Buyer Resources
This is a great time to buy a home! Interest rates are among the lowest we have seen over the last 25 years, and inventory levels provide a nice selection. This means you have choices of location and style of your home.
Some of the services that I provide to you as a buyer:
- I will do my best to preview homes so we don’t waste your valuable time looking at houses that are not a "good fit" for your needs.
- Through the network of nearly 4,000 Long & Foster real estate agents in the DC/Metro area, I am often aware of properties "coming soon" to the market that may fit your criteria before it's entered into the MRIS.
- I can help you secure a mortgage you can afford and trust by supplying you with a list of reputable lending agencies.
- Although nearly always negotiated, I will help you prepare a solid purchase offer, based on comparable sales and local real estate activity.
- I will provide you with a list of reputable associated professional services, such as home inspections, radon testing and more.
- I will work with one of our qualified Settlement Partners (or the settlement company of your choosing) to arrange the closing at the time and location that works best for your schedule.
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Although I do recommend “shopping around” for a good rate from a reputable mortgage company (be careful…if it sounds too good to be true…it probably is). Prosperity Mortgage, a Long & Foster affiliated company, is the fastest growing mortgage company in the Mid-Atlantic region and is a joint venture with Wells-Fargo. We are fortunate enough to have Bo Lee, Home Mortgage Consultant, right in our office…again, it’s all about convenience for you!
Check out today's mortgage rates.
Let Long & Foster's Home Services Connection help you with services such as connecting your new utilities, carpet cleaner, landscaper, start newspaper delivery and more...all from one convenient web site.
Compare there with here and here with there. Use this cost of living calculator to make comparisons from one area to another.
Getting Homeowner's Insurance quotes doesn't need to be difficult. By using Long & Foster Insurance Agency, I can assist you in obtaining quotes from multiple insurance carriers for the most competitive rate quotes in the area.
Although it is ultimately your choice as a buyer to select your settlement company, if you need guidance with that decision, I recommend these two settlement companies. An advantage of using these companies is that they are Long & Foster affiliates which keeps your settlement within the "family" and reduces much of the unknown through the process. Although Long & Foster may receive financial benefit from the transaction as an "affiliated business", I receive no financial "kick back" but do receive peace of mind that I can pass along to you and no additional fees are charged to you because of that business relationship. I'm all for doing anything that makes the purchasing process easier for my clients.
MBH Settlement Group is highly qualified to handle every aspect of your real estate closing. They have offices all over Northern Virginia, but one is conveniently located down the street from our Leesburg office.
RGS Title also provides an outstanding settlement experience, and has offices located in Sterling and Ashburn.
A home warranty is an added layer of protection for those items not covered by homeowner's insurance, such as aging appliances, heating/cooling systems and plumbing systems. Renewable annually and transferable from seller to buyer, it's inexpensive protection for any homeowner.
Long & Foster's network of movers can move you from any state in the U.S. (or within the state) into this Mid-Atlantic region, and we have local full service movers to get you moved out as well. They include:
- Apple Transfer Inc.
- Collins Brothers Moving & Storage
- Dulles Area Moving & Storage
- Eureka Van and Storage
- Hilldrup Moving & Storage
- McCollister's Transportation
- Quality Services Moving
- Town & Country Movers
- Victory Van Corporation
Our local storage and transportation companies are:
