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Will Nesbitt Can Save You $2,647 On Your Purchase In Torpedo Factory.

Photo of 115 Lee St N #Bh211 Nesbitt Realty will refund a portion of our commission to you if you use Will Nesbitt to buy your next home. When a person lists a home for sale, the sellers agree to pay a commission to the agents. You might want to know how the buyer's agent makes money if the buyer doesn't pay any fee or commission. Commissions can vary from property to property, but in general sellers offer 2% to 3% to the buyer's agent. Nesbitt Realty pays a portion of our commission to the agent but we also pay a portion of the commission to the buyer. Call Will Nesbitt to better understand the details and limitations. So, what does all this mean if you're purchasing a 823 sqft home in Alexandria. 115 Lee St N #Bh211 was built around 1985 and is one of several condominium homes in Torpedo Factory. 115 Lee St N #Bh211 is advertised for sale at $519,000. Nesbitt Realty will rebate $2,647 to our client when they use Will Nesbitt as their buyer agent.
Beautiful condo in the sought-after Torpedo Factory! This 823 sqft. one bedroom one bathroom condo with parking is one block from the water front in the heart of Old Town Alexandria. Modern kitchen with granite counter and stainless steel … [Read more]
Like our rebate but not this home? Shop for other choices here: [Torpedo Factory] | [22314] | [Jefferson-Houston Elementary School] You’ll find the estimated rebate at the top of the each listing page.

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Recognizing Clutter for What It Is

  1. Stuff that makes you feel crazy. Farr uses the example of food storage containers, which I find maddeningly familiar (who hasn’t yelled exasperatedly at the cupboard containing the tupperware at least once in their life?). She encourages readers to balance the functionality of any given item with the space that’s claimed by it. “The madness of trying to manage them far outweighs anything even remotely resembling the convenience that would be using them.”
  2. Stuff that’s broken. I’m totally guilty of keeping things around with the intention of repair, but without actually doing anything about it. “If you’re not going to fix it, let it go. It’s either worth the time, money, and energy it takes to make it work, or it just isn’t. Free it, and free yourself.”
  3. Stuff that makes you hang onto an unpleasant past. Farr deals with this a lot throughout the book, because she clearly recognizes the pain that comes with decluttering. “The stuff is locked into the feelings and the feelings are locked into the stuff. It doesn’t matter from which side we break the lock. What matters is that we break it,” she writes. “It works because dealing with our clutter is simply a willingness to, at long last, deal with ourselves.”
  4. Stuff that’s expired. Here Farr is talking both about old food and meds, but also stuff that has a less obvious expiration date. “The idea behind the expiration date challenge can be applied to all aspects of your life. Since my kids are going to college soon, my maternity clothes are expired. Books I’ve read and have no intention of reading again are expired,” she writes. “If our relationship with this stuff was intended to be eternal, caskets would be bigger. Once something expires, we can let it go.”
  5. Stuff that sucks. I love this one! Farr mentions as examples cleaning products that don’t work as they say they will and clothes that don’t look good on. “Ultimately, the goal here is to own only those things that we use or truly love. We want to be surrounded by things that feel good to us.”
  6. Stuff that used to be a good idea. This one is especially pertinent for the crafters out there. I like Farr’s challenge to gather all the supplies for projects left undone, and force the issue: “I put them all in this box and labeled it with an expiration date one month from today. This will keep the ‘I meant to…,’ from going on forever. Otherwise, it will. I know this because I’ve met me before. If I want a different outcome, I’ve got to do something different.”
Source: Recognizing Clutter for What It Is

VRLTA and Common Law Differences

ITEM COMMON LAW VRLTA
Warranty of habitability & duty of repair There is now imposed on residential landlords a statutory warranty of habitability, compliance with building codes, as well as other duties which are the same of those imposed in VRLTA with the exception that the landlord and tenant may waive non-building code requirements in writing. § 55-225.3 Landlord warrants the property to be fit and habitable as well as other obligations to comply with the building codes, provide running water and hot water, etc. The landlord can only shift some of these duties to tenant. § 55-248.13
Deposit There are no statutory requirements in reference to security deposits. No interest is required and there are no specific requirements as to inspection of the property. Both refundable and non-refundable are now OK. Interest is no longer required to be paid by the landlord on security deposits.  Pre-paid rent is now allowed if landlord puts it into an escrow account. 45 days are allowed for return of deposit with 15-day possible extension. The court is to return the deposit, over and above unpaid rent, if the landlord fails to comply with the time requirements under this section. § 55-248.15:1
Rent Escrow A rent escrow and tenant assertion in residential rentals has been added similar to VRLTA. § 55-225.12 Rent escrow permitted under specified conditions. §§ 55-248.27 et seq.
Retaliatory Eviction Eff 7/1/2015 Non-VRLTA law gives the tenant in a dwelling the defense and claim of retaliatory eviction as defined in § 55-225.18 Tenant may defend an eviction or prosecute an affirmative action for the landlord’s retaliatory conduct as defined in the Act. § 55-248.39
Self-Help Self-help in all residential situations is now prohibited. Self-help IS still available in nonresidential situations. §§ 55-225.1 & 55-225.2 No self-help is permitted for either the landlord or the tenant.  Certain temporary lodging now permits self- help where the temporary lodging is in a boarding house, hotel, etc., and not the boarder’s primary residence or if it is, then not for more than 90 days. § 55-248.36
Attorney's Fees No attorney's fees can be awarded unless they are provided for in a written lease or by a statute. Reasonable attorney's fees are awarded to either the landlord or tenant unless the action complained of is shown to have been reasonable under the circumstances. §§ 55-248.21 and 55-248.31
Access A landlord has no right of access to the property except where provided in a written lease.  The same safeguards of a tenant or authorized occupant are provided where there is a court entered protective order.  §22-225.5 Reasonable access to leased property is permitted the landlord with safeguards against abuse of access for the protection of the tenant or authorized occupant. § 55-248.18 & § 55-248.18.1
Waste A landlord can recover double damages for willful waste. §§ 55-212 to 55-214 A landlord may recover actual damages plus his attorney's fees. § 55-248.16
Constructive Eviction A residential tenant may offset rent, claim reduction, use rent escrow (with conditions), plus recover actual damages, and attorney’s fees.  He does not have to leave the property to escrow his rent with the court. § 55-225.12 A tenant may offset rent, claim reduction, use rent escrow (with conditions), plus recover actual damages, and attorney's fees. He does not have to leave the property to escrow his rent with the court. § 55-248.27
Notice to Cure Breach A 5-day notice to pay may be mandated by § 55-225 unless waived or enlarged in a written lease.  For a material breach by landlord affecting health or safety in a residence, to terminate the lease, a tenant must give landlord a 30-day notice to quit, with 21 of those days being for the landlord to cure the breach. § 55-225.12.  For non-monetary breach by tenant, no statutory notice is mandated.  The common law requirement is that the notice be reasonable unless the lease provides otherwise. A 5-day notice to pay for nonpayment of rent is required. A reasonable notice to repair (without terminating lease) is necessary. A 21-day notice to cure or terminate in 30 days is required to terminate for a breach other than a recurrent one or certain criminal/willful conduct. §§ 55-248.21, 55-248.31
Waiver Accepting rent knowing of a default, especially rent into the future, is a waiver under the common law. The reservation letter may establish no intent to waive and thus be effective. There is no statutory provision on waiver in the common law. It is recommended that the VRLTA provision on waiver be incorporated, in some form, into a common law lease Accepting rent from a defaulting tenant is not a waiver if the landlord gives a written notice to the tenant, within 5 business days of receipt of the rent that the acceptance of rent is made with reservation of the landlord's rights. Landlord may include the reservation of rights in the written notice to cure. § 55-248.34:1
Redemption A tenant still may redeem possession under § 55-243 if he tenders all rent due, costs and attorney fees to landlord on before first return. This right is available to tenant only once every 12 months. It occurs automatically upon payment of the required amount.  A redemption tender from a local government or nonprofit results in a 10-day continuance to generate the payment. § 55-243 A tenant still may redeem possession under § 55-243 if he tenders all rent due, costs and attorney fees to landlord on before first return. This right is available to tenant only once every 12 months and is automatic upon payment.  A redemption tender from a local government or nonprofit results in a 10-day continuance to generate the payment.  § 55-248.34:1
Prohibited Terms OK to waive remedies; OK to exculpate landlord; OK to exact specific attorney's fees; OK to indemnify landlord; OK to confess judgment against tenant. A lease may not: waive any remedies; exculpate landlord; indemnify landlord; confess judgment; call for other than "reasonable" attorney's fees. § 55-248.9
Assignment The assignment of a lease by a landlord will not release him from liability on the lease unless the lease provides for the release of the landlord’s liability on assignment. A landlord's assignment of lease will relieve him of liability to the tenant. § 55-248.14
Abandonment Physical possession is not necessary so long as rent is paid. If abandoned without rent being paid, the landlord must post a 10-day notice to cure for a monthly tenant or 30-days for a yearly tenant; landlord's retaking is a surrender. No rent accrues after surrender unless a contrary provision is written into the lease OR Landlord retakes to re-let premises.  This can be modified in the lease.  § 55-224 A lease may provide for deemed abandonment if the unit is left vacant without notice for more than 7 days if appropriate language is written in the lease. A landlord may accrue rents after abandonment up to the re-let of the unit. If abandonment status is unclear, then the code permits a 7-day notice to determine abandoned status. §§ 55-248.33, 55-248.38:1
Mandatory Disclosures There is a mandatory duty to disclose visible evidence of mold § 55-225.7, Chinese drywall § 55-225.11 and foreclosure dangers due to mortgage default or threats of foreclosure, § 55-225.10, and prior use as a “meth” lab, § 55-225.17 Landlord must disclose the presence of visible evidence of mold to the tenant on the move-in inspection, giving the tenant the opportunity to terminate or accept. § 55-248.11:2. Landlord must disclose the agency, new owners, and certain conversion information. § 55-248.12.  Disclose presence within a "noise zone or accident potential zone" where located near a military air installation. § 55-248.12:1, and prior use of property as a “meth” lab § 55-248.12:3
Delivery of Possession 10 Delivery of possession is not mandatory at common law if lease gives tenant a right to possession.   If a landlord willfully fails to deliver possession, then tenant's rent abates and tenant may terminate lease on a 5-day notice or regain possession through court action.  §55-248.22
Military Mere change of duty station of a military tenant will not entitle the tenant to terminate lease unless governed by the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act. Provided however, if the rental IS exempt from VRLTA because of the number of single family homes or condominiums that the landlord owns, then § 55-248.21:1 applies and permits the military tenant to terminate a lease on 30 days' notice upon a permanent change of duty station of more than 35 miles or a TDY of more than 35 miles and 3 months. § 55-248.21.1 A military tenant may terminate the lease on 30 days' notice upon a permanent change of duty station of more than 35 miles or a TDY of more than 35 miles and 3 months. § 55-248.21:1
Rules & Regulations Nothing is specified in the common law about rules and regulations. Traditional contract law bars unilateral modification of a written lease unless the terms of the lease otherwise provide. Rules and regulations are automatically deemed a part of the lease, including certain later unilateral modifications. § 55-248.17 (See also definition of "rental agreement.").
Effect of Unsigned Lease Traditional contract formation rules apply where one of the parties fails to sign or deliver the signed lease. Any such tenancy would be month-to-month, if the rent IS paid monthly, unless the court finds acceptance of the lease has If a landlord fails to sign but accepts rent from tenant who does sign, the lease has same "effect" as if signed for up to one year. Same "effect" is given if a landlord signs but tenant does not and tenant takes possession and pays rent. § 55-
Pre-trial rent protective order A pre-trial rent escrow protective order applies when requested by the landlord in the situation where the tenant is sued for nonpayment of rent and the tenant seeks a continuance or a trial date.  This code section is limited to residential situations and requires the escrow of past, present and future rent, unless the court finds that the tenant is asserting a good faith defense.  The landlord may obtain early judgment for rent and possession if the tenant fails to pay the court ordered rent escrow.  § 55-225.14 A pre-trial rent escrow protective order applies when requested by the landlord in the situation where the tenant is sued for non payment of rent and the tenant seeks a continuance or a trial date. This code section is limited to VRLTA situations and requires the escrow of past, present and future rent unless the court finds that the tenant is asserting a good faith defense. The landlord may obtain early judgment for rent and possession if the tenant fails to pay the court ordered rent escrow. § 55-248.25:1
Landlord may bar a tenant's guest or invitee from landlord's property A landlord may bar a tenant’s guest or invitee from the premises on written notice if the person’s conduct violates the rental agreement or the law.  The tenant may challenge the landlord’s action by filing for court action to vacate the bar notice.  §55-225.5 Under VRLTA, a landlord may bar a tenant's guest or invitee from the premises on written notice if the person's conduct violates the rental agreement or the law. The tenant may challenge the landlord's action by filing for court action to vacate the bar notice. § 55-248.31:01
Confidential Information Landlord No corresponding code section exists for common law situations Under VRLTA, disclosures by land-lord without writ-ten consent of tenant are listed. § 55-248.9:1
Accelerated rent Accelerated rent at common law is permitted as liquidated damages pro-vided it is not deemed a penalty. Under VRLTA, actual damage only. No accelerated rent is permitted. § 55-248.35
Injunctive relief Injunctive relief governed by common law. Under VRLTA, any person aggrieved may seek injunction relief as well as damages in circuit court. § 55-248.40
Source: VRLTA and common law Differences

Studio Condo In Old Town Alexandria At Port Royal

Photo of 801 Pitt St #416 It's well known that Port Royal is a community of high-rise condos in Alexandria. 801 Pitt St #416 is a studio condo less than 2 miles from National Airport, a few blocks from the Metro and commuter rail, Port Royal association fees include
  • air conditioning,
  • custodial services maintenance,
  • electricity,
  • exterior building maintenance,
  • gas,
  • heat,
  • master insurance policy,
  • sewer,
  • trash removal,
  • water,
  • lawn maintenance,
  • management,
  • reserve funds,
  • security,
  • rec facility,
  • and snow removal.
The schools serving Port Royal include: Jefferson-Houston Elementary School, T.C. Williams High School.  

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Foam Insulation vs Blanket Insulation

Learn the benefits and drawbacks of Foam Insulation and Blanket Insulation – two common forms of insulation when renovating or improving your home
When building a new home, or renovating an existing one, you can choose from numerous types of insulation. Making that choice on your own can be overwhelming, which is why we have published this article to help you. In this post, we examine everything you need to know about two of the most common types of insulation: foam insulation and blanket insulation.

Foam Insulation – The Basics

This is a relatively new method of insulating your home. You can spray polyurethane foam into ceilings and walls and when it expands, it forms an air tight seal. In some cases, this seal can also be moisture tight. You can use it to insulate a new home or to add to the insulation of an existing one, especially since it makes it very easy to deal with small crevices and cracks along the perimeter of the home.

The Benefits Of Foam Insulation

  • Energy efficiency – foam expands naturally after applying it, so it seals off the crevices fiberglass cannot reach
  • Durability – it does not break down as easily as your typical fiberglass
  • Ideal for other types of damage – pests and mold are kept away by this high quality foam insulation

The Drawbacks Of Foam Insulation

  • Price – for the energy efficiency and durability foam brings, it can be more expensive than other options and requires expensive equipment at times
  • Hard to apply – unless you are using an aerosol can for a small job, this is a job best left to professionals
  • Messy installation – even when done by professionals, foam insulation is tricky, as it is very easy to miss your target, spray certain parts unintentionally and have it seep through holes before it dries off.

Blanket Insulation – The Basics

Fiberglass insulation in the form of a blanket is ideal for new construction and spaces that are easy to access, like attics. Since it comes in rolls or batts, you can easily cut it and fit it in any space, including around electrical boxes and pipes. The R-value per inch of blanket insulation varies between 3.2 and 4.3 (for the high density varieties).

The Benefits Of Blanket Insulation

  • Affordability – blanket insulation can be much cheaper than foam insulation
  • Ease of installation – it is very easy to install blanket insulation on your own, especially if your house does not have problematic areas or a lot of small crevices that need to be sealed off
  • Easier to find professionals – fiberglass has been around for much longer than foam, so it is much easier to find people who have experience in installing it properly
  • A neater workspace – fiberglass is not as messy to install as foam

The Drawbacks Of Blanket Insulation

  • Lower energy efficiency – with its lower R-value, fiberglass is not as efficient as spray foam
  • Less durable – blanket insulation tends to settle and break down faster, which means the thermal protection decreases over time
Learn More While improving the insulation in your home can deliver great benefits, both for comfort and financially, it is important to know all the options and potential pitfalls out there. Source: Insulation Explained Part One: Foam Insulation vs Blanket Insulation