Top 10 Common Seller Mistakes
1. Over pricing their home
2. Not allowing their home to be shown.
3. Not keeping their home clean and in good showing condition at all times.
4. Not leaving their home during a showing.
5. Talking to the buyer or buyer’s agent and giving wrong information or wrong impressions.
6. Panic selling, I’ve got to sell my home now!
7. Not seeing their home through buyer’s eyes. “My home is the best in the area” syndrome.
8. Believing an Open House will sell their home.
9. Demanding their Realtor change how they market their home instead of relying on the Realtor’s experience and expertise.
10. Choosing the wrong Realtor.
Monday, June 30, 2008
Saturday, June 28, 2008
Fireworks at the mall * June 28 * 5-9:30pm
The Dulles Town Center is putting on their annual fireworks display featuring live music and amusements. For more details - download PDF flyer
Friday, June 27, 2008
*Summer Fun*
Check out the 2008 Loudoun Summer Music Fest for live concerts and bands coming this summer such as Smashmouth, REO Speedwagon, Travis Tritt, and many others! Need activites for the kids? Click on the "Kids Corner" tab for more information!
Live at Belmont
Live at Belmont
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Mark your calendars!
Dominion High School is putting on a community picnic in the fall before the first football game! Check out the info below!
"Taste of Titan Territory
Community Picnic
ATTENTION ALL FUTURE TITANS AND YOUR FAMILIES!!
You are invited to attend our 6th annual Community Picnic
Date: Saturday, September 20, 2008
Time: 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM
(Followed by Varsity football game at 7:30)
Where: Dominion High School
Please join us for ‘free’, fun activities and games for Titans of all ages. Plan to be a part of our famous Titan ‘T’ photo! Attend our pep rally for a chance to win a “Family Season Athletic Pass” and enjoy meeting the students involved in our fall activities and sports! We hope to see all of you there!
This is a picnic so please remember to bring lawn chairs or blanket to sit on, a dish to share and an appetite to enjoy a wide variety of food and drink."
"Taste of Titan Territory
Community Picnic
ATTENTION ALL FUTURE TITANS AND YOUR FAMILIES!!
You are invited to attend our 6th annual Community Picnic
Date: Saturday, September 20, 2008
Time: 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM
(Followed by Varsity football game at 7:30)
Where: Dominion High School
Please join us for ‘free’, fun activities and games for Titans of all ages. Plan to be a part of our famous Titan ‘T’ photo! Attend our pep rally for a chance to win a “Family Season Athletic Pass” and enjoy meeting the students involved in our fall activities and sports! We hope to see all of you there!
This is a picnic so please remember to bring lawn chairs or blanket to sit on, a dish to share and an appetite to enjoy a wide variety of food and drink."
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
For the dog days of summer....
Mid Atlantic summers can be brutal and Loudoun County is getting prepared. The following was released by the Dept of Family Services:
"The Loudoun County Department of Family Services is accepting Cooling
Assistance applications from now through Friday, August 15, 2008, as part of
the Virginia Department of Social Services' (VDSS) Energy Assistance
Program.
Applications may be picked up at the Department of Family Services, located
at 102 Heritage Way, N.E., Suite 103, Leesburg. People may call 703-777-0353
and an application will be mailed to them. Applications also may be
downloaded from the state government website at
www.dss.virginia.gov/benefit/ea/.
"Virginia's intense summer heat and humidity can be dangerous, particularly
for people in need. This program can be of great assistance to those in a
low-income household, especially children, the disabled, the elderly and
others who may who may be vulnerable to heat," said VDSS Commissioner
Anthony Conyers Jr.
Assistance is available to households that include a child under age six, a
disabled individual or an adult age 60 or over who meet income and
eligibility requirements.
Cooling Assistance can be used to help families and individuals with:
. payment of electric bills up to $150 to operate cooling equipment;
. payment of security deposits for electricity to operate cooling equipment;
. repair of a central air conditioning system or heat pump;
. purchase of a whole-house fan, including ceiling or attic fans; and
. purchase and installation of one window unit air conditioner for
households without one or with one that needs to be replaced.
To qualify for Cooling Assistance, the maximum gross monthly income for a
one-person household is $1,127 before taxes and $2,297 for a household with
four individuals.
The Energy Assistance Program is funded by the federal Low-Income Home
Energy Assistance Program block grant. The Cooling Assistance program served
approximately 44,000 Virginia households last year. "
"The Loudoun County Department of Family Services is accepting Cooling
Assistance applications from now through Friday, August 15, 2008, as part of
the Virginia Department of Social Services' (VDSS) Energy Assistance
Program.
Applications may be picked up at the Department of Family Services, located
at 102 Heritage Way, N.E., Suite 103, Leesburg. People may call 703-777-0353
and an application will be mailed to them. Applications also may be
downloaded from the state government website at
www.dss.virginia.gov/benefit/ea/.
"Virginia's intense summer heat and humidity can be dangerous, particularly
for people in need. This program can be of great assistance to those in a
low-income household, especially children, the disabled, the elderly and
others who may who may be vulnerable to heat," said VDSS Commissioner
Anthony Conyers Jr.
Assistance is available to households that include a child under age six, a
disabled individual or an adult age 60 or over who meet income and
eligibility requirements.
Cooling Assistance can be used to help families and individuals with:
. payment of electric bills up to $150 to operate cooling equipment;
. payment of security deposits for electricity to operate cooling equipment;
. repair of a central air conditioning system or heat pump;
. purchase of a whole-house fan, including ceiling or attic fans; and
. purchase and installation of one window unit air conditioner for
households without one or with one that needs to be replaced.
To qualify for Cooling Assistance, the maximum gross monthly income for a
one-person household is $1,127 before taxes and $2,297 for a household with
four individuals.
The Energy Assistance Program is funded by the federal Low-Income Home
Energy Assistance Program block grant. The Cooling Assistance program served
approximately 44,000 Virginia households last year. "
Thursday, June 12, 2008
New regulations for EMS service
Beginning July 1, 2008, anyone who is transported by a Fairfax County Fire and Rescue ambulance from a Loudoun County address, as a result of mutual or automatic aid response, will be billed for ambulance transports.
The rates that will go into effect July 1, 2008 are:
Basic Life Support (BLS): $400.00
Advanced Life Support (ALS): $500.00
Advanced Life Support 2 (ALS2): $675.00
Mileage: $10.00 per mile
The predominant areas impacted include the eastern portion of Loudoun County; for example the Potomac, Sugarland Run, Sterling and Dulles Districts. However, there may be times when Fairfax County EMS units respond to other portions of Loudoun County through a mutual aid request.
Citizens transported by Loudoun ambulances will not be billed. Anyone with questions about this may contact Loudoun County Fire, Rescue and Emergency Management at 703-777-0333.
The rates that will go into effect July 1, 2008 are:
Basic Life Support (BLS): $400.00
Advanced Life Support (ALS): $500.00
Advanced Life Support 2 (ALS2): $675.00
Mileage: $10.00 per mile
The predominant areas impacted include the eastern portion of Loudoun County; for example the Potomac, Sugarland Run, Sterling and Dulles Districts. However, there may be times when Fairfax County EMS units respond to other portions of Loudoun County through a mutual aid request.
Citizens transported by Loudoun ambulances will not be billed. Anyone with questions about this may contact Loudoun County Fire, Rescue and Emergency Management at 703-777-0333.
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