Jennifer Young Homes Real Estate Blog
15557 Winding Creek Dr. Dumfries Short Sale APPROVED!
Dumfries Virginia Short Sale Approved by Capital One! Our clients owed $304,464.72 on their mortgage through Capital One and the market could not support this price. The bank agreed to short sale the property and take the buyer's offer of...
Oxon Hill Short Sale w/ PNC – JUST LISTED in MD!
2443 ROSECROFT VILLAGE CIR, OXON HILL, MD 20745 Oxon Hill Short Sale w/ PNC - JUST LISTED in MD! List Price: $149,900 Terrific 3 bedroom, 1.5 bath townhome backing to trees in great cul-de-sac location! Front porch, living room with crown molding, dining room...
Why is it Called a Short Sale?
Why is it called a short sale? The name "Short Sale" is definitely misleading especially to the general public who tend to take it as being a fast sale on a home. This can be confusing and frustrating as many people find out their "short sales" do not in fact take a...
Future Intern
An intern in the making! This is a pic that our client sent us of her adorable daughter next to our under contract sign in Burke!
Top 5 Mistakes a Seller Can Make
There are a lot of hoops a seller must jump through when selling their home. With a good realtor, you should have no issues and no big "uh oh's" especially if you do not do the following: DON'T: 1. Stick around for showings A buyer wants to see your house, not you....
Market Shift for Younger Buyers with New Preferences
This next generation of home buyers is a different sort of breed. It consists of many Generation X and Generation Y home buyers. Many of the buyers from this group are single women, gay couples, and the working single professional. This group of people are looking for...
Congrats to John Delaney, Winner of the 1st Half 2014 Referral Contest!
For the 1st half of 2014 we received countless referrals from past clients which we are extremely thankful for! We had roughly 25 people refer us new clients that got entered into this contest, some of which got entered into the contest multiple times for each...
Great Feedback After a Difficult Short Sale was Completed this Week
We were honored to get a very difficult short sale done this week and got great feedback from our sellers that we wanted to share. "Good Morning, We cannot put into words how much we appreciate everything you all have done over the past year + some! We absolutely hit...
10 Reasons to Move to Northern Virginia
There are pros and cons to an area no matter where you live. Personally, I love Northern Virginia and I am here to stay. So I came up with my 10 Reasons to Move to Norther Virginia for those of you who are in the process or looking to move to this area. I hope these...
10 Cheap Staging Tricks
Let's be honest, selling your house is EXPENSIVE! Paying agent fees, appraisals, inspections, taxes and maybe therapy for your mental health while going through all the stress can add up quickly. Your realtor may talk to you about staging and the importance of putting...
Does an Empty Home or Lived in Home Sell Faster?
Does an Empty Home or Lived in Home Sell Faster? When getting ready to sell your home and either move away or move into a different home in the area, a big question sellers ask is should they move first? Would it help to have an empty house that can be shown whenever...
Long Term Loan Modification Results and Short Sale
Hi, I wanted to share with you a recent conversation I had with a new short sale client. This gentlemen called me because he has two loans with PNC and his home is in Virginia, and he faced financial hardship about five years ago.He contacted PNC to do a work out or a...