The JS Realty Team is committed to giving back to our community through monetary donations and by volunteering our time. After researching local charities we painstakingly narrowed our selections down to four that we are now building a relationship with. Over the next few weeks we will be highlighting each of the organization to raise awareness and show you what it was that made us want to work with them.
Today we point the spotlight at Serve Our Willing Warriors (SOWW).
For over 9 years this organization has been providing “a little taste of home” for wounded, ill, and injured warriors. SOWW started in 2006 with a grassroots campaign with a small group from a local church in Haymarket, VA. They started off sponsoring events such as gift-giving at holidays, summer cookouts, and visitation for lonely service and family members. These volunteers came away with an enormous desire to do more for these incredible service members. The original volunteers were moved by the remarkable sense of community, mutual support and can-do attitudes of the injured service members who faced such daunting challenges. That was when they knew they had to do more. 
Through their visits they discovered a need for a little piece of a “normal life” for the service members. This lead to their mission to provide our country’s recovering wounded, ill, and injured warriors and their families with encouragement, support and even a vacation from their daily norm. Something like a “home away from home.”
With this in mind, SOWW recently opened The Bull Run Warrior Retreat in Haymarket. The retreat is located on 44 acres on the edge of the Bull Run Mountains. At the moment there is an 11,000 sq. ft. home with plans to add 3 cottages to increase the room for outpatient warriors and their families to spend well needed vacation breaks from the hospital environment. The next stage will be to add additional amenities to the property including gardens, walking trails, a pond, and much more.
SOWW hosts many sponsored events throughout the year to benefit the Bull Run Warrior Retreat. 
This fall, come out and join the JS Realty Team at the SOWW 3rd Annual Golf Tournament on October 5th! You can download the Golf Tournament flyer for more information. For you serious (and casual) bike riders, the 2nd Annual Cycling Charity Ride will take place on October 17th. Additional details can be found on the Cycling flyer. In December, SOWW will continue their tradition of visiting the troops at Walter Reed Medical Center and Fort Belvoir Community Hospital.
As you can see, this touched our hearts and is a charity that we wanted to get involved with. For more information on this remarkable charity and to register for their upcoming events visit their website.
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transplant in the United States. More than 10,000 of those candidates live in “Region 11” (
Did you know a healthy person can donate one of their kidney’s while they are still living? Kidneys from living donors offer better outcomes and a life-saving alternative to the long, uncertain wait of a deceased donor. Living donors allow those in need to plan and schedule their transplant when they need it most. Living donor kidney transplants offer a number of superior benefits, from greater success rates to nearly double the years of function. Living donors not only help those in need get a healthy “living” kidney (when they need one); they also prevent those in need from getting sicker (or dying) while they wait.
Stone pathways lead to the front door, where once inside you’ll find beautiful hardwood flooring throughout most of the main level. A new gourmet kitchen awaits with marble flooring, a custom backsplash and gorgeous granite counters.
Three spacious bedrooms with carpeting and large closets can be found upstairs, along with an impressive Master Suite. Marble flooring and wainscoting can be found in the master bath, and includes an over-sized double vanity, 2-person Jacuzzi tub, and seamless glass shower. Two additional bedrooms and a full bath can be found in the finished basement.
he professionally landscaped yard includes designer lighting and the two car, attached, side loading garage is off the circular driveway. The 5 acre back yard features a large deck and is surrounded by mature trees.
Contacting a lender to get pre-approved for a loan should be the first action item for anyone that is interested in buying a home. The pre-approval process will typically begin with a phone conversation or a face-to-face meeting between the borrower and the loan officer. The prospective borrower will need to fill out a loan application and give the loan officer permission to run a credit report.
-Permission to run a credit report
-Does the borrower own any properties currently
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After gathering information from the initial conversation, loan application and credit report, the lender may need additional documentation in order to provide a pre-approval letter. Once this information is received and reviewed, a lender should be able to let a borrower know the amount of a monthly housing expense payment they would qualify for. A pre-approval letter is a written commitment by a lender to provide a mortgage loan to a borrower. With a pre-approval letter in hand, potential buyers are able to look for properties in their price range with a high degree of confidence that they can purchase a home that fits their needs.
If you are curious about how the process works, check out our previous blog on the entire 
BRIEF SCHOOL HISTORY
stablished in 1870 during an era of Reconstruction to fulfill the need for free education after the Civil War, 
Nationally recognized and accredited private schools and universities in Loudoun are not hard to find, and the number of Montessori schools is growing steadily as the need for a more hands-on, self-directed classroom environment increases. At the same time, Loudoun County Public Schools is the fastest growing school division in Virginia, and one of the fastest growing public school districts in the United States, having served over 70,000 students in the 2013-2014 school year alone. All 13 high schools in Loudoun have scored above the state average for college readiness and at-or-above the state average in math & reading proficiency. And with expanded educational pathways, such as career and technical training at the 
She had a good grasp on what needed to be done and we were able to give her some additional ideas that we know will help the home show its best.
At this point, Anne was very pleased with our advice and marketing plan, so we moved on to explain the “Exclusive Right to List” listing agreement. This contract between the JS Realty Team and the seller gives us the right to sell their home and represent them. The very next day, Anne signed on with us and became a client of The JS Realty Team @ Samson Properties.
Once the home was ready, we brought in our professional photographer to take still shots and a moving Virtual Tour of the home and neighborhood amenities. When we received the images from the photographer, we set out to build the listing, web sites, take room measurements, film a YouTube video, and create brochures, then roll out our extensive social media campaign. And that’s just part of the many facets of our marketing program. We suggested that the home “go live” on the market on a Thursday evening, so when Realtors and buyers who were searching for homes in Anne’s neighborhood woke up Friday morning, our new listing would be live and complete for them to view.
Once the contract is ratified, our job turns to getting the 
LOCATION
This gorgeous town home located in the highly sought after 
This area is a commuters dream; walk out your door to a Metro bus stop or use one of the several Metro bus stops throughout the community. This home is less than 5 miles from the Pentagon Metro Station & King Street Metro Station, and just a short drive to Reagan National Airport & Washington DC Walk to the Dash for a direct ride to the Pentagon.
Windows galore fill this freshly painted home with tons of natural light. Find crown molding, chair rail, ceiling fans, and other updates to this beautifully maintained brick home that backs to a common area.