Re-Making McCahill Drive
Most of us would have had more than a second thought about investing in a property like McCahill Drive, after touring its grounds. While this project would have proved daunting to most, the team of Roberts Real Estate and Roberts Construction saw past the dim...
Makover of Granville Drive
In the saught-after Silver Spring neighborhood of Indian Spring, just inside the Beltway, an older home was on the market. After the owner had aged in place, converting the original living room into a bed room for convenience and care, the house needed to be...
Renovating Kerr Road
Roberts Real Estate teamed with Roberts Construction while consulting about this property. They concluded that this was an opportunity give new life to a house that had "good bones"; there was a lot of potential in remaking this into a modern, family friendly...
Boost Your Home’s Curb Appeal
Even if you’re not considering putting your home on the market soon, it never hurts to enhance and improve your property. Make your home the envy of the neighborhood with these simple tips. The Lawn and Landscaping Mow your lawn twice a week, pull weeds and rake up...
The State of America’s Housing Market (continued)
The average rent on vacant properties is 28% higher than the average mortgage payment. The estimated median monthly mortgage principal and interest payment of a first-time homebuyer was $794. The estimated median monthly mortgage principal and interest payment of a...
Thinking About Selling or Buying a Home?
Here are some essential tips for sellers and aspiring home buyers. Make sure you also lean into your trusted real estate professional for additional insight and guidance. Smart Strategies for Sellers Putting a home up for sale can be stressful, and some owners have a...
How to Get the Home You Want
1. Get Ready Talk to your mortgage professional about your financial situation and credit history to determine your loan options. It’s important to know how much house you can afford based on your down payment and income. A strong letter of pre-approvalcan really add...
The State of America’s Housing Market (Part 1)
More than 80% of Americans view housing as critical to the nation’s economic recovery, and nearly 70% feel that a presidential candidate’s position on housing will be an important consideration in the voting booth. Whether you’re thinking of buying, selling or are...
View Your Home from a Buyer’s Perspective
If you want to sell your home, it helps to put yourself in the buyer’s shoes. Walk across the street, take a good look at your home, and ask yourself the following questions: 1. What’s your first impression of your home? 2. What are your home’s best features? Are...
8 Important Questions to Ask Your Agent
Finding the Right Fit: Intelligent Questions Direct You To The Right Agent Qualifications are important. However, finding a solid, professional agent means getting beyond the resume, and into what makes an agent effective. Use the following questions as your starting...
The 7 Roles of a Buyer Real Estate Agent
A Buyer’s Real Estate Agent: Educates you about your market. Analyzes your wants and needs. Guides you to homes that fit your criteria. Coordinates the work of other needed professionals. Negotiates on your behalf. Checks and double-checks paperwork and deadlines....
Opting for New Home Construction?
Whether to buy an existing home or have one built is yet another decision to make during the home-buying process. If you decide to go with new construction, a real estate agent can be a powerful advocate in your corner as you negotiate upgrades, a move-in date and...
Where to Buy?
Location, location, location Where you buy not only affects the home's current and future value, but it also affects your lifestyle. Your agent will be able to conduct a more targeted home search if you outline your preferences in neighborhoods and nearby amenities....
Creating Your Home Wish List
Before you begin your home search, we want to know as much as possible about the features and amenities you seek. To help your agent better serve you, analyze what you want and what you need in a home’s features and amenities. The lists below are a starting point in...
8 Steps to Buying Your Home
1. Decide to buy. Although there are many good reasons for you to buy a home, wealth building ranks among the top of the list. We call home ownership the best “accidental investment” most people ever make. But, we believe when it is done right, home ownership becomes...
Deciding How Much House You Can Afford
Your lender decides what you can borrow but you decide what you can afford. Lenders are careful, but they make qualification decisions based on averages and formulas. They won’t understand the nuances of your lifestyle and spending patterns quite as well as you do....
Understanding the Buyer
As the seller, you can control three factors that will affect the sale of your home: The home's condition Asking price Marketing strategy However, it's important to note that there are numerous other factors that influence a buyer, and you need to understand these...
Practicing Good Seller’s Etiquette
Let's face it: When your house goes on the market, you're not only opening the door to prospective buyers, but also sometimes to unknown vendors and naïve or unqualified buyers. As with any business transaction, there is an expected protocol to how sellers, buyers and...
10 Questions to Ask Your Realtor about Selling a House
Are you a full-time professional real estate agent? How long have you worked full time in real estate? How long have you been representing buyers? What professional designations do you have? Knowing whether or not your agent practices full time can help you...
How to Price to Sell and Still Make a Profit
The asking price you set for your home significantly affects whether you will profit in the sale, how much you will profit and how long your home will sit on the market. Your real estate agent's knowledge of the overall market and what's selling - or not selling -...
8 Steps to Selling Your Home
Define your needs. Write down all the reasons for selling your home. Ask yourself, "Why do I want to sell and what do I expect to accomplish with the sale?" For example, a growing family may prompt your need for a larger home, or a job opportunity in another city may...
A Home-Buyer’s Checklist
So you've decided to start looking for a new home. Where do you start? It's important to get your planning process under control at the beginning stages. We can conduct a more targeted home search if we have a clear idea of your preferences. We'll also need...