Ballston Row Community in Arlington VA

Ballston Row Community in Arlington VA is the sister to Buckingham  Commons which sits on the other side of George Mason Drive and Henderson Road. It is 2 minutes to the future Ballston Quarter, the exciting redevelopment program which has been approved by Arlington County and includes the Ballston Common Mall renovation. Upon completion, there will be a new plaza and mews, a new mixed-use building (residential and retail) with a total of 22 storeys and 405 units with ground floor retail space occupying 51,000 square feet.
Expect Ballston and these immediate surrounding developments to explode with even more popularity!

They join the many condo complexes and retail and shopping interspersed with the metro stations making Ballston a magnet for the young professionals and singles who have embraced the urban living lifestyle.

Ballston Row community allow for move-up opportunities from condo living without having to leave the area and being able to continue to enjoy all that Ballston offers in a more lavish fashion.

The well-laid out community has as its borders George Mason Drive, Henderson Road, Upton Street and 3rd Street.
There are 68 townhomes in Ballston Row which shares its small park with The Madison Apartments at Ballston.

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Avoid Wasting Time

“If you waste my time, don’t expect me to hang out with you very long.” This could have been said by a buyer or seller or a real estate agent. Time is valuable and no one wants to waste their time.

Most people can’t put their lives on-hold while they’re trying to buy or sell a home. Whether they have a family, a couple or single, life continues and the time constraints of moving can become burdensome.

Your agent is committed to helping you save time while making the experience memorable. They know the process and the potential problem areas and can help you move through them.

To preserve your time and your agent’s, please consider the following:

• If your plans to buy or sell change, let your agent know.
• Be on time for appointments or if it is necessary, cancel them with as much notice as possible.
• Get pre-approved through a trusted mortgage professional.
• Cooperate with your loan professional by providing all requested documentation.
• Don’t wander into builder or REALTOR® open houses without your agent. If you find yourself in that situation, immediately notify them that you have an agent.
• Only talk to the other party through your agent until after closing.

Your agent is working to help you meet your goals. Things work best when it’s like a partnership where each party mutually respects the other and their resources including their time.

Picture This!

Listing photos may be one of the most important marketing efforts that lead to a potential buyer.

Nearly, all buyers use the Internet during the home search process. They usually start looking at homes online before they contact an agent. It’s far more efficient to screen properties by looking at the pictures that have been posted than to make appointments with each homeowner, drive all over town and waste a lot of time looking at homes that would never meet a buyer’s criteria.

• There needs to be enough pictures of a property to adequately represent the home; most websites allow for at least 24 and more may be needed if it is a large home.
• Take horizontal shots to accommodate the format of most listing websites.
• The pictures should be well-lit so that it is easy to see all of the features of the room. Natural light is preferred over the limitations of flash.
• They should be taken with a wide-angle lens so that you can see the majority of the room in one picture.
• Large rooms can be taken from different angles to give the buyers a different perspective.
• Rooms should be set if not staged prior to taking the pictures so they will give the buyer an idea of what the room might look like with their own things in it.
• Arrange pictures in website to help buyers visualize the floorplan as if walking through it.
• Think about using a tripod; professionals do to absolutely hold the camera still.
• They should definitely not be “photoshopped” to modify factual elements like removing power lines.

Everyone occasionally takes a great picture but it doesn’t make them a photographer. Since the photography can be one of the most important marketing efforts, consider using a professional photographer to show the home to its best advantage.