I just completed a deal with a very patient listing agent. We had a delayed settlement of 8 days. Not once did he raise his voice or get annoyed. I have had those agents on the other side of a transaction and they do not help. He actually said to me, I know you are working at this and doing your
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12/28/2024
One of the questions many buyers have when moving from one area of the country to another is how do I choose a neighborhood? Having moved to the Philadelphia area from London, England I can totally understand this quandary.There are lots of different things that go into this decision, most of the
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12/18/2024
Buying a home is a great step to building wealth. Homeowners build wealth much more quickly, a recent report, November 2024 from the Aspen Institute's Financial Security Program said it was huge. A renters median net worth was $10,000, a homeowner's is $400,000.But, when buying a home there are s
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12/17/2024
I remember as a young child being introduced to classical music. It was so grand, the richness of the sounds, and the drama. I think at school they played us Peter and the Wolf to learn about music. But, I remember going as a young child to see Tchaikovsky's 1812 overture, with real cannons being
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12/16/2024
Well it did not feel like Charlotte weather, but Annie and I had the opportunity to meet up with Debe Maxwell at Southern Pecan Gulf Coast Grill for lunch the day after Thanksgiving. Nina Hollander had a prior lunch engagement or else she would have been there as well.Whenever I travel, I always
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12/04/2024
When I first came to America things did not go as planned. The result was some very tough times and a severe shortage of money. Xmas was a time when we put the kids first and made sure that there was plenty of good food on the table. But for us we had to get creative, over a couple of years we ca
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12/03/2024
Ever since I was young I could disappear inside a book. My mother could be calling me, but I was miles away on some adventure, maybe with the Vikings sailing across the Mediterranean Sea, or traveling through time. It did not matter, I just loved to read, from comics, to picture books, to novels
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11/25/2024
It is always exciting to reach closing day, especially when everything has gone smoothly throughout a transaction. I met Hannah and Tom not that long ago when we met to discuss working together and they mentioned they wanted to buy a house before next May. After going over all the details of how
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11/22/2024
After all the searching, loan applications, seeing homes, visiting Open Houses the moment arrives when you know this is the home you want to buy. It is an exciting time and it can also be a stressful time.But, that is where working with an experienced Realtor brings a multitude of benefits. From
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11/21/2024
This is a common question from first time buyers and repeat buyers as well depending on how long it has been since they bought a home. Well the answer is, it depends. As you can see in the image above a seesaw which is balanced. Well the housing market is rarely in such equilibrium, it is usually
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11/20/2024