Last week, the Today Show, shared winners of Condé Nast Traveler Readers' Choice Awards. You guessed it, Charleston, S.C. made the Top 3 list of Cities in the US! Charleston, SC beat New York City out of the number 2 spot for best U.S. city to visit. San Francisco remained number 1 and New Y
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10/22/2008
With the stock market not doing so well, I know many investors ready to put their money back into real estate where you can at least cash flow on the right investment and have a steady long term appreciation. Plus, they also agree on the buy low, sell high principle and they believe the real esta
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10/18/2008
Every business, whether real estate or not, goes through seasons. Quite frankly, we experienced quite a long spring break and summer vacation during the hype of soaring prices and easy to get loans in the Charleston SC real estate market and most other places. However with all of the changes, o
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10/15/2008
It is often that I am asked how the market is doing. And the response from the public is yeah, I know a lot of realtors and they are getting a "real" job or a part time job. I don't have a part time job. Real estate is my "real" job. I'm STILL a full time realtor. Yes, the market is tough, and
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10/11/2008
I was introduced to Dave Ramsey and Financial Peace University about 2 years ago when I was asked to facilitate the class. I had heard of him and I always thought I had a good handle on money. I was a saver, not a spender. But after listening to the material, I was floored by how much I didn't
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10/08/2008
I hope this is some real estate humor you can all appreciate! Hopefully it will not be the case on your street. I hope that by this time next year, we can all look back at this crisis and know the worst is behind us and that the future ahead is bright.
10/06/2008
One day a father of a very wealthy family took his son on a trip to the country with the firm purpose of showing his son how poor people can be. They spent a couple of days and nights on the farm of what would be considered a very poor family. On their return from their trip, the father asked his
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10/06/2008
There are many pricing strategies, but after reading Why list with the #8?, I thought I'd throw it my 2 cents? The common philosophy is to price a listing below a break because it sounds or looks better psychologically. For example instead of $270,000, price it at $269,900 or instead of $200,000,
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10/05/2008
I've been using Visual Tour for about 4 months now. I've only used them for listings but finally started looking outside the box. I have a buyer that decided to purchase a new construction spec home. They are a military family relocating to Goose Creek, SC to be stationed at the Naval Weapons
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10/03/2008
It's been said that God first separated the salt water from the fresh, made dry land, planted a garden, made animals and fish... all before making a human. He made and provided what we'd need before we were born. These are best & more powerful when eaten raw. We're such slow learners... God lef
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10/02/2008
