• Best Roanoke Valley Areas for Veterans: Salem, Vinton, Cave Spring, Hollins & Botetourt,Robert Kern

    Best Roanoke Valley Areas for Veterans: Salem, Vinton, Cave Spring, Hollins & Botetourt

    Short answer: Veterans moving to the Roanoke Valley often focus on Salem, for easy access to the Salem VA Medical Center. Other popular choices are Vinton, for small-town value; Cave Spring and southwest Roanoke County, for established neighborhoods; Hollins and north Roanoke County, for I-81 access

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  • Selling Your Roanoke Home This Fall: A 10-Step Seller Checklist,Robert Kern

    Selling Your Roanoke Home This Fall: A 10-Step Seller Checklist

    Short answer: To sell a Roanoke home in the fall, price it right from day one, make small repairs, stage and photograph it while the days are still bright, and list before the holiday slowdown. Fall buyers are usually serious and motivated. A well-prepared home can still sell quickly. Why fall can b

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  • VA Loan Funding Fee Exemptions: Do You Qualify? A Roanoke Veteran's Guide,Robert Kern

    VA Loan Funding Fee Exemptions: Do You Qualify? A Roanoke Veteran's Guide

    Short answer: Many Roanoke-area veterans do not have to pay the VA funding fee at all. If you receive VA compensation for a service-connected disability, are a surviving spouse receiving Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC), or are an active-duty Purple Heart recipient, you are generally exem

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