Buyers

You want someone who will work closely with you to find exactly what you want! If you are new to the area, a first-time buyer, or someone who is looking to find a new home or investment property, give me a call and we'll discuss your needs. I will do an extensive search within your parameters and will listen to what YOU want (price, size, neighborhood, etc.). Even if you aren’t sure where to begin, we can start with a broad search and eventually narrow it down.

Don't be shy about having an agent work for you. As a buyer, you almost never pay for the service (the seller generally pays the all commissions), and there is no reason that you should troll the classifieds alone and waste your valuable time seeing properties that don’t fit your needs. Agents can get so much more information than you can even before setting a foot outside. And you should have representation - someone to stand up for your best interests and help you navigate this complex process.

Browse below to learn about the process, different neighborhoods, my services or to start searching for properties!

Believe

• Find out what experience past buyers have had with me.

Find

• Search for property yourself, or ask me to set up a specific automatic daily/weekly/monthly search.

Learn

• Click here for my quick reference to the steps for finding a home, and here for Long and Foster's overview of the home buying process from the planning stages to the closing table.

• Why would I want an agent? See what I will do for you here.

• For my business philosophy, click here. To learn more about me, click here.

• To understand how agents are paid, click here.

• Read the real estate agents’ code of ethics.

• Learn about the difference between Condos and Coops and the many advantages to Coop living. Read an article about it here

Live

• Find interesting real estate articles

• Link to neighborhood websites

• Link to crime reports

• Link to school websites

• Get neighborhood profiles and demographic information

• Get transportation information - see your neighborhood walkability scores or see what your commuting costs would be like (how green can you be?)

• Read my Blog

Move

• In all the chaos of your impending move, do you have that nagging feeling that you're forgetting something? Link here to see the list of things you need to do after you've found your property and before you move.

• Click here for a wealth of resources to help you in your move.

Qualify

• Get approved for a loan. Click here for a list of lenders I trust and recommend.

• Need to find out what your monthly payments might be? Link to my mortgage calculator.

• How much money will you save by buying instead of renting? Interest on your mortgage is tax deductible! Depending on your income tax bracket and purchase price, see how much you could save here.

• Want to know how much interest you will be paying to calculate the savings yourself? Link to this loan amortization tool.

• Some DC homebuyers still get a $5,000 tax credit for buying a home in DC. If you have never bought property in DC before, and if you are single filer with an income under $70,000 or a joint filer with income up to $110,000, you are automatically eligible. This is a tax credit on your federal taxes, not a tax deduction! $5,000 back to you!! If you are single and make $70,000 - $90,000, or married and make $110,000-$130,000, this amount is prorated, so that you still get some benefit.

• Learn about the DC Bond funding program

Question

• Have a question? Ask me here.