K.T.'s Blog

Hello all and Happy St. Patricks Day!  Today is a great day to call past clients, clients you're currently working with and potential future clients to wish them a happy holiday...oh yeah, and while you have them on the phone, why not bring up real estate.  Let them know that you're around if the...

Fannie has increased the number of mortgages investors may have from 4 to 10.  Some guidelines do apply, but this could be the start to the real estate turn around.  While investors start to reduce the amount of inventory on the market, other buyers will start to see DOM lowering.  Hopefully this...

It's been raining for the past 2 days and today is only different because they are predicting snow tonight.  Yes, you read that correct, snow in southern South Carolina in March.  Anyway, I scheduled an open house for today but am I doing the seller a service by hosting it today in the rain.  Any...

For the last few days, since I started using Active Rain I have seen the phrase "Silent Sunday" often used on Blog titlesbut I have to admit, I have no idea what it means.  Can someone please shine some light on the subject for me?  I appreciate any help I can get on the subject. Thanks

Well here it is, Monday already.  This week is going to be a busy one.  The South Carolina Capitol Conference starts on Tuesday.  Please contact your local state reps and let them know how you feel about point of sale assesment.  Every day we go with this law on the books, the more often people m...

This week is the Capitol Conference for Real Estate.  Point of sale is probably the #1 issue at hand.  Please contact your South Carolina house and Senate Representatives and let them know what you feel.  Point of sale is something that has already had a negative impact in the state.  The longer ...

On my way to work each morning I drive by a few school.  As I was preparing myself for the usual school traffic I remember that today is Presidents Day.  For all you who have the day off, I say relax and enjoy because tomorrow will be here soon enough.  Sometimes I don't appriciate holidays when ...

If you are in the market to buy a home, land, commercial or investment property, you need to be working with a buyer's agent. You may not want to pay someone to show you around and get information you could probably find yourself. Well guess what, commonly you don't have to pay a buyer's agent, t...

In todays economic times, many are facing a difficult choices and may be strugling to stay in their homes.  You have two choices: Sell or Refinance? Many people are feeling the mortgage crunch and are wondering which is to do. If you have an adjustable rate mortgage, your rate may soon change (by...

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