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Understanding the New 3.8% Tax – Does It Affect You?

February 25, 2013 by Lindsay Curtis Leave a Comment

Written by Jon Nichols, Certified Public Accountant with Huey & Associates It was a very … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Client Topics, Clients, Investment Tagged With: 3.8% Tax, capital gains, cash flow, cost basis analysis, CPA, excise tax, gross income, Huey & Associates, investment, medicare surtax, Obamacare, primary residence exclusion, Property Management, Tax, taxable gain

Rental Applications – Why We Process the Way We Do

February 14, 2013 by Lindsay Curtis Leave a Comment

There are several key factors that contribute to a successful Landlord experience, includ- ing a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Client How Tos, Client Topics, Clients Tagged With: Application, color, credit score, elderliness, employment, employment verification, fair housing law, familial status, handicap, income, income requirement, Landlord, Leasing, national origin, northern virginia, processing, Property Management, prospective tenant, race, red flags, religion, rental history, renter, sex, tenant

Year in Review: Sales Market

February 5, 2013 by Lindsay Curtis Leave a Comment

National While the Washington DC Metro area has shown increases in sales prices for the last … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Client Topics, Clients Tagged With: Days on Market, housing market, median prices, metro, nar, national association of realtors, New Construction, northern virginia, nvar, one loudon, realtor, residential sales, reston, sales market, sales prices, shadow inventory, tysons, unemployment, var, virginia association of realtors

Considering Renting Your Home? How to Choose a Property Manager

December 5, 2012 by Lindsay Curtis Leave a Comment

If you are considering renting your home there are several initial questions that come to mind; how … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Client How Tos, Client Topics, Clients Tagged With: Accounting, committment, fees, Inspections, Landlord, Leasing, management, northern virginia, Property Management, questions to ask, rental property, Rentals, Repairs

Summer 2012 Sales & Rental Market Wrap Up

November 20, 2012 by Lindsay Curtis Leave a Comment

Historically, the spring and summer are the busiest time of year in the real estate market. If you … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Client Topics, Clients Tagged With: Days on Market, investment, northern virginia, purcashing, rental increase, rental market, sales market, washington dc

Refinancing – The Math Behind Your Interest Payment

November 14, 2012 by Lindsay Curtis Leave a Comment

We often encourage you to treat your rental property “as a business”. As with any other … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Client Topics, Clients, Investment Tagged With: closing costs, equity, escrow, expense, Foreign Service, interest, interest payment, interest rate, investment, lender, northern virginia, owner occupant, refinance, sales services, SDFCU, settlement cost

Fall Leasing Bulletin – Leasing in the Fall & Winter

October 3, 2012 by Lindsay Curtis 1 Comment

It's that time of year again... The leaves will start to turn colors, the air will get more crisp. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Client Topics, Clients Tagged With: activity based pricing, Days on Market, expectations, fall market, Landlords, northern virginia, Property Management, rental increase, rental market, rental property, renters

What is Discrimination? Landlords and Fair Housing Law

August 15, 2012 by Lindsay Curtis Leave a Comment

In 1968, the first national Fair Housing Law was passed as part of the Civil Rights Act of 1968. At … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Client Topics, Clients, Renters Tagged With: alexandria, arlington, color, discrimination, elderliness, fair housing, fairfax, falls church, familial status, handicap, HUD, Landlord, loudoun, national origin, northern virginia, Property Management, race, religion, renter, sex, sexual orientation, tenant

Rent to Own Program: Should You Consider It?

August 7, 2012 by Lindsay Curtis 2 Comments

The sales market has finally come back to life in the first half on 2012. Activity is brisk. We are … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Client Topics, Clients, Investment Tagged With: closing costs, equity, interest rates, investment, mcgrath, northern virginia, Property Management, rent to own, sales, sales price, selling, selling to your tenant

Tips on Finding & Keeping a Good Tenant

August 1, 2012 by Lindsay Curtis 1 Comment

McGrath Real Estate’s leasing team is charged with advertising your property, processing and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Client Topics, Clients Tagged With: communication, condo, Keeping Your Tenant, Landlords, Leasing, Maintenance, northern virginia, Property Management, Raising Rent, renters, responsive, single family home, townhome