Kim Darwaza Northern Virginia Real Estate

8 Tips to Protect Your Home While Away on Vacation By Kelly O'Ryan Many lucky families are planning holiday trips to cure their winter blues. Here are some important things to remember if you leave your home for several days.    Make sure to hold the mail and newspaper. If you can't have someone pick it up every day, ...

“Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again more intelligently.” ~Henry Ford Home Maintenance Tip - Keeping Your Water Heater Fit Most people don't give much thought to their water heater - they just turn on the faucet and expect hot water to come out. Water heaters are relatively maintenance free, and you can keep your ...

Moving into a new home is indeed one of the most exciting times of your life. That’s why it’s important to start out on the right foot and start caring for your home—and protecting your investment—right away. As a Member of the Top 5 in Real Estate Network®, my clients often ask me what are the most important areas of ...

What to Consider When Buying a Home Thanks to the perfect storm of low prices, attractive inventory, and affordable interest rates, this continues to be a lucrative time to invest in a home, whether it be a first home, a move-up home, or a second home. Choosing a home is no easy process, however, and many factors must be carefully weighed ...

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A friend of mine that works at Freddie Mac sent me an email with the following useful information.  It has great information on when it is worth while to refinance even if you are not in trouble but just want to reduce your rate.  I think the hardest qualification for a lot of people is the LTV not exceeding 105%.  Also, if you ...

I feel like I was so busy yesterday that I didn't get to give Earth Day the attention that it deserves.  Attached is a link from USATODAY which I think is cool becuase it goes through your house and shows you how to make it more green.  http://www.usatoday.com/tech/graphics/going_green/flash.htm Another question I have is for the ...

Happy New Year!  I realize it is already February but I have gotten off to a busy start this year and have thus been neglecting my Blog.  The market is picking up in certain areas and for certain property types which is good news.  Inventory:  In the $250-400k price range there is a lot of ...