Episode 21

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4th Nov 2025

Uncover Hidden Land Deals: Developer Secrets Revealed (Nov 2025)

Most people drive past acres of “nothing” every day — developers see opportunity.

In this episode, Cheryl Spangler, real estate broker and land development expert, reveals how top developers secretly identify prime land before it ever hits the market. From decoding zoning maps to understanding growth corridors and reading between the lines of county planning meetings, Cheryl exposes the insider playbook that separates the pros from the dreamers.

You’ll learn:

  • Why the “perfect” lot might actually be a trap.
  • How to find hidden parcels near future growth zones.
  • The data tools and government resources developers use every week.
  • How to tap into the local “whisper network” and uncover off-market land opportunities.
  • A step-by-step checklist to evaluate any piece of land like a developer.

Cheryl makes it funny, relatable, and 100% practical — whether you’re a new investor, an agent ready to level up, or someone dreaming about buying land and building your future.

Tune in, take notes, and start seeing land the way developers do.

Connect with Cheryl:

🌐 www.cherylspanglerteam.com

📸 Instagram: @cherylspanglerrealestate

📘 Facebook: Cheryl Spangler Real Estate

🎥 YouTube: Good Side of Real Estate

🎙 Podcasts: Life in Northern Virginia: The Truth Room

🐦 Twitter/X: @cherylshowlive


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Life in Northern Virginia
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Life in Northern Virginia is more than a podcast about real estate—it’s a real, unfiltered look at what it means to live, work, grow, and find your place in one of the most ambitious regions in the country.

Hosted by Cheryl Spangler, a Northern Virginia entrepreneur, real estate broker, builder, and relentless problem-solver, this show dives into the everyday experiences that shape people’s lives here: the struggles, the wins, the transitions, the courage it takes to build something new, and the mindset required to rise above the noise.

Each episode explores a different angle of living in Northern Virginia—whether it’s navigating the housing market, managing relationships in a high-pressure region, discovering local places to explore, facing personal roadblocks, reinventing yourself, or learning how to build a life that actually feels like yours.

From real estate and business to mindset, motivation, lifestyle, and the realities of being human in a fast-moving area, Life in Northern Virginia brings truth, depth, and practical insight for anyone trying to make life work here.

If you want real conversations about growth, courage, community, and the honest day-to-day of living in Northern Virginia, this podcast is your place.
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Cheryl Spangler

Weekly real estate lifestyle blog and podcast focused on people, places, events and hidden treasures within Northern Virginia. Find our things you never knew existed about the community you live and work. Engage with people that could change your life. Save money, invest in yourself and find opportunities in our content. No topic off limits!