Real Estate Tips

May 5, 2015

What Improvements Add the Most Real Estate Value?

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“The best real estate value in Myrtle Beach!” is certainly a little bit over-the-top when it’s used in a listing, but in truth, that’s pretty much what most prospective homebuyers in every price range actually hope to find. For homeowners planning to list their own Myrtle Beach …

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April 7, 2015

Buying a Home in Myrtle Beach: Retirement Myths Abound

12-10-retirementThat housing needs change as people get older goes without saying. For Myrtle Beach Baby Boomers, the “getting older” concept has gradually morphed from the distant abstraction it seemed in the 60’s and 70’s to a more immediate concern. And of all the decisions that will have the most impact …

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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. 16, 2014

Creating Myrtle Beach Listings That Stand Out from the Pack

If you had to come up with a single Creating a Myrtle Beach Listing that stands outcharacteristic that the most effective Myrtle Beach home listings have in common, there are several good candidates:
A really well-crafted listing catches your eye with superior photography, for sure. But that’s not possible with every property. Good photographers know how 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. 8, 2014

Real Estate Markets Register Steady Improvement

Myrtle Beach real estate observers got some background information last month that seemed to confirm much of what we’ve been seeing for a while now. Mid-term election politicking is now safely behind us (for a brief while, at least), but in the run-up to the elections, this was a comprehensive …

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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 be …

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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®, across the nation, short sales and foreclosures                                                                                                            accounted for aMyrtle Beach Short Salesbout 10% of sales in September—down from 15% a year earlier. Seventy percent of those were foreclosures, leaving the remaining 30% as short sales. For bargain-hunters who wish to take advantage of one …

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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 …

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