Timing Is Everything
How many times have you been the victim of poor timing? Maybe it’s hitting the morning commute at just the wrong time. Or missing a flight. Or burning dinner. Timing in our busy lives has become so important. In building …
Investor Series Part 1: Deciding to Build On Spec
Have you ever considered building a home on spec? It is hard to drive around northern Virginia and not notice all of the new building going on around us. And with all of the “flip” shows on TV, real estate …
Part 2, Meet the Team – Renee Paquet
I’m so proud to introduce you to Renee Paquet. Renee has been with NDI since 2005. She was originally hired on our Production Team as a Project Coordinator. She quickly moved into Sales & Marketing and then in 2007, Renee …
Meet the Team: Shelly Cauthen
We thought it would be fun to introduce you to some of the members of our sales team through Q&A. This is the team our clients spend the majority of their time with during the pre-construction phase. I think it …
Guest Post: Doing Your Own Site Management
Have you been trying to decide whether to manage your own site development? Most of our clients decide to manage it themselves. In fact, we only manage about 30% of our client sites. And when it comes to managing your …
Nothing to Hide: Taking Photos, Onsite Client Meetings & Private Home Inspectors
One of the goals I’ve had for this blog is to open up about our company and about me personally. I know we are running a business here, but we’re also working with people on a very personal level. Building …
Happy 2015!
I love ringing in the New Year. It feels like a fresh start, like anything is possible. Perhaps it’s the new “At-A-Glance” calendar on my desk. Yes, I still use one. Or the promise of what’s to come with the …
Thanksgiving 2014
Giving Thanks. Our NDI family is feeling pretty darn thankful this year as we welcomed a new baby for one team member and celebrated the nuptials of another. We’re also on our way to finish close to 50 homes by …
NDI Give’s Back Veteran’s Day
Happy Veteran’s Day! I had the pleasure of welcoming some of our brave veteran’s to the World War II Memorial on Saturday morning. If you remember, I greeted an Honor Flight at Dulles Airport back in June of this year. …
Farewell to a Friend
We’re saying goodbye to a friend today. After 21 years with NDI, Vince is retiring. He’s one of the longest tenured employees at NDI and he will be missed. Vince grew up in the City of Falls Church. He …