Yeah, that's right. Not all sellers are created equally. Fellow agents, you KNOW I'm telling the truth. There are just some sellers who deserve a higher return that others.   Of course, those would be the sellers who treated their homes like organic entities and went beyond simply mowing the yard and keeping the laundry up. Sellers, who from day one of owning their homes, decided to treat their real estate as the most precious of investments, absolutely should have the shortest time on market and the highest yield.   That becomes a little more difficult in a buyer's market but not impossible. The market time is a little longer because in a buyer's market buyers can become immobilized by overwhelming choices. Not many sellers have the luxury of not becoming like the barkers at a carni... 11/21/2013

  One of the very best deals on houses in Jackson County, NC could well be our listing at 42 Joe Pye Lane in the Holly Hills community of Sylva. The seller just reduced the price by $15,000 and it is now listed at $185,000.   The Holly Hills community has the distinct advantage of the combination of privacy and awesome access to town of any neighborhood I've seen in Jackson County. Within 5 minutes, one could easily be at either Western Carolina University, Southwestern Community College, the elementary school or Smoky Mountain High School. Equally convenient is the access to local shopping or restaurants in downtown Sylva or Dillsboro. There are four good grocery stores in close proximity to the house at 42 Joe Pye Lane. Take your pick from Ingles, Food Lion, Save More or the locally o... 07/10/2013

Funny how one can be so busy with work during the week that there wasn't enough time to finish "work". Record keeping is vitally important in real estate, as important as working with people. People are in real time, they are right in front of you...sometimes in person, sometimes on the phone and they are always a primary focus in real estate. But then there's the record keeping...also high priority and demanding of attention. We'll go into the office for a few hours today and catch it all up. Then we'll see more people to create more records. The circle of real estate life.     It is time to get Saturday Started. Today won't be all work though...far from it! After I do a little hooping, I'll head out to the Historic Farmers Market in Waynesville. The bee farmers will have their honey a... 06/21/2013

  Surely the Joe Pye Lane house will be getting the right buyer soon.  Agents have shown it a lot.  There just aren't many 3 bedroom, 3 bath houses on fully finished basements in great shape for just $199,000.  Feedback is always positive...ideal location, good space, nice flow, awesome yard, quiet area...   All any house needs is the one buyer at the house when all the starts align for them. I can't help but think that the house at 42 Joe Pye Lane's turn is coming soon.   Everything is gorgeous out there right now. The beginning of spring is revealing all the treasures the owner planted. When I showed it myself the other day, the tree to the left of the driveway is bursting into bloom. If we're lucky, either one of the flower experts in ActiveRain or the seller will chime in with the i... 04/16/2013

  Our new listing at 42 Joe Pye Lane in the Holly Hills neighborhood of Sylva, NC is finally ready for the MLS submission.   The house was unoccupied for more than a year before the decision was made to sell it.  We were referred to the seller by someone in our network of service providers, not just because we are in that network or because we refer them business but because they are in a position to observe the level of care we take with our listings.  At our first meeting with the seller, she asked us what we thought needed to be done...so we told her.  To her credit, she didn't buckle at the size of the "to do" list.  Then she asked if we could recommend a couple of people to do the work...so we did.  She interviewed all three and selected the one with the best vision for the propert... 03/19/2013

  We have a new listing in the Holly Hills neighborhood of Sylva on Joe Pye Lane that we're very excited about.  The seller has done the right thing, making all the repairs and updates first before the listing goes "live".  The landscaping is getting rediscovered and shown off to its best advantage.  There are all kinds of special plants and trees on the property.     What do you suppose this tree is?  The limbs and branches are so curly.  I'm glad I got to see it before the leaves started growing. 03/13/2013

  We love this listing at 504 Holly Hills Road in Sylva, NC , the address has a nice ring to it and we want to show it off in its best light...which turns out to be all light.   This house was built in 1985 when "going green" was still in its infancy, so this house was definitely ahead of its time.  The placement of the house guarantees harnessing the sun to help out with energy efficiency.  Built rock solid with great insulation, this house deserves to boast about the year round comfort.  Lots of windows not only ensures enjoyment of the park like 1.4+/- lot but if someone chose to not utilize the central heating and air conditioning feature of the heat pump, the cross breezes are amazing.   Even though someone can easily feel like they are on an exclusive and private estate, the truth... 10/01/2012