Do You Have to Sell Your Home Before You Buy the Next One?

Do You Have to Sell Your Home Before You Buy the Next One? Our clients each owned an Arlington townhouse, one in Fairlington and one in Arlington View, and wanted to combine households into a single-family home with a yard for their dog. They assumed both townhouses had to sell first. Their lender s

How Do You Sell Your Home When You're Retiring and Moving Out of State?

How Do You Sell Your Home When You're Retiring and Moving Out of State? Oscar and Mari owned a single-family home just outside Falls Church City. Oscar was a government employee retiring at the end of August 2026, and they were downsizing and moving to Arizona. The summer market in Northern Virginia

How Do You Buy a For-Sale-By-Owner Home Safely?

How Do You Buy a For-Sale-By-Owner Home Safely? Our clients had a young family in a three-bedroom, three-bath townhouse on Domain Place in Alexandria and needed more room, but their daycare and their community were right there and they didn't want to leave. Only a handful of homes matching what they

How Do You Beat an All-Cash Offer When You Need a Mortgage?

How Do You Beat an All-Cash Offer When You Need a Mortgage? Our clients owned a 2,400-square-foot townhouse in Cameron Station with three bedrooms, two and a half baths, and two young children who had outgrown it. They wanted a larger single-family home closer to family in Montgomery County. The Vie