A lively beginning, a serious test and a sweet return
Catherine Zirker, 26, is an avid rock-climber. So is her husband, Chris Zirker, 24.
September 2009: Get Real
Sign of the times In today’s buyer’s market, it’s not uncommon for some sellers to be saddled with two monthly mortgage payments—one on the house they live in, and one on the house they’re trying to unload…a predicament few people can afford for long. For these sellers, listing the latter as a rent-to-own is an [...]
A decade of waiting, then at least a sweet ending
In an indirect way, you could say that none other than Thomas Jefferson brought Sahar Batmanghelidj and Sam Miotke together.
August 2009: Get Real
The biggest real estate kerfuffle of the summer—lowball appraisals. Many Charlottesville homeowners have had to shelve or cancel plans to refinance or sell their homes due to appraisals coming in much lower—sometimes as much as 12 to 15 percent—than expected. Why is this happening? Two reasons, explains Bill Hamrick, vice president and branch manager [...]
Against lost odds
If one were a cynic, one could say that the romance between Leslie Brady and Nate Kenser didn’t have the most auspicious of beginnings. But like all great love affairs, theirs evolved dramatically over time. Exhibit A of their bumpy start: The couple met in 2003 while on-shift at Chili’s, the chain Mexican restaurant perhaps [...]