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  Choosing the Lee County FL Real Estate Agent Who Represents You   When you set about buying a home for the first time, the lay of the land can be a little tricky. It’s worth recalling some familiar sayings, like   All that glitters is not gold; and   Don’t judge a book by its cover; and   Appea...
11/06/2014
  Lee County FL Real Estate Agents Help New Buyers Take the Plunge   Sports divers know something that’s relevant to a first time home buyer’s decision about whether to enlist the services of a Lee County FL real estate agent.   A ‘free diver’ (one without SCUBA gear) who descends into dark, unkn...
11/05/2014
  Choosing a Lee County Fl Real Estate Agent: No Trick-or-Treat Grab Bag!   When your house is about to go on the market, or you are preparing to find the perfect Lee County FL home, choosing the right real estate agent shouldn’t be a blind Trick-or-Treat grab bag. You deserve to come up with a f...
10/31/2014
  Common Sense Points to Buying a Home over Renting   Despite what just feels like the right answer, buying a home in Lee County FL can be significantly cheaper than renting one. It’s one of those rare cases where, if you stop and make common sense judgments about the factors at play, the ‘just f...
10/21/2014
  Good News For Lee County FL - Mortgage Rules Could Ease — if the Rumors Hold!    The financial press has been on it for a while: in September, Bloomberg News was pointing out that FHA mortgages to borrowers with weaker credit scores had plummeted 19% in the previous nine months. Something, you ...
10/20/2014
  Your First Home May Still be Within Reach     Buying a home—especially if it’s your first—takes attention to detail, even for home buyers with spotless credit. The challenge is a good deal greater if your credit score has dropped below the level most banks require to approve a home loan.   The ...
10/14/2014
  For Buyers and Sellers, a Background on Comparables              Establishing the asking price for a home may not quite qualify as science fiction, but it can be a bit of an adventure in time and space—at least when it comes to establishing the comparables.   The logic behind valuing a property...
10/10/2014
  Are Drones the Next Big Thing in Real Estate?   When you hear the word “drone,” you’re more likely to think military target than real estate listings. But drones could be the Next Big Thing in real estate photography—that is, if they don’t run afoul of the law.   Technically known as Unmanned A...
10/09/2014
  Photos Make (or Break) Lee County FL Home Listing Success   Your Lee County FL home listing is, hands-down, the most likely place prospective buyers will get their first glimpse of the home you are selling. Most serious prospects will go online as an early step in the process of winnowing candi...
10/07/2014
  Camera-Ready Houses Make for Speedy Lee County FL Home Sales     When it comes to home sales, looks do matter.   Once a home comes on the market, how soon it moves can depend on its location, design, quality of construction—not to mention how well it’s been maintained, the neighborhood, school ...
10/03/2014
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Terry McCarley

REALTOR, SRES, CDPE - Cape Coral, FL
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