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No snow in August! The internet has changed the way buyers search for real estate forever. The first impression of your home will most likely be made online, make it a good one! Snowy photos in August say “unmotivated seller” or worse, “this home has been on the market a while, what’s wrong with it”. If your home has been on the market through changing seasons, ask your agent to have new photos taken of the exterior and any interior pictures that depict a view of the wrong season. Even better, ask your agent to have a professional photographer take the photos.
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Author Archives: greatfallshomesandlifestyle
Great Falls Stunning Kitchen Transformation
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Hello Great Falls Creamery!
 Hooray! Ice cream is back in Great Falls just in time for the hottest part of summer. The owners are a local family, Patti and Gary McKeown and will be running the business along with their son and soon to be daughter-in-law. It is located just behind the Brogue on the Village Green with indoor and outdoor seating. Two of my boys and I stopped by and we can tell you first hand the ice cream is delicious. They plan to run promotions and weekly specials so please stop by, enjoy some ice cream and support Great Falls, Virginia newest local business. Great Falls Creamery is open daily. Hours Monday-Thursday and Sunday 12-9; Friday and Saturday 12-10. 766 Walker Road Great Falls, VA |
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Metro Silver Line is Open!
One of the wonderful aspects of living in Great Falls is its peaceful, semi-rural nature with no highways or multiple lane roads running through it. Unfortunately, that also creates a challenge if you need to get to D.C. or other points east. Georgetown Pike is the main road that runs through Great Falls and is a two lane, windy road. It is a historic byway and as beautiful as it is, traffic during rush hour can be a bear. The opening of the Silver Line metro in Reston and Tysons will give residents of Great Falls a much needed alternative to traveling by car on Georgetown Pike. The Reston station has a 2300 car parking garage with 253 reserved spaces and an additional 1,000 parking spaces operated by a private company. The Mclean station has 700 parking spaces. Do you like to bike? The Reston station has a secure bike room for 200 bikes that can be reserved on a yearly basis. A great addition to our community, now that it’s here do you plan to use metro?
 Hello Silver Line! |
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Welcome to the Great Falls Homes and Lifestyle Blog!
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Check in often to learn out about life and real estate in Great Falls, Virginia. We are a unique, semi-rural community of 6500+ homes located about 30 minutes from Washington D.C. and convenient to the new Silver Line Metro. Great Falls, Virgnia is an amazing little oasis, close to D.C. yet a lifetime away from the hustle and bustle. We have plenty to do and see and I’ll tell you all about it here. A bit about me… I was born and raised in Texas and you will still hear me utter the occasional ya’ll. I moved to the D.C. area in 1990 and thought it would be only for a year or two(more on that in a future post–just know that it has to do with Mexican food and fire). I spent a few years in mortgage lending before I found my passion selling real estate and have been happily at it for 20 years. Attracted by the excellent schools and small town feel of Great Falls, my family and I moved here in 2005. My husband practices law in D.C. and we have 3 amazing (amazingly hungry, that is) boys ages 17, 15 and 12. The two older ones attend Langley High School and the youngest is at Cooper Middle School. When not helping homebuyers and sellers I enjoy training and competing in sprint triathlons, volunteering at the kids’ schools and spending time with friends and family. And yes, I clock in a lot of time at the Great Falls Safeway. Thanks for stopping by, I look forward to sharing with you all that makes Great Falls GREAT. |
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