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The Federal Reserve held the line on Tuesday-leaving the Fed Funds Rate at 2.00% for the third straight meeting. The decision, however, was anything but cut-and-dry. Earlier in the week, the Personal Consumption Expenditure data indicated that inflation climbed 0.8% overall in June, which is the ...

Read on. This is quite interesting, so I thought I would pass it along to you history buffs! EIGHT MISSING Presidents ? So who was the first US president?  I'm sure that George Washington was your first guess. After all, no one else comes to mind. But think back to your history books - The United...

Four years ago I met (a now friend) in a real estate class. He and I became friends and stayed in touch although we are serving different counties here in the Upstate of SC. We'd talk from time to time, email and pass leads back and forth. Lately he had seemed to disappear from the radar. After a...

I've been considering getting my brokers license and have toyed with the idea of starting my own company. Don't think I am quite ready yet to open shop but always good to plan an think such things out I suppose.  Thought I might reach out to you all (or ya'll as they say here in SC) for some feed...

First Time Home Buyer Tax Credit   •1.      Who is eligible •·        The $7,500 tax credit is available for 1st time home buyers only. •·        The law defines a 1st time buyer as a buyer who has not owned a home during the past 3 years. •·        All US citizens who file taxes are eligible to ...

I've sold a number of these over the past 4 years in fact I was at one point in time selling 18 - 20 a year. All were incredibly cheap (20k to 60k) and in dire need of TLC to say the least. Most often they paid a flat fee commission. My first connection from a listing perspective came this year t...

         High gas prices have you worried this summer ? Why not vacation at home ? Beautiful, spacious home in family friendly Neely Farm Simspsonville SC. With a 2 year old built in swimming pool. Screened back porch to kick back on with your beverage of choice while the family enjoys the cool c...

High school football fans, getting real close now, won't be long before the first game kicks off here in Greenville county. I know a bunch of kids dreading that date because it means having to get back to school and classes but I sure can't wait to get back on the sidelines. Back in touch with ev...

Volunteer volunteer volunteer.  It's simple although admititly somewhat time consuming. Three years ago my wife accepted a teaching postion at Fork Shoals Elementary School. I have been volunteering at the school ever since. I think it first started as being volunteered by her though. It was a sc...

Are we the silent majority in America or are we the silenced majority ?  Think about it a little bit. What stories actually hit the media - print,TV and otherwise ? Of course those that will stir the pot, those that pander to special interest groups, those that sell papers or magazines or bring v...