An Arlington Virginia Tradition

If it’s good enough for Sandra Bullock, it’s good enough for me.  The Italian Store, that is.  No, not the Italian Job (that’s a movie she wasn’t in, but I did love Mark Wahlberg in that one).   When you’re at the check out line with a basket full off delicious goodies, you’ll see her [...]

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Sugar and Spice

I cannot think of a better combination than Clarendon and Mardi Gras, except of course New Orleans.  Check it out!
Get your beads out and have a blast.  I’ll see you at the parade
photo courtesy of Jolts on Flickr

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No pain, no gain

for Washington DC that is.  There’s usually a silver lining, and this economic one might just lie in our own backyard.
(I do tend to mix my metaphors, so sorry)

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Who are you?

How is a “first time home buyer” defined???  
That question, plus more about deadlines and definitions, answered here: 
The highlights:
1.  Conventional Conforming Loans up to $417,000 can now be financed up to a Loan-To-Value of 95%.  (This is up from 90%)
2.  The following is the definition of a “first-time homebuyer”:

First-time home buyers have had no ownership interest [...]

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Happy Valentines Day

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Stay tuned …. more on the free money for First Time Home Buyers in Arlington

If you’re even thinking about buying your first home … if it’s just a glimmer in your eye … you should know about this.  In the hotly debated Economic Stimulus Bill, there is a provision for a Refundable First-time Home Buyer Credit.
As I’ve mentioned here before, last year, Congress provided taxpayers with a refundable tax [...]

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The Value of Land

Buy land, they’re not making it anymore.

That Mark Twain was such a shrewd man!

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Crossing the river from Maryland?

If you’re considering a move to Northern Virginia from Maryland, there are a few things you’ve got to think about ahead of time:

Transportation infrastructure.  Streets here in NoVa are crowded and impossible to navigate.  Just as those Maryland roads are a total conundrum to Northern Virginians, though perhaps less crowded.

Passions run very strong on the [...]

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Ain’t it a crime!

12 Don’t leave home without it,
originally uploaded by picsbyrita.

There has been an epidemic of petty crime in my neighborhood! Criminals have opened many an unlocked car in the neighborhood and taken loose change! After a flurry of posts on our neighborhood listserv and a few calls to the police, we all seem to [...]

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3 Reasons I Love What I Do

It’s no exaggeration for me to say that I absolutely, positively love what I do every day.  Here are three reasons why:

I can see the spinning lady go both ways, and I hope that means I’m using all of my brain every day (not that I’m a little bit nuts).
My car is my office, and [...]

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