Lowcountry Homes, Lowcountry Living

"Matchmaker, Matchmaker, Make me a match, Find me a find, catch me a catch. Matchmaker, Matchmaker Look through your book, And make me a perfect match!" -- Fiddler on the Roof In today's real estate market, I frequently feel like the Matchmaker from Fiddler on the Roof.  Gone for now are the days...

I'm not an avid fisher-person, but I've been out more than a time or two with seasoned professionals, and am always amazed at the careful thought and analysis that goes into selecting just the right lure for just the kind of river inhabitant the fisherman hopes to catch. Personally, I'm a big fan...

Recently, I talked with a prospective client who had interviewed other agents about listing their home, and were advised by those agents that there was nothing they could do to help them sell their home. Let me repeat that. The agents advised their potential client that there was nothing the agen...

Are you doing more and more "short sales" these days?  If you're an active agent, the answer to that question is most likely a resounding "YES!"  I've been actively listing and successfully selling and closing "short sales" for about a year now.  Until now, one of the more frustrating aspects of ...

After hearing horror stories from other Realtors(R) about closings falling through at the last minute, leaving clients virtually homeless, it has finally happened to me and one of my clients.  I used to think "How could a Realtor(R) let this happen to their client!" when I heard these stories pr...

Times are tough in the real estate industry, and many agents - novice and veteran alike - are leaving the profession and returning to previous careers.  I must confess, that like many other agents, I've recently considered returning to a career that utilizes the skills I learned earlier in life. ...

Tomorrow, I will be the Buyer's Agent at a short sale transaction closing.That is, it will close "Lord willing and the creek don't rise", as we used to say back home. Due to many complications with this transaction, on both the Buyer and Seller side, we have been working on this transaction since...

December 8, 2008 Day 1 of 100 Days to Change Commitment to CHANGE – It’s kind of scary, but then, going on in the same way as things are now is even scarier. My family is always teasing me about my eagerness for self-improvement and my willingness to embrace change. Whenever I bring up a new idea...