Brandon's Blog

For those of you not familiar with our area Carolina Forest is a mega development that has and will continue to choke the infrastructure of our county.  That being said International Paper (the developers of Carolina Forest) announced another mega development in our area Carolina Station.  Folks,...

Now I don't know how many of you follow the financial's closely or read the daily news, but you should here this.  Countrywide announces that they lost $1.2 billion this quarter.  Notice they left out a lot of zeros $1,200,000.00.  Thats in three months.  Then you know what happens...Their stock ...

The BLR Guy decided to meme me, and has ragged on me for not getting to it.   I guess you guys can blame him for this boring post....I am from Horry County, that's Myrtle Beach to all you guys who vacation here.  My family has been here since the revolutionary war.  In Charleston they call that B...

In one of my earlier post (The Big Secret to Success in Real Estate is only Two Words...) I wrote about how important Honesty and Pricing were in your business.  Today I proved my point and wanted to share the experience with all you rainers...Ok I had some Developers contact me some time ago abo...

Ok all you mortgage guru's and financing wizards...I've got a scenario for you...I was reading on of our fellow rainers post the other day about how to get PMI off your back. I've tried to find it again with no luck.  I did find others though, and they were all about very informative post.  Anywa...

Dinosaur And Pig - The best video clips are here This is my answer to the big bad market that has engulfed us since the mortgage crisis...I think more of us should stand up like this little pig and just crap in the face of the market...LOL...After it sure has taken a bigggg one on all of us. Jus...

Folks this market is bad.  It is getting better but for know it is bad.  For some of those folks that got into mortgages and loans that they shouldn't have it is a sad time.  Some are just walking away and giving up.  What most don't understand is that there is a better way.  You can negotiate wi...

For those of you folks who haven't taken the short ride out to Mullins South Carolina you should.  If you're looking for a historic property to rehab or just affordable housing this is the place for you.  Tons of family dining experiences and all kinds of entertainment available.  History is abun...

Finally...I got a deal through closing.  Guys I've had some rough patches, but the last month or so has been ridiculous.  I've had bad  surveys twice, corporations fall apart (that was three deals), a buyer passed away two days before closing, closing attorneys that really can't get it together, ...

I was browsing through our local newspaper online and ran across the following article that I think we all need to take a look at.  I normally Hyper-link articles, but I know that many of you will not click on the hyper link so I pasted it.  Not trying to cover that up.  This is a big deal folks....