Ritu Desai- Top Producer Realtor in Northern Virginia

If a house is being foreclosed, the homeowner says goodbye to a burdensome mortgage payment, but that's the not end of his problems.  He still needs to find another place to live, put down the deposits there, and pay to move - a big outlay of money that could exceed a mortgage payment.  From the lender's position, dealing with ...

Ritu Desai | Samson Realty | 703-625-49492526 Walnut Leaf, Herndon, VA3 YR Old TH in Much Sought After Coppermine Crossing3BR/2.5BA Townhouseoffered at $1,900Year Built2005 Sq Footage1,622 Bedrooms3Bathrooms2 full, 2 partial Floors3 Parking2 Car garage Lot Size1,400 sqft HOA/Maint$0 per month DESCRIPTION **BEAUTIFUL 3 YEAR OLD PULTE'S OAKLEIGH ...

Here's 10 ideas that I use when I enter into a rental unit that has been vacated from a past tenant: 1) Save on utility bills! I turn down the refrigerator settings (they're usually cranked all the way up from the tenant). 2) Set the furnace at a lower heat setting, again, you don't need to be heating up a vacant home; but keep ...

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Anyone looking for advice on how to close a deal in a tough market might get some inspiration from William Bronchick and Ray Cooper, authors of How To Sell A House Fast In A Slow Real Estate Market(2008: John A. Wiley & Sons). Here are some of their ideas: Position the house in the right price range. Buyers search by price range. ...

What is a Home Warranty? It is a service contract that helps protect homeowners against the cost of unexpected repairs and replacements of covered major systems and appliances that break from normal usage. What Does a Home Warranty Cover? - Water heater - Heating system - Plumbing system - Ceiling fans, central vacuum, ductwork - Range, oven, ...

The federal government plan "Hope for Homeowners plan" started Oct. 1st. Its a great new intiative for many home owners who cannot afford their mortgage payments and refiance due to the decrease in their home value. Without help, these people will end up in foreclosure. Hope for Homeowners encourages lenders to forgive some of the debt ...

It's staggering when you think about the cost of living, especially if you're a renter and not a home owner. If you are currently paying $1,000 a month for rented housing, then over the next three years, your property management company will effectively have reaped $36,000 of your hard earned cash! You're paying their mortgage when you ...

12 Tips that will save you money and a fun way to clean your items ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  Shine Leather Shoes with Vegetable Oil Original Purpose: Frying up a tasty batter. Aha! Use: Shining leather shoes. Use a damp cloth to wipe away dirt, then ...

I came across this excellent article from one of the blogs I frequent - By Elizabeth Weintraub, on About.com.  It spells out how financial organizations see a short sale and gives some really good advice when you end up working with one of these homes.  Even after reading this article tread very carefully, this could be a potential mine ...