Real Estate Tips

Dec. 18, 2015

Myrtle Beach Bookshelves Hold Crucial Real Estate Information

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When it comes to understanding the factors that come into play when buying or selling a home—or any practical real estate information at all—Myrtle Beach high school (or even college) graduates are on their own. If any real estate information has even been touched upon, it will have been …

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Dec. 9, 2015

Knowledge is Power when it comes to Selling Your Myrtle Beach Home

10-30-sellhomeWhen you read up on the dos and don’ts for selling your home, there is one piece of advice that’s universal when it comes to negotiating a successful deal: don’t let emotions get in the way. It does seem peculiar that something that is so obvious about any …

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Oct. 28, 2015

Debate over Open Houses Won’t be Solved Anytime Soon

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It looks as if the debate about the effectiveness of Myrtle Beach open houses as selling tools isn’t going to be settled any time soon. Part of the reason is the difficulty of getting accurate feedback about prospective buyers’ actual behavior as opposed to their intentions. Pollsters do their …

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Sept. 3, 2015

Myrtle Beach Foreclosure Investors Still Compete with Out-of-Towners

4-22-foreclosureYou would think the outside competition for Myrtle Beach foreclosure bargains might have up and disappeared by now…but no! As The Wall Street Journal described it last week, the shrinking number of foreclosure opportunities hasn’t driven Wall Street’s professional investors completely out of the market. But new techniques are …

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Aug. 18, 2015

3 Good Reasons to Avoid Myrtle Beach Homes for Sale by Owner

4-22-fsboLet’s start out by agreeing that a “For Sale by Owner” sign on a Myrtle Beach fence does have a certain appeal. It summons up mental images of a simple, direct relationship: no middle men, just straight talk and fair dealing with the …

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July 22, 2015

Seeking Out the Best Realtor® in Myrtle Beach is Worth the Effort

4-29-realtorWhen you Google “seeking the best professional,” in about a half a second you are presented with 403 million candidates (not to play favorites, SearchEngineWise, when you ask Bing the same thing, it gives you a mere 62.6 million…which might actually prove more useful, since it would only take …

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June 12, 2015

Retirees Rethink Retirement — of Their Myrtle Beach Mortgage!

5-20-mortgagepayoffLast week, The Wall Street Journal ran an article about personal finances that Myrtle Beach mortgage payers who are at or near retirement age should find thought-provoking. It centered on the idea that today’s retirees are often making a decision that differs from what past generations have chosen.

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June 3, 2015

Buying a House: Unlike Any Other Shopping Expedition!

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As most Myrtle Beach homeowners would agree, buying a house is dissimilar from any other kind of shopping—and that’s not just because of the price tag.

When you set out to shop for most everyday items, you usually pick which store you’ll visit first, then survey what …

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May 29, 2015

Now or Later: When Is the Right Time to Buy a Myrtle Beach Home?

4-1-15-buyahouseA few weeks ago, an eye-catching article surfaced on the Investopedia web site—one with the arresting title of “When is the Right Time to Buy a Home?” I have always assumed that for prospective Myrtle Beach home buyer, the answer to that question varies by the individual circumstances. …

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May 20, 2015

Myrtle Beach Spring Real Estate Selling Season: It's Sprung!

 

4-8-springWhen the first spring day comes along (as opposed to the first day of spring), a goodly proportion of Myrtle Beach’s residents feel the annual pull toward the garden store aisles. Even those who’ve stoutly resisted ordering seeds, gardening tools, or any of the other back yard …

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