Manassas VA Real Estate News - I Help Home Buyers and Sellers

It's kind of hard for me to believe that there are still people that have good paying jobs are still renting.  

Did you know that if you buy, almost the entire monthly mortgage payment is interest which is claimable on your tax return ?  If your mortgage payment if $1,500 / month, that is $18,000 per year.  Almost every dime of that $18,000 is Mortgage Interest Paid in the 1st year of the mortgage payments.  Can you imagine how big of a tax return you would get if you were to be able to claim this on your taxes every year ?  This is One Good Reason why you should be buying a house right now instead of renting.  Guess how much refund you get from paying the same amount of money in rent per year ?  You guessed it -- zero.  So what are you waiting for ?  

This is such a good time to purchase a home.  Prices of homes are slowly rising.  Interest rates are still down low.  If you wait to purchase a home, the prices may rise beyond your ability to purchase.  If you're making between $50-$70 per year, you're in a good income range to purchase your 1st home.  

For those of you who already own your home, you should seriously consider renting that home out and purchasing a 2nd home.  The rental market has gone sky high, so its a good time to rent out the home you are currently living in.  You would be surprised how much you could get as a monthly income from the house you're living in.  Let me know the address of the home you are wondering how much you could get for rent, and I will tell you what monthly rent you could ask for.  

If you need help repairing your credit or getting some good solid advice on what actions to take on specific items on your credit report, please contact me and I will put in touch with the people who will help you with that.  

Here is an article I wrote on Rent to Own

http://manassasvarealestatenews.com/post/1969962/rent-to-own-your-home-i-have-a-buyer-for-your-home-in-northern-virginia-va

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It is possible with EXIT Realty.  Steve Morris (Founder) designed the compensation plan in such a way that he is able to pay Agents and Brokers (from the Corporate Level) an income (separate from any broker split or agent splits in your office).  

How does he do this ?  As Agents or Brokers, if you are responsible for a Realtor from another Brokerage Firm or a Brand New Agent into the business signs up with EXIT Realty, whatever business that person you recruited into EXIT does, you (as their sponsor) will receive compensation of 10% of the Commission they made on their deal.  This will repeat throughout the year as that person completes transactions.  EXIT Realty's compensation system allows for you to receive as much as $10,000 per year from each of your Recruits that you brought into EXIT Realty.  (Example: If you recruit 5 Agents or Brokers, and each of them did $100,000 worth of commission for the year, you will be paid $10,000 for each of them (in sponsorship residual income).  That comes to $50,000.  

The cool thing about this, is that if you decide to retire with EXIT and not continue working to make money yourself, you will continue to receive residual income from the people you had recruited into EXIT Realty.  Also, this income can be willed to your children (or whomever you wish to will it to).  

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Congratulations are in order for this happy buyer's family. 

This is a very nice subdivision and very large and roomy home. 

Even though there were several hurdles along the way and even up to the last and final hours, I refused to let the problems get the best of the situation.  We settled on this house on August 15, 2011. 

If you are looking for an Agent who will do what has to be done to ensure that the closing takes place irregardless of the issues that come about, give me a call, I will work just as hard for you and your family as I did for this family. 

See the home in Gainesville we settled on

This is very exciting news. 

The Subdivision called Montclair which is located Just Off the Interstate 95 Exit for Dumfries & Manassas Route 234 has Ranked #35 on the TOP 100 "Best Places to Live in America" list.  Read about Montclair Community Here This subdivision features what they call the Beach / Lake .. some properties in this community back up to Golf Course, while others have Water Front or Water View.  There are plenty of Community Activities to keep the family busy.  Swimming pool, tennis courts, etc.  To see Active Detached Homes in Montclair click here.

From Montclair subdivision to Quantico is only about 9 miles.  Perfect for Commuting to the New Hospital that will be opening up soon as part of the BRAC (the realignment project that is going on now with the U.S. Military Forces).  To learn more about BRAC (U.S. Marine Corps Realignment and Closure) click here BRAC    To read about the New Fort Belvoir Hospital that is being built Read About New Fort Belvoir Hospital.  This hospital will be a premier healthcare facility designed to serve our nations servicemembers and their families for their medical needs.

The Newspaper article (see link below to read the article) indicates that the Medium Family Income for those who live in Montclair is $122,608, and the Median Home Price is $306,000.  The Personal Crime Rate per 1,000 people is 2, while the Property crime rate per 1,000 people is 24.

Additionally, Manassas Park Ranked #56 on the TOP 100 "Best Places to Live in America" list.  2 Subdivisions in Manassas Park are exceptionally impressive.  1 Subdivision is called Blooms Crossing (which features Large Single Family Homes & Luxury Townhomes) while Manassas Park Station is geared more towards Luxury Condo Living with Shopping within walking distance.  You will see if you view these areas how Impressive they are & upscale.  These subdivisions in Manassas Park Virginia are located very close to the Intersection of Route 28 and Manassas Drive in Manassas Park.  Centreville (where Interstate 66 intersects with Route 28) is only 5 & 1/2 miles away from this intersection.   

See Active Homes in Manassas Park Blooms Crossing Click Here

As the Newspaper article states, the Median Family Income for Manassas Park is $84,972, and the Median Home Price is $189,000.  The Personal Crime rate per 1,000 people is 1.  The Property Crime rate per 1,000 is 17.  These are very good numbers.    

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You've been waiting for just the right opportunity to rent to own your place.  Maybe your credit is not what it needs to be to purchase right at this very moment.  Give me a call and I'll see what I can do to get you into a rent to own.  Maybe this one that I'm posting about now.  If not, this one, maybe another one.  

This particular one, the owner wants to make this available for rent to own.  

Here are some pictures of it.  It is located very close to Route 7 as soon as you come off of Route 28 & close to Fairfax County Parkway & Loudoun County Parkway in Ashburn, VA.

The payments leading up to the purchase would be around $1,800 per month.

Call me and we can discuss things to see if this is the right time for you to purchase.  

Lately I've been hearing from renters they're having trouble getting Realtors to help them find a place to rent.

Either they make an appointment with a Realtor and the Realtor never shows up, or they call a Realtor and that Realtor never gets back to them.  

Since I am a Full Time Realtor, I am available to show you rental properties during the day or evenings or weekends.  

I have done a lot of rentals and I know how to cut to the chase and get you in the house.  I have learned the best way to go about presenting potential tenants to potential landlords in order to get them to look over some credit issues you may have had in the past.  If you have good credit, of course, there's a lot less work required on my part.  Bottomline, I will present you in a positive light (no matter what the situation is).

You may need me to send you pictures of the interior of homes that don't have pictures of the interior already.  You may be out of town and need that service provided to you to help you in your search for a rental property.  

If you would like to get some great help from a Realtor, please call me and I will do my very best for you.

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Thank you so much for contacting me for your next rental needs.  (P.S. I have also done quite a few Rent to Own properties for people who want to buy, but cannot right at this present time).  

To read other blogs I have written, click here ManassasvaRealEstateNews.com

This situation of families renting a home, and sending rent payments to the owner, and Owner is not paying the Mortgage with the rent check is becoming more and more prevalent. 

The homeowner has found that they can't afford to send the rent check to the bank to make the mortgage payment anymore (for various reasons)--owner's job loss, or income reduction. 

Just this week I've had 2 clients who were in this predicament. 

The 1st client I've been working with is a tenant in Alexandria Virginia.  The owner of the home they're renting told them to stop paying rent because he doesn't own it anymore, so they stopped paying rent.  In October 2010 a Realtor knocked on their door and had a newspaper article in hand stating that this home would be auctioned at the courthouse.  The sale took place at the courthouse steps, but it didn't sell.  However, now it's January 2011, and they are still living in the house....I told them it's only a matter of time before they will get evicted from that house (without being notified).  The Owner of the home will be notified, but he won't notify the tenants because he believes they have already moved out of his house.

Both husband and wife work at the Pentagon, and make great money, but have never bought a house before.  They were hoping to receive an eviction notification, which they would present to the Military and have their Move Paid for by the Military Program.  Of course, with the vicarious position they find themselves in, I explained to them they should be less concerned about collecting money from the military to pay for their move to another house, they just need to get out.  If they don't, they may come home and find all of their stuff by the curb.  They agreed with me, and are now actively pursuing their home buying efforts.  

They realize that with the great income they're bringing in, there is no reason why they shouldn't buy a home.  As a matter of fact, here are 10 good reasons why you should buy your own home instead of rent.  Top Ten Tax Deductions you can use when buying your own home . . Read More Here

They qualify on just his salary for up to $375,000.  They have decided in order to get a really nice house for the money, they would like to live in Woodbridge, Lake Ridge, Dumfries, Lorton, Springfield, etc.  This way their commute would be straight up Interstate 95 to the Pentagon. 

Their options are endless.  My lender had them pre-qualified in a day.  Feel free to call Larry Justice at 703-980-2051 with McLean Mortgage Corp to see if you could be pre-qualified to buy a home.  If not, a lot of my buyers have found Larry and his partner Hank Bingham at 703-989-5643 very good with going over credit reports and helping to clear up issues that are negative on the credit reports.  Larry Justice VA License # is MLO-4326VA.  To confirm Larry's affiliation with the Mortgage Company type his name in the enclosed Company Directory and you will be able to find him there McLean Mortgage Corp

The 2nd client that just found me through my Activerain Blog that I wrote on Investor Rent to Own is in a similar situation, but not as severe as my 1st client.  The 2nd couple with 5 kids in Ashburn are renting a house for $3,100 per month, and the owner has a ratified contract to sell the home as a short sale.  They will need to wait for the bank to approve the short sale, but in the meantime, my clients need to find another place to live because once the Bank provides approval, 30 days after that the new owner will need to move in. 

According to my initial conversation with this couple, they don't believe they can purchase due to their current credit scores, etc.  In this kind of a situation, I am experienced in finding Rent to Own properties for those clients who have credit issues now, but have good income.  Sometimes all that is needed is a few months before they will be able to get their credit score up to where it needs to be to qualify for the loan.  Some people will need more time (maybe as much as 2 years).  There are no set rules when it comes to Rent to Own -- the terms are whatever the owner and tenant can agree to.  There are still some homeowners who are not in financial straits -- they have the flexibility to agree to a rent to own. 

If you would like to know more about Purchasing a Home Please fill out some basic information Here

I am able to help you with purchasing a home in Washington, DC and Maryland as well (through Referral within my Broker's office). 

Here are some pictures I took See all of Interior Pictures Here

Hurry, it won't last at this price and with all of these features. Slate in kitchen.New cabinets, Granite countertops, Stainless Steel appliances..walk out (off of the family room) to a deck large deck, and stone patio with built in BBQ

Nice front and back yard, shed, backs to trees. 

Trey ceilings in Master Bedroom and Main Level.

Expensive Brazilian cherry floors main level and stairs and hallway upstairs. 

Unique lower level with Theatre Room, wet bar, one bedroom, full bathroom, and office or second bedroom.

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Everything has been updated Regular Sale Detached House 4 bedroom 3 and 1/2 Bath Manassas Hastings Knoll for $329,000

I saw this Blog Post and it speaks my sentiments exactly.  This is very unethical of the Sellers to say such things to potential buyers to try to Force their business into their own lender's hands. 

Most of my clients that I have, I have had them working with my lender to get their credit scores up so they can qualify to buy.  This sometimes takes 1 year to get them to this place, and then for this to happen after them working with 1 lender for 1 year, is very unfair practice.  I wish someone would publish an official ruling on this practice being unethical and banning lenders and Realtors from publishing such biased and prejudiced statements as this in the future. 

If you would like a Realtor to represent you in the purchase of a home, please don't hesitate to send me an email me      or call me 703-585-0058

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I have found that I don't stay at home enough to care for my dog properly.  Therefore, I must find her a home who can take care of her.  (For Free)

I live in Manassas and would love for you to come and meet her and see how friendly she is.  She's a good watch dog though if someone comes to the front yard or door she'll let you know that someone is there.  She's not ferocious and won't harm anyone.  She's friendly with other dogs and loves children, too. 

Please give me a call if you want to meet her  703-585-0058   or you can send me an email to Renee.Realtor@gmail.com

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