Gene Allen Sells Cary Real Estate

I am looking for investment homes not far from by stomping grounds of Brightwood Trails and came across 510 Duluth St in Durham, NC.  Now this was a little further away but with the house being all brick and REO property it sounded interesting.   Overall the house on 510 Duluth St was OK but I fo...

The 2016 WAKE UP AND READ book drive for Wake County has started.  The drive however is far short of its goal of collecting 110,000 books that it needs to give to diasadvantage students.  If you want to help there are many ways and you can start by going to this link WAKE UP AND READ The web site...

From my homebase in Brightwood Trails I look for investment properties.  One of the potential properties is 4017 Baker St.  Looking at the MLS sheet would leave you to believe that the house just needs a "few" upgrades to make it a great place to live.  After all it does have a great location and...

I was out showing homes in Brightwood Trails and ended up with some muscle pain so I went to the Brier Creek Commons Walmart and looked for some muscle rub.  I came upon something called Pomada Dragon.  It had more menthol in it then most brands and another ingrediant called Methyl Salyciate.  Mo...

Homeless people in Durham, NC you say.  Well of course there are homeless people in most all cities but the people of Durham are working on the problem.  Citizens gathered recently in the downtown office of Healing with CARRE ( a nonprofit that serves the homeless and those in financial need) to ...

I was recently showing properties in Bluestone Estates and one of the properties was a tri-level home at 5816 Sandstone Dr in Durham, NC. The listing has since expired and is not on the market at the moment.  I am not a fan of tri-level homes and this one reinforced my ideas about them.   From th...

Yesterday I found a great dialer called EXDialer that allowed me to view groups that I have made in Google+ but it was just a dialer.  Today I found another dialer called DRUPE by Mobi. DRUPE is a dialer that allows you to hide it so all you have to do is swipe across your screen and your contact...

I have been disappointed in my Android phone as I wasn't able to see the groups that I created in Google+ on my Motorola Maxx 2.  I didn't think the problems was as simple as replacing the stock dialer but I was wrong.  As was looking for something else when I came upon EXDialer for Android by Mo...

The quaint subdivision of Fairway Woods in Durham, NC is about to get a makeover if Pulte Builders gets its way.  They are seeking rezoning of 84 acres to build about 300 homes.  The zoning now is for two houses an acre.  That is almost four times the density now.   I drove by and saw where the e...

I have been looking at new construction sites like Creekside at Bethpage in Durham, NC for several weeks.  These are just around the corner from where I live in Brightwood Trails so the distance isn't very far and the people are great. Creekside at Bethpage is built by AV Homes.  The builder is a...