I spent the entire day running around like a chicken with my head cut off, worrying about this and that, and generally filled with a lot of stress.  I drove various places, did yard work, cooked some food, cleaned up a bit, and worried that I still hadn't finished much of what I needed to accomplish. Now, I sit here blogging, and I watch my dog Bullet over on the couch. He's sleeping.  Snoring actually.  Come to think of it, he's pretty much been sleeping most of the day.  When I was working in the backyard, trying vainly to clean up the onslaught of leaves, he slept in a pile of leaves.  When I was banging around in the kitchen making dinner, he was sleeping on the couch (after assuring himself that there were going to be no handouts today).  When I was trying to send a few dozen email... 12/13/2008

This information is deemed accurate from 1/1/08 to 12/11/08. Silver Creek subdivision market data: Average Sold Price $264,125 Average Days on Market 90 Average dollar per total finished square foot:  $98 When its time to buy or sell real estate you need to call a professional. We know the market!! Call Dave Edwards at (864) 275-7250. Email: daveedwards@kw.com We are realtors with the best real estate company in Greenville-Keller Williams Realty. 12/13/2008

The following chart is to give you a quick glance at the average days on market (DOM) for several subdivisions in our area from 1/1/08 to 12/10/08. Please feel free to contact me if your subdivision is not listed and you would like to know your areas average DOM.   Subdivision DOM Subdivision DOM Ashwicke 11 Del Norte 84 Foxcroft 27 Silver Leaf 89 Sugar Creek 48 Pebble Creek 89 Botany Woods 48 Tuscan Woods 114 Ascot 52 Lismore Park 130 Chanticleer 58 Carriage Park 154 Carisbrooke 60 Thornblade 163 Spaulding Farm 61 Blue Ridge Plantation 171 Half Mile Lake 64 Montebello 258 We are hosting open houses on 8 properties this Saturday. Click here for more information.   Are you thinking about selling? If so, you owe it to yourself to get a competitve bid from another realtor. Find out more or... 12/11/2008

This information is deemed accurate from 1/1/08 to 12/11/08. Montebello subdivision market data: Average Sold Price $624,000 Average Days on Market 258 Average dollar per total finished square foot:  $162 When its time to buy or sell real estate you need to call a professional. We know the market!! Call Dave Edwards at (864) 275-7250. Email: daveedwards@kw.com We are realtors with the best real estate company in Greenville-Keller Williams Realty. 12/10/2008

Are you thinking about selling your home? If so, you owe it to yourself to get a competive bid from another realtor!! Call Dave at 864.275.7250 to request a free, no-obligation presentation on how we will market and sell your home. Learn about our hassle-free listing program for sellers. Remember, all realtors are not alike! There is a vast range in skills, expertise, and marketing programs. Be sure you get the best! Contact Dave today at 864.275.7250. 12/10/2008

 Today I was supposed to close on my first listing. Some people may think I'm nuts for getting into real estate right now, but when people are jumping ship it's a good time to get on board and build market share. The seller was my client and we should have closed on two previous times. In both instances I strongly encourage the out-of-state seller to make the time to sign the papers and get them back to the attorney. But the seller wanted to reschedule. So what happened? We were supposed to close today at 1pm. I get a call at 9:30am from the buyer (I had both sides-buyer was a customer). She informs me that her husband was unexpectedly laid off from his job yesterday and they would rather breach the contract then go through with it. Her husband works for a company that provides car part... 12/09/2008

This information is deemed accurate from 1/1/08 to 12/9/08. Pelham Creek subdivision market data: Average Sold Price $235,200 Average Days on Market 272 Average dollar per total finished square foot:  $94 When its time to buy or sell real estate you need to call a professional. We know the market!! Call Dave Edwards at (864) 275-7250. Email: daveedwards@kw.com We are realtors with the best real estate company in Greenville-Keller Williams Realty. 12/09/2008

This information is deemed accurate from 1/1/08 to 12/8/08. Sugar Creek subdivision market data: Average Sold Price $275,795 Average Days on Market 48 Average dollar per total finished square foot:  $94 When its time to buy or sell real estate you need to call a professional. We know the market!! Call Dave Edwards at (864) 275-7250. Email: daveedwards@kw.com We are realtors with the best real estate company in Greenville-Keller Williams Realty. 12/08/2008

This information is deemed accurate from 1/1/08 to 12/6/08. Carlyle Point subdivision market data: Average Sold Price $238,000 Average Days on Market 16 Average dollar per total finished square foot:  $79 When its time to buy or sell real estate you need to call a professional. We know the market!! Call Dave Edwards at (864) 275-7250. Email: daveedwards@kw.com We are realtors with the best real estate company in Greenville-Keller Williams Realty. 12/06/2008

Sometimes, things just SNAP in your business.  There's a time where you have to fling open the windows and declare, "I CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE!!!!!!!!!!" Though I may not be to the point of window-flinging yet, I am about to declare that I am fed up with Top Producer 8i.  I have written blogs on this in the past, and the more I use 8i, the more frustrated I become.  Top Producer 7i was an excellent product, and while it took some time to get used to, it flowed well, and was put together in a manner that made using it fairly easy. Top Producer 8i, on the other hand, seems to be very ungainly.  It is difficult to navigate, and sometimes features that I really liked using on 7i are gone or extremely difficult to find or use. I am considering making the switch to a program known as Agent Offi... 12/06/2008

This information is deemed accurate from 1/1/08 to 12/4/08. Canebrake subdivision market data which is based on 9 homes sold: Average Sold Price $155,691 Average Days on Market 38 Average dollar per total finished square foot: $84 When its time to buy or sell real estate you need to call a professional. We know the market!! Call Dave Edwards at (864) 275-7250. Email: daveedwards@kw.com We are realtors with the best real estate company in Greenville-Keller Williams Realty. 12/04/2008

This information is deemed accurate from 1/1/08 to 12/4/08. Brookfield subdivision market data: Average Sold Price $198,875 Average Days on Market 4 Average dollar per total finished square foot: $70 When its time to buy or sell real estate you need to call a professional. We know the market!! Call Dave Edwards at (864) 275-7250. Email: daveedwards@kw.com We are realtors with the best real estate company in Greenville-Keller Williams Realty. 12/04/2008

South Carolina ranks sixth in the rate of appreciation for single-family homes over the past year, according to third-quarter statistics released Tuesday by the U.S. Federal Housing Finance Agency. Nationally, home values dropped 4% from the third quarter of 2007 to the third quarter of 2008, the report said. During that time in South Carolina, values rose 2.42%. The quarterly report from the Federal Housing Finance Agency is based on sales and refinancing data for existing single-family homes. Transactions included in the data are conforming, conventional mortgages purchased or securitized by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac. During the third quarter, home values dropped 0.45% in South Carolina, compared with a 2.68% drop nationally. Among metro areas ranked by appreciation from third quarter... 12/03/2008

The membership-based, nonprofit organization ‘Upstate Forever’ recently celebrated their move into a new home, a renovated building in the historic Pettigrue district of Greenville. The former single family residence, built in 1916, had been vacant for over twenty years and had badly deteriorated. Upstate Forever acquired it in 2007, renovated and remodeled it by adhering to basic principles of sustainability, to reuse a building which already has been build, reusing existing materials, using recycled materials and energy efficient systems. The new office will be certified under the Earthcraft and Leadership in Energy Enviromental Design (LEED) programs. The restored and remodeled ‘green’ office building is located at 507 Pettigrue Street. If you need more information about Green Build... 12/03/2008

This information is deemed accurate from 1/1/08 to 12/2/08. Pebble Creek subdivision market data: Average Sold Price $199,536 Average Days on Market 90 Average dollar per total finished square foot: $87 When its time to buy or sell real estate you need to call a professional. We know the market!! Call Dave Edwards at (864) 275-7250. Email: daveedwards@kw.com We are realtors with the best real estate company in Greenville-Keller Williams Realty. 12/02/2008

I'd like to thank the academy, my friends and family, and the great people of Active Rain, who helped me get to where I am today... being honored with my first Featured Post! After racking up nearly 200,000 points, I was pleasantly surprised to find that a silly post on business planning was featured on the Active Rain homepage.  I had often wondered when and if I would be able to write something of "feature-able" quality.  This helped me to see that it is possible, and it gives me a shot to keep writing. The featured blog also reminds me that I should continue to make sure that I am putting effort into my blogs... because there's always a chance that many people may be reading them! The applause have died down.  It's time to work on the next one! 12/02/2008

This information is deemed accurate from 1/1/08 to 12/2/08. Half Mile Lake subdivision market data: Average Sold Price $182,088 Average Days on Market 66 Average dollar per total finished square foot: $88 When its time to buy or sell real estate you need to call a professional. We know the market!! Call Dave Edwards at (864) 275-7250. Email: daveedwards@kw.com We are realtors with the best real estate company in Greenville-Keller Williams Realty. 12/02/2008

This information is deemed accurate from 1/1/08 to 12/1/08. Thornhill subdivision market data: Average Sold Price $292,875 Average Days on Market 105 Average dollar per total finished square foot: $103 When its time to buy or sell real estate you need to call a professional. We know the market!! Call Dave Edwards at (864) 275-7250. Email: daveedwards@kw.com We are realtors with the best real estate company in Greenville-Keller Williams Realty. 12/01/2008

My business plan has finally blossomed to the point that my finances will be increased by several million dollars on Monday.  Only one last thing has to happen, but it's a sure fire plan. What is the plan, you ask?  Don't bother clamoring for pen and paper, because I'll be kind enough to put it right here in my blog.  In fact, I'll even email you a copy if you want to see it up close and personal. Bill's Business Plan: 1) Think long and hard about what the winning numbers for the Powerball lottery will be 2) Purchase a powerball ticket wtih those numbers 3) Collect grand prize of several million dollars Now, granted, some people will scoff at this plan, but you have to admit, there are very few points at which it can fail.  Afterall, if all the steps are followed correctly, the end resu... 11/29/2008

I was contacted by a homeowner recently who was going to have his home foreclosed on. I have several programs to help homeowners in that situation, but they are all dependent on one thing - enough time to implement. This homeowner contacted me on a Friday.  His home was going to the foreclosure auction four business days later.  I immediately contacted investors and purchasers who would be interested in buying the home through a short sale, and had very positive response. Only one thing remained - the bank's cooperation. Unfortunately, the bank who held the first mortgage would not work with me - they could not get an extension worked out for me so close to the auction. Homeowners, if you are behind in your payments, get help IMMEDIATELY. If you are in South Carolina, contact me right a... 11/29/2008