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21 February 2014 | 18 replies
The prices there are mind blowing compared to down here in NOVA.+1 (or 2 or 3 or whatever) on the podcasts.
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3 February 2018 | 43 replies
this business takes elbow grease.so I hired a person to go into every county courthouse from the CA Oregon border to just south of Tacoma Washington on the Western side of the Cascade moutains and on the East side of the coast range.. and area probably bigger than the state of New Jersey.. in the courthouse they had great Arial Photogs ( pre google days) that over laid onto plat maps all right there at the counter... he then built a data base took about 1 year of every land owner with 10 acres or more that was not corporate owned that had visible timber.. we then reserve directoried them.. that's how you find telephone numbers.. and since there were no VA's we hired telemarketers to come into our office 2 times a week and start calling..
17 May 2010 | 21 replies
Seems to be fueled by emotion.I was actually watching the PBS show Nova the other night and they explored the issue of emotion and the role it plays in determining market prices and how this manifested itself in the current financial crises.
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17 June 2011 | 98 replies
'63 Nova SS to local car shows and last (and yes...least) '84 20TH Aniversarry GT-350 Mustang Convt. that I took on trade for a condo.
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8 August 2016 | 4 replies
I wholesale homes in PG, Baltimore County, Dc and NOVA all the time.
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15 September 2015 | 2 replies
Glad to see a fellow NoVA member.Upen Patel, Mortgage BankerFederal NMLS# 1374243
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28 June 2019 | 3 replies
I especially remember @Russell Brazil's posts and responses being helpful whenever I search the forums for NoVA related stuff!
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7 September 2016 | 8 replies
Does anyone have a list or know of any REIA's in the Northern Virginia area? Would love to meet other investors in our area rather than trying to build "in a bubble."Thanks,Ira
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29 October 2020 | 1 reply
Hello all!
I am just now dipping into the real estate investment world after facing the possibility of having to retire due to injury as a Paramedic/Firefighter. I don't have any experience in real estate other the...