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        <Description>&lt;h2 style="MARGIN-TOP: 2px"&gt;&lt;img title="You've got your checklist!" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN-LEFT: 6px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 6px" height="389" alt="You've got your checklist!" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/1/2/8/6/6/ar121206315166821.jpg" width="262" /&gt;You've prepared yourself for your home search and think you know what you want.&amp;nbsp; You've been watching the market for some time now and following prices, trends, and available homes.&amp;nbsp; You've done your research by reading &lt;a href="http://activerain.com/blogsview/495463/Blog-Articles-for-Buyers" rel="bookmark"&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;font color="#0000ff"&gt;Blog Articles for Buyers&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Taking the next step, you've outlined your criteria for your next home.&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp; Not just your price range, location, beds and baths, but much, much more.&amp;nbsp; Down to the nitty-gritty.&amp;nbsp; You have your specific list of wants and needs.&amp;nbsp; Whether it's abundant closet space, cathedral ceilings, granite counters, hardwood floors, or proximity to your favorite restaurant, you've got it figured out.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Congratulations, you're approved for your mortgage loan!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt; You meet with &lt;a href="http://www.brianblock.com/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;font color="#0000ff"&gt;your trusted Northern Virginia REALTOR&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; to get the process started and begin looking at homes.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Now, it's time to ask yourself one question:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"&gt;&lt;span style="TEXT-DECORATION: underline"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;ARE YOU READY?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"&gt;&lt;img title="Ready, Set, Go!" height="249" alt="Ready, Set, Go!" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/9/5/1/0/7/ar121206289370159.jpg" width="166" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"&gt;&lt;img title="Check, Check, Check!" style="FLOAT: left; 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