the Shifting Sub Prime Market with Commercial and Residential Real Estate Investment

In my market trends article, “Real Estate Market Trends: Understanding the Sub-Prime Market Changes”, published in the March/April newsletter featured on my web site https://voncannonrealestate.com, I explored the current sub prime market changes. I wrote...

Property Management: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Being a landlord is not all it’s cracked up to be. Think carefully of all the responsibilities that follow the purchase of an investment property for rental use. Screen your clients, run credit checks and,...

I Am Woman Hear Me Roar: The Female Homebuyer And Seller – Part 2

In Part 1 of this series of articles I discussed female home buying trends in the US and things women commonly consider when making an important real estate purchase. In Part 2, I would like to continue...

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