ADAM GARRETT

Adam, during a dual live and recorded listing appointment with out-of-town sellers whom he helped purchase the property and then sell the property while they were in California. The picture includes Adam's dual Samsung Galaxy Ultra phone camera setup for 1 live and 1 recorded feed from separate devices. Here are the top reasons why in-person or virtual face-to-face meetings are much better than alternatives for sellers for an initial consultation: More Educational with Screen

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.

What are the Main Differences Between Modular, Manufactured, & Mobile Homes? "The main difference between manufactured and modular homes...

His standard offerings in Hampton Roads, Greater Richmond, the Middle Peninsula, and the Northern Neck include professional photos, a Matterport 3-D tour on a Matteport Pro 3 Camera, aerials, top .1% area photos & more. Choose from a few competitive listing package tiers.

While not fully comprehensive on all responsibilities, deadlines, & Inspector options, I've developed a resource to provide a brief...

I was asked today some good questions about land that I felt deserved an article. General Concepts: Where to Find Land The place to start will be with a listing agent that has access to the MLS in the cities/counties that you're considering. However, unlike home purchases, it's critical to not stop there, & have feeds set up with more than 1 source. For instance, with land purchases, I've seen where 3 of 17 results used Bright MLS out of those options shown on Zillow, despite

The dominant Hampton Roads offer for residential real estate is the Real Estate Information Network Standard Purchase Agreement, dominant...

In my map above & my spreadsheet below, I go over which Multiple Listing Service (MLS) are needed for someone considering selling or buying land, a condo, a house, or a townhouse in Virginia as well as additional pertinent information. The spreadsheet focuses on Central & Eastern VA while the map covers Virginia, Delaware, Maryland, North Carolina, & beyond. Importance of the Right MLS One of the top marketing elements & one of the top elements for a buyer's agent creating s

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...

Buyers and sellers can both benefit greatly from access to more than 1 MLS, but that's especially true in areas of high crossover MLS,...

Often if agents look at the serial plate of main systems, and don't see the age clearly labeled on them, they will leave it to home...

The Multiple Listing Service (MLS) is the main way that agents input real estate properties onto the market for sale, and in many cases,...

I believe that it's critical for prospective buyers & sellers to be informed prior to a virtual showing about how to best go about it. In...

Above: view of my mobile office setup, here in the Gather co-working space in Norfolk, one of a number of office options I have. My primary tools/gadgets: While my digital tools are also extensive & not listed here, I either have available to bring or bring by default physical tools & gadgets to showings (for listings and for buyers) that most agents simply don't invest in, such as but not limited to the following tools, organized by use type. Keep in mind that while my ove

A commonly neglected element of real estate photography is area amenity photos, taken not at the home itself, but from the air and from...

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.

Above: My as-is HUD foreclosure purchase that is my rental property where I got a fantastic deal in part because it was being sold as is...

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