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We are back at it again!  Corona has thrown us for a loop but we are back in the swing of things and have access to our office again!  We give you the 411 on the DC Metro area market and share our experiences with touring and selling homes during the pandemic.  

Do you ever get a weird vibe when you walk into a house or maybe you get that feeling that a house is haunted?  In this week's episode, we have a blast sharing stories about all of the weird and crazy stuff that we have experienced when touring homes!  Our special guest star, Hannah Clancy-Thompson, has a great time laughing at us throughout the episode and offering her own take on houses with bad juju.

For the past few years, multiple offer situations in Real Estate have been the reality.  In this week's episode, we help you to navigate multiple offers as both a buyer and a seller.  We discuss how to be successful when structuring your offer as a buyer and evaluating multiple offers as a seller.  We also dive into why waiving certain contingencies is not always recommended even though it seems like a good strategy.

What's your perception of millennials?  In this week's episode, we dive head first into the topic of millennials and why they are the emerging as one of the biggest groups of buyers in the real estate market.  Don't discredit this generation's tenacity!

It's so hard finding and keeping a quality, reliable contractor that you can count on to do things right and not price gouge.  We dish out all of our craziest contractor stories and tell you all about what it's like to try and get business done while going round and round on this vomit inducing carnival ride!

In this week's episode we dive into pricing strategy and why so many people find the whole subject complicated as hell! Pricing is an art, not a science, and let's face it, it's like aiming at a moving target!

In this week's episode, we review another HGTV House Hunters Renovation episode!  We dissect the craziness that ensues with Kasey's BFF, Realtor, and her parents during Kasey's house hunt and renovations.  Melissa and I have way too much fun with these episodes!  Don't forget to subscribe & share!

Michael and Melissa are joined by Lena Derhally, a licensed DC psychotherapist. Derhally works predominantly with couples and their relationship issues as well anxiety and phobia issues - all of which all come into play significantly during the home buying process. Derhally recently released the bestselling book "My Daddy is a Hero, How Chris Watts Went from Family Man to Family Killer."

One of the most common questions that we get is "Why do I need a title company?" In this week's episode, we chat with Jessica Chipoco of Blue Note Title about why working with a title company is so important in a real estate transaction and why it is so critical to get title insurance.

How much earnest money should I give? Does my earnest money go to the seller?  Can it be forfeited easily? These are just a few of the questions we get about the earnest money deposit. Earnest money deposits are one of the most misunderstood components of a real estate transaction and we are to tell you that most of the information flying around about earnest money is wrong!  Listen to this week's episode to get the truth about EMDs!

In this week's episode, we discuss the current state of the real estate market and breakdown what's fact and what's fiction! 

On this week's episode, we serve up the truth about new construction and we breakdown what to expect throughout the purchase and building process!  This episode is filled with hilarious stories and anecdotes about working with builders and we share our personal experiences during the whole process!

In this week's episode, we breakdown the differences between raw land and tear downs and why it is so important to work with an agent who knows how to handle land deals.  We share a lot of awesome stories about our experiences with land deals and tell you what to look out for when you are considering a land purchase!

Everyone loves a deal, we get it, but when you are making the biggest purchase of your life, getting a discount doesn't always equate to a happy ending.  In this week's episode, we dissect the discount brokerage model and share our experiences of what it's like to work with them during a sale.  

Everyone thinks that Real Estate is easy money and we are here to tell you, it isn't!  In this week's episode, we discuss what it's like to be a Real Estate agent, from the epic joys of helping someone achieve their dreams to possibly fearing for your life in a vacant home.  We also share personal anecdotes as well as national headlines.

In this week's episode, we discuss why marketing is so important if you want to sell your home quickly and for the most money, we breakdown the different types of marketing and we also highlight some of the best listing photo fails we have ever seen!

In this week's episode, we celebrate our 10th episode by ripping apart a real estate reality show and we have a blast while doing it!  Come celebrate with us and revel in the hilarity of scripted nonsense.

In this week's episode we discuss some of the craziest home inspections we have been through, including Melissa's most recent one that was quite a s*** show...literally! We give you tips on what to look for in a home inspector and we help you to navigate the complexities of the home inspection contingency.  

Not all flips are created equal! In this week's episode, we help you evaluate flips by highlighting red flags that you should be looking for while touring them, we discuss why not all flips are bad, and Melissa shares a hilarious story about how her house sold without her knowledge!

This week we break down all of the nuts and bolts of buying a condo and what to be prepared for during the transaction.  We discuss some hilarious stories about condo buying and personal anecdotes about Melissa's past experiences with working for a condo property management company.