Asifa Zia -The Realtor YOU want

By:  Patricia-Anne Tom                                    Although the real estate business tends to slow down in the fall, the season still can be an attractive time to put a home on the market. If you want to sell your house in the next few months, it can be done. Potential buyers—such as empty nesters or millennials who aren’t worried about moving after the school year has started—will compete for fewer homes on the market and will likely want to seal a deal before the holiday season kicks into high gear. Here are three tips to help make your home more attractive in autumn, so you can sell your house before winter comes. 1. Clean Up As many regions slowly shift from a sellers’ market to a moderate or buyers’ market, you’ll want to do everything you can to make your house look its best. Pay particular attention to eliminating clutter and safety hazards that can crop up ...

                                           According to the dictionary, a mistake is an error resulting from deficient knowledge or carelessness. While we can't do anything about carelessness, when it comes to counseling first-time homebuyers, the real estate agent is a tremendous resource to help overcome knowledge deficiency. That homebuyers lack knowledge about the process only makes sense when you understand that shopping for a home may be a once-in-a-lifetime experience for some. Certainly, it's not something most Americans do frequently. The process is foreign and the pitfalls are hidden. This is why it's so important to find the right real estate agent to assist you along the way. Let's take a look at some of the most common first-time homebuyer mistakes. Mistake 1: Not Being Clear About Money Going into a home purchase with your eyes closed to your finances ...

Open House!!!!! Nov 16 12-3 pm. Come and enjoy cookies and hot cocoa. $25 gift card drawing. Beautiful townhome with lots of upgrades. Beautiful 4 level Townhome. backs to common area. S/ steel Stove, Mwave, Dishwasher, replaced in 2010. Bright living area,with crown moldings. Two Master Suites, w/Loft which can be third bedrm. Vaulted ceiling in MBR. Newly finished basement,w/ Wet bar, full bath, and French doors. Washer /Dryer replaced in 2014. HVAC replaced in 2012. Newly painted. Home Warranty included.  44007 Kitts Hill Terrace. Ashburn VA 20147 Search for more listings at www.buyandsellnorthvirginia.com Contact me to buy and sell your home. Asifa ZIa Licensed in VA Keller Williams Realty Manassas VA 540-729-3470 asifazia@kw.com

                              kw blog Your gutters take care of your house, but who's taking care of the gutters? Cleaning and maintaining your gutters is just as important as changing the oil in your car. Why Gutters Need Cleaning When your gutters get clogged, you'll see waterfalls pouring from their edges in warmer weather, and icicles glittering along the bottom in winter. That's not the worst of it. Improperly cleaned and maintained gutters can lead to: Water leaks inside your ceiling and adjoining walls: Water exerts a tremendous amount of pressure. Like most things, it will find the path of least resistance. For some homeowners, this spells water damage inside the ceiling and walls (which leads to further problems). Siding issues: Invading water can lead to mold and rotting wood – not what you want inside your home's walls. Unfortunately, by the time the damage becomes obvious, it's typicall...

You have done the hard part in the homebuying process and chosen a lender and a real estate agent to work with. You have also gone out and found the home of your dreams! Best of all, your team has done a great job of negotiating the best deal for you. Now, as a buyer, all you have to do is sit back and wait for your loan to close … right? Wrong!! Getting a home loan these days is a  very interactive process . I am always amazed by how many clients I work with who come to me unaware of all the pitfalls they face during the loan process. To help avoid any surprises while waiting for final approval, I provide my clients with a short list of “do’s and don’ts” to follow. Let’s start with the “do’s” … Do keep the process moving by responding to your loan officers’ requests for documentation as soon as possible. Do make decisions as soon as is reasonably possible. Do convey questions or concerns you have as they develop. Do continue ...