seller: Cary NC Real Estate Adventures: Closing Coordinator Keeps Grateful Agent On Track! - 01/19/08 06:50 PM
Yep, that's right.
Claire Hanes helped me slip out of the transaction strait-jacket. It helps me be a better agent.
And that is what I owe my clients, continuously improved agency.
I'm a little bit of a control freak, so sometimes it is hard to let go of details. And I would be pulling my … (4 comments)
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seller: Cary NC Real Estate Adventures: I'm ready for a Supra... - 01/18/08 10:21 PM
I have heard folks grumbling about Supras, and expenses, but I think I am ready.
Ignore the combo lockbox that is so old its dial is a stone wheel.
Forget the antique combo lockbox that is full of grime and worn smooth and can hardly be gripped to turn.
I'm talking about the combo lockbox that … (7 comments)
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seller: Cary NC Real Estate Adventures: An Epiphany from Connecticut: TeeVee is not for real! - 01/14/08 01:46 PM
Thank you, Hartford Courant for this news flash!
A cutting edge investigative report has gathered evidence that HGTV is not always Realty Reality TV.
Who would have thought it?
Why, I figured that all I had to do was put in air fresheners and bake cookies and people would pull out their checkbooks and preapprovals … (9 comments)
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seller: Cary NC Real Estate Adventures: Foggy windows - 01/04/08 08:20 AM
Double pane windows are standard on homes in the Wake County, NC, area since the 1970's.
Unfortunately, they are built to different quality levels.
Some just fail before others, and it is not uncommon to walk into a 15 year old Cary or Raleigh home and see multiple windows with fog, or even dripping water, … (10 comments)
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seller: Cary NC Real Estate, How to avoid selling your home: Aggravate the Buyer with weird negotiations. - 01/03/08 10:53 PM
Three weeks before Christmas in Cary, NC....
Me: Buyer will go $108,000.
LA counters at $119,000 from list price of $120,000.
Buyer says whoa. Just doesn't want to push nickels back and forth to get there.
No deal. No problem. It happens. They can't all be deals.
Three weeks pass. LA calls me.
LA: "Seller will do … (12 comments)
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seller: Cary NC Real Estate, How to avoid selling your home: Don't have it inspected before listing! - 12/08/07 10:17 PM
My Buyers had a moment to look around as I play with the combo lockbox.
They were standing on the front stoop with me and start asking questions like, "What's this? And this? How about that?"
When you find 4 or 5 inspection defect issues while standing on the stoop, it doesn't help … (10 comments)
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seller: Cary, NC Real Estate Adventures: Full-Service Agent crawls under House. Buyer Client follows. What fun!! - 12/03/07 09:17 PM
You read it right. Belly-crawling it was.
We've toured the home twice, and my clients want to know what the potable water supply piping system is.
In this area, built in 1995, that is quite likely to be polybutylene, with copper risers, a common method with local tract builders in the 1990's in … (7 comments)
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seller: Cary NC Real Estate, How to avoid selling your home: Don't call me, and don't let me show it! - 12/02/07 10:12 PM
I'm waiting for a call back. Waiting for close to 36 hours. Thinking I won't get the call.
Went by a nice looking home in a great Cary, NC, neighborhood with clients, and pulled a flyer out of the box.
No MLS number or company logo, but it is listed on the MLS with a … (12 comments)
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seller: Cary NC Real Estate, "Remove shoes?" My reply: "Please turn up the HEAT!" - 11/19/07 02:45 PM
Sure, I press my clients to remove shoes in a nice clean home, when the Seller makes the request. It is courtesy, and reasonable. And some cultures just do not wear shoes in the house. Respect. I'm all for it.
But we are approaching winter in North Carolina. NC winter is … (12 comments)
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seller: Cary NC Real Estate, Closing table grins and chuckles... - 11/10/07 03:24 PM
Sometimes getting the keys conveyed properly is a small hurdle.
Folks sign all the paperwork, and expect to get the keys. Legally, they do not own the home in North Carolina until the deed is recorded. And that is the best time to hand over the keys, after recording of the deed. … (14 comments)
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seller: Wake County, NC, Real Estate, Buyers' Market? You still have to be a BUYER to buy a home! - 08/28/07 07:27 AM
Wake County, NC, is blessed with a fairly stable real estate market. We don't have a huge price bubble, and we don't generally see the trough that some of the country is experiencing.
Folks who want to buy a new home in Wake County aren't seeing the market dynamics incessantly promoted in the national … (11 comments)
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seller: Buyer asks, "What's the black stains on the roof of so many homes?" - 03/02/07 07:38 PM
One of the first things a Cary Buyer relocating from the North notices is the black stain that develops on many roof surfaces in the Triangle area. And they want to know if it is a problem, or if the roof is degrading.
The stain is cosmetically unsightly, but harmless to the … (6 comments)
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seller: About North Carolina Home Inspections - 01/27/07 09:30 PM
When buying a home, most Buyers choose to have a home inspection performed. The inspection focuses on major systems of the building, is NOT a warranty or appraisal, and does not guarantee the longevity of any system. Licensed home inspectors may be general contractors, or represent a particular trade, but are not necessarily … (3 comments)
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seller: Avoid Lease Option Heartache! - 01/08/07 04:57 AM
Avoid Lease Option Heartache
So, you have some income, but you messed up your credit a few years back and with a couple of repossessions and a foreclosure, you think you'll never own a home again. How could it get worse?
Well, one way to make it worse is to fall into a … (13 comments)
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