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Sullivan's Island homes for sale | Beachfront Homes Sullivan's Island SC | Lots for Sale Sullivan's IslandSullivan's Island property is one of the Charleston SC area's best little beach communities, because of that there aren't many owners that want to sell, so the prices are high. Quaint and qui...

If you have every visited Mount Pleasant SC then you'll know it's a pretty large community and therefore are a lot of neighborhoods to choose from. So which ones are the best Luxury subdivision in Mt Pleasant, South Carolina? I am a realtor in Mount Pleasant SC so I have tried to point out my fav...

Old Profile Contents About me:I have been a real estate agent in Charleston S.C. since 2006 and have loved it ever since. But I have actual working in the real estate industry because of 13 years as a home mortgage financing expert. started in the real estate industry as a loan officer in 1998 as...

Up until recently, probably the last 8 months, the Charleston SC real estate market has been doing fairly well as compared to the rest of the country. Which has been the case since I moved here in 99'. Seeing how Charleston was voted #1 Tourist city in the World be Conde Naste magazine it comes a...

Downtown Charleston, SC is considered by many historians and tourism enthusiasts to be one of the (if #1) best towns in the United States for visiting, vacactioning, and seeing gorgeous homes.  The houses for sale downtown Charleston, SC can vary drastically from community, and street so quickly....

Many of us Charleston SC real estate brokers and agents have our own websites with real estate listings, but how does the public choose which to search properties? What makes ours different from Zillow or Trulias? With Zillow pushing so hard to take over the real estate search market how do you m...

Ok.. So you have decided you want to build a new home, and you have obtained mortgage financing , now you have to figure out what kind of new construction home build you want to do? Do you want a new fully custom home, tract built, or semi-custom? Well, regardless of which of those you choose asi...

Buying a house in Charleston, Mount Pleasant, or even Daniel Island is now cheaper then renting according to a new report from the real estate website Trulia. In virtually every U.S. city it’s better to buy a house then to rent. “Despite the recent home rebound, rents continue to rise faster then...

If you have never built a new home choosing where to begin can be difficult. So I have detailed for prospective home buyers; and those looking to build a starting place for thought.  1.) Fully Custom – Just as its name states, custom homes are as YOU want them. As the prospective home owner you w...

As a member of the National Association of Realtor and Charleston Trident Association of Realtors I feel it is my duty to fully inform the public and prospective clients about the truth of online property search tools. Not that there is anything deceitful, but because I feel us as agents need to ...