http://www.northern-virginia-real-estate-guide.com/blog This is a real estate blog providing information about the the Northern Virginia and DC areas with real estate and/or mortgage information that may or may not pertain to real estate. Our service area of focus is in Fairfax County, Loudoun County, and Prince William County. We will discuss not only real estate issues but anything that's new and cool with technology, opinions, market updates, national news of interest, advice for buyers and sellers, or anything note worthy. Just contact us we'll talk about anything if it's not covered here:) Tue, 01 Jul 2008 18:27:21 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en By Robin Lloyd, Special to LiveScience "It requires some effort to achieve a happy outlook on life, and most people don't make it." —Author and researcher Gregg Easterbrook Psychologists have recently handed the keys to happiness to the public, but many people cling to gloomy ways out of habit, experts say. Polls show Americans ... http://www.northern-virginia-real-estate-guide.com/blog/2008/07/01/keys-to-happiness-why-we-dont-use-them/ What is prosperity? Before you can use feng shui as a tool to achieve prosperity, it is essential for you to know what prosperity actually is in feng shui. Prosperity is the cycle of giving and receiving that circulates in the universe. The inner world that we have is formed through ... http://www.northern-virginia-real-estate-guide.com/blog/2008/06/28/feng-shui-and-prosperity/ With the availability of so many foreclosed upon houses with super low sale prices attached to them, it is tempting to try your hand at rehabbing.  But where do you start?  How do you begin?  How big of a project can you handle?  As you are shopping, you should be ... http://www.northern-virginia-real-estate-guide.com/blog/2008/06/26/rehab-that-house/ Little Johnny Smith had always been a very naughty young man and he was always getting into loads of trouble due to that also. He had this amazing ability to mimic the voice of grown ups and would often phone up random people and bug them with voice impersonations. He ... http://www.northern-virginia-real-estate-guide.com/blog/2008/06/22/yard-sale/ Many feng shui practitioners take advantage of symbols and statues to attract wealth, health, and prosperity into their homes. There are certainly many symbols to choose from but it is also recommended for you to know what they represent for you to choose fung shui symbols that are most relevant ... http://www.northern-virginia-real-estate-guide.com/blog/2008/06/20/feng-shui-symbols-for-prosperity-and-health/ There is a pressing immediate concern that has emerged in key cities across the United States, the United Kingdom and other developed countries. There are reports that several residential properties and apartments for rents are not accepting potential occupants who have children, especially infants. While this is not a popular ... http://www.northern-virginia-real-estate-guide.com/blog/2008/06/16/real-estate-industry-is-biased-against-children/ All across the nation there are neighborhoods.  Big ones, small ones, old ones, and new ones.  Chances are that you have a neighbor now.  With all the demand for subdivisions and planned communities, chances are that you will also have neighbors when you buy your new house.  Are you a ... http://www.northern-virginia-real-estate-guide.com/blog/2008/06/12/hello-neighbor/ When choosing a fixer upper for your home purchase, there are careful considerations to make regarding the purchase. A fixer upper will mean hours, days, weeks and months of working on the home before completion, as well as, an entirely different mortgage ball game. A fixer upper offers the chance ... http://www.northern-virginia-real-estate-guide.com/blog/2008/06/09/fixer-uppers/ When the going gets tough, the tough get creative.  That’s the case in real estate, anyway.  This crazy housing market has dipped to match statistics as low as that of a decade ago.  The frustrated sellers cannot sell because of all the competition they have from the super cheap bank ... http://www.northern-virginia-real-estate-guide.com/blog/2008/06/06/getting-creative-with-lease-option-purchase/ Short sales. One of the most misunderstood real estate term on the planet. Short sales do not mean short in time, they do not necessarily mean short in money either. The term short refers to the fact that the lender is willing to accept less than full amounts for the ... http://www.northern-virginia-real-estate-guide.com/blog/2008/06/04/short-sale-you-need-an-agent/