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July 10, 2010 by Sasha C. Farmer, REALTOR ® · Leave a Comment 

Customer Satisfaction Survey

July 7, 2010 by Sasha C. Farmer, REALTOR ® · Leave a Comment 

Congratulations on the recent purchase or sale of your home!

Thank you for choosing to work with me to represent you in such an important transaction.  As always, I am flattered and honored to have been given the opportunity.  As a real estate professional, I continually seek to improve my services to my clients.

Please take a few moments to fill out this satisfaction survey as honestly and candidly as possible; I appreciate your assistance in helping me improve my business for future transactions.

Please let me know if you are not comfortable with me using your responses on future marketing materials.

Sincerely,

Sasha

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Charlottesville Home Inspectors

July 19, 2009 by Sasha C. Farmer, REALTOR ® · Leave a Comment 

There are many home inspectors in Charlottesville, and one of the great ways to distinguish them from one another is by looking at which have their ASHI certification. ASHI is the American Society of Home Inspectors.

A few tips about scheduling the home inspection;

• Within 24 hours of a ratified contract, a PURCHASER needs to choose a home inspector that they’d like to use and schedule the home inspection.
• Inspectors most often work typical M-F business hours, and are often booked 3-5 days out.
• The PURCHASER should plan to attend the inspection and also schedule it for a time when their REALTOR can attend as well.
• Do not schedule a home inspection until your contract has been ratified.

Here are the ASHI certified home inspectors that I recommend in Charlottesville;

Debbie Janeczek
Home Inspection Intelligence

PO Box 206
Gordonsville, VA 22942
Work: (540) 832.0115
Cell: (540) 308.3346
http://www.hiintel.com
inspect@hiintel.com

Jim Gannon
Gannon Home Inspections

PO Box 217
Lovingston, VA 22949
(434) 263.6521
(434) 996.4401
http://inspectwithjim.com
inspectwithjim@verizon.net

Buddy Carlisle
Carlisle Home Inspection Service, Inc.

(434) 293-3606
(434) 293-3578
Cell: (434) 531-1985
http://www.charlottesvillehomeinspector.com
cvilleinspector@aol.com

Charlottesville Closing Companies & Attorneys

July 18, 2009 by Sasha C. Farmer, REALTOR ® · Leave a Comment 

Closing is the final step in the purchase process, and it involves the signing of several documents, the transferring of funds, and the transfer of title to the home from SELLER to PURCHASER.

In Virginia, this can either be conducted by a closing company of a closing attorney. Typically the major difference between choosing a closing company and attorney is that a closing company cannot provide legal advice during the transaction, while an attorney does.

I can help you make the decision about what type of settlement services you may need, but the following closing companies and attorneys are the ones I recommend to my clients in Charlottesville;

Closing Companies

Court Square Title

http://www.courtsquaretitle.com
338 Rio Road West
Charlottesville, VA 22901
(434) 979-7799
ctsquare@cstone.net

Court Square Title is Montague, Miller’s in-house closing company and they do an incredible job. They are timely with their closings and they do a great job of keeping you up-to-date a long the way. Ron, Mary Ann, Joan, and Cindy are always a pleasure to work with on transactions.

Closing Attorneys

Tucker, Griffin & Barnes; Attorney Bill Tucker
http://www.tgblaw.com
307 Rio Road West
Charlottesville, VA 22901
(434) 973-7474
cwtucker@tgblaw.com

Bill Tucker is a pleasure to work with and goes the extra mile for his clients. He also makes himself accessible on short notice and does his best to accommodate to everyone’s schedules. Bill is the area expert on short sales and specializes in real estate transactions in generally.

Richmond & Fishburne; Attorney Joe Cochran
http://www.richfish.com/
214 East High Street
Charlottesville, VA 22902
(434) 977-8590
jmc@richfish.com

Joe Cochran is another local real estate attorney who also does a great job of being flexible and responsive to his clients needs. His ability to complete closings on time and handle last-minute surprises make him a great choice for representation in a home purchase or sale.

Charlottesville Mortgage Brokers and Lenders

July 18, 2009 by Sasha C. Farmer, REALTOR ® · Leave a Comment 

There are several great mortgage brokers and lender in Charlottesville that I’ve had the pleasure of working with. Here are the top several that I recommend to my clients- they will all have different financing options and all provide top-notch customer service.

Andy Zemon
Greenwood Lending

615 Woodbrook Drive
Charlottesville, VA 22901
Cell: (434) 975.4600
Fax: (434) 975.4700
http://www.greenwoodlending.com
azemon@greenwoodlending.com

Susan McGinnis
StellarOne

1807 Seminole Trail, Suite 201
Charlottesville, VA 22901
434.964.2202 Office
434.409.0809 Cell
http://www.StellarOne.com
smcginnis@StellarOne.com

Kenneth Mextorf
SunTrust Mortgage

672 Berkmar Circle
Charlottesville, VA 22901
(434) 979.6003 Office
(434) 996.3574 Cell
http://www.SunTrust.com
Kenneth.Mextorf@SunTrust.com