Selling Your Home You’re Under Contract on Your Home, But What Stays and What Goes So you’re packing up your life and handing over the keys… but what contractually has to stay with the house? It’s all spelled out in the sales contract, and it comes with real consequences.  In this guide, I’ll give you a clear breakdown of what stays behind when you sell a home, how to properly […]
Real Estate The Home Edit The Pre-Listing Checklist to Get Market Ready! A thoughtful home edit isn’t about erasing your life; it’s about creating space for someone else to imagine theirs. By simplifying, neutralizing, and highlighting your home’s best features, you make rooms feel larger, brighter, and more inviting.  Creating the kind of atmosphere that attracts stronger offers and helps […]
Communities The Route 1 Corridor Transformation: Fairfax County’s Bold Vision for a Thriving Alexandria Gateway Driving along Route 1 lately, I’ve watched several aging, not-so-attractive strip malls come down, replaced (at least for now) with open green space. And not surprisingly, it already feels better.  That kind of visible change signals something important: momentum is here. For years, the Route 1 corridor through the Alexandria portion of Fairfax County has […]
Communities Welcome to Fort Hunt, where nostalgia meets easy big city access.  If you’ve ever longed for the kind of neighborhood where kids ride bikes until dusk, neighbors always wave, and summer evenings are filled with fireflies and poolside laughter—Fort Hunt, Virginia might just be your dream come true. Tucked along the banks of the Potomac River, just 14 miles south of Washington, D.C., Fort Hunt offers a rare […]
Restaurants Best Speakeasies of Alexandria, VA   Secret Unlocked  Old Town Alexandria’s six hidden speakeasies… Not just “cute bar with dim lighting.” I mean actual blink-and-you’ll-miss-it, behind-an-unmarked-door, you-need-to-go-immediately kind of places. Because knowing where to live is important.  Knowing where to slip behind the velvet curtain? Equally essential.   Alice Comfort Cocktail  |  724 King St, Alexandria, VA 22314 Step through the looking glass […]
Home Maintenance Winter Home Maintenance Checklist Winter Maintenance Checklist Winter is near and there is a chill in the air! I’ve heard that this winter “the Brrrrr is back” and they are anticipating it’s going to be a cold one! It’s time to protect your home from the harshest winter months. Evaluate, clean and make the repairs on my handy checklist […]
Home Maintenance Fall Maintenance Checklist Fall Maintenance Checklist As the leaves change and the air gets crisper, it’s time to gear up for fall home maintenance. This isn’t just about keeping your home cozy; it’s about safeguarding your loved ones, your wallet, and your cherished abode. So, gather your tools, enlist the help of professionals if needed, and take these […]
Home Maintenance Summer Maintenance Checklist Summer Maintenance Checklist Happy Summer! I hope you’ve been enjoying these quarterly maintenance checklists! If you’ve been following them for a while now, you will see that you may be able to skip some of the items. For example you won’t need to seal the deck every year, but giving it a good cleaning or […]
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Home Maintenance Spring Maintenance Checklist Spring Maintenance Checklist It’s almost SPRING! The daffodils and flowering trees are already blooming and nature is ending its hibernation. It’s time to throw open the windows and do some spring cleaning. It is also time to give your house, inside and out, a good once-over to see what needs to be refreshed and renewed. […]
Real Estate What happens to your home when you go through a divorce? What happens to your home when you go through a divorce? But Where Will I Live? For most people going through a divorce, is one of the most stressful time periods in that person’s life. It’s a whirlwind of emotion, financial uncertainty, relationship anxiety, and for many, uncertainty about your living circumstances. In Virginia, 66.7% […]
Real Estate 11 Reasons Why You Need Miriam Miller When Selling Your Home Why You Need Miriam Miller as Your REALTOR® 1. Local market experience, licensing, and constant education. I live and breathe real estate. It’s what I do! 2. Setting the wrong price can be a disaster. Time kills! The longer your home sits on the market, the lower the price you get in the long run. […]
Real Estate Divorce & Selling Your Home Divorce & Selling Your Home Selling a house can be an emotional and stressful process for even the happiest couple in the world to go through.   But when you are divorcing, it can be even more taxing.  I understand.  Sadly, I’ve been there, done that.  We had to sell our home when my marriage of […]