You can use the same realtor in both jurisdictions providing that he/she is licensed in both DC & VA.

If not, you have two options: 1) find a realtor that can handle a transaction in either of your two deserved locations, or 2) find a VA realtor and a separate DC realtor in which each is exclusively licensed in only one or the other.

Echo, PPs. Cancel the contract or just wait it out if it's close to expiring.

Take the time between now and Spring to solicit advice from friends, neighbors, colleagues about other realtors. Especially to gain perspectives on the condition of your home and what else needs to be done. Keep your eyes on the market to get a sense of what comparable houses are going for.

Interview several realtors. Select the one that you think will best represent your interests and hold him/her accountable.

Good luck.

Echoing PPs. This FSBO just has a full-time job and is only available to do showings during the hours he's not in his office. Have you tried scheduling a showing during a weekend?

8th Ward DC. Hire a handy man/property manager so that you don't personally have to do the inevitable repairs. As the area transitions, you may then consider fixing it up but don't worry about it just yet.

If that's not your cup of tea, consider picking up a condo wherever the FBI lands.

Coming from a family of physicians I can tell you that the answer is absolutely not.

Even looking at the list you posed the salaries are not lucrative when you factor in eductional expenses, residencies, liability insurance, hours worked, and the extreme skill required to perform many of the medical specialties.

I'd keep looking. Neither agent will represent you well but for different reasons.

Who is the top producer in the subject's neighborhood? If that's too small of a pool, then who in the town?

Mid-July is at the top of my personal "worst time to list" list.

What does your agent recommend? You might want to consider re-listing at the end of August.

I have no helpful advice but this is definitely my favorite thread of the week.

At the end of the day, a house is worth what it sells for.

We won't know what the final sales prices is until after the deal closes but I'm not surprised it's under contract in that range.

OP, I'm sorry to hear that you are having a bad experience with a realtor.

You should schedule a meeting with your realtor and explain that she is not upholding her end of your contract and that you will be terminating the agreement. Follow-up with an e-mail and cc her broker so that it is in writing. The broker might try to remedy the situation or offer a better realtor from his brokerage to work your listing. Up to you if you would like to take it.

As I've said to other posters, there are MANY terrific realtors out there. The field is now so saturated but eventually the bad realtors will get weeded out when more people like you establish your (reasonable) expectations.

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VArealtor wrote:If there is a rental that you really like, OP, you can always consider placing an offer on the property. Heck, you can place an offer on any property even if its not listed for sale.

I had a client that wanted to get into a desirable neighborhood. I just started speaking with all of the neighbors until I found an owner that would consider selling. A deal was finalized within a few months.

What do you have to lose?

We've considered this and even spoke with one person when driving through the other day as he was clearly much older and likely to sell soon. He said he wants to sell next year... Would you generate a letter/flyer to place in mail boxes? What is the best approach that wouldn't seem sketchy or off-putting?

Always speak with people face-to-face. Follow-up with a handwritten note if it's a situation like you sited, in which the owner will probably sell in a year. You could generate a letter and put it in mailboxes but it will be much sketchier coming from a prospective neighbor than from a realtor (which is what people expect).

Whoops. Sorry for the double post.

You sure can, OP. But just remember that some agents will simply "represent" you too in the transaction and collect a full 6% commission. No savings to you. It's usually best to just get an agent on your own to represent you and possibly catch some things you otherwise might not. You might be able to get an agent to rebate part of his/her commission from the seller back to you (buyers never pay commission) since you've already found a property on your own and only need assistance in the transaction part. I've done that before.

That's if the seller has an agent. If a property is FSBO then it's less of an issue; neither has professional representation so the playing field is level again.. unless one party is an attorney of course which I've seen happen. In this case I'd recommend you either get an agent or get everything reviewed by your own attorney.

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Anonymous wrote:Why would anyone care about this? HOme security?

I'd like to know this too. What's the big deal?

NP. Security is certainly an issue but also privacy. It's your home.

OP, try contacting your broker directly to ask for their removal if the agent is unresponsive.

If there is a rental that you really like, OP, you can always consider placing an offer on the property. Heck, you can place an offer on any property even if its not listed for sale.

I had a client that wanted to get into a desirable neighborhood. I just started speaking with all of the neighbors until I found an owner that would consider selling. A deal was finalized within a few months.

What do you have to lose?