ADAM GARRETT

Image Courtesy National Institute of Health When considering a move as well as considering activities in your current home & area, it's beneficial to be informed regarding the air quality, especially if you or someone who will be with you has health problems (especially respiratory-related) or is otherwise vulnerable (i.e. children & the elderly). In this article, I'll be sharing air quality & sickness data resources for you to check the current trends in your area as well as

In this article, I wanted to provide some home maintenance tips geared toward new homeowners. Please keep in mind that I am only a real...

Some neighbors see the value of helping others, helping their neighbors, and see how it helps themselves & their own community when it...

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...

If you find yourself getting into tickets or accidents due to distraction, or if you just want to reduce the possibility of the 2 while...

Did you know that homeowners have a statistically significantly higher net worth than renters? Per CNBC, "In 2019, homeowners in the...

You may have seen the "We Buy Houses!" signs, received postcards from them, received calls from them, or received texts from them. I have received many of each for my own rental property & other properties, despite being a real estate agent. If you haven't yet, you probably will soon if you become a homeowner. In this article, I wanted to go into why to disregard these almost entirely, & how you can have peace of mind that if you sell with a real estate agent, you wouldn't be

There are a number of options for non-profit and government assistance with home repairs. In this article, I'll be briefly touching on...

Nationally Available Assistance: Assistance Available to HIV+ Households Below 80% AMI HIV+ Household & below 80% Area Median Income...

Image courtesy Map of the Best Here are my top tips for finding restaurants, whether you're relocating to an unfamiliar location,...

Above: Salamander in Middleburg, VA from a Points Stay: Image by Author While some people are very anti-credit card, and you are playing...

Whether you're selling your home or not, in most places, if you don't have a built-in sprinkler system, it's best to keep tabs on whether...

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...

Here I'm publishing one of my many unpublished spreadsheets that I've used exclusively with clients in the past. Navigation: Be sure to notice the tabs at the bottom to toggle between categories. Also be sure to keep in mind the built-in calculators, with yellow locations for input and green locations based on calculations. Caveat: These are estimates from others, so prior to making a big decision on a purchase, I recommend getting contractor estimates rather than banking on

I looked into some of the top articles available online regarding house issues by year, and found them helpful, but no single article was...

The below tutorial will demonstrate how a seller can lock or unlock a contractor lockbox. I won't be getting any more complex than that...

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...

In real estate transactions & outside of real estate transactions, it can be helpful to know how to find service providers. While no referral is foolproof, even the best-reviewed companies have their problems, & someone who served you before might no longer be in the business, taking the steps below can help to mitigate the likelihood of issues. You might be wondering, "If they have hundreds of great reviews and a 4.9/5 on Google Maps, how bad can it be?" A. In one case, I fo