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Way back in 1990, Al and Debbie Bandy, of Newton, NC, started cooking a Thanksgiving day meal for the community.  They served about 125 people that first year.  Today, with the help of volunteers, they expect to serve over 500 people.  And they deliver, too! The dinner is held every other year (a...
11/25/2010
Why Do I Need to Get Pre-Approved Before You Show Me The House? This question has come up a number of times in recent weeks, so I thought I'd write about it here. Some buyers today seem to really get offended if they are asked if they've spoken with a lender yet or if they've been pre-qualified f...
11/24/2010
Need A Quickie?  Quick Tips to Staging Your House to Sell If you've even considered selling your house in today's market, you've probably already heard about staging.  Want a great example of a perfectly staged home?  Visit a few builder open houses, or better yet, take a tour through a few model...
11/15/2010
To Make an Offer on My Listing, Please Provide Me Your First Born! At least that's the way it seems to me lately.  I have a few investors as clients, so I get to make a lot of offers on bank REOs (real estate owned). For years, REOs have always been more difficult than a "normal" closing.  The ba...
11/15/2010
The True Costs of FSBO vs Hiring a REALTOR® Most FSBOs (For Sale By Owners) begin marketing their homes themselves in an attempt to "save the commission."  Unfortunately, very few of them ever really compare the true costs of selling FSBO to the costs of hiring a REALTOR®. Assuming that you've co...
11/08/2010
Please Remove Shoes Before Entering the Home For Sale I'm wondering if this is just a trend in the Hickory NC real estate market or if it's something that's hitting other places, too.  It seems that the newest thing in listings around here is the new added phrase in the agent only remarks section...
11/01/2010
Tomorrow is November the 2nd, Voting Day. For those of you that have already voted via early voting periods, Great!  You've done your part. If you haven't voted yet, make time to do so, tomorrow, November 2nd, 2010. It doesn't matter if you're a Democrat or Republican.  If you're an Independent o...
11/01/2010
Is it important to clean your home's ducts and air filters?  YES IT IS!  In a previous post, Jay Markanich talked about why it's important to clean your ducts and filters.  In this article, Jay explains how to help prevent dust buildup in the first place and increase the time in between cleanings...
10/30/2010
  Is it important to clean your home's ducts and air filters?  YES IT IS!  Jay Markanich writes a great article on why it's important, as well as who you need to contact to clean it and what they need to do to do it right!  Thanks, Jay.   I am asked by clients and Realtors all the time - "Is duct...
10/30/2010
Real Haunts and Ghosts of Catawba County and the Greater Hickory NC Area Just in time for Halloween! Here's a starter list of possible real haunted places and ghostly tales from in and around Catawba County and Hickory NC.  If you decide you'd like to visit some of these places, please remember t...
10/30/2010
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