ADAM GARRETT

Should real estate agents winterize or dewinterize a house? This article breaks down the liability risks, industry norms, and best practices — including why these tasks are best left to licensed professionals and how agents can protect themselves and their clients.

Above: 1 of Adam's Rental properties & some credit/debit/status cards Below I've compiled some of my previous work, recent research, and...

Image Courtesy Google Maps & American Classic Self Storage The question of storage often comes up in real estate, especially around the...

Many seek to save and increase their income before buying a home, and many fail to realize that the most lucrative programs to reduce...

All images courtesy Freecycle Whether you're a 1st-time buyer looking to save money, moving here from another country and trying to cut...

Above: Richmond - Image by Author Impact of Supply & Demand on Real Estate Moseley Real Estate School in their broker course states the...

Whether you're a tenant or landlord looking for tips or direct assistance in some cases, I've got plenty of options. Landlords Info Tips...

In this article, I'll be sharing some specific options of things to consider doing in central & eastern VA as well as steps to find some additional options. Introduction Including Where to Find Things to Do Look Online - Places Like TripAdvisor & Google Maps will be some of the best places to look. TripAdvisor & Google Maps have different systems, and I like TripAdvisor's ranking system, though it doesn't have as friendly of a map as Google Maps for those things to do clos

Many properties in the Hampton Roads area & some other parts of SE VA are in hurricane evacuation zones even if their home is not...

To locate a short term rental, there's no one central source like for home purchases. It is best to create optimized searches with a...

Here is my investor central for some of my main pages that could be particularly applicable to investors. Keep in mind that I have many...

In this article, I'll be going over my top tips for renting out your house or other residential real estate. Adam's 1st rental property...

There is a major difference between the quality, usability, features, and cost of various virtual tour platforms. Those differences yield...

I've created a master spreadsheet for government & other information on virginia localities . In case you're unfamiliar with Google Sheets , I've created an article on the subject as well. Some tabs cover all of Virginia while others cover exclusively Central & Eastern Virginia. I'm unaware of any publicly available spreadsheet that can come close to being as comprehensive as this one for the task of comparing potential cities/counties in Central & Eastern VA. While most of t

My default policy with sellers I represent is to use ShowingTime. I was one of the first agents at my company to adopt it and pay a...

In this article, I wanted to go over what's coming tomorrow, the ways you can still prepare for it for you, your vehicle, & your home,...

Sometimes I'll get asked by a prospective buyer if they are able to rent out rooms of their home, and sometimes someone will contact me...

Before listing your home, and even before a listing appointment for your home, if time is on your side, it's a good idea to take steps to...

Cost-effective home preparations before listing, including decluttering, cleaning, repairs, pest control, functional essentials, staging, photo removal, & more.

I. How season impacts the real estate market Many know that the time of year that you buy or sell can have a high impact on real estate. That's true whether you're looking at any of the following real estate statistics of an area, such as the following in SE VA: A. the inventory available (less in the Winter) B. the median number of transactions that occur (less in the Winter) C. the price that homes sell for (less in the Winter) D. the median % sales price vs list price (lo