Mike Smith's Blog

Posted on 07/28/2019
Understanding Your Credit Score
Your credit score can be a vast unknown when you are starting out in life. When you are just beginning you may not know what factors the financial world considers to calculate your creditworthiness. At this point, you are what the credit reporting agencies call credit invisible. To create a credit score, you will need to take your...
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Posted on 07/21/2019
What You Need to Know About Personal Growth
Personal growth is a journey and never a destination. Dream big, develop yourself, unleash your potential, play well with others, play to your strength, enjoy the process, share your unique gifts with the world, and grow your greatness by testing yourself, expanding yourself, learning and improving. From the time that you're born, you are growing both physically and...
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Posted on 07/14/2019
Tips for Sellers: How to Capture Homebuyers' Attention
Home sellers sometimes struggle to stir up interest in their residences. Fortunately, there are lots of things you can do to help your residence capture buyers' attention, such as: 1. Craft an Engaging Home Listing A home listing should engage and inform buyers. Otherwise, an ineffective listing may make it tough for a seller to effectively promote his or...
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Posted on 07/07/2019
Saving for a Down Payment
When considering becoming a homeowner, one of the decisions you can make that will be beneficial to you is to deposit a down payment. However, the question is how do save up that hefty down payment? One of the biggest roadblocks for prospective home buyers is securing a down payment. Fortunately, though, technology seems to be playing a...
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Posted on 06/30/2019
A Common-Sense Approach to House Hunting
When buying a house, especially your first home, it's all too easy to make impulsive decisions and fail to "see the forest for the trees." Although it's impossible to ignore your emotional reactions to a house for sale, it's vital to look at the big picture and make sure there are no red flags being ignored or glossed over....
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Posted on 06/23/2019
Why Do We Need Sleep?
If you’re in college and studying for exams, or if you have a new baby, you might be experiencing sleep deprivation at a level you’ve never felt before. In general, though, many people operate in a state of sleep deprivation on a regular basis. The challenge with that is it reduces your ability to fight off anything else...
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Posted on 07/05/2019
6652 High Street, Falls Church, VA 22046 now has a new price of $719,900!
Enchanting architect's home located in ideal LOCATION, Mclean school pyramid! Dead end street. Be sure to View the interactive floor plan in the Virtual tour. 3 bedrooms and 2 full baths. From the moment you step out of your car onto the brand new driveway and walk up the new slate walkway, you'll know this is a house that can build memories. The glass in front porch has a stone floor and can be used much of the year as an extra entertainment area or an extra room to enjoy. As you step into the large living room, notice the large windows and how bright the room is. The hardwood oak floors add to the beauty of the room. The wood burning...
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Posted on 06/20/2019
Video Tour - 2905 Preston Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22306
Affordable close in renovated 3 bedroom,2 full bath move in ready. Better than a condo, no HOA or condo fees. Kitchen with granite,stainless*First floor family room*Master Bath*Good storage*Minutes from Huntington metro*close to Ft Belvoir*See virtual tour for interactie floor...
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Posted on 06/20/2019
2905 Preston Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22306 is now new to the market!
Affordable close in renovated 3 bedroom,2 full bath move in ready. Better than a condo, no HOA or condo fees. Kitchen with granite,stainless*First floor family room*Master Bath*Good storage*Minutes from Huntington metro*close to Ft Belvoir*See virtual tour for interactie floor...
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Posted on 06/20/2019
Video Tour - 6017 Old Stratford Court, Alexandria, VA 22315
Adorable town home in convenient location in Kingstowne!! Two bedrooms, two and 1/2 baths. Great kitchen with stainless steel applicances! Wood burning fireplace living room and french doors to deck. Lower level bedroom leads to patio! Washer and...
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