Buying

Dec. 31, 2014

Clean Up Your Credit Report, then Buy that Myrtle Beach Home!

For anyone who has looked into buying a Myrtle Beach home several times—but kept getting discouraged every time because of a negative credit report—read on!

You probably already know that you are not alone—but so what?—it’s small consolation, especially when you consider how much financial ground you lose every …

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Dec. 16, 2014

Vetting Your Myrtle Beach Buyer’s Agent Saves Time in the End

“Hello there! I noticed you admiring Buyers Agency this stunning open house. How would you like to sign with me as your Myrtle Beach buyer’s agent, and find your dream home?”

The appropriate answer for this question depends on what leads up to it—first off, whether you have already decided to …

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Dec. 12, 2014

Tips for Long Distance House Hunting

You got the big promotion at work, buthouse hunting in myrtle beach there's one catch: you have to move across the country. Myrtle Beach homeowners may have mastered Myrtle Beach house hunting, but doing it in a location that requires travel can be a logistical nightmare—especially when the distance in question is more than …

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Dec. 5, 2014

When Sellers Won’t Negotiate: 3 Tips for Myrtle Beach Home Buyers

Part of the art of listing a Myrtle Beach home for sale is to highlight features that will catch eyes in a wide assortment of different groups of prospective buyers. It’s “the more, the merrier”—and very often the ultimate buyer winds up being unlike the typical prospect you would have …

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Dec. 4, 2014

Myrtle Beach Realtors® Recognize Changing Marketplace

When I think of the term ‘marketplace,’ the first mental image that comes to mind is of a local farmer’s stand or of one of those community farmers’ markets where you get the old-fashioned experience of picking through the offerings of local farmers and bakers. The goods may not …

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Nov. 27, 2014

Myrtle Beach Short Sale Success Goes to Sellers Who Hang Tough

According to the National Association of Realtors®,                                                                                       …

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Nov. 25, 2014

Myrtle Beach Home Sales Charts Are Never A Straight Line Situation

In TV commercials, the idea is to get the point across as economically as possible. That’s why, when the theme is a thriving business, they show a graph with lines that move up (often at an angle that would worry a mountain goat). It makes for an easily grasped, direct message.

Alas …

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Nov. 17, 2014

Buying a Home in Myrtle Beach While Avoiding a Money Pit

For many decades, Hollywood has made box office gold creating comic films about the hilarious possibilities that nightmarish house remodels present: from Mr. Blandings Builds his Dream House to The Money Pit (and even Under the Tuscan Sun), audiences delight in the shifty tradesmen and rotting timbers that define the …

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Oct. 8, 2014

Myrtle Beach Closing Costs: What Every Home Buyer Should Know


Even before you are presented with the sheaf of paperwork that accompanies the signing of your first mortgage, if you are a Myrtle Beach first-time home buyer, you will have already learned about closing costs—the fees and charges that pay for various parts of creating the mortgage loan. Included in …

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Sept. 26, 2014

School Districts Rate Highly in Home Buying Survey

Myrtle Beach residents don’t have to have children at home to know when we’ve gone through the familiar back-to-school rituals. Just turn on a radio or TV, step into a retail store, or drive past a school and the calls to educational muster are evident. At the same time, it’s …

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