Greenville/Pitt County Real Estate Blog

Nathan Neale posted a blog recently called Manufactured Homes versus Modular Housing.  I wanted to take it a step further and give you some problems that I have personally dealt with on building mods. Issues with Modualrs:1.  The marriage walls...they restrict where and how you can move the inter...

Home buyers in today's tight mortgage market need better everything to qualify for a mortgage with the best terms.Here's what it takes to impress a lender:1. Better credit. To get the same interest rate as just a month ago, borrowers need a credit score that's about 50 points higher, says Clay Ed...

Hello Acitve Rain community....I am so happy and I just had to share.  There is another agent in my homewtown (try 5000 people.)  I have lost lots of listings over the years.  He is a fast talker....He actually told someone that I could not sell houses because I was too busy taking care of my my ...

I received this email from a client....thought it was worth sharing! I've been in the petroleum pipeline business for about 31 years,currently working for the Kinder-Morgan Pipeline here in San Jose, CA.We deliver about 4 million gallons in a 24-hour period from the pipeline; one day it's diesel,...

I was reading today on Remax.com an article from Realty Times.  I tried to link it so I could share, but I could not find it on Realty Times. In a nutshell, it says that there are three mistakes that agents make when someone says, 'What do you do for a living?"The three mistakes are:1.  You say t...

What is up with everytime I post active rain posts my response numberous times?  Wow.  I am really not having to work hard for the point to comment today!A few minutes ago it posted four times.  Is anyone else having problems?  I didnt think that I typed that fast.  I feel like I am stuttering :) 

Hello AR Community.  I am in the process of looking at stealth websites.  I was talking to real pro yesterday........always hard to tell what the website is about by talking to a sales representative.  Has anyone had any luck with real pro or would recommend a better site for stealth.Also, has an...

Under the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPACT), homeowners who make energy-related improvements in 2006 and 2007 may qualify for tax credits.  Products covered include:*Exterior windows and skylights*Main air circualating fans*Exterior doors*Central air conditioners*Gas, oil and propane furnaces ad ...

Living with three children (under the age of 5) does not give me much time to watch adult television.  What I do watch is lots of DVD.  I never have to worry about missing it to fix a sippy cup or change a diaper.  We will watch the same movie for days, over and over again.  This works fairly wel...