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Real Estate StuffJuly 16, 2011July 21, 2011

How to Pro-Rate Wake County Property Taxes at Closing: 60 Seconds in Real Estate Cary NC

Wake County Property Tax Pro-Ration with video blog … Continue readingHow to Pro-Rate Wake County Property Taxes at Closing: 60 Seconds in Real Estate Cary NC

FeaturedMay 23, 2008August 10, 2008

SOLD! 705 N Estes Drive, Chapel Hill, NC 27514

Sold August 8, 2008! We just reduced the price to $361,000 for this lovely home.

Real Estate StuffApril 11, 2008February 3, 2010

No photos or bad photos in listings?

Too often, homes go up on the MLS with no photos, or with really bad photos. I wonder why?

Real Estate StuffMarch 21, 2008April 13, 2008

Land Ho! Selling Dirt…

Some agents avoid land and lot sales. They don’t understand it. Some agents pursue land and lot sales, because they think it should be “easier.” Dangerous thinking. It isn’t “easier.”

Cary NCMarch 19, 2008September 29, 2011

Business and Best Affordable Suburbs

It’s hard to beat. Forbe’s ranking of the Raleigh/Cary metro area as #1 in the USA for Business and Careers was just the ticket. It comes on the heels ofContinue readingBusiness and Best Affordable Suburbs

Cary NCMarch 19, 2008September 29, 2011

Raleigh/Cary Metro Area #1!

That’s what Forbes magazine says. We are #1 in the USA in Best Places for Business and Careers.

Why's & How's of this siteMarch 15, 2008April 13, 2008

A year in photos with Flickr.

With over 3,000 photos posted, and over 8,000 views of photos, I have to say I really have enjoyed my first year using Flickr. I have the Flickr Pro account,Continue readingA year in photos with Flickr.

Why's & How's of this siteMarch 9, 2008April 13, 2008

Real estate isn’t war. I don’t “Capture” folks. Clients are not prisoners.

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. Continue readingReal estate isn’t war. I don’t “Capture” folks. Clients are not prisoners.

Real Estate StuffMarch 5, 2008April 13, 2008

Home shopping without mortgage preapproval is hazardous to your wealth!

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 onContinue readingHome shopping without mortgage preapproval is hazardous to your wealth!

House TalesFebruary 26, 2008April 13, 2008

First time home buyers find the structural “Sweet spot.”

Blog fodder: Home built in 1979. In the structural real estate realm, that means: Copper water lines, not the celcon-fitting class-action polybutylene that came along a couple of years later. SolidContinue readingFirst time home buyers find the structural “Sweet spot.”

Real Estate StuffFebruary 26, 2008April 13, 2008

Yahoo rejects MLS emails as SPAM!

It’s a little bit of a nuisance. My automatic MLS property search emails that go out every morning are anticipated by several of my motivated Buyers in Cary, NC. And as ofContinue readingYahoo rejects MLS emails as SPAM!