Sheila Reeves's (sheilareeves) Blog

Several years I had a home that was sort of off the beaten path, needed updating, the Sellers wanted to price it at current market value even though it needed the new carpet, paint, appliances, etc.  The house had country decor whose wallpaper and decor was way out of style, and the neighbors hou...

From my Mortgage Lender . . . . good news . .. Just as a barometer, rates did indeed open up with a substantial improvement. We are currently sitting at approximately 5.50% at the par rate on a 30 year fixed mortgage. About a .375 to 0.50% improvement over our close on Friday. If you have any fen...

A  Mortgage Broker I work with just send me an email and he expects the interest rates to come down, possibly as much as 1% after today's announcement that the head of Freddie Mac & Fannie Mae were being replaced with leaders from the business sector. In his words . . .but we should see rates rev...

How many times over the years of doing Real Estate have we wished we had a more balanced life while maintaining the needed level of real estate production?   I know, I do have a life, but a lot of it does revolve around Real Estate to the point that it is out of balance sometimes.  People who hav...

Now that Gustav is calming down significantly and New Orleans was not a direct hit, the Republicans need to get the Show going.  While I respect the downplaying of events while this threat was eminent, it does appear the worst may be over.  According to the National Weather Channel, it is now a c...

Just down I-85 south in Anderson, SC there was a balloon fest this weekend.  In a race yesterday, a balloonist/pilot plummeted an estimated 4,000 feet to earth and fortunately, landed in a tree.  He was seriously injured but not fatally which could have been the case had he hit the ground instead...

This little doggie is the one I refer to as my "granddogger" as she is my granddaughter's dog.  Since my granddaughter is in college now, I am officially the keeper of the dog.  We're getting along great; she is blind in one eye and may soon be in the other due to Glaucoma.  We're using drops in ...

It appears the new Hurricane Gustav is now a category 3 and heading directly for the Gulf Coast.  It is almost certain that New Orleans will now get a huge dose of this hurricane, even if not a direct hit.  The States most likely to be affected are Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida will...

A couple who have been clients of mine for years, called me late last week to see a home in a sub they like.  After seeing the home, we may write a contract (cc) and put their home on the market ASAP.  It is workable for them and we will see if it is still there when we get theirs sold.  They hav...

An earlier blog about The Nicest Email has a new twist.  The home my buyers wanted the most (which was under contingency contract) did close this past Friday.  Such a shame we missed that one but they could not buy it without theirs being under contract in NY.  We offered a contingency earlier an...