Life happens and sometimes a home seller has to move out of a home before it is sold. On occasion there are even circumstances that would lead me to suggest that they move out early to facilitate the sale. But that's not what I'm talking about here. I'm talking about the fact that vacant homes ar
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10/18/2009
“If I can just get my home in MLS, I’ll pay an agent to sell it.” Sounds reasonable, doesn’t it? I’ve written before about how MLS is an important part of my ‘magic marketing bag of tricks’ but don’t be confused…it’s only magic if I make it that way. A little history of MLS (multiple listing serv
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10/15/2009
Fearrington Village, as described by Southern Living magazine, - "a unique community located on farmland dating back to the 1700s, near Chapel Hill, North Carolina. "Fearrington Village blends romantic lodging, delectable dining, great shopping, a planned residential community, and glorious garde
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10/11/2009
Don't you just love a good survey? I mean a survey that makes you look G_O_O_D! Who knew anyone was interested in which city in America was the SMARTEST?! Seriously?!? Actually, as I read the criteria I KNEW we were in the running... Two main criteria: EDUCATION INTELLECTUAL ENVIRONMENT I'm liste
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10/05/2009
This is an opportunity to help build The Mountains to Sea Trail, an ambitious 1000 mile trail across our beautiful state of North Carolina, which will someday stretch from the Tennessee state line to the Atlantic Ocean! The trail traverses Orange County through the northern community of Cedar Gro
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10/03/2009
Since my goal has always been to be a resource for my clients long past closing, I have had this conversation! I've also seen the duct work of some seriously nasty systems and it is impressive. My colleague, Michael Thornton of Brentwood, TN has written a fantastic article about things to consi
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10/02/2009
I've worked with more than a dozen "first timers' this year and not one of them brought up the $8000 Tax Credit as a reason that they are in the market! Not a single one! This is not really surprising if you think about it. Just because we, as real estate professionals, see this as an opportunity
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09/30/2009
My Carrboro neighborhood has always been friendlier than many. Most everyone knows who lives in each house and we usually wave to each other as we drive in and out every day. Our newest HOA president has taken us into the 21st century, well, at least the 20th century, by setting up an email conta
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09/29/2009
We keep hearing there are more foreclosures coming and it's just common sense that those bad loans will affect our marketplaces. If you could see what percentage of these troubled assets your local banks or credit unions own relative to their capital and loan loss reserves and relative to the cou
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09/27/2009
FINALLY...Orange County, North Carolina has rolled out it's long awaited new website! Well, long awaited by me and probably the other real estate agents who specialize in Chapel Hill, Carrboro and other parts of Orange County! We use the information available in the tax records and GIS maps to de
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09/21/2009
