About: Diana Paul

LOOKING FOR SOMETHING FUN TO DO WITH YOUR FAMILY IN VIENNA, VA.  THIS SHOULD DEFINITELY DO THE TRICK. MEADOWLARK'S WINTER WALK OF LIGHTS AT THE MEADOWLARK BOTANICAL GARDENS. RECURRRING DAILY ADDRESS:  9750 mEADOWLARK GARDENS COURT, VIENNA, VA TIMES: 5:00 P.M. DOORS OPEN, 5:30 P.M. IS THE SHOW PHONE: 703-255-3631 ADMISSION:  $13 ADULTS, $8.00 CHILDREN AGES…

Looking to see Santa . . . He will be at the Ice Palace in Fair Oaks Mall. Address:  11750 Fair Oaks Mall, Fairfax, VA Tims:  Mall Hours Phone# 703-359-8300 Great family fun when they step inside the holiday Ice Palace, locally presented by Cox Communications.  The display features a 30 foot ice dome with…

Is Ice Skating your thing?   Well look no further. Recurring daily Address:  1201 South Joyce Street, Arlington, VA Times:  M-Th    12 p.m. to 10p.m. Fri        12 p.m. to 11 p.m. Sat       10 a.m. to 11 p.m. Sun      10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Phone:  703-4186666 Admission:…

Just when I blogged about some of the banks not on board with electronic signatures for their short sales, I get a message from Bank of America stating they are going to be accepting electronic signatures on some of the documents. It is almost as if they read my blog.  Yea right! Who am I…

So here is the scoop . . . . Showed property that was listed for short sale. Put in cash offer for my buyers for listed price and attached my buyers earnest deposit and bank statement showing the amount of money to cove purchase. Listing agent contacted me via email and said “I just met…

My first real estate experience as an agent was very profitable but very challenging.  After the excitement of passing the State exam, signing up with a Broker (wow, was that a lot of work, deciding what company to work with), getting through the paperwork of being an agent, now began the real stuff.  I was…

My first transaction was in 2005, of course I had no idea that it was the beginning of a downward spiral of a collapsed market but that is for another blog.  I had my license for 2 weeks and then it happened. I was working at a law firm full time and just got my license…

There seems to be a difference of opinion regarding the amount of time you have to present an offer to your seller.  Here is the scenario . . . On morning of October 7, 2016 called listing agent and asked if any offers for a particular property.  Seller said yes, offer deadline is Saturday October 8, 2016 @12…

Today I showed about 12 homes.  The one thing I noticed about 9 of the 12 are the gutters were already full of leaves and debris.  The exterior of the home looks so much better without leaves filled, sticks hanging over, and debris over flowing the gutters.  This time of year is when we have…

Why are you still on the fence? With interest rates climbing, there are still so many buyers on the fence. With the market changing again, inventory is beginning to look low and interest rates are climbing, it doesn't mean it is not a good time to buy.  This is a great time to buy. The interest…