Living Right In N.C.

FACT: the housing market is still a mess.  Every day the media reports the housing recovery is moving “slowly”, “in increments”, “sideways”, etc.  Call it what you will, it just continues to stink.  That got me thinking about those, for the first time in their lives, facing the reality of foreclo...

I’ve lived in many Manhattan apartments and one of the big “bug” jokes for folks like me was the variety and size of our bugs.  Waiting for crowded and hot subways is no fun but laughing about “riding a roach to work” is a way to get through it.  I’ve been in NC for some time now and I have to sa...

Fantastic home on the second fairway of the River Run County Club in beautiful Davidson NC!  This cedar and stone home features over 3500 sq ft, 4 bedrooms plus a bonus, 3.5 baths, an office, large kitchen, beautiful great room overlooking backyard.                                  The master sui...

So I just was thinking - what has changed about the way I do business in the last year or so?  I have to say I have gotten a lot bolder with what I am willing to tell a seller.  This has to do with both price and condition.  Things that it takes to sell their home!  While I beleive I always knew ...

My neighbor came over to my house the other day looking frantic.  She started talking immediately as she saw me.  "My water heater broke" she said out of breath, "and now there are 50 gallons of water leaking down the inner walls and floors of the house."  That next morning, as the forth workers ...

My father-in-law is one of those "I can fix that" type of guys and truth be told, HE CAN.  For a man whose very first experience with any tool was when he was first married in his first house, it seems incredible to me that he now can practically build a house by himself now.  He always reminds u...