I just SOLD this great home in BrookGreen Forest. At $217,500 it offers a ton of features. Read the rest of this entry »
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Bradford Pears are currently in bloom in Cary, and are very common ornamental trees. Read the rest of this entry »
We see dreadful rental scams popping up on Craigslist more and more often. Read the rest of this entry »
After three contacts this weekend who mentioned the possibility of a Lease/Option purchase on a couple of Cary homes, I have to ask, “Why?” Read the rest of this entry »
Most lots in Cary have underground utilities including telephone, electricity, and TV Cable. We tend to forget that the utility companies have the right to work within those easements for maintenance and upgrades. Read the rest of this entry »
Skip the pregame show. Go to an Open House! MLS #1703631 This home was a pure pleasure to visit to gather information. I love a bright home, and winter sun floods all the rooms in the house. Read the rest of this entry »
See, that hose bibb, the valve in the photo below? Read the rest of this entry »
It is a little confusing, but the first time buyers tax credit has been extended and expanded into the first half of 2010 Read the rest of this entry »
My IDX Search vendor, IDXBroker has introduced a Home Search app for the iPhone Read the rest of this entry »
The North Carolina Zoological park is an easy day trip from Cary, NC. It is only about 65 miles from our home near Davis Drive in Cary. Read the rest of this entry »
We get the calls routinely, “Can you help us find foreclosure listings?” Read the rest of this entry »
Common HVAC systems in the Cary and Raleigh, NC, area, the packaged unit, also known as a “gas pack” is an efficient piece of equipment that contains both the AC unit and the gas furnace. Read the rest of this entry »
People are increasingly wary of web sites that require registration, particularly real estate sites that want their personal information as the ticket to searching for homes.
That wariness is warranted. Agents are taught to “capture” visitors; that it is good business to “capture” them to be able to stalk them for business. Read the rest of this entry »
When talking about listing a home for sale, I nearly always suggest to Sellers that they have an inspection performed, and they do all repairs, prior to putting the home on the market.
Most Sellers are surprised at that thought, since “The Buyer pays for the inspection.” That is almost an irrelevant point. Read the rest of this entry »
Mr. and Mrs. Buyer:
That Mortgage Preapproval is good for YOU! To protect YOU! To keep YOU from being hurt.
Too many folks hurt themselves by getting under contract on a home purchase when they can’t actually buy a house. And then the problems start… Read the rest of this entry »
I confess: This website is driven by my Cary, NC real estate business. If you are buying or selling a property in “Wake County and Beyond,” I hope my site will encourage you to consider talking to me. And if I starve to death, the site goes with me. That’s a cold fact of life.
There. I feel better that we have dealt with THAT.
Here’s my approach to avert starvation: Read the rest of this entry »
Part of working in Cary, NC, real estate is helping people understand the local landscape. I have had many recent conversations with folks who are concerned about the new tax valuations. Many are convinced that their taxes are going to go up as much as 75%.
People are creating all sorts of new concerns, stressing about the effects of reassessment on their property values and the ramifications of new tax values on their home values.
“My tax value is low. How will I explain that to Buyers?”
Well, tax value and market value are not tangibly linked in Wake County. Tell them they are getting a bargain on their taxes. Read the rest of this entry »