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Avoid the Rapid Refund!

Dear anyone-who-doesn’t-like-to-throw-money-away, Please do not pay money for instant tax returns this year! H&R Block and ProTax claim to be doing you a favor by charging you $375 for an instant tax return, but there are many places in Charlottesville and it’s surrounding areas that provide free tax return assistance beginning February 1. If you can fight the urge to


Thinking Points For Buyers & Sellers

I read a good article a while back that was really aimed at motivating real estate agents in a tough market, but it made some very strong points for buyers and sellers, that I think are relevant to transactions nationwide.  I have pulled out the key points below but have also linked to the Joe Klock article in it’s entirety,


New Home Construction Contracts; Financing

  For part two of my new home construction contracts analysis, I thought I’d add financing information; Who do I have to use for my loan? “If one or more loan amounts are set forth in Section 3, then this contract is contingent upon Purchaser obtaining one or more commitments… at the prevailing rate of interest in Charlottesville, VA. If


Where Do I Start?

So I guess my attempt at creating a blog is also an attempt to streamline “frequently asked questions” into a canonical resource, so that when friends and clients ask questions that I’ve heard before once or twice, I don’t have to re-invent the wheel.  One of the questions I hear most often from my close friends, the majority of which