Carolina Living Waterfront Home For Sale
Address: 5040 Beachside Pl.
Awesome waterfront home for sale in Sherrills Ford offered by The Fisher Team. Check out all the details and additional pictures at Market Your Home With The Fisher Team.
Homeowners Recoup More With Exterior Replacement Projects
It is about the Curb Appeal!
According to Real Trends, as part of the 2010-11 Remodeling Cost vs. Value Report, Realtors recently rated exterior replacement projects among the most cost-effective home improvement projects, demonstrating that curb appeal remains one of the most important aspects of a home at resale time.
According to the report, replacement projects usually outperform remodel and addition projects in resale value because they are among the least expensive and contribute to curb appeal.
Nine of the top 10 most cost-effective projects nationally in terms of value recouped are exterior replacement projects.
The top two replacement items bring a return on the investment are front door replacement and garage door replacement. Another item that ranks high involve various forms of siding replacement.
Other items mentioned were window replacement, wood deck addition or upgrade and minor Kitchen remodel.
The article mentions various estimates with regard to return on investment and you can read the entire article on the Real Trends Website
The New NC Offer To Purchase Is Coming – Are You Ready?
Or a better question might be: Is Your Realtor Ready?
At Carolina Living Real Estate, we are getting ready! We are meeting weekly to discuss the nuances of the changes. Additionally there is mandatory training we have to take so that when it goes live on Jan. 1st, we will be ready.
In addition to the changes to the Offer to Purchase, our listing agreements and numerous addendum are changing to support the major changes in the Offer To Purchase.
If you are familiar with our Offer To Purchase then you are aware that we had an Alternative 1 and an Alternative 2 as choices for how we wanted to handle contingencies and the buyers ability to do their due diligence. There were a lot of gray areas that caused problems with the termination of the contract and the handling or earnest monies.
For example, there was language concerning the inspection that was written in a way that left a lot to interpretation of which there could be several.
So, our new contracts eliminate alternative 1 and is now centered around what we used to know as Alternative 2 which in short can be described like this. The buyer is using option money to buy time to do his/her due diligence.
The difference is that with the use of option money, the buyer can opt out of the contract for ANY reason. However all option monies belong to the seller!
This option money is going to be a source for much discussion and negotiation.
The best thing to do is to discuss all your options with your agent. Make sure he/she knows all the ins and outs of the new contract and can advise you appropriately.
Here are a few things that buyers and sellers should do up front and are things that used to be done chronologically during the course of the contract phases.
1. Sellers should get a home inspection up front. While the buyer will most likely get his/her own done, getting an inspection done and making repairs should enable the seller to require more option money because he/she has ensured it is in good shape already.
2. Sellers should consider purchasing a home warranty up front. This also protects both the buyer and the seller.
3. Buyers should contact a lender and be get fully qualified to buy with everything but the home he/she is going to purchase.
This is a very short synopsis of what is on the horizon. Stay tuned for more tips concerning our document changes…
Should You Trust Your Realtor
Even in the best of times, some people perceive that Realtors are just money hungry so and so’s that are just out to make a quick buck. In trying times, some perceptions are magnified.
Recently we had a situation where one of our Carolina Living Agents was relieved of his services with assisting a buyer find a home. WHY?
- He was given criteria in which to find a home which included, schools, price, bedrooms etc.
- He spent hours finding and researching homes.
- He spent more time showing numerous homes.
- He write up multiple low-ball offers even though he was quite certain they had no chance in heck of being accepted.
- He gave his opinion that the offers were not very realistic! (as evidence of the seller not even countering the original offer)
Realtors are many things. We are trusted advisers, we are chauffeurs, we are cheerleaders, sometimes we are babysitters and pet sitters, we are clients security blankets against lawsuits and making poor decisions.
By the way, the reason the agent was relived of his services was because he was ‘not on the same page’ as the buyer because he gave her what she asked for. Advice and Knowledge. The unfortunate things was that the advice and knowledge did not fit inthe category of ‘Yes’ man!
My advice to the agent. So be it. Your better off.
Realtors are held to a higher standard than many professions. The public has the NC Real Estate Commission to file complaints and other agents have the Carolina Realtor Association to address agent to agent issues.
Realtors are indeed trustworthy. We are required to put our clients needs above our own. Most good Realtors do this day in and day out. While we sometimes come across selfish people like the client mentioned above,most clients do respect Realtors and quite frankly, we deserve every bit of it.
The Peninsula Home For Sale
Designed for luxury livng with expanded master suite, two-way fireplace graces MBR and study, extra room adjoins MBR as exercise room with bar sink,refrigerator, microwave, large bath with oversized jacuzzi. 2nd bedroom with sitting area, island amenities on main level. Graciously proportioned 2 story foyer, Hardwood floors, surround sound, covered porch overlooks 8th hole.
Totally unique floor plan will offer gracious, large living areas , accomodates owner desiring a second master main level suite, with 2 bedrooms on upper level. Buyer may desire to update, kitchen ha s solid surface counters, all white cabinets. Natural light and overall plan is can be appealing.
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Listing Your Charlotte Area Home For Sale
You Need To List Your Charlotte Area Home For Sale
Have you been with another agency and not getting results? Are you looking for an agency that is innovated with it’s techniques.
Let Us List Your Property and give us at least 4 months to produce more showings than you ever had before. Our marketing techniques are about where people are actually looking!
EXPOSURE ON THE INTERNET!!!
Selling your home in a market as competitive as it is now and with the inventory is being high, What you are going to need the most is Exposure.
As you may know, the new #1 way that Home Buyers look for Charlotte Real Estate for Sale is through the Internet. It is no longer from Print Ads or Open Houses. The traffic you need is through the web and mobile devices. Today’s buyers are savvy with technology!
Carolina Living Real Estate owns and operates several Real Estate Websites with over 1000 Web Pages and Blogs about real estate in the surrounding Charlotte and Lake Norman areas. Our company is set up that our listings are syndicated to numerous popular real estate websites over the internet via our IDX solution, extended Realtor.com and more.
Also, many agents can claim to to have a website. However if you ask them how they know the site is getting traffic, they get a deer in the headlights look. We use tools like Carolina Living Real Estate Google Analytics to carefully monitor how users of the internet actually find us. Our traffic across our websites number in the 1000’s daily.
Does your company have a Property Management division? Believe it or not, we have one and our renters turn into buyers. Whose home are we going to first introduce to our clients? YOURS!
Is your agent using bar codes to link to videos and more pictures? More and more buyers have mobile bar readers on their smart phones. We are a company that uses this technology to give you even more exposure. We use this on flyers, the internet and anywhere else we market your home!
Have a smart phone? Download the mobile bar code reader application. It is FREE!
Looking for a innovative company to list your home? Look no further than Carolina Living Real Estate.
Contact us for a FREE comparative market analysis.
It’s Time To Winterize Your Home
The weather will soon be getting colder around Charlotte and it’s important to take the proper measures to winterize your home
Here are some highlights:
- Call an HVAC professional to inspect and clean your furnace. The best piece of advice I can give you is to turn the furnace on and have it inspected before the coldest winter months. The last thing you want is to have a faulty furnace when the temperature starts to plummet.
- Inspect your doors and windows for cracks and exposures. According to EarthWorks Group, the average American home has leaks that amount to a nine-square-foot hole in the wall…that’s a lot of cold air coming into your home during those winter months!
- Clean out gutters and prevent the formation of potential ice dams by removing any debris.
- Drain air conditioner pipes and shut off the AC water valve. If you’ve never experienced a burst pipe during a winter freeze now would not be the time to start. Shutting off the AC water valve and making sure the pipes are drained will save you from many unnecessary headaches this winter.
Read the rest of : 10 ways to winterize now
11038 Harrowfield Road – Charlotte
Lovely 2BD 2BA Unit. Painting and carpet cleaning in progress. Peaceful view from large back porch/balcony. Bedroom furniture to remain. Other furniture available. Excellent schools. HOA includes building insurance and taxes, management fee, exterior building maintenance, lawn maintenance, common areas, trash removal, water and sewer, pool, pest control.
Map of 11038 Harrowfield Rd. Charlotte
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12140 Old Willow Road – Charlotte
Charming and neat as a pin. Move in ready. Warm colors, wood blinds throughout, lawyers paneling, marble fireplace, kitchen island, large deck, beautiful landscaping, 4′ x 15′ storage area under rec room. All pool equipment, 2 pool chaises, square table on deck w/4 chairs, billiard table, bar w/2 bar stools convey. Mirror in dining room does not convey. Pool/above and below ground. Refrigerator negotiable, and much more. Must see to appreciate!
Map of 12140 Old Willow Road
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Charlotte Area MLS Absorption Rate
Absorption rate shows us the number of months of inventory we have and you can now check these stats by community!