buying a home Archive

  • Rules for buying a home

    Rules for buying a home

    Even though we are in a buyers market, there are still rules you need to follow to make picking up a new home go smoothly. I will be sharing these with you over the next few days here on our blog or if you are...

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  • Colleton River Plantation | Seeing the Field

    Colleton River Plantation | Seeing the Field

    Seeing the Field – A Scene from The Legend of Bagger Vance As you watch the clip above from the Legend of Bagger Vance, you’ll see stars like Will Smith and Matt Damon (under the direction of Robert Redford), but in the background, you’ll also...

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  • Think about doing this BEFORE you buy a home this year

    Think about doing this BEFORE you buy a home this year

    If you are considering buying property on Hilton Head this year, and with interest rates and prices low, you’d be nearly crazy not to, I’d like to offer some tips so you will be prepared. Consider talking to your lender before you find that property....

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  • Remember the Boy Scout Motto:  Be Prepared

    Remember the Boy Scout Motto: Be Prepared

    Remember when you wanted to leverage a piece of property and you would call the bank and say, “Hi, this is Bill Brannon. I am a nice guy, work hard and make good money. I want to borrow “x” dollars to buy this house/condo/lot”.  The...

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  • 18 Stable Gate | Moss Creek | Bluffton, SC

    18 Stable Gate | Moss Creek | Bluffton, SC

    This is with-out a doubt the best DEAL in Moss Creek. It has been completely remodeled. New kitchen, granite thru-out,stainless steel,new carpet ,paint and all new bathrooms.  New HVAC in 2008 and new roof in 20007. Large water view of the marsh. Just bring your clothes...

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  • Choose Experience When Buying or Selling

    Choose Experience When Buying or Selling

    When buying or selling real estate, I always suggest you choose an experienced agent/company with several years of working in the area where you are looking or selling. No offense to new agents, but this is could be the largest purchase or sale you will...

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  • Lenders May Need to Pay Borrowers at Closing

    Lenders May Need to Pay Borrowers at Closing

    On Sunday, November 15, 2009, while attending the National Association of REALTORS Conference, I attended a seminar conducted by Washington, DC Attorney, Phillip Schulman. His talk was entitled “New GFE/HUD-1 You Really Need to Know This Stuff.” At first I thought I would just stop...

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  • Reverse Mortgages – Is it for you?

    Reverse Mortgages – Is it for you?

    My business partner Nancy Marshall and I have our first transaction where the buyer is using a “Reverse Mortgage to Purchase”. We wanted clarification of this product so we asked “Reverse Mortgage to Purchase” specialist, Linda Covinsky of Mortgage Unlimited, an affiliate of Wells Fargo....

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  • The Truth about Real Estate "Deals"

    The Truth about Real Estate "Deals"

    We know everyone wants a good deal, no matter if you’re buying toothpaste or a home. That fact rings true especially in this market, as everyone knows prices have gone down appreciably. But one must keep in mind that “good” deals are relative and take...

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  • Understanding the different segments of the real estate market

    Understanding the different segments of the real estate market

    Hilton Head Island vs. Bluffton (the Mainland) Articles that state what the Hilton Head real estate market is, or is not, do not breakdown the market into segments and thus give an incorrect view of large geographic areas with many different segments. When you see a published...

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