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How to Plant for a Drought
With the current drought conditions, keeping your landscaping beautiful can be a daunting task. Before you begin planting, keep in mind that some plants and flowers can thrive in a dry environment. Designing your yard with decorative mulch and stones shaped and defined by borders is another option. This requires NO watering. Tall grasses, those that grow 4-6 ft high also require almost no water and... [Read more]
Cash Out Refinance
As you know, I own some rental properties, and there are some upgrades and additions I really wanted to do – which means I need cash. So I’m refinancing my own house to raise the capital. The low interest rates – we’re about to finance at 4.3% – means we can take out $40K with no real difference in our mortgage payment! If you have equity in your home, you could consider... [Read more]
Luxury Residences Being Auctioned – As Low as 60K!
I want you to know about a golden investment opportunity in Durham, NC real estate. Sheldon Good & Company will hold an absolute real estate auction of 34 luxury residences in The Landing at Southpoint. Check out the brochure detailing the auction. Ten of the 34 luxury residences definitely will be sold, regardless of price, making this a remarkable opportunity for owner occupants or investors.... [Read more]
This Month I Started a War…And Made Two People Happy
This month I started a war – and made two people very happy. Here’s the story. One of my clients – I’ll call her Amy – wanted to purchase a lower cost townhome in Chapel Hill near UNC, where she worked. She was prequalified for a $102K loan. We found a townhome complex with twelve units for sale. They ranged in price from $109k to $130k, out of my clients price range. But I did some... [Read more]
That Vacant Look
It happens more and more. People buy a house in one community before they sell one where they’ve lived before. Or an aging parent is moved into a condominium, and the large family house is left standing vacant. If you presume your vacant house is still insured, you might want to check your policy again. Some policies stop coverage after a house is unoccupied over 30 days. Others have a clause... [Read more]
A Tale of Two Homeowners: Should You Sell Your Home or Rent It?
The Tale of Two HomeownersOnce upon a time, Family A needed to move out of their house and move to a neighboring town across the river. Of course they needed to sell the house they were living in. How else could they produce a substantial down payment? Just over the hill and down the lane lived Family B that also needed to move out of their house to buy a home in a town that was just under an hour’s... [Read more]
What Curb Appeal & Unappealing Bathrooms Have in Common
Have you ever gone into the restroom in a restaurant – and then decided that you’d rather eat elsewhere? “Oh, yuck. If the bathroom is this gross, what does the kitchen look like?” You take a look at the area you can see, and make an assumption on how clean the kitchen is. Prospective buyers do the same thing for houses – they gauge a home’s interior by what can... [Read more]
Green Cleaning Your Real Estate
Cleaning your house shouldn’t be harmful to the environment or to you. Have you read cleaning product labels lately? Products like furniture polish and oven cleaners contain neurotoxic chemicals that can cause headaches, irritability and other unpleasant reactions even with limited exposure. It’s enough to make you say “Cleaning house gives me a headache; I had to give it up.” Don’t... [Read more]
Common Problems with Selling a Property
Selling your home takes a delicate balance of skills. There are times when a good REALTOR® has to be painfully honest to tell you what needs fixing or cleaning or that the price you had in mind isn’t realistic. Yet I believe being a REALTOR® in the Chapel Hill and Durham areas is one of the best jobs anyone could have. A REALTOR® here gets to show people like you the very best of Chapel Hill... [Read more]
Q and A’s: Comparative Market Analysis
Q. Who needs a Comparative Market Analysis (CMA)? A. Buyers: Now that you’ve found the perfect house to buy, a CMA is a your best tool to reveal if the asking price is a fair one and what would be a strategic offering price. A. Sellers: Now that you’ve decided to sell your home, a CMA helps you price your house to your best advantage. Otherwise you could price too high and have your property... [Read more]
