Mike Smith's Blog

Posted on 07/28/2019

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...

Personal Finance

Credit Score

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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...

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...

Selling Your Home

Tips On Selling

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...

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....

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...

Posted on 08/01/2019

7574 Aspenpark Road, Lorton, VA 22079 is now new to the market!

Better than new 3/4 BR, 3.5BA home! Perfect condition! Shows like a model! Upgrades in 2019 include new gutters and down sprouts, NEW hot water heater, NEW large deck off kit/DR, NEW siding on back of home, New Anderson sliding glass door with micro-blade insert, NEW back yard fencing with gate, NEW kitchen Granite counter tops, NEW sink and faucet,NEW carpet throughout, NEW renovated lower level bedroom/Rec room and full renovated bath! FRESH paint throughout!!! NEW roof and attic fan in 2018. Practically a new home. Original owners have loved this home and only put the best of everything throughout. Located on a cul de sac and backing...

Posted on 07/29/2019

Video Tour - 15461 Meherrin Drive, Centreville, VA 20120

Terrific sunlit, rarely available 4BR,3.5BA Sprucewood Model! If you need 1level living this is it with a finished lower if needed*Main level living at its best* Master BR w/ sitting room & super bath w/ seperate tub and shower* 2 other main level bedrooms*Oversized garage opens to laundry/mud room off Kitchen*Kitchen leads to Family room w/fireplace which opens to expansive screened porch and large deck*Finished walkout lower level with huge rec room, 4th bedroom, Full bath and utility room*Almost 1/2 acre corner lot, backing to common area & mature trees. 2 owner home that was hardly lived in by retired couples. Furniture in home for sale...

Posted on 07/29/2019

15461 Meherrin Drive, Centreville, VA 20120 is now new to the market!

Terrific sunlit, rarely available 4BR,3.5BA Sprucewood Model! If you need 1level living this is it with a finished lower if needed*Main level living at its best* Master BR w/ sitting room & super bath w/ seperate tub and shower* 2 other main level bedrooms*Oversized garage opens to laundry/mud room off Kitchen*Kitchen leads to Family room w/fireplace which opens to expansive screened porch and large deck*Finished walkout lower level with huge rec room, 4th bedroom, Full bath and utility room*Almost 1/2 acre corner lot, backing to common area & mature trees. 2 owner home that was hardly lived in by retired couples. Furniture in home for sale...

Posted on 07/28/2019

Another Property Rented - 1208 Wiesman Court, Great Falls, VA 22066

Posted on 07/23/2019

Another Property Rented - 6017 Old Stratford Court, Alexandria, VA 22315

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...