Greetings, ....  Unfortunately for those patients being treaded in the Bronx in the 197o's by the drug L-DOPA, they only had temporarily effects. Each patient woke for short periods of time over several months and after those "Awakenings", then became permanently catatonic for the rest of their life! Ultimately, none of us know how much time we have to create a ripple. ... what I want to do, where I want to be, and what I want to become in my career, spiritual, family, and personal life.  In an effort to be held accountable, here are some of my resolutions briefly listed in no particular order.  To read more, please go to http://blog.yourrealtyportal.com/2009/04/09/list-awakenings/. To Your Success, YRP Jen www.YourRealtyPortal.com "For the Savvy Professional" 04/17/2009

We respect your desire to sell your home alone. We also know it can be stressful to manage the process without professional help. If you have questions, we would be happy to help.  And if you are thinking of an alternative plan, consider this: We meet to discuss a future date for us to put your home on the market. You continue marketing on your own, and if you sell it yourself, you owe us nothing. If your home doesn't sell, we will be ready with a customized plan to sell your home quickly, for top price. That's it. No hidden fees. No strings attached. Call us out at Rock Hill Homes to find out how we can make the sale of your home easy and financially rewarding.   04/10/2009

Greetings, I'm a new blogger and these topics intrigue me because my blog receives loads of pingbacks. When I looked for information regarding Pingbacks and Trackbacks, I found the information quite dispersed. As a result, I decided to write this blog to share what I have learned, to instigate discussion, and learn more. Pingbacks and Trackbacks cannot be ignored and this discusses what they are, why they are used, the SEO value, and more. Please read http://blog.yourrealtyportal.com/2009/04/06/pingback-trackback-google/ and share your thoughts! To Your Success, YRP Jen www.YourRealtyPortal.com "For the Savvy Professional" 04/06/2009

Greetings, "The quantity of foreclosure homes is not decreasing which equals more REO homes that negatively effect comps. With the market being swamped with sellers, listing agents should be selective. Really, the only persons that care if you have a ton of listings with none selling are the companies you pay for marketing the home.   Knowing when to cut-bait and move to the next client is vital in any market, any economy but especially in a volatile buyers market. The successful real estate agent knows time is money and prior to acquiring a new listing weighs the value of that listing by analyzing the effort, expenses and length of time it should take to get it sold.    Here are 7 clear signs that signal ... "do not list this home" or "stop listing this home"." To read more, go to http... 03/29/2009

Greetings, The other day I was reading another blog written by Bill Gassett of Metrowest Massachusetts Real Estate -- (an Active Rain wiz) and the content inspired this blog. "... why do so many people use images in their blog post? Does it increase readership? Does it increase the amount of subscribers or members? Does it increase seo value?  I understand the debate is still out to the SEO value of images but this blog contains the ways images can be beneficial." To read the entire blog, please go to http://blog.yourrealtyportal.com/2009/03/23/values-images/. Then share your thoughts on The Values of Images! To Your Success, YRP Jen www.YourRealtyPortal.com "For the Savvy Professional"     03/23/2009

Greetings, The property owner must perform their own due diligence when hiring a property manager. The relationship should be a team effort so both parties profit. A property manager's has incentive to maximizing an investor's return on their property because they want to maintain their client. Hence, the term "ROI" ... make them money while saving their time and headache. Here are the "When, How, Who, What and Where" to selecting a great property manager! http://blog.yourrealtyportal.com/2009/03/15/howtoselect-great-property-manager/ Realtors: More homeowners are renting out their home while waiting for the market to rebound.  Which property management companies do you recommend? Property Managers:  Go ahead!  Explain why you are superior and include your contact information. To Your S... 03/15/2009

Greetings! Here is the 2nd in a series that I am writing about. Financially stable homeowners that have decided to rent out their home must then choose to hire a residential property management company or become what is commonly known as "the reluctant landlord". Often, realtors are asked, "do you think I could do this myself or should I use a property management company?"   The Pros and Cons of being a Landlord, boils down to three issues that are inevitably intertwined. To read more, please go to http://blog.yourrealtyportal.com/2009/03/04/homeowner_landlord_pros_cons/. I look forward to receiving your feedback! To Your Success, YRP Jen www.YourRealtyPortal.com "For the Savvy Professional" 03/04/2009

Greetings! Here is the first in a series that I will be posting that focuses upon Selling vs. Renting Out a home. A growing trend is to rent the home out if a buyer is not found within two to three months of being on the market. Of course, these homeowners are willing and able to wait for the market to rebound. Many listing agents are being asked, "Do you think I should sell or rent out my home?" .... To read more, please go to http://blog.yourrealtyportal.com/2009/02/23/sell-rent-market-rebounds/. I look forward to receiving your feedback! To Your Success, YRP Jen www.YourRealtyPortal.com "For the Savvy Professional" 02/23/2009

Greetings,   ".... whether you accept the power of your thoughts or not, your mind is still a fountainhead of energy! This radiates in your life's endeavors and reflects what you will receive in return." To read more, please go to http://blog.yourrealtyportal.com/2009/02/06/success-choice/. Thank you in advance for your feedback!   To Your Success, YRP Jen www.YourRealtyPortal.com "For the Savvy Professional" 02/06/2009

With companies being overloaded with expenses, staff cutbacks and budget cuts, some lenders are replacing the traditional professional appraisal with a "paper appraisal".  No human actually sees the home - Wow - sounds like a valuation site on steroids! Valuation Sites ... Paper Appraisals ... Professional Appraisals are discussed - pro's & con's @ http://blog.yourrealtyportal.com/category/home-appraisal/. To Your Success, YRP Jen www.yourrealtyportal.com "For the Savvy Professional" 01/25/2009

    Welcome to Tega Cay, South Carolina. Located just over the state line from Charlotte, NC, Tega Cay is an incorporated city that resides on a beautiful peninsula located at the southern end of Lake Wylie. Lake Wyle is over 13,000 Acres and has 325 miles of shoreline. All this beauty, and its located just minutes from Charlotte.  "Tega Cay" is actually Polynesian for "Beautiful Peninsula". This full motion video is of Windjammer Park in Tega Cay. Windjammer Park offers a beautiful waterfront setting for picnics, letting the kids play, or just for some quiet relaxation. It also has a beach, and in the summer time, the Carolina Show Ski Team practices in front of a large crowd.  This movie was filmed in December, and you can tell by the lack of boats, or any people here to enjoy the par... 01/10/2009

City Entrance Sign October seemed to be a month full of bad economic news. So how did Tega Cay SC home sales fair with bad news hitting daily? October 2008 home sales in Tega Cay SC were not too far off of September's. Homes sold were down one transaction or 8 percent. Incidentally October 2008 Tega Cay home sales were down 21% compared to October 2006.  And the sold price to listing price ratio is holding strong at 98 percent of list price. There are a total of 111 active single family homes for sale in Tega Cay SC listed in the Charlotte MLS system. Here is the spreadsheet comparing the October year to year comparisons in Tega Cay SC. Picture version Text version- Read the rest of the article at HOMESFORTMILL.COM To discuss or for more information please contact me. Carmen S Miller C... 11/28/2008

Here are more pictures of fall color in Tega Cay SC. To see more fall photos around Tega Cay SC please visit my website at HOMESFORTMILL.COM Fall in Tega Cay SC is full of color. I decided to walk around parts of Tega Cay with a camera and found many stunning colorful shots. It was amazing how the leave colors changed the landscape. Many of the fall photos were taken just walking the miles of Tega Cay's walking trails and the main Tega Cay drive which is the main street on the Lake Wylie peninsula portion of Tega Cay. While I was walking I saw many Tega Cay residents walking around with cameras on the same mission to capture the beautiful fall colors. I posted more fall photos on the http://seetegacay.com website too. Enjoy! Carmen S Miller Century 21® First Choice206 Rockmont Dr | Fort... 11/28/2008

If you don’t know, the Tega Cay sign ordinance bans many types of directional signs in the city limits. Real estate signs are allowed on the seller’s property with limitations but directional signs like open houses or branded company signs pointing the way to homes for sale in a neighborhood are not allowed at any time. So why are some real estate companies or agents not following the ordinance or the city enforcing the sign ordinance? The picture above was taken on Saturday September 27, 2008 is an example of a non-compliant real estate directional sign. The sign has been up every weekend at the corner of Beachwood Cove and Shoreline Parkway pointing traffic on Shoreline Parkway to a home for sale on Beachwood Cove. The sign is up as I write this post Sunday morning. By the way, this ... 10/02/2008

The city wants to stop temporary home rentals shorter than 90 days. Tega Cay residents have complained to city officials about temporary home renters. Their complaint is about renters renting homes for or a week, weekend, and sometimes daily. The Tega Cay city council discussed adding an amendment to the current zoning ordnance that would specifically prohibit renting a home for less than 90 days. The council was divided based on their discussion. Some of the council members claimed enforcement would be the challenge with the possible new amendment. It's hard to believe that Tega Cay would be a weekend resort destination like Myrtle Beach. Maybe that is not a fair comparison. Tega Cay was in its beginning mostly a gated weekend resort community on Lake Wylie but hasn't that changed now... 09/19/2008

I created a home sales comparison report for Tega Cay. The report compares 2007 homes sales in Tega Cay to the current year 2008 for the first two quarters. I also gave you a peek at how August home sales stack up against last year. Here is my sales report: MARKET SNAPSHOT 2007 Vs. 2008 First Quarter Sales Comparisons JANUARY-MARCH 2008---JANUARY-MARCH 2007 SOLD- 27 Homes............................... SOLD- 52 Homes AVERAGE LIST PRICE- $272,469 ....... AVERAGE LIST PRICE- $339,565 AVERAGE SOLD PRICE- $268,359 ..... AVERAGE SOLD PRICE- $336,220 AVERAGE DAYS ON MKT- 114 ...........AVERAGE DAYS ON MKT- 78 % LIST TO SOLD- 98% ....................... % LIST TO SOLD- 99% DECLINE IN SALES PRICE- 20%DECLIEN IN # OF HOMES SOLD - 41% Second Quarter Sales Comparisons APRIL- JULY 2008 ----APRIL- J... 08/25/2008

  Tega Cay residents filled the Tega Cay council meeting room on July 24th to participate in a special session. The topic was the proposed Hidden Harbor Marina to be located in the Lake Shore subdivision of Tega Cy.  The council voted no to the marina plan.  This would have been the second Tega Cay Marina.   So why did the council vote no? Most Lake Wylie marinas are full with waiting lists. You would think this was a good deal for Tega Cay.  As it turns out the proposed 32 slip marina must meet Duke Energy's shoreline management rules. The marina must be a true public marina but there is a hitch. The rule further states that a bordering development can not use the marina. That means Lake Shore residents could not use the marina. Lake Shore is home for approx 40% of Tega Cay residents. ... 08/13/2008

Hot off the press! Carmen Miller has launched a new website dedciated to information about Tega Cay. The new website is www.seetegacay.com. What's different about seetegacay.com versus homesfortmill.com? Seetegacay.com is dedicated to just Tega Cay. It is not focused on real estate but about Tega Cay.  The website contains information about Tega Cay, history, news, videos, and photos. The site went live on Thursday July 31st. More information , updated photos and viseos will be added soon. If you would like to contribute information or photos for the website please email Scott at sdmiller1o@gmail.com. Your comments and ideas are always welcome.   Posted from Homesfortmill.com Carmen S MillerCentury 21 First ChoiceFort Mill, SC803.322.3479carmen.miller@century21.com 08/13/2008

The new home community called Lake Ridge located in the recently annexed Tega Cay South Carolina is beginning to take shape. Clearing began at the beginning of the year and Toll Brothers Builders has recently begun new home sales at Lake Ridge at Tega Cay. Lake Ridge is a 435 acre 830 new home master planned development site located on Gardendale Road between Dam road and New Gray Rock Road in Tega Cay. The Lake Ride community is not on the Tega Cay peninsula but still located within walking distance to Lake Wylie. Drake Capital LLC purchased the once called Gardendale development site from Cornerstone Development and renamed the development Lake Ridge. Drake Capital's master plan includes a 7,000 sq ft club house, competition size pool, kiddy pool, multipurpose courts and tennis court... 07/31/2008

I am often reminded of why we moved to and love to live in Tega Cay South Carolina. The 4th of July is a good example of why we live here. The 4th was a busy day in Tega Cay SC this year. In fact the 4th of July is always full of fun activities in Tega Cay. I am not sure why you would travel somewhere else during the 4th if you live in Tega Cay especially with the high gas prices. Here is a short list of the planned events that went on for the 4th of July in Tega Cay. The Land Parade began at 9AM. The Land Parade theme was "Tega Cay's 26th Anniversary"     There were floats with music, big trucks, several groups of the Shiners, and Star Wars characters and the Fort Mill High Band was marching and playing! The Windjammer Park Party started at 10:00 a.m. Loads of fun! Canoe Joust, Ski Sho... 07/08/2008