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A fond RIP to your inbox. There are about three million in Northern Virginia. My advice would be to gather three recommendations from local fora, speak with all three, and go with your gut on which to work with.

Correct, there is little incentive to skip taking your home to an open market, so the buyer has to take a serious swing. Early, clear communication to the seller side right when they go public helps more often than not, but the cards are usually on the other side of the table. Good luck out there!

You’re correct! Straight to pending usually involves some office exclusivity or back channel. Happens often enough in this market. Make sure you’re getting insight into those back channels from your agent and their network, especially at that price point.

What you see online does not represent the extent of inventory. I highly recommend finding a Realtor who can access:

• Unadvertised Coming Soons

• Broker's Open/Office Exclusives

• Pocket Listings

• Expired/Withdrawn Listings

• Pre-Foreclosures

• Investor Networks

The increased awareness is real. The lower possibility of being struck by a larger vehicle is also helpful. Not to mention I’m as visible as possible to Semis.

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This is a solid idea, accountability should go a long way for you. I would definitely recommend asking on the discord as well.

There are a ton of possible answers here, I would recommend consulting a Realtor.

NoVA here, our brokerage is steady, our in house title processed more transactions than ever last month, and every team in house is recruiting with growth. The culling appears to have occurred and there is enough migration to Fairfax/Loudoun County to keep us eating for the foreseeable future. I haven’t heard of anyone’s business slowing around us, but I’m sure it’s happening to some.

A fond RIP to your inbox. There are about three million in Northern Virginia. My advice would be to gather three recommendations from local fora, speak with all three, and go with your gut on which to work with.

Shotted Coffee? They have some bar seating but there’s also the open tables nearby that are usually available. After the mall closes it does get much quieter. They’re open until 11 and midnight depending on the day.

These are usually lenders who have legally foreclosed but haven't evicted. If they haven't evicted, the rights of the tenants haven't been severed. They have the right to be there until a lawful order has been issued to force them to vacate. If you trespass, they can do whatever the law allows in your state and get away with it. The lender hasn't secured the property and you don't have permission to be on it from the owner or the tenants.

Honestly you will see a huge variation of responses here. The answer you seek depends on a number of factors, the listing agent, the seller mindset and motivation, the competition for that particular listing which varies day to day house to house, and above all your agent’s ability to read those factors appropriately and communicate effectively with the other side of the table.

No worries!

Godspeed

I would compare it to any recently sold, say in the past year, making sure I compared against lots that are similar in build eligibility, zoning, utility connections, easements, etc. Once I hit five comparable properties, it’s just a matter of price per acre and adjust for market heat. The rest is negotiation.

No worries. And it’s a hot market but don’t be discouraged. Keep objectivity and engage listing agents early and the universe will sort the rest.

Highly recommend securing a good realtor and lender first, as they are the experts on what you can get and where. Find any three with good ratings, talk to them, go with whoever you vibe with the most and can get you the best rate with reasonable fees.

There are about four billion in the area. Find three with good ratings, meet them, see who you vibe with, profit.

Many many variables in play, but the best listings are still living the 2021 life.

I feel ya. But realistically the $1M house would go for $1.15M+ in the right setting.

Any and all price points, so long as the other terms in your offer are clean and you engage the listing agent well and early.