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HomeOwner Tips: Replace your AC Air Filters Please 21 Aug 2013 | 05:21 am
Let’s just agree that I have shown over 250 homes this year… probably more but that’s enough. Most have been professionally cleaned, painted, professionally staged, filmed, perfumed, and totally spif...
What I told MONEY about Living in Vienna 19 Aug 2013 | 07:17 pm
Vienna Virginia ranked #3 It was Friday afternoon in mid July when the reporter called me from Money Magazine. “I’m doing some research about what makes Vienna a good place to live for our annual Be...
Top Notch Pediatric Care at INOVA Fairfax Children’s Hospital 3 Aug 2013 | 10:44 pm
by Emily Yosmanovich, contributing blogger Years ago (in 1981) I was born at INOVA Fairfax Hospital. At that time it wasn’t nearly as big as it is today. And as the 54th baby born that day, I was a...
Waiting to Buy a House 1 Aug 2013 | 06:51 pm
Taking a stand against Mr. Potter Copyright ~ Paramount Pictures Wait? Wait for what? Until their children are old enough to leave them?” This quote comes at a crucial moment from George Bailey in...
The VeriSign Interview ~ a little behind the scenes 24 Jul 2013 | 09:26 pm
Ad agency crew What makes being a real estate agent fun is the number of hats you have to wear while running the business. Since I have been the Chief Content Creator here on the blog and PR Directo...
A Little Summer Music for Tots 23 Jul 2013 | 09:38 pm
by Emily Yosmanovich, contributing blogger Earlier this summer, my family and I had the pleasure of taking in a performance by Rocknoceros during Viva Vienna on the Vienna Town Green. My son, who is...
How Home Inspection Negotiations Create Friction 15 Jul 2013 | 01:11 am
As my client signed the closing documents, he innocently asked the settlement attorney about problems she sees at closing. “These days, probably home inspection items not getting done right,” she sai...
My Read on Spring 2013 13 Jun 2013 | 12:00 am
The phone rang and it was Craig in Texas who has been getting daily email updates from me, “Doug, what’s going on in your market up there?” Again, my phone rang and it was Pat in L.A., “so Doug, based...
4024 Hallman Street Fairfax VA 5 Jun 2013 | 05:53 pm
Doug’s working pics are now available ~ see below Now officially on the market – FC8101713 Welcome to this remodeled Cape Cod style home that has been tastefully expanded and updated. Located in the h...
Fun with a new Contributing Writer 2 Jun 2013 | 12:26 am
It all started when I stopped into Chipotle for lunch and did some searching on my iPad for blogs in Vienna or Northern Virginia. Most were pretty pathetic and were/are written in a style similar to a...