Yacht Drive (Oak Island, NC)
By Ginger Harper, Your Southport~Oak Island Agent~Brunswick County!
(Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Advantage~ Ginger Harper Real Estate Team)
  Is it worth it to do the BPO's and REO's now. I would like for someone to share with me, how to hook up with the lenders that will work with me onforeclosures and short sales. Seems like some agents get all of that business and I want to learn how to break into that market.I will be taking the short sale course soon and want to be successful in the depressed market alongthe North Carolina coast... Thanks for any help. Ginger HarperColdwell Banker Sea Coast Realty800-346-7671
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By Ginger Harper, Your Southport~Oak Island Agent~Brunswick County!
(Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Advantage~ Ginger Harper Real Estate Team)
I talked  with you earlier and told you of the listing that I was asked to come and see.  I went there at 1:00 and saw a real treat.  It was a great property located in a small community that sits on the waterway along the NC coastline close to Southport NC.The house is a well maintained property long the waters edge.I think it will sell.Ginger
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By Ginger Harper, Your Southport~Oak Island Agent~Brunswick County!
(Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Advantage~ Ginger Harper Real Estate Team)
You know, since I have been a realtor, we have gone from 1 page for a  listing and 1 page for a offer to purchase...to about total pages of around 15 pages.  Don't that seem like a waste of trees. Our state of NC has just revised the forms and we are having a webinar on that today.Would love to get back to a more simplistic way of giving buyers and seller what they need. Agree?? Ginger
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By Ginger Harper, Your Southport~Oak Island Agent~Brunswick County!
(Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Advantage~ Ginger Harper Real Estate Team)
 I wanted to run this by you all  to see how you feel about it. An agent in our area, is having Open Houses and this is how it works. He will have 4 houses Open and the requirement is that you go into the houses with your lock box and leave your card on the counter. This Open house will go on for 4 hours.....say from 10 to 2.  After that time, he will  draw 4 cards from the agents that went to preview the house and give away $100, $50, and 4 $25 gift cards. Would that go well in your area?
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By Ginger Harper, Your Southport~Oak Island Agent~Brunswick County!
(Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Advantage~ Ginger Harper Real Estate Team)
    Temperture at 7:00 was 17 degrees!   Is all of our County Cold?   It has been a while since we have had cold like this. Frozen water pipes, slipper steps and high electric bills.   Well to be in the South these days does not mean, mint julips on the veranda that is for sure..   It is cold.  We are just not used to this kind of weather.   Our dock becons me but I can't get enough coats, gloves and scarves  on to go out and enjoy the sunset.   So I will just view from the warmth of the fireplace, inside... Hope all is well with you.  Market is showing some signs of activity.  Finally!  Hope that is for you too.   Take care my friend.   Ginger of Southport http://www.GingerHarper.com  
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By Ginger Harper, Your Southport~Oak Island Agent~Brunswick County!
(Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Advantage~ Ginger Harper Real Estate Team)
  Re-blogged by 0 agents         "The Rain in Spain falls Mainly on the Plain."  Not so here.  I am in the southeast part  of North Carolina where the Atlantic Ocean meets the Cape Fear River...and the rain is falling on us. We live on a creek, called the Beaver Dam Creek (for obvious reasons)  we have had an ok Spring and gthe drought is less and less in the area. WE have not had a major storm in a few years..and althought I do not like the hurricanes that pass by, they do bring much needed rain to the area.   Seems like  the weather systems that affect us think we need more.  Wish that it would level out some. Are you getting the rainfall that you need in your area..    
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By Ginger Harper, Your Southport~Oak Island Agent~Brunswick County!
(Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Advantage~ Ginger Harper Real Estate Team)
Over the past week, I have been having computer problems with my backup computer in the office.  I had our support guys to take a look and they did not seem to know what was wrong.  I called the Dell folks and they spent hours and hours working through the problems and came up with the solutions..  It took 4 calls to get the job done, and I was able to recite all of the serial numbers and details by the end of the 4th call.  But, Joe did the job and the computer works as it should .."Thank YOU Joe!". These experts have the patience of Job and look methodically to find the problems.  Either you love what you do or you get out of the business. Right. Guess I still love Real Estate....  I have been doing this for over 30 years now..   Hope your day it a great one.
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