http://activerain.com/blogs/charlestonmike Homes for Sale in Goose Creek SC, Goose Creek SC Real Estate, Charleston SC Homes for Sale, Moncks Corner Homes for Sale, Moncks Corner Real Estate, Charleston Air Force Base Homes for Sale, en-us http://activerain.com/blogsview/1322068/home-for-sale-in-ladson-sc <div style="color: #6F6F65;"><table cellspacing="0" border="0" height="100%" cellpadding="10" width="100%"> <tr> <td><table cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="740"> <tr> <td></td> <td height="20"> <div style="background-color: #4B532A; color: #FDF8D8; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 2px; padding-bottom: 2px;"><strong>Michael J. Johnson</strong> | Carolina One Real Estate<a href="http://www.postlets.com/email_interest.php?pid=2987895&amp;v=re" style="color: #FDF8D8;"></a> | 843-817-5299</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" style="border-left: 1px solid #e7e6d7; border-right: 1px solid #e7e6d7;" width="740"> <tr> <td> <table cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%"> <tr> <td> <table cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="7" width="100%"> <tr> <td style="background-color: #e7e6d7;"> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="1" width="100%"> <tr> <td height="30"><div style="color: #8E0700;">4492 Garwood Drive, Goose Creek, SC</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="560"> <div style="color: #5E5E56;">Excellent starter home with a large wooded lot.</div></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: #e7e6d7;"> <table cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="4" style="background-color: #FFFEFD;" width="724"> <tr> <td><table cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%"> <tr> <td height="35" width="350"> <div style="color: #4B532A;">3BR/1BA Single Family House</div></td> <td><span style="padding-right: 5px;"></span></td> <td><div style="color: #4B532A;">offered at $95,000</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td><table cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="3" style="background-color: #FFFEFD;" width="100%"> <tr> <td style="background-color: #FFFEFD; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; color: #4B532A;" width="125">Year Built</td> <td style="background-color: #FFFEFD; font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; color: #4B532A;">1972 </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: #FFFEFD; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; color: #4B532A;">Sq Footage</td> <td style="background-color: #FFFEFD; font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; color: #4B532A;">1,088 </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: #FFFEFD; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; color: #4B532A;">Bedrooms</td> <td style="background-color: #FFFEFD; font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; color: #4B532A;">3</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: #FFFEFD; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; color: #4B532A;">Bathrooms</td> <td style="background-color: #FFFEFD; font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; color: #4B532A;">1 full, 0 partial </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: #FFFEFD; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; color: #4B532A;">Floors</td> <td style="background-color: #FFFEFD; font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; color: #4B532A;"> 1 </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: #FFFEFD; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; color: #4B532A;">Parking</td> <td style="background-color: #FFFEFD; font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; color: #4B532A;"> 1 Car garage </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: #FFFEFD; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; color: #4B532A;">Lot Size</td> <td style="background-color: #FFFEFD; font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; color: #4B532A;">.23 acres </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: #FFFEFD; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; color: #4B532A;">HOA/Maint</td> <td style="background-color: #FFFEFD; font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; color: #4B532A;">$0 per month</td> </tr> </table> <br> <div style="color: #4B532A;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"> DESCRIPTION</span></div> <hr style=""> <table cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="3" width="100%"> <tr> <td style="font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; color: #5E5E56;">Attractive all-brick home with a large backyard that backs up to woodlands. The home owner has taken pride in the maintenance of the home and the upkeep of the yard. A new roof was installed on the home last year. The kitchen features a nice size pantry and all major appliances convey with the home including the washer and dryer. Seller is offering a one year home warranty with an acceptable offer.<br /> </td> </tr> </table> </td> <td width="5"><span style="padding-right: 5px;"></span></td> <td><table cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="8" style="background-color: #FFFEFD;" width="100%"> <tr> <td><img src="http://www.postlets.com/create/photos/20091105/153327_DSCF0080.JPG" border="1" height="262" width="350"><br> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%"> <tr> <td><table cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="1" width="350"> <tr> <td height="25" style="font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; color: #5E5E56;">see additional photos below</td> </tr></table></td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: #e7e6d7;"><table cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="4" style="background-color: #FFFEFD;" width="724"> <tr> <td> <table cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%"> <tr> <td> <table cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="3" width="100%"> <tr> <td> <div style="color: #4B532A;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">PROPERTY FEATURES</span></div> <hr style=""> <table cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="3" width="100%"><tr style="font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; color: #5E5E56;"> <td width="33%">- Central A/C</td> <td width="33%">- Central heat</td> <td width="33%">- Family room</td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; color: #5E5E56;"> <td width="33%">- Dining room</td> <td width="33%">- Dishwasher</td> <td width="33%">- Refrigerator</td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; color: #5E5E56;"> <td width="33%">- Stove/Oven</td> <td width="33%">- Washer</td> <td width="33%">- Dryer</td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; color: #5E5E56;"> <td width="33%">- Yard</td> <td width="33%"></td><td width="33%"></td></tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table> <br> <table cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="3" width="100%"> <tr> <td> <div style="color: #4B532A;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">COMMUNITY FEATURES</span></div> <hr style=""> <table cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="3" width="100%"><tr style="font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; color: #5E5E56;"> <td width="33%">- Garage parking</td> <td width="33%"></td><td width="33%"></td></tr> </table><p> </td> </tr> </table> <br> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: #e7e6d7;"><table cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="4" style="background-color: #FFFEFD;" width="724"> <tr> <td><table cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%"> <tr> <td><table cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="3" width="100%"><tr> <td> <div style="color: #4B532A;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">ADDITIONAL PHOTOS </span></div> <hr style=""><table cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%"><tr><td height="262" style="font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; color: #5E5E56;"><div style="padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; padding-bottom: 2px;"><img src="http://www.postlets.com/create/photos/20091105/153327_DSCF0080.JPG" border="0" width="344"><br>Photo 1</div></td><td style="font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; color: #5E5E56;"><div style="padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; padding-bottom: 2px;"><img src="http://www.postlets.com/create/photos/20091105/153327_DSCF0081.JPG" border="0" width="344"><br>Photo 2</div><tr><td height="262" style="font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; color: #5E5E56;"><div style="padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; padding-bottom: 2px;"><img src="http://www.postlets.com/create/photos/20091105/153327_DSCF0083.JPG" border="0" width="344"><br>Photo 3</div></td><td style="font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; color: #5E5E56;"><div style="padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; padding-bottom: 2px;"><img src="http://www.postlets.com/create/photos/20091105/153328_DSCF0086.JPG" border="0" width="344"><br>Family Room</div><tr><td height="262" style="font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; color: #5E5E56;"><div style="padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; padding-bottom: 2px;"><img src="http://www.postlets.com/create/photos/20091105/153328_DSCF0087.JPG" border="0" width="344"><br>Kitchen</div></td><td style="font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; color: #5E5E56;"><div style="padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; padding-bottom: 2px;"><img src="http://www.postlets.com/create/photos/20091105/153328_DSCF0098.JPG" border="0" width="344"><br>Master Bedroom</div></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr> <td style="background-color: #e7e6d7;" width="50%"> <table cellspacing="1" border="0" cellpadding="0" style="border-left: 1px solid #e7e6d7; border-top: 1px solid #e7e6d7; border-bottom: 1px solid #e7e6d7; background-color: #e7e6d7;" width="350"> <tr> <td><table cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="5" width="100%"> <tr> <td><div style="color: #4B532A;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"> Contact info:</span></div></td> </tr> <tr> <td><table cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%"> <tr> <td width="100"><img src="http://www.postlets.com/galleries/photos/20091105155145_Activerain_HD_photo.JPG" border="0" width="95"></td> <td><table cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="2" width="100%"> <tr><td><div style="color: #5E5E56;">Michael J. Johnson</div></td></tr> <tr><td><div style="color: #5E5E56;">Carolina One Real Estate</div></td></tr> <tr><td><div style="color: #5E5E56;">843-817-5299</div></td></tr> <tr> <td><div style="color: #5E5E56;">For sale by agent/broker</div></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> </table><br></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> </table></td></tr></table></td> </tr> <tr> <td><table cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%"> <tr> <td style="background-color: #e7e6d7;"><span style="padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px;"><img src="http://www.postlets.com/css/styles/sonoma/btn_powered.gif" border="0" height="25" alt="powered by postlets" width="140"></span></td> <td style="background-color: #e7e6d7;"><a href="http://www.craigslist.org/about/FHA.html" style="color: #8E0700; text-decoration: none;">Equal Opportunity Housing</a></td> <td style="background-color: #e7e6d7;" width="35"><span style="padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px;"><img src="http://www.postlets.com/images/eoh_logo.gif" height="18" width="24"></span></td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> </table> <table cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="740"> <tr> <td height="20"><div style="background-color: #4B532A; color: #FDF8D8; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 2px; padding-bottom: 2px;">Posted: Nov 5, 2009, 12:39pm PST</div></td> </tr> </table></td></tr> </table></div> <div class='agent_signature'><p>&nbsp;</p> <p><img style="float: right;" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/1/8/3/5/5/ar125079279855381.jpg" alt="" width="146" height="134" /></p> <p><strong>Michael J. Johnson, Realtor, ABR</strong></p> <p>843-817-5299</p> <p><a href="http://www.providingthelight.com" target="_blank">www.providingthelight.com</a></p> <p><a href="http://metrocharlestonhomes.com" target="_blank">www.metrocharlestonhomes.com</a></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: right;"><a href="http://www.providingthelight.com" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino; font-size: medium;"><em>"P<span style="font-size: small;">roviding the Light to Guide You Home"</span></em></span></a></p> <p style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Follow me:</strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/profile.php?id=669246184&amp;ref=ts" target="_blank"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/7/3/5/0/3/ar125606987630537.png" alt="" width="62" height="78" /></a><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/profile?viewProfile=&amp;key=36552095&amp;locale=en_US&amp;trk=tab_pro" target="_blank"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/8/9/1/2/9/ar125606989692198.png" alt="" width="62" height="78" /></a><a href="http://www.myspace.com/charlestonmike" target="_blank"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/7/9/1/1/9/ar125606994291197.png" alt="" width="62" height="78" /></a><a href="http://twitter.com/charlestonmike" target="_blank"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/3/1/8/9/4/ar125607000749813.png" alt="" width="64" height="64" /></a></p></div> Michael Johnson, REALTOR, ABR - Goose Creek SC (Carolina One Real Estate) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:55:17 -0600 http://activerain.com/blogsview/1322068/home-for-sale-in-ladson-sc http://activerain.com/blogsview/1321077/quotes-of-the-day-5-nov-09 <p><strong>"I had rather starve and rot and keep the privilege of speaking the truth as I see it, then of holding all the offices that capital has to give from the presidency down."</strong>&nbsp; Brook Adams, <em>The Degredation of Democratic Dogma, 1919</em></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2156/1795858024_aad1bc519d.jpg%3Fv%3D0&amp;imgrefurl=http://flickr.com/photos/steve-h/1795858024/&amp;usg=__yQtetUjgAbbpjv0eRmlce9a74RA=&amp;h=334&amp;w=500&amp;sz=71&amp;hl=en&amp;start=8&amp;um=1&amp;tbnid=s8o9C2NRDiHioM:&amp;tbnh=87&amp;tbnw=130&amp;prev=/images%3Fq%3Dseek%2Btruth%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26sa%3DG%26um%3D1" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2156/1795858024_aad1bc519d.jpg?v=0" height="192" alt="" width="288" /></a></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>"Every violation of truth is not only a sort of suicide in the liar, but is a stab at the health of human society."&nbsp;</strong> - Ralph Waldo Emerson</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong><br /></strong></p> <p><strong>"Truth like-like a blanket that always leaves your feet cold.....Y-Y-You push it, stretch it, it'll never be enough. You kick at it, beat it, it'll never cover any of us. From the moment we enter crying t-to the moment we leave dying, it'll just cover your face as you wail and cry and scream."</strong> - fictional character Todd Anderson from <em>Dead Poet's Society</em></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://www.creativescreenwriting.com/csdaily/csdart/images/2006-01-Jan/Dead%20Poets%20Society%20-%20When%20I%20am%20making%20bad%20movies%20remember%20this%20moment%20%28300w%29.jpg" height="188" alt="" width="288" /></p><div class='agent_signature'><p>&nbsp;</p> <p><img style="float: right;" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/1/8/3/5/5/ar125079279855381.jpg" alt="" width="146" height="134" /></p> <p><strong>Michael J. Johnson, Realtor, ABR</strong></p> <p>843-817-5299</p> <p><a href="http://www.providingthelight.com" target="_blank">www.providingthelight.com</a></p> <p><a href="http://metrocharlestonhomes.com" target="_blank">www.metrocharlestonhomes.com</a></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: right;"><a href="http://www.providingthelight.com" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino; font-size: medium;"><em>"P<span style="font-size: small;">roviding the Light to Guide You Home"</span></em></span></a></p> <p style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Follow me:</strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/profile.php?id=669246184&amp;ref=ts" target="_blank"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/7/3/5/0/3/ar125606987630537.png" alt="" width="62" height="78" /></a><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/profile?viewProfile=&amp;key=36552095&amp;locale=en_US&amp;trk=tab_pro" target="_blank"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/8/9/1/2/9/ar125606989692198.png" alt="" width="62" height="78" /></a><a href="http://www.myspace.com/charlestonmike" target="_blank"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/7/9/1/1/9/ar125606994291197.png" alt="" width="62" height="78" /></a><a href="http://twitter.com/charlestonmike" target="_blank"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/3/1/8/9/4/ar125607000749813.png" alt="" width="64" height="64" /></a></p></div> Michael Johnson, REALTOR, ABR - Goose Creek SC (Carolina One Real Estate) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:29:15 -0600 http://activerain.com/blogsview/1321077/quotes-of-the-day-5-nov-09 http://activerain.com/blogsview/1311396/quotes-of-the-day-30-oct-09-halloween- <p><strong>"Hold on, man.&nbsp; We don't go anywhere with "scary," "haunted," or "forbidden" in the title."</strong> - Shaggy from Scobby-Doo.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>"One need not be a chamber to be haunted;<br /> One need not be a house;<br /> The brain has corridors surpassing<br /> Material place."</strong><br /> ~Emily Dickinson</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>&nbsp;"...and dread to look over his shoulder, lest he should behold some uncouth being tramping close behind him! and how often was he thrown into complete dismay by some rushing blast, howling among the trees, in the idea that it was the Galloping Hessian on one of his nightly scourings!</strong> --Washington Irving - From "The Legend of Sleep Hollow"</p> <p><img src="http://assets.kaboose.com/media/00/00/04/bd/cf8b5451b0643c8011f6e63c081811b04127db0c/476x357/Slideshow-candycorn_476x357.jpg" height="357" alt="" width="475" /></p><div class='agent_signature'><p>&nbsp;</p> <p><img style="float: right;" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/1/8/3/5/5/ar125079279855381.jpg" alt="" width="146" height="134" /></p> <p><strong>Michael J. Johnson, Realtor, ABR</strong></p> <p>843-817-5299</p> <p><a href="http://www.providingthelight.com" target="_blank">www.providingthelight.com</a></p> <p><a href="http://metrocharlestonhomes.com" target="_blank">www.metrocharlestonhomes.com</a></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: right;"><a href="http://www.providingthelight.com" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino; font-size: medium;"><em>"P<span style="font-size: small;">roviding the Light to Guide You Home"</span></em></span></a></p> <p style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Follow me:</strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/profile.php?id=669246184&amp;ref=ts" target="_blank"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/7/3/5/0/3/ar125606987630537.png" alt="" width="62" height="78" /></a><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/profile?viewProfile=&amp;key=36552095&amp;locale=en_US&amp;trk=tab_pro" target="_blank"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/8/9/1/2/9/ar125606989692198.png" alt="" width="62" height="78" /></a><a href="http://www.myspace.com/charlestonmike" target="_blank"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/7/9/1/1/9/ar125606994291197.png" alt="" width="62" height="78" /></a><a href="http://twitter.com/charlestonmike" target="_blank"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/3/1/8/9/4/ar125607000749813.png" alt="" width="64" height="64" /></a></p></div> Michael Johnson, REALTOR, ABR - Goose Creek SC (Carolina One Real Estate) Fri, 30 Oct 2009 10:42:59 -0500 http://activerain.com/blogsview/1311396/quotes-of-the-day-30-oct-09-halloween- http://activerain.com/blogsview/1307379/quotes-of-the-day-28-oct-09 <p><img src="http://wpcontent.answers.com/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Thomas_Brackett_Reed_-_Brady-Handy.jpg/180px-Thomas_Brackett_Reed_-_Brady-Handy.jpg" height="160" alt="" width="124" style="float: left;" /><strong></strong></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>"It is a very lonely life that a man leads, who becomes aware of truths before their time."</strong> - Thomas Brackett Reed</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><img src="http://www.britannica.com/blogs/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/hubbard.jpg" height="156" alt="" width="123" style="float: left;" /><strong></strong></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>"An idea that is not dangerous is unworthy of being called an idea at all."</strong> - Elbert Hubbard</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><img src="http://www.phillwebb.net/History/TwentiethCentury/Pragmatism/Santayana/Santayana.jpg" height="285" alt="" width="200" style="float: left;" /><strong></strong></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>"In imagination, not in perception, lies the substance of experience, while knowledge and reason are but its chastened and ultimate form."</strong>&nbsp; - George Santayana</p> <p>&nbsp;</p><div class='agent_signature'><p>&nbsp;</p> <p><img style="float: right;" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/1/8/3/5/5/ar125079279855381.jpg" alt="" width="146" height="134" /></p> <p><strong>Michael J. Johnson, Realtor, ABR</strong></p> <p>843-817-5299</p> <p><a href="http://www.providingthelight.com" target="_blank">www.providingthelight.com</a></p> <p><a href="http://metrocharlestonhomes.com" target="_blank">www.metrocharlestonhomes.com</a></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: right;"><a href="http://www.providingthelight.com" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino; font-size: medium;"><em>"P<span style="font-size: small;">roviding the Light to Guide You Home"</span></em></span></a></p> <p style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Follow me:</strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/profile.php?id=669246184&amp;ref=ts" target="_blank"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/7/3/5/0/3/ar125606987630537.png" alt="" width="62" height="78" /></a><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/profile?viewProfile=&amp;key=36552095&amp;locale=en_US&amp;trk=tab_pro" target="_blank"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/8/9/1/2/9/ar125606989692198.png" alt="" width="62" height="78" /></a><a href="http://www.myspace.com/charlestonmike" target="_blank"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/7/9/1/1/9/ar125606994291197.png" alt="" width="62" height="78" /></a><a href="http://twitter.com/charlestonmike" target="_blank"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/3/1/8/9/4/ar125607000749813.png" alt="" width="64" height="64" /></a></p></div> Michael Johnson, REALTOR, ABR - Goose Creek SC (Carolina One Real Estate) Wed, 28 Oct 2009 09:25:07 -0500 http://activerain.com/blogsview/1307379/quotes-of-the-day-28-oct-09 http://activerain.com/blogsview/1302587/quotes-of-the-day-calvin-hobbes <p><span class="sqq"><strong>&ldquo;People think it must be fun to be a super genius, but they don't realize how hard it is to put up with all the idiots in the world.&rdquo;</strong> - Calvin (from Calvin and Hobbes)</span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span class="sqq"><strong>&ldquo;Who was the first guy that looked at a cow and said," I think that I'll drink whatever comes out of those things when I squeeze them?&rdquo;</strong> - Calvin (from Calvin and Hobbes)</span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span class="sqq"><strong>&ldquo;Life is like topography, Hobbes. There are summits of happiness and success, flat stretches of boring routine, and valleys of frustration and failure.&rdquo;</strong> - Calvin (from Calvin and Hobbes)<br /></span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span class="mu">Note:&nbsp; Calvin &amp; Hobbes are fictional characters from the comic series created by <a href="http://thinkexist.com/quotes/bill_watterson/" class="mu">Bill Watterson</a>.</span></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://interactive.usc.edu/members/msilverman/Calvin%20N%20Hobbes%202.jpg" height="450" alt="" width="423" /></p><div class='agent_signature'><p>&nbsp;</p> <p><img style="float: right;" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/1/8/3/5/5/ar125079279855381.jpg" alt="" width="146" height="134" /></p> <p><strong>Michael J. Johnson, Realtor, ABR</strong></p> <p>843-817-5299</p> <p><a href="http://www.providingthelight.com" target="_blank">www.providingthelight.com</a></p> <p><a href="http://metrocharlestonhomes.com" target="_blank">www.metrocharlestonhomes.com</a></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: right;"><a href="http://www.providingthelight.com" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino; font-size: medium;"><em>"P<span style="font-size: small;">roviding the Light to Guide You Home"</span></em></span></a></p> <p style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Follow me:</strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/profile.php?id=669246184&amp;ref=ts" target="_blank"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/7/3/5/0/3/ar125606987630537.png" alt="" width="62" height="78" /></a><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/profile?viewProfile=&amp;key=36552095&amp;locale=en_US&amp;trk=tab_pro" target="_blank"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/8/9/1/2/9/ar125606989692198.png" alt="" width="62" height="78" /></a><a href="http://www.myspace.com/charlestonmike" target="_blank"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/7/9/1/1/9/ar125606994291197.png" alt="" width="62" height="78" /></a><a href="http://twitter.com/charlestonmike" target="_blank"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/3/1/8/9/4/ar125607000749813.png" alt="" width="64" height="64" /></a></p></div> Michael Johnson, REALTOR, ABR - Goose Creek SC (Carolina One Real Estate) Sun, 25 Oct 2009 15:22:01 -0500 http://activerain.com/blogsview/1302587/quotes-of-the-day-calvin-hobbes http://activerain.com/blogsview/1300062/quotes-of-the-day-23-oct-09 <p><img src="http://www.museum.tv/archives/etv/B/htmlB/burnsgeorge/burnsgeorgeIMAGE/burnsgeorge.jpg" height="110" alt="" width="91" style="float: left;" /><span class="a12"><strong></strong></span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span class="a12"><strong>"Too bad that all the people who know how to run the country are busy driving taxicabs and cutting hair."</strong> - George Burns</span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><img src="http://blogs.jobdig.com/wwds/files/2009/01/willrogers3a-4.jpg" height="117" alt="" width="91" style="float: left;" /><strong></strong></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>"The taxpayers are sending congressmen on expensive trips abroad. It might be worth it except they keep coming back!" </strong>- Will Rogers</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><img src="http://www.todayinliterature.com/assets/photos/s/george-bernard-shaw-180x255.jpg" height="130" alt="" width="91" style="float: left;" /><strong></strong></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>"If all the economists in the world were laid end to end, they wouldn&rsquo;t reach any conclusion."</strong>&nbsp; - George Bernard Shaw</p><div class='agent_signature'><p>&nbsp;</p> <p><img style="float: right;" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/1/8/3/5/5/ar125079279855381.jpg" alt="" width="146" height="134" /></p> <p><strong>Michael J. Johnson, Realtor, ABR</strong></p> <p>843-817-5299</p> <p><a href="http://www.providingthelight.com" target="_blank">www.providingthelight.com</a></p> <p><a href="http://metrocharlestonhomes.com" target="_blank">www.metrocharlestonhomes.com</a></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: right;"><a href="http://www.providingthelight.com" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino; font-size: medium;"><em>"P<span style="font-size: small;">roviding the Light to Guide You Home"</span></em></span></a></p> <p style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Follow me:</strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/profile.php?id=669246184&amp;ref=ts" target="_blank"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/7/3/5/0/3/ar125606987630537.png" alt="" width="62" height="78" /></a><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/profile?viewProfile=&amp;key=36552095&amp;locale=en_US&amp;trk=tab_pro" target="_blank"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/8/9/1/2/9/ar125606989692198.png" alt="" width="62" height="78" /></a><a href="http://www.myspace.com/charlestonmike" target="_blank"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/7/9/1/1/9/ar125606994291197.png" alt="" width="62" height="78" /></a><a href="http://twitter.com/charlestonmike" target="_blank"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/3/1/8/9/4/ar125607000749813.png" alt="" width="64" height="64" /></a></p></div> Michael Johnson, REALTOR, ABR - Goose Creek SC (Carolina One Real Estate) Fri, 23 Oct 2009 13:45:10 -0500 http://activerain.com/blogsview/1300062/quotes-of-the-day-23-oct-09 http://activerain.com/blogsview/1295688/quotes-of-the-day-21-oct-09 <p style="text-align: left;"><img src="http://drbristol.files.wordpress.com/2009/10/lewis-black-2.jpg" height="165" alt="" width="130" style="float: left;" /></p> <p style="text-align: left;"><span class="sqq"><strong>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s absolutely stupid that we live without an ozone layer. We have men, we&rsquo;ve got rockets, we&rsquo;ve got saran wrap &ndash; FIX IT!!!&rdquo; </strong>- Lewis Black</span></p> <div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div> <div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div> <div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div> <div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div> <div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div> <div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div> <div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div> <div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div> <div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div> <div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div> <div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div> <div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div> <div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div> <div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div> <div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div> <div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div> <p style="text-align: right;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: left;"><img src="http://www.theonion.com/content/files/images/onion_imagearticle1872.jpg" height="113" alt="" width="127" style="float: left;" /><strong><br /></strong> <span class="body"><strong>"I guess the real reason that my wife and I had children is the same reason that Napoleon had for invading Russia: it seemed like a good idea at the time."</strong>&nbsp; </span>- Bill Cosby<span class="bodybold"> </span></p> <p style="text-align: right;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: right;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: right;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: right;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: right;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: right;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: left;">&nbsp;</p> <p><img src="http://www.nytimes.com/images/blogs/tvdecoder/posts/1107/conan-obrien-heroes.jpg" height="181" alt="" width="190" style="float: left;" /></p> <p style="text-align: left;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: left;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: left;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: left;"><span class="a12"><strong>"Scientists say because of global warming they expect the world's oceans to rise four and a half feet. The scientists say this can mean only one thing - Gary Coleman is going to drown."&nbsp;</strong> - Conan Obrian </span></p> <div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div> <div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div><div class='agent_signature'><p>&nbsp;</p> <p><img style="float: right;" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/1/8/3/5/5/ar125079279855381.jpg" alt="" width="146" height="134" /></p> <p><strong>Michael J. Johnson, Realtor, ABR</strong></p> <p>843-817-5299</p> <p><a href="http://www.providingthelight.com" target="_blank">www.providingthelight.com</a></p> <p><a href="http://metrocharlestonhomes.com" target="_blank">www.metrocharlestonhomes.com</a></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: right;"><a href="http://www.providingthelight.com" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino; font-size: medium;"><em>"P<span style="font-size: small;">roviding the Light to Guide You Home"</span></em></span></a></p> <p style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Follow me:</strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/profile.php?id=669246184&amp;ref=ts" target="_blank"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/7/3/5/0/3/ar125606987630537.png" alt="" width="62" height="78" /></a><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/profile?viewProfile=&amp;key=36552095&amp;locale=en_US&amp;trk=tab_pro" target="_blank"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/8/9/1/2/9/ar125606989692198.png" alt="" width="62" height="78" /></a><a href="http://www.myspace.com/charlestonmike" target="_blank"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/7/9/1/1/9/ar125606994291197.png" alt="" width="62" height="78" /></a><a href="http://twitter.com/charlestonmike" target="_blank"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/3/1/8/9/4/ar125607000749813.png" alt="" width="64" height="64" /></a></p></div> Michael Johnson, REALTOR, ABR - Goose Creek SC (Carolina One Real Estate) Wed, 21 Oct 2009 08:42:40 -0500 http://activerain.com/blogsview/1295688/quotes-of-the-day-21-oct-09 http://activerain.com/blogsview/1294806/what-is-earnest-money- <p>Most people who are not involved in real estate day in and day out often get confused with the industry terminology that Realtors routinely use.&nbsp; It can be a confusing barrage of lingo that frustrates buyers and sellers.&nbsp; One of these terms is <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Earnest Money. </strong></span></p> <p><img src="http://elainereese.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/pay-money.jpg" height="182" alt="" width="289" style="float: right;" /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>What is Earnest Money?</strong></span>&nbsp; - Earnest money in real estate is "good faith money," or as I like to call it serious money.&nbsp; This is the money that a buyer usually puts up to show the seller that he/she is serious about buying a house.&nbsp; This is often necessary in the mind of the seller because buying a house usually takes about 30 days (depending on the situation) from the time the buyer and seller ratify a contract until the time of the closing.&nbsp; The earnest money from the buyer is put is an <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escrow" target="_blank">escrow account</a> and held by one of the involved real estate brokerages until the closing.&nbsp; If all goes according to plan and the buyer buys the house from the seller, then the earnest money is credited to the buyer at closing.&nbsp; But, in the event that the buyer backs out of the contract, without proper cause within the contract, the earnest money goes to the seller and the seller must then put the house/property back on the market in hopes of finding another buyer.</p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>How Much Earnest Money?</strong></span> - It is important to note that in South Carolina there is no law requiring earnest money nor is there a law determining how much money should be put in escrow for any given price range.&nbsp; But, most sellers will not consider an offer without the earnest money being part of the offer.&nbsp; Why?&nbsp; Because the seller is taking a risk.&nbsp; You see once the seller accepts an offer on their home, the home is taken off of the "active" listings on the market. The seller usually secures a new place to live and begins the process of moving his/her household goods into another home or storage. The earnest money ensures that if the buyer backs out (apart from what is allowed in the contract) the seller is compensated for the risk of any potential buyers that were lost as well as their time and trouble involved.</p> <p><img src="http://3poundsofrealestate.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/Writing_Check_small1.jpg" height="244" alt="" width="195" style="float: left;" />So how much is required?&nbsp; I know many places around the country have an unwritten rule of 3%-5%.&nbsp; The only time you will see that around Charleston is with some new construction builders and with some bank owned properties.&nbsp; In the Charleston SC market, anything under 125K usually calls for an earnest money deposit between $500-$1000 (unless otherwise specified from the seller).&nbsp; Anything from 125K-250K usually calls for an earnest money deposit of $1000-$1500.&nbsp; Anything from 250K-500K usually calls for earnest money between the amounts of $1500 and $2500.&nbsp; Anything above that is usually specified by the seller.&nbsp; Just like anything else in real estate, earnest money is usually negotiable.</p> <p>The key thing to remember about earnest money is that is should be used to strenghthen&nbsp; the offer of the buyer.&nbsp; A solid offer, a preapproval letter, and a reasonable sum of earnest money can go a long way in convincing the seller to accept the offer of a buyer.</p><div class='agent_signature'><p>&nbsp;</p> <p><img style="float: right;" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/1/8/3/5/5/ar125079279855381.jpg" alt="" width="146" height="134" /></p> <p><strong>Michael J. Johnson, Realtor, ABR</strong></p> <p>843-817-5299</p> <p><a href="http://www.providingthelight.com" target="_blank">www.providingthelight.com</a></p> <p><a href="http://metrocharlestonhomes.com" target="_blank">www.metrocharlestonhomes.com</a></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: right;"><a href="http://www.providingthelight.com" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino; font-size: medium;"><em>"P<span style="font-size: small;">roviding the Light to Guide You Home"</span></em></span></a></p> <p style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Follow me:</strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/profile.php?id=669246184&amp;ref=ts" target="_blank"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/7/3/5/0/3/ar125606987630537.png" alt="" width="62" height="78" /></a><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/profile?viewProfile=&amp;key=36552095&amp;locale=en_US&amp;trk=tab_pro" target="_blank"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/8/9/1/2/9/ar125606989692198.png" alt="" width="62" height="78" /></a><a href="http://www.myspace.com/charlestonmike" target="_blank"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/7/9/1/1/9/ar125606994291197.png" alt="" width="62" height="78" /></a><a href="http://twitter.com/charlestonmike" target="_blank"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/3/1/8/9/4/ar125607000749813.png" alt="" width="64" height="64" /></a></p></div> Michael Johnson, REALTOR, ABR - Goose Creek SC (Carolina One Real Estate) Tue, 20 Oct 2009 19:31:55 -0500 http://activerain.com/blogsview/1294806/what-is-earnest-money- http://activerain.com/blogsview/1286270/quotes-of-the-day-15-oct-09 <p><strong>"It is neither wealth nor splendor, but tranquility and occupation, which give happiness."</strong>&nbsp; - Thomas Jefferson (1788)</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>"Debt is the slavery of the free."</strong>&nbsp; Publilius Syrus (1st century BC)</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>"What the vast majority of American children need is to stop being pampered, stop being indulged, stop being chauffeured, stop being catered to.&nbsp; In the final analysis it is not what you do for your children but what you have taught them to do for themselves that will make them successful human beings."</strong> - Ann Landers</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://human3rror.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/broken_chains.jpg" height="321" alt="" width="285" /></p><div class='agent_signature'><p>&nbsp;</p> <p><img style="float: right;" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/1/8/3/5/5/ar125079279855381.jpg" alt="" width="146" height="134" /></p> <p><strong>Michael J. Johnson, Realtor, ABR</strong></p> <p>843-817-5299</p> <p><a href="http://www.providingthelight.com" target="_blank">www.providingthelight.com</a></p> <p><a href="http://metrocharlestonhomes.com" target="_blank">www.metrocharlestonhomes.com</a></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: right;"><a href="http://www.providingthelight.com" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino; font-size: medium;"><em>"P<span style="font-size: small;">roviding the Light to Guide You Home"</span></em></span></a></p> <p style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Follow me:</strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/profile.php?id=669246184&amp;ref=ts" target="_blank"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/7/3/5/0/3/ar125606987630537.png" alt="" width="62" height="78" /></a><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/profile?viewProfile=&amp;key=36552095&amp;locale=en_US&amp;trk=tab_pro" target="_blank"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/8/9/1/2/9/ar125606989692198.png" alt="" width="62" height="78" /></a><a href="http://www.myspace.com/charlestonmike" target="_blank"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/7/9/1/1/9/ar125606994291197.png" alt="" width="62" height="78" /></a><a href="http://twitter.com/charlestonmike" target="_blank"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/3/1/8/9/4/ar125607000749813.png" alt="" width="64" height="64" /></a></p></div> Michael Johnson, REALTOR, ABR - Goose Creek SC (Carolina One Real Estate) Thu, 15 Oct 2009 09:28:25 -0500 http://activerain.com/blogsview/1286270/quotes-of-the-day-15-oct-09 http://activerain.com/blogsview/1280782/quotes-of-the-day-success <p><a href="http://www.moneytimesecurity.com/personaldevelopment1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.moneytimesecurity.com/personaldevelopment1.jpg" height="250" alt="" width="187" style="float: left;" /></a></p> <p><strong>"Achievement, <em>n</em>.&nbsp; The death of endeavor and the birth of disgust." </strong>- Ambrose Bierce, <em>The Devil's Dictionar</em>y, 1906</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>"Try not to become a man of success but rather try to become a man of value."</strong> - Albert Einstein (1955)</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>"All success consists of this:&nbsp; You are doing something for somebody - benefiting humanity - and the felling of success comes from the consciousness of this." </strong>- Elbert Hubbard (1923)</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p><div class='agent_signature'><p>&nbsp;</p> <p><img style="float: right;" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/1/8/3/5/5/ar125079279855381.jpg" alt="" width="146" height="134" /></p> <p><strong>Michael J. Johnson, Realtor, ABR</strong></p> <p>843-817-5299</p> <p><a href="http://www.providingthelight.com" target="_blank">www.providingthelight.com</a></p> <p><a href="http://metrocharlestonhomes.com" target="_blank">www.metrocharlestonhomes.com</a></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: right;"><a href="http://www.providingthelight.com" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino; font-size: medium;"><em>"P<span style="font-size: small;">roviding the Light to Guide You Home"</span></em></span></a></p> <p style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Follow me:</strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/profile.php?id=669246184&amp;ref=ts" target="_blank"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/7/3/5/0/3/ar125606987630537.png" alt="" width="62" height="78" /></a><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/profile?viewProfile=&amp;key=36552095&amp;locale=en_US&amp;trk=tab_pro" target="_blank"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/8/9/1/2/9/ar125606989692198.png" alt="" width="62" height="78" /></a><a href="http://www.myspace.com/charlestonmike" target="_blank"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/7/9/1/1/9/ar125606994291197.png" alt="" width="62" height="78" /></a><a href="http://twitter.com/charlestonmike" target="_blank"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/3/1/8/9/4/ar125607000749813.png" alt="" width="64" height="64" /></a></p></div> Michael Johnson, REALTOR, ABR - Goose Creek SC (Carolina One Real Estate) Mon, 12 Oct 2009 09:11:39 -0500 http://activerain.com/blogsview/1280782/quotes-of-the-day-success http://activerain.com/blogsview/1278142/charleston-book-sale-2009 <p>Do you like books?&nbsp; I do!&nbsp; That's why I love going to the annual Charleston County library book sale.&nbsp; It is a great time to go through some used books and get a great deal on them.&nbsp; Don't miss this year's event going on this weekend at the Gailliard Auditorium.&nbsp; It is going on today Saturday, 10 Oct 2009, from 9am-7pm, and on Sunday, 11 Oct 09 from 10am-3pm.&nbsp; Go check it out.&nbsp;</p> <p><a href="http://www.thatbigbooksale.com/" target="_blank">Click here for more information</a></p> <p><a href="http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.charlestonlibraryfriends.org/images/featured/thatbook.png&amp;imgrefurl=http://www.charlestonlibraryfriends.org/events.html&amp;usg=__Or94FfV1R0AxM4LCqkowDio4D9o=&amp;h=182&amp;w=250&amp;sz=63&amp;hl=en&amp;start=4&amp;um=1&amp;tbnid=nk4v_N5AxfyrDM:&amp;tbnh=81&amp;tbnw=111&amp;prev=/images%3Fq%3Dcharleston%2Bcounty%2Bbook%2Bsale%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26sa%3DN%26um%3D1" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.charlestonlibraryfriends.org/images/featured/thatbook.png" height="182" alt="" width="250" /></a></p><div class='agent_signature'><p>&nbsp;</p> <p><img style="float: right;" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/1/8/3/5/5/ar125079279855381.jpg" alt="" width="146" height="134" /></p> <p><strong>Michael J. Johnson, Realtor, ABR</strong></p> <p>843-817-5299</p> <p><a href="http://www.providingthelight.com" target="_blank">www.providingthelight.com</a></p> <p><a href="http://metrocharlestonhomes.com" target="_blank">www.metrocharlestonhomes.com</a></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: right;"><a href="http://www.providingthelight.com" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino; font-size: medium;"><em>"P<span style="font-size: small;">roviding the Light to Guide You Home"</span></em></span></a></p> <p style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Follow me:</strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/profile.php?id=669246184&amp;ref=ts" target="_blank"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/7/3/5/0/3/ar125606987630537.png" alt="" width="62" height="78" /></a><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/profile?viewProfile=&amp;key=36552095&amp;locale=en_US&amp;trk=tab_pro" target="_blank"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/8/9/1/2/9/ar125606989692198.png" alt="" width="62" height="78" /></a><a href="http://www.myspace.com/charlestonmike" target="_blank"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/7/9/1/1/9/ar125606994291197.png" alt="" width="62" height="78" /></a><a href="http://twitter.com/charlestonmike" target="_blank"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/3/1/8/9/4/ar125607000749813.png" alt="" width="64" height="64" /></a></p></div> Michael Johnson, REALTOR, ABR - Goose Creek SC (Carolina One Real Estate) Sat, 10 Oct 2009 08:26:04 -0500 http://activerain.com/blogsview/1278142/charleston-book-sale-2009 http://activerain.com/blogsview/1276724/quotes-of-the-day-individuality- <p><strong>"Individuality is the aim of political liberty.&nbsp; By leaving to the citizen as much freedom of action and of being as comports with order and the rights of others, the institutions render him truly a free man.&nbsp; He is left to pursue his means of happiness in his own manner."</strong>&nbsp; - James Fenimore Cooper (1838)</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>"Any power must be an enemy of mankind which enslaves the individual by terror and force, whether it arises under the Fascist or the Communist flag.&nbsp; All that is valuable in human society depends upon the opportunity for development accorded to the individual."</strong>&nbsp; - Albert Einstein (1933)</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>"Public opinion is a weak tyrant compared with our own private opinion.&nbsp; What a man thinks of himself, that it is which determines, or rather indicates, his fate."</strong>&nbsp; - Henry David Thoreau</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://www.j1visamd.com/images/stand-out-in-the-crowd-300.jpg" height="225" alt="" width="300" /></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p><div class='agent_signature'><p>&nbsp;</p> <p><img style="float: right;" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/1/8/3/5/5/ar125079279855381.jpg" alt="" width="146" height="134" /></p> <p><strong>Michael J. Johnson, Realtor, ABR</strong></p> <p>843-817-5299</p> <p><a href="http://www.providingthelight.com" target="_blank">www.providingthelight.com</a></p> <p><a href="http://metrocharlestonhomes.com" target="_blank">www.metrocharlestonhomes.com</a></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: right;"><a href="http://www.providingthelight.com" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino; font-size: medium;"><em>"P<span style="font-size: small;">roviding the Light to Guide You Home"</span></em></span></a></p> <p style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Follow me:</strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/profile.php?id=669246184&amp;ref=ts" target="_blank"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/7/3/5/0/3/ar125606987630537.png" alt="" width="62" height="78" /></a><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/profile?viewProfile=&amp;key=36552095&amp;locale=en_US&amp;trk=tab_pro" target="_blank"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/8/9/1/2/9/ar125606989692198.png" alt="" width="62" height="78" /></a><a href="http://www.myspace.com/charlestonmike" target="_blank"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/7/9/1/1/9/ar125606994291197.png" alt="" width="62" height="78" /></a><a href="http://twitter.com/charlestonmike" target="_blank"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/3/1/8/9/4/ar125607000749813.png" alt="" width="64" height="64" /></a></p></div> Michael Johnson, REALTOR, ABR - Goose Creek SC (Carolina One Real Estate) Fri, 09 Oct 2009 08:36:20 -0500 http://activerain.com/blogsview/1276724/quotes-of-the-day-individuality- http://activerain.com/blogsview/1270830/top-25-countries-to-live-in-according-to-the-un <p>Our good friends at the UN have recently come out with their top places to live in the world based upon the <a href="http://hdr.undp.org/en/statistics/" target="_blank"><span>"Human <span>Develpoment</span> Report."&nbsp; </span></a>According to the website:</p> <p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span>"The <span>HDI</span> provides a composite measure of three dimensions of human development: living a long and healthy life (measured by life expectancy), being educated (measured by adult literacy and gross enrollment in education) and having a decent standard of living (measured by purchasing power parity, <span>PPP</span>, income)."</span></p> <p>Here is the list of the countries that made the list this year:<img src="http://registrarism.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/globe-europe.jpg" height="346" alt="" width="347" style="float: right;" /></p> <ol> <li><a href="http://hdrstats.undp.org/en/countries/country_fact_sheets/cty_fs_NOR.html">Norway</a></li> <li><a href="http://hdrstats.undp.org/en/countries/country_fact_sheets/cty_fs_AUS.html">Australia</a></li> <li><a href="http://hdrstats.undp.org/en/countries/country_fact_sheets/cty_fs_ISL.html">Iceland</a></li> <li><a href="http://hdrstats.undp.org/en/countries/country_fact_sheets/cty_fs_CAN.html">Canada</a></li> <li><a href="http://hdrstats.undp.org/en/countries/country_fact_sheets/cty_fs_IRL.html">Ireland</a></li> <li><a href="http://hdrstats.undp.org/en/countries/country_fact_sheets/cty_fs_NLD.html">Netherlands</a></li> <li><a href="http://hdrstats.undp.org/en/countries/country_fact_sheets/cty_fs_SWE.html">Sweden</a></li> <li><a href="http://hdrstats.undp.org/en/countries/country_fact_sheets/cty_fs_FRA.html">France</a></li> <li><a href="http://hdrstats.undp.org/en/countries/country_fact_sheets/cty_fs_CHE.html">Switzerland</a></li> <li><a href="http://hdrstats.undp.org/en/countries/country_fact_sheets/cty_fs_JPN.html">Japan</a></li> <li><a href="http://hdrstats.undp.org/en/countries/country_fact_sheets/cty_fs_LUX.html">Luxembourg</a></li> <li><a href="http://hdrstats.undp.org/en/countries/country_fact_sheets/cty_fs_FIN.html">Finland</a></li> <li><a href="http://hdrstats.undp.org/en/countries/country_fact_sheets/cty_fs_USA.html">United States</a></li> <li><a href="http://hdrstats.undp.org/en/countries/country_fact_sheets/cty_fs_AUT.html">Austria</a></li> <li><a href="http://hdrstats.undp.org/en/countries/country_fact_sheets/cty_fs_ESP.html">Spain</a></li> <li><a href="http://hdrstats.undp.org/en/countries/country_fact_sheets/cty_fs_DNK.html">Denmark</a></li> <li><a href="http://hdrstats.undp.org/en/countries/country_fact_sheets/cty_fs_BEL.html">Belgium</a></li> <li><a href="http://hdrstats.undp.org/en/countries/country_fact_sheets/cty_fs_ITA.html">Italy</a></li> <li><a href="http://hdrstats.undp.org/en/countries/country_fact_sheets/cty_fs_LIE.html">Liechtenstein</a></li> <li><a href="http://hdrstats.undp.org/en/countries/country_fact_sheets/cty_fs_NZL.html"><span>New <span>Zealand</span></span></a></li> <li><a href="http://hdrstats.undp.org/en/countries/country_fact_sheets/cty_fs_GBR.html">United Kingdom</a></li> <li><a href="http://hdrstats.undp.org/en/countries/country_fact_sheets/cty_fs_DEU.html">Germany</a></li> <li><a href="http://hdrstats.undp.org/en/countries/country_fact_sheets/cty_fs_SGP.html">Singapore</a></li> <li><a href="http://hdrstats.undp.org/en/countries/country_fact_sheets/cty_fs_HKG.html"><span><span>Hong</span> Kong, China (<span>SAR</span>)</span></a></li> </ol> <p>You saw right!&nbsp; The US is number 13.&nbsp; What?&nbsp; 13?&nbsp;</p> <p>I've been to many of these countries and even lived in one (Germany) for three years.&nbsp; Most of these are nice places but there are not many, if any, I would put above the US as the best place to live.&nbsp; Take away the US and many of these countries would not even survive.&nbsp; Why?&nbsp; The US spends billions in the protection of itself as well as most of these countries (our allies).&nbsp;</p> <p>If you really want to know where the best place on earth to live is, look at the emigration (migration from native country to another; moving out) and immigration (moving to a country that is not your own; moving in).&nbsp; The US is near dead last for people leaving its country to go to another.&nbsp; On the other hand it is number 1 in the world for people leaving their country to come to the US.&nbsp; I think the overwhelming majority of people like their life in the US and more than any other country, people want to move here.&nbsp; Below is a table of worldwide migration patterns:</p> <p><img src="http://immigration.capstone.googlepages.com/statue-of-liberty-address.jpg/statue-of-liberty-address-full.jpg" height="309" alt="" width="249" style="float: right;" /></p> <div class="pagebreak" style="display: block; padding-left: 30px;"> <table class="factsheet_data_table_2007" border="0" id="table_3"> <tbody> <tr class="table_tr_2007"> <td><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Table 3: Emigrants</strong></span></td> </tr> <tr class="table_tr_2007"> <td class="table_title_2007"><strong>Origin of migrants</strong></td> <td class="table_title_2007"><strong>Emigration rate (%)</strong></td> <td class="table_title_2007"><strong>Major continent of destination for migrants</strong></td> <td class="table_title_2007"><strong>(%)</strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>1. Antigua and Barbuda</strong></td> <td><strong>45.3</strong></td> <td><strong>Asia </strong></td> <td><strong>46.6</strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="table_td_2007"><strong>20. Ireland</strong></td> <td class="table_td_2007"><strong>20.0</strong></td> <td class="table_td_2007"><strong>Europe </strong></td> <td class="table_td_2007"><strong>69.2</strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="table_td_2007"><strong>129. France</strong></td> <td class="table_td_2007"><strong>2.9</strong></td> <td class="table_td_2007"><strong>Europe </strong></td> <td class="table_td_2007"><strong>54.5</strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="table_td_2007"><strong>145. Australia</strong></td> <td class="table_td_2007"><strong>2.2</strong></td> <td class="table_td_2007"><strong>Europe </strong></td> <td class="table_td_2007"><strong>46.9</strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="highlightedcountryrow_2007"><strong>172. United States</strong></td> <td class="highlightedcountryrow_2007"><strong>0.8</strong></td> <td class="highlightedcountryrow_2007"><strong>Latin America and the Caribbean </strong></td> <td class="highlightedcountryrow_2007"><strong>32.2</strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="table_td_2007"><strong>174. Japan</strong></td> <td class="table_td_2007"><strong>0.7</strong></td> <td class="table_td_2007"><strong>Northern America </strong></td> <td class="table_td_2007"><strong>59.5</strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>181. Mongolia</strong></td> <td><strong>0.3</strong></td> <td><strong>Europe </strong></td> <td><strong>40.7</strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="table_title_global_aggregate_2007"><strong>Global aggregates</strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong><span><span>OECD</span></span></strong></td> <td><strong>3.9</strong></td> <td><strong>Northern America </strong></td> <td><strong>41.2</strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>Very high human development</strong></td> <td><strong>3.4</strong></td> <td><strong>Europe </strong></td> <td><strong>39.2</strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>World</strong></td> <td><strong>3.0</strong></td> <td><strong>Europe</strong></td> <td><strong>33.4</strong></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <p style="padding-left: 30px;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="padding-left: 30px;">&nbsp;</p> <table class="factsheet_data_table_2007" border="0" id="table_3" style="padding-left: 30px;"> <tbody> <tr class="table_tr_2007"> <td><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Table 4: Immigrants</strong></span></td> </tr> <tr class="table_tr_2007"> <td class="table_title_2007"><strong>Destination of migrants</strong></td> <td class="table_title_2007"><strong>Immigrant stock (thousands)</strong></td> <td class="table_title_2007"><strong>Destination of migrants</strong></td> <td class="table_title_2007"><strong>Immigrants as a share of population (%) 2005</strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>1. United States</strong></td> <td><strong>39,266.5</strong></td> <td><strong>1. Qatar</strong></td> <td><strong>80.5</strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="table_td_2007"><strong><br /></strong></td> <td class="table_td_2007"><strong><br /></strong></td> <td class="table_td_2007"><strong>4. Andorra</strong></td> <td class="table_td_2007"><strong>63.1</strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="table_td_2007"><strong><br /></strong></td> <td class="table_td_2007"><strong><br /></strong></td> <td class="table_td_2007"><strong>29. Ireland</strong></td> <td class="table_td_2007"><strong>14.8</strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="table_td_2007"><strong><br /></strong></td> <td class="table_td_2007"><strong><br /></strong></td> <td class="table_td_2007"><strong>31. Austria</strong></td> <td class="table_td_2007"><strong>14.0</strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="highlightedcountryrow_2007"><strong>1. United States</strong></td> <td class="highlightedcountryrow_2007"><strong>39,266.5</strong></td> <td class="highlightedcountryrow_2007"><strong>34. United States</strong></td> <td class="highlightedcountryrow_2007"><strong>13.0</strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="table_td_2007"><strong>3. Germany</strong></td> <td class="table_td_2007"><strong>10,597.9</strong></td> <td class="table_td_2007"><strong>35. Germany</strong></td> <td class="table_td_2007"><strong>12.9</strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="table_td_2007"><strong>4. France</strong></td> <td class="table_td_2007"><strong>6,478.6</strong></td> <td class="table_td_2007"><strong>37. Sweden</strong></td> <td class="table_td_2007"><strong>12.3</strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="table_td_2007"><strong>164. Liechtenstein</strong></td> <td class="table_td_2007"><strong>11.9</strong></td> <td class="table_td_2007"><strong>129. Japan</strong></td> <td class="table_td_2007"><strong>1.6</strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>182. Vanuatu</strong></td> <td><strong>1.0</strong></td> <td><strong>182. China</strong></td> <td><strong>0.0</strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="table_title_global_aggregate_2007"><strong>Global aggregates</strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong><span><span>OECD</span></span></strong></td> <td><strong>97,622.8</strong></td> <td><strong><span><span>OECD</span></span></strong></td> <td><strong>8.4</strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>Very high human development</strong></td> <td><strong>107,625.9</strong></td> <td><strong>Very high human development</strong></td> <td><strong>11.1</strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>World</strong></td> <td><strong>195,245.4</strong></td> <td><strong>World</strong></td> <td style="padding-left: 30px;"><strong>3.0</strong></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p style="padding-left: 30px;">&nbsp;</p><div class='agent_signature'><p>&nbsp;</p> <p><img style="float: right;" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/1/8/3/5/5/ar125079279855381.jpg" alt="" width="146" height="134" /></p> <p><strong>Michael J. 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The bill extended tax credits for energy efficient home improvements to include windows, doors, roofs, insulation, HVAC, and non-solar water heaters).&nbsp; The residential tax credit is available for the aforementioned improvements made and placed in service in 2009 &amp; 2010. &nbsp;</p> <p>According to the government <a href="http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=tax_credits.tx_index" target="_blank">website</a>, tax credits are available at 30% of the cost up to $1500 for existing homes only (new construction does not qualify).&nbsp; The website goes on to explain the rules:</p> <p>Tax credits are now available for home improvements:</p> <ul> <li>must be <a>"placed in service"</a> from January 1, 2009 through December 31, 2010</li> <li>must be for taxpayer's principal residence, EXCEPT for geothermal heat pumps, solar water heaters, solar panels, and small wind energy systems (where second homes qualify)</li> <li>$1,500 is the maximum total amount that can be claimed for all products placed in service in 2009 &amp; 2010 for most home improvements, EXCEPT for geothermal heat pumps, solar water heaters, solar panels, fuel cells, and small wind energy systems which are not subject to this cap, and are in effect through 2016</li> <li>must have a <a href="http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=products.footnote">Manufacturer Certification Statement</a> to qualify</li> <li>for record keeping, save your receipts and the <a href="http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=products.footnote">Manufacturer Certification Statement</a></li> <li>improvements made in 2009 will be claimed on your 2009 taxes (filed by April 15, 2010) &mdash; use IRS Tax Form 5695 (2009 version) &mdash; it will be available late 2009 or early 2010</li> <li>If you are building a new home, you can qualify for the tax credit for geothermal heat pumps, photovoltaics, solar water heaters, small wind energy systems and fuel cells, <em><strong>but not the tax credits for</strong> windows, doors, insulation, roofs, HVAC, or non-solar water heaters.</em> <a href="http://energystar.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/energystar.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=3006&amp;p_created=1171996115&amp;p_sid=M7N-6HLi&amp;p_accessibility=0&amp;p_redirect=&amp;p_lva=&amp;p_sp=cF9zcmNoPTEmcF9zb3J0X2J5PSZwX2dyaWRzb3J0PSZwX3Jvd19jbnQ9MjEmcF9wcm9kcz0zMTImcF9jYXRzPSZwX3B2PTEuMzEyJnBfY3Y9JnBfcGFnZT0x&amp;p_li=&amp;p_topview=1">More</a>.</li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: center;">Recent Blogs</p> <h2 class="title" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://metrocharlestonhomes.com/post/1263721/tanner-plantation" class="primary_color">Tanner Plantation</a></h2> <h2 class="title" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://metrocharlestonhomes.com/post/1212483/real-estate-in-charleston-sc" class="primary_color">Real Estate in Charleston SC</a></h2> <h2 class="title" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://metrocharlestonhomes.com/post/1195933/charleston-sc-a-city-of-firsts" class="primary_color">Charleston SC - A City of Firsts</a></h2> <h2 class="title" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://metrocharlestonhomes.com/post/1117514/5-things-to-consider-when-buying-new-construction" class="primary_color">5 Things to Consider When Buying New Construction</a></h2><div class='agent_signature'><p>&nbsp;</p> <p><img style="float: right;" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/1/8/3/5/5/ar125079279855381.jpg" alt="" width="146" height="134" /></p> <p><strong>Michael J. Johnson, Realtor, ABR</strong></p> <p>843-817-5299</p> <p><a href="http://www.providingthelight.com" target="_blank">www.providingthelight.com</a></p> <p><a href="http://metrocharlestonhomes.com" target="_blank">www.metrocharlestonhomes.com</a></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: right;"><a href="http://www.providingthelight.com" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino; font-size: medium;"><em>"P<span style="font-size: small;">roviding the Light to Guide You Home"</span></em></span></a></p> <p style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Follow me:</strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/profile.php?id=669246184&amp;ref=ts" target="_blank"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/7/3/5/0/3/ar125606987630537.png" alt="" width="62" height="78" /></a><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/profile?viewProfile=&amp;key=36552095&amp;locale=en_US&amp;trk=tab_pro" target="_blank"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/8/9/1/2/9/ar125606989692198.png" alt="" width="62" height="78" /></a><a href="http://www.myspace.com/charlestonmike" target="_blank"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/7/9/1/1/9/ar125606994291197.png" alt="" width="62" height="78" /></a><a href="http://twitter.com/charlestonmike" target="_blank"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/3/1/8/9/4/ar125607000749813.png" alt="" width="64" height="64" /></a></p></div> Michael Johnson, REALTOR, ABR - Goose Creek SC (Carolina One Real Estate) Fri, 02 Oct 2009 17:30:40 -0500 http://activerain.com/blogsview/1266938/energy-star-residental-tax-credits http://activerain.com/blogsview/1265069/quotes-of-the-day-1-oct-09 <p><img src="http://casinos-las-vegas.co.uk/images/fyodor-dostoevsky.jpg" height="173" alt="" width="152" style="float: left;" /><strong></strong></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>"The soul is healed by being with children."</strong>&nbsp; - Fyodor Dostoevsky</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>"Growth means change and change involves risk, stepping from the know to the unknown."</strong>&nbsp; Author Unknown</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><img src="http://famouspoetsandpoems.com/pictures/g__k__chesterton.jpg" height="189" alt="" width="139" style="float: right;" /></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>"Once abolish the God and the government becomes the God."&nbsp;</strong> G.K. Chesterton</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: center;">Recent Blogs</p> <h2 class="title" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://metrocharlestonhomes.com/post/1263721/tanner-plantation" class="primary_color">Tanner Plantation</a></h2> <h2 class="title" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://metrocharlestonhomes.com/post/1053636/crowfield-plantation-real-estate-goose-creek-sc" class="primary_color">Crowfield Plantation Real Estate, Goose Creek SC</a></h2> <h2 class="title" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://metrocharlestonhomes.com/post/1212483/real-estate-in-charleston-sc" class="primary_color">Real Estate in Charleston SC</a></h2> <h2 class="title" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://metrocharlestonhomes.com/post/1195933/charleston-sc-a-city-of-firsts" class="primary_color">Charleston SC - A City of Firsts</a></h2> <h2 class="title" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://metrocharlestonhomes.com/post/1117514/5-things-to-consider-when-buying-new-construction" class="primary_color">5 Things to Consider When Buying New Construction</a></h2><div class='agent_signature'><p>&nbsp;</p> <p><img style="float: right;" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/1/8/3/5/5/ar125079279855381.jpg" alt="" width="146" height="134" /></p> <p><strong>Michael J. Johnson, Realtor, ABR</strong></p> <p>843-817-5299</p> <p><a href="http://www.providingthelight.com" target="_blank">www.providingthelight.com</a></p> <p><a href="http://metrocharlestonhomes.com" target="_blank">www.metrocharlestonhomes.com</a></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: right;"><a href="http://www.providingthelight.com" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino; font-size: medium;"><em>"P<span style="font-size: small;">roviding the Light to Guide You Home"</span></em></span></a></p> <p style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Follow me:</strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/profile.php?id=669246184&amp;ref=ts" target="_blank"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/7/3/5/0/3/ar125606987630537.png" alt="" width="62" height="78" /></a><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/profile?viewProfile=&amp;key=36552095&amp;locale=en_US&amp;trk=tab_pro" target="_blank"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/8/9/1/2/9/ar125606989692198.png" alt="" width="62" height="78" /></a><a href="http://www.myspace.com/charlestonmike" target="_blank"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/7/9/1/1/9/ar125606994291197.png" alt="" width="62" height="78" /></a><a href="http://twitter.com/charlestonmike" target="_blank"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/3/1/8/9/4/ar125607000749813.png" alt="" width="64" height="64" /></a></p></div> Michael Johnson, REALTOR, ABR - Goose Creek SC (Carolina One Real Estate) Thu, 01 Oct 2009 16:02:08 -0500 http://activerain.com/blogsview/1265069/quotes-of-the-day-1-oct-09 http://activerain.com/blogsview/1263721/tanner-plantation <p style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Tanner Plantation</strong></span> is a newer subdivision located in Hanahan SC, just north of the Goose Creek reservoir. </p> <p style="text-align: left;">Tanner Plantation includes the subsections of Tanner Hall, Mossy Creek, The Gardens, Amberglen, Sweetgrass, Ibis Glade. Eagle Bluff, The Commons, South Cove, and Edgewood Trace.</p> <iframe src="http://www.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&amp;hl=en&amp;msa=0&amp;msid=114313278956001138691.000463c04e1553aa14a58&amp;ll=32.937395,-80.009651&amp;spn=0.026184,0.027981&amp;t=p&amp;output=embed" frameborder="0" height="350" scrolling="no" width="425"></iframe><br /><small>View <a href="http://www.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&amp;hl=en&amp;msa=0&amp;msid=114313278956001138691.000463c04e1553aa14a58&amp;ll=32.937395,-80.009651&amp;spn=0.026184,0.027981&amp;t=p&amp;source=embed" style="color: #0000FF; text-align: left;">Tanner Plantation</a> in a larger map</small> <p style="text-align: left;">The following is a numerical breakdown of homes sold and currently on the market per subsection with additional information on each:</p> <p style="text-align: left;"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/1/2/1/4/9/ar125442586494121.JPG" height="194" alt="" width="353" /></p> <p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Tanner Hall</strong> - Tanner Hall is the priciest of the homes and all the homes are custom built.  Three homes have sold thus far this year and seven are currently on the market with prices ranging from 486K to nearly 1.5 million dollars.</p> <p style="text-align: left;"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/8/1/9/4/1/ar125442644414918.JPG" height="177" alt="" width="236" style="float: right;" /><strong></strong></p> <p style="text-align: left;"> </p> <p style="text-align: left;"> </p> <p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Mossy Creek</strong> - This subsection currently only has two homes built in it, one of which is for sale.  The lots are being sold separately with the expectatation of a custom built home being place on the lot. </p> <p style="text-align: left;"> </p> <p style="text-align: left;"> </p> <p style="text-align: left;"> </p> <p style="text-align: left;"> </p> <p style="text-align: left;"><strong></strong></p> <p style="text-align: left;"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/6/9/8/8/4/ar125442656948896.JPG" height="184" alt="" width="246" style="float: left;" /></p> <p style="text-align: left;"><strong></strong></p> <p style="text-align: left;"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/2/9/3/2/4/ar125442949942392.JPG" height="185" alt="" width="246" /></p> <p style="text-align: left;"><strong>The Gardens</strong> - The Gardens has sold 4 homes this year thus far.  Current home prices range from 167K to 210K.  Most of the homes for sale are new construction built by KB Homes.</p> <p style="text-align: left;"> </p> <p style="text-align: left;"> </p> <p style="text-align: left;"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/8/9/4/5/6/ar125442672065498.JPG" height="175" alt="" width="234" style="float: right;" /><strong></strong></p> <p style="text-align: left;"> </p> <p style="text-align: left;"> </p> <p style="text-align: left;"> </p> <p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Amberglen</strong> - Amberglen has sold only one home this year and currently has three on the market with prices ranging from 229K to 255K.</p> <p style="text-align: left;"> </p> <p style="text-align: left;"> </p> <p style="text-align: left;"> </p> <p style="text-align: left;"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/6/0/9/8/6/ar125442680368906.JPG" height="171" alt="" width="228" style="float: left;" /><strong></strong></p> <p style="text-align: left;"> </p> <p style="text-align: left;"> </p> <p style="text-align: left;"> </p> <p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Sweetgrass</strong> - Sweetgrass sold 10 thus far in 2009.  There are currently six homes on the market with prices ranging from 170K-229K.</p> <p style="text-align: left;"> </p> <p style="text-align: left;"> </p> <p style="text-align: left;"> </p> <p style="text-align: left;"> </p> <p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Ibis Glade</strong> - Ibis Glade has been selling like hotcakes this year and is probably one of the most popular neighborhoods in the subdivision.  To date this year, 21 homes have been sold and seven are currently on the market with prices ranging from 167K - 268K.  There are both brand new homes still being built by Beazer Homes as well as resale homes.</p> <p style="text-align: left;"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/2/3/6/4/6/ar125442703364632.JPG" height="200" alt="" width="279" style="float: right;" /><strong></strong></p> <p style="text-align: left;"> </p> <p style="text-align: left;"> </p> <p style="text-align: left;"> </p> <p style="text-align: left;"> </p> <p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Eagle Bluff</strong> - Eagle Bluff is a small subsection and has sold two homes this year.  There are currently two on the market ranging from  240K - 253K.</p> <p style="text-align: left;"> </p> <p style="text-align: left;"> </p> <p style="text-align: left;"> </p> <p style="text-align: left;"> </p> <p style="text-align: left;"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/7/5/9/9/7/ar125442925179957.JPG" height="214" alt="" width="286" style="float: left;" /><strong></strong></p> <p style="text-align: left;"> </p> <p style="text-align: left;"> </p> <p style="text-align: left;"> </p> <p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Edgewood Trace </strong>- Edgewood Trace sits on the edge of Tanner Plantation and has sold six homes this year.  There are three on the market ranging from 224K - 259K.</p> <p style="text-align: left;"> </p> <p style="text-align: left;"> </p> <p style="text-align: left;"> </p> <p style="text-align: left;"> </p> <p style="text-align: left;"> </p> <p style="text-align: left;"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/7/3/6/1/1/ar125442931211637.JPG" height="211" alt="" width="281" /><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/1/5/2/2/1/ar125442933412251.JPG" height="209" alt="" width="257" /><strong></strong></p> <p style="text-align: left;"><strong>South Cove - </strong>South Cove is the newest of the neighborhoods and pershaps also its most unique.  Old style Charleston homes are built in this neighborhood.  Nine have been sold this year.  Seven homes are currently on the market with prices ranging from 154K-199K.</p> <p> </p> <p><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/6/2/4/8/9/ar125442943898426.JPG" height="203" alt="" width="270" style="float: left;" /></p> <p style="text-align: left;"> </p> <p style="text-align: left;"> </p> <p style="text-align: left;"> </p> <p style="text-align: left;"><strong>The Commons</strong> - a duplex style neighborhood that offers the convenience of a home as well as that of not having to worry about yard maintenance.  An additional regime fee is required.  Three homes have been sold this year and two are currently on the market at 130K each.</p><div class='agent_signature'><p>&nbsp;</p> <p><img style="float: right;" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/1/8/3/5/5/ar125079279855381.jpg" alt="" width="146" height="134" /></p> <p><strong>Michael J. Johnson, Realtor, ABR</strong></p> <p>843-817-5299</p> <p><a href="http://www.providingthelight.com" target="_blank">www.providingthelight.com</a></p> <p><a href="http://metrocharlestonhomes.com" target="_blank">www.metrocharlestonhomes.com</a></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: right;"><a href="http://www.providingthelight.com" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino; font-size: medium;"><em>"P<span style="font-size: small;">roviding the Light to Guide You Home"</span></em></span></a></p> <p style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Follow me:</strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/profile.php?id=669246184&amp;ref=ts" target="_blank"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/7/3/5/0/3/ar125606987630537.png" alt="" width="62" height="78" /></a><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/profile?viewProfile=&amp;key=36552095&amp;locale=en_US&amp;trk=tab_pro" target="_blank"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/8/9/1/2/9/ar125606989692198.png" alt="" width="62" height="78" /></a><a href="http://www.myspace.com/charlestonmike" target="_blank"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/7/9/1/1/9/ar125606994291197.png" alt="" width="62" height="78" /></a><a href="http://twitter.com/charlestonmike" target="_blank"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/3/1/8/9/4/ar125607000749813.png" alt="" width="64" height="64" /></a></p></div> Michael Johnson, REALTOR, ABR - Goose Creek SC (Carolina One Real Estate) Thu, 01 Oct 2009 15:45:44 -0500 http://activerain.com/blogsview/1263721/tanner-plantation http://activerain.com/blogsview/1262555/quotes-of-the-day-economics <p><strong>"If the nation is living within its income, its credit is good.&nbsp; If in some crisis it lives beyond its income for a year or two it can usually borrow temporarily on reasonable terms.&nbsp; But if, like the spendthrift, it throws discretion to the winds, is willing to make no sacrifice at all in spending, extends its taxing to the limit of the people's power to pay, and continues to pile up deficits, it is on the road to bankruptcy."</strong> - Franklin D. Roosevelt (1932)</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>"Necessity never made a good bargain."</strong>&nbsp; -Benjamin Franklin</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>"Inflation is when you pay fifteen dollars for the ten-dollar haircut you used to get for five dollars when you had hair."&nbsp; -</strong> Sam Ewing (former pro baseball player)</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://www.jimcarroll.com/blog/pictures/08MoneyBag.jpg" height="335" alt="" width="300" /></p> <p><span class="sqq"></span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p><div class='agent_signature'><p>&nbsp;</p> <p><img style="float: right;" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/1/8/3/5/5/ar125079279855381.jpg" alt="" width="146" height="134" /></p> <p><strong>Michael J. Johnson, Realtor, ABR</strong></p> <p>843-817-5299</p> <p><a href="http://www.providingthelight.com" target="_blank">www.providingthelight.com</a></p> <p><a href="http://metrocharlestonhomes.com" target="_blank">www.metrocharlestonhomes.com</a></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: right;"><a href="http://www.providingthelight.com" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino; font-size: medium;"><em>"P<span style="font-size: small;">roviding the Light to Guide You Home"</span></em></span></a></p> <p style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Follow me:</strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/profile.php?id=669246184&amp;ref=ts" target="_blank"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/7/3/5/0/3/ar125606987630537.png" alt="" width="62" height="78" /></a><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/profile?viewProfile=&amp;key=36552095&amp;locale=en_US&amp;trk=tab_pro" target="_blank"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/8/9/1/2/9/ar125606989692198.png" alt="" width="62" height="78" /></a><a href="http://www.myspace.com/charlestonmike" target="_blank"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/7/9/1/1/9/ar125606994291197.png" alt="" width="62" height="78" /></a><a href="http://twitter.com/charlestonmike" target="_blank"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/3/1/8/9/4/ar125607000749813.png" alt="" width="64" height="64" /></a></p></div> Michael Johnson, REALTOR, ABR - Goose Creek SC (Carolina One Real Estate) Wed, 30 Sep 2009 08:47:51 -0500 http://activerain.com/blogsview/1262555/quotes-of-the-day-economics http://activerain.com/blogsview/1255397/quotes-of-the-day-politics <p><strong>"A politician things of the next election; a statesman thinks of the next generation."</strong> - James Freeman Clarke</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>"The trend of Democracy is toward socialism, while the Republican party stands for a wise and regulated individualism.&nbsp; Socialism would destroy wealth; Republicanism would prevent its abuse.&nbsp; Socialism would give to each an equal right to take; Republicanism would give to each an equal right to earn.&nbsp; Socialism would offer an equality of possession which would soon leave no one anything to possess; Republicanism would give equality of opportunity."</strong> - Plank of the Republican Party national platform 1908.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>"[The spirit of party] serves always to distract the public councils and enfeeble the public administration.&nbsp; It agitates the community with ill-founded jealousies and false alarms; kindles the animosity of one part against another; foments occasionally riot and insurrection."</strong>&nbsp; - George Washington, in his Farewell Address.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://patdollard.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/washington-dc-500x375.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://patdollard.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/washington-dc-500x375.jpg" height="375" alt="" width="500" /></a></p> <p style="text-align: center;">Recent Blogs</p> <h2 class="title" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://metrocharlestonhomes.com/post/1263721/tanner-plantation" class="primary_color">Tanner Plantation</a></h2> <h2 class="title" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://metrocharlestonhomes.com/post/1053636/crowfield-plantation-real-estate-goose-creek-sc" class="primary_color">Crowfield Plantation Real Estate, Goose Creek SC</a></h2> <h2 class="title" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://metrocharlestonhomes.com/post/1212483/real-estate-in-charleston-sc" class="primary_color">Real Estate in Charleston SC</a></h2> <h2 class="title" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://metrocharlestonhomes.com/post/1195933/charleston-sc-a-city-of-firsts" class="primary_color">Charleston SC - A City of Firsts</a></h2> <h2 class="title" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://metrocharlestonhomes.com/post/1117514/5-things-to-consider-when-buying-new-construction" class="primary_color">5 Things to Consider When Buying New Construction</a></h2><div class='agent_signature'><p>&nbsp;</p> <p><img style="float: right;" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/1/8/3/5/5/ar125079279855381.jpg" alt="" width="146" height="134" /></p> <p><strong>Michael J. Johnson, Realtor, ABR</strong></p> <p>843-817-5299</p> <p><a href="http://www.providingthelight.com" target="_blank">www.providingthelight.com</a></p> <p><a href="http://metrocharlestonhomes.com" target="_blank">www.metrocharlestonhomes.com</a></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: right;"><a href="http://www.providingthelight.com" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino; font-size: medium;"><em>"P<span style="font-size: small;">roviding the Light to Guide You Home"</span></em></span></a></p> <p style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Follow me:</strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/profile.php?id=669246184&amp;ref=ts" target="_blank"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/7/3/5/0/3/ar125606987630537.png" alt="" width="62" height="78" /></a><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/profile?viewProfile=&amp;key=36552095&amp;locale=en_US&amp;trk=tab_pro" target="_blank"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/8/9/1/2/9/ar125606989692198.png" alt="" width="62" height="78" /></a><a href="http://www.myspace.com/charlestonmike" target="_blank"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/7/9/1/1/9/ar125606994291197.png" alt="" width="62" height="78" /></a><a href="http://twitter.com/charlestonmike" target="_blank"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/3/1/8/9/4/ar125607000749813.png" alt="" width="64" height="64" /></a></p></div> Michael Johnson, REALTOR, ABR - Goose Creek SC (Carolina One Real Estate) Fri, 25 Sep 2009 10:16:07 -0500 http://activerain.com/blogsview/1255397/quotes-of-the-day-politics http://activerain.com/blogsview/1254198/quotes-of-the-day-character <p><strong>"No change of circumstances can repair a defect in character." </strong>- Ralph Waldo Emerson</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>"Character isn't inherited.&nbsp; One builds it daily by the way one thinks and acts, thought by thought, action by action.&nbsp; If one lets fear or hate or anger take possession of the mind, they become self-forged chains.</strong>"&nbsp; - Helen Gahagan Douglas</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>"Character is like a tree and reputation like its shadow.&nbsp; The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing."</strong>&nbsp; Abraham Lincoln</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3663/3357131701_7497716356.jpg" height="500" alt="" width="300" /></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p><div class='agent_signature'><p>&nbsp;</p> <p><img style="float: right;" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/1/8/3/5/5/ar125079279855381.jpg" alt="" width="146" height="134" /></p> <p><strong>Michael J. Johnson, Realtor, ABR</strong></p> <p>843-817-5299</p> <p><a href="http://www.providingthelight.com" target="_blank">www.providingthelight.com</a></p> <p><a href="http://metrocharlestonhomes.com" target="_blank">www.metrocharlestonhomes.com</a></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: right;"><a href="http://www.providingthelight.com" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino; font-size: medium;"><em>"P<span style="font-size: small;">roviding the Light to Guide You Home"</span></em></span></a></p> <p style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Follow me:</strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/profile.php?id=669246184&amp;ref=ts" target="_blank"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/7/3/5/0/3/ar125606987630537.png" alt="" width="62" height="78" /></a><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/profile?viewProfile=&amp;key=36552095&amp;locale=en_US&amp;trk=tab_pro" target="_blank"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/8/9/1/2/9/ar125606989692198.png" alt="" width="62" height="78" /></a><a href="http://www.myspace.com/charlestonmike" target="_blank"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/7/9/1/1/9/ar125606994291197.png" alt="" width="62" height="78" /></a><a href="http://twitter.com/charlestonmike" target="_blank"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/3/1/8/9/4/ar125607000749813.png" alt="" width="64" height="64" /></a></p></div> Michael Johnson, REALTOR, ABR - Goose Creek SC (Carolina One Real Estate) Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:33:20 -0500 http://activerain.com/blogsview/1254198/quotes-of-the-day-character http://activerain.com/blogsview/1251812/quotes-of-the-day-home <p><strong>"It takes a hundred men to make an encampment, but one woman to make a home."</strong>&nbsp; - Robert G. Ingersoll</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>"Almost any man worthy of his salt would fight to defend his home, but no one ever heard of a man going to war for his boarding house."</strong> - Mark Twain</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>"Home, in one form or another, is the great object of life."</strong> - Josiah Gilbert Holland</p> <p><img src="http://pirun.ku.ac.th/~b4804048/pic/HOME_CARTOON.jpg" height="314" alt="" width="414" /></p><div class='agent_signature'><p>&nbsp;</p> <p><img style="float: right;" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/1/8/3/5/5/ar125079279855381.jpg" alt="" width="146" height="134" /></p> <p><strong>Michael J. Johnson, Realtor, ABR</strong></p> <p>843-817-5299</p> <p><a href="http://www.providingthelight.com" target="_blank">www.providingthelight.com</a></p> <p><a href="http://metrocharlestonhomes.com" target="_blank">www.metrocharlestonhomes.com</a></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: right;"><a href="http://www.providingthelight.com" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino; font-size: medium;"><em>"P<span style="font-size: small;">roviding the Light to Guide You Home"</span></em></span></a></p> <p style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Follow me:</strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/profile.php?id=669246184&amp;ref=ts" target="_blank"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/7/3/5/0/3/ar125606987630537.png" alt="" width="62" height="78" /></a><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/profile?viewProfile=&amp;key=36552095&amp;locale=en_US&amp;trk=tab_pro" target="_blank"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/8/9/1/2/9/ar125606989692198.png" alt="" width="62" height="78" /></a><a href="http://www.myspace.com/charlestonmike" target="_blank"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/7/9/1/1/9/ar125606994291197.png" alt="" width="62" height="78" /></a><a href="http://twitter.com/charlestonmike" target="_blank"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/3/1/8/9/4/ar125607000749813.png" alt="" width="64" height="64" /></a></p></div> Michael Johnson, REALTOR, ABR - Goose Creek SC (Carolina One Real Estate) Wed, 23 Sep 2009 08:55:47 -0500 http://activerain.com/blogsview/1251812/quotes-of-the-day-home http://activerain.com/blogsview/1250117/coastal-carolina-fair-2009 <p>I can feel it in the air.&nbsp; It is that time of year again.&nbsp; The leaves are changing colors and falling from the trees.&nbsp; Football is being played throughout the country.&nbsp; And, "fair time" is just around the corner.&nbsp; Most everyone loves the fair, although I do have a few friends that say they are scared of "Carnies."&nbsp; And no matter the size of your local fair there is usually plenty to see and experience.&nbsp; I grew up in a small town in southwest Louisiana and our parish fair seemed pretty big to me when I was younger, but the annual Coastal Carolina Fair in the suburbs of Charleston, SC dwarfs anything I experienced as a child.</p> <p>The Coastal Carolina fair is like a traveling amusement park.&nbsp; There is a ton of food, rides, games exhibits, and even concerts to experience.&nbsp;<a href="http://www.coastalcarolinafair.org/" target="_blank"> Here is a link to the schedule and events of the 2009 Coastal Carolina Fair.</a></p> <p><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/8/2/7/0/7/ar125362569870728.JPG" height="223" alt="" width="271" style="float: right;" /></p> <p><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/9/3/8/2/3/ar125362537032839.JPG" height="218" alt="" width="303" style="float: left;" /></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/8/4/0/9/1/ar12536254319048.JPG" height="235" alt="" width="301" /></p> <p style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: center;">Recent Blogs</p> <h2 class="title" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://metrocharlestonhomes.com/post/1263721/tanner-plantation" class="primary_color">Tanner Plantation</a></h2> <h2 class="title" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://metrocharlestonhomes.com/post/1053636/crowfield-plantation-real-estate-goose-creek-sc" class="primary_color">Crowfield Plantation Real Estate, Goose Creek SC</a></h2> <h2 class="title" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://metrocharlestonhomes.com/post/1212483/real-estate-in-charleston-sc" class="primary_color">Real Estate in Charleston SC</a></h2> <h2 class="title" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://metrocharlestonhomes.com/post/1195933/charleston-sc-a-city-of-firsts" class="primary_color">Charleston SC - A City of Firsts</a></h2> <h2 class="title" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://metrocharlestonhomes.com/post/1117514/5-things-to-consider-when-buying-new-construction" class="primary_color">5 Things to Consider When Buying New Construction</a></h2><div class='agent_signature'><p>&nbsp;</p> <p><img style="float: right;" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/1/8/3/5/5/ar125079279855381.jpg" alt="" width="146" height="134" /></p> <p><strong>Michael J. Johnson, Realtor, ABR</strong></p> <p>843-817-5299</p> <p><a href="http://www.providingthelight.com" target="_blank">www.providingthelight.com</a></p> <p><a href="http://metrocharlestonhomes.com" target="_blank">www.metrocharlestonhomes.com</a></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: right;"><a href="http://www.providingthelight.com" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino; font-size: medium;"><em>"P<span style="font-size: small;">roviding the Light to Guide You Home"</span></em></span></a></p> <p style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Follow me:</strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/profile.php?id=669246184&amp;ref=ts" target="_blank"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/7/3/5/0/3/ar125606987630537.png" alt="" width="62" height="78" /></a><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/profile?viewProfile=&amp;key=36552095&amp;locale=en_US&amp;trk=tab_pro" target="_blank"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/8/9/1/2/9/ar125606989692198.png" alt="" width="62" height="78" /></a><a href="http://www.myspace.com/charlestonmike" target="_blank"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/7/9/1/1/9/ar125606994291197.png" alt="" width="62" height="78" /></a><a href="http://twitter.com/charlestonmike" target="_blank"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/3/1/8/9/4/ar125607000749813.png" alt="" width="64" height="64" /></a></p></div> Michael Johnson, REALTOR, ABR - Goose Creek SC (Carolina One Real Estate) Tue, 22 Sep 2009 08:26:58 -0500 http://activerain.com/blogsview/1250117/coastal-carolina-fair-2009 http://activerain.com/blogsview/1246106/my-iphone-has-made-me-retarded- <p><img src="http://www.breakitdownblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/apple-iphone-keyboard.jpg" height="208" alt="" width="194" style="float: left;" />I have no idea when it happened, but at some point simplicity has caused either my brain to get smaller or my patience to dwindle.&nbsp; It seems that the only phone that I can use for everyday tasks is my Iphone.&nbsp;</p> <p>When making calls to clients at my office, I rarely even mess with my office phone anymore.&nbsp; All the crazy buttons to push to dial out or access voice mail makes me crazy.&nbsp; So instead I pick up my Iphone.</p> <p>Last night, a friend texted my wife about an event going on today.&nbsp; My wife asked me to text them back on her phone with our reply.&nbsp; She does not have the touchscreen Iphone.&nbsp; She has one of those keyboard flip phones.&nbsp; I tried to operate it but after a few attempts, I gave up.&nbsp; I went in the other room to grab my phone and in a matter of seconds I had the message typed and sent.</p> <p>Maybe I am just spoiled but I have no idea how I operated without my Iphone a year ago.&nbsp; <strong>Is it just me?</strong></p><div class='agent_signature'><p>&nbsp;</p> <p><img style="float: right;" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/1/8/3/5/5/ar125079279855381.jpg" alt="" width="146" height="134" /></p> <p><strong>Michael J. Johnson, Realtor, ABR</strong></p> <p>843-817-5299</p> <p><a href="http://www.providingthelight.com" target="_blank">www.providingthelight.com</a></p> <p><a href="http://metrocharlestonhomes.com" target="_blank">www.metrocharlestonhomes.com</a></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: right;"><a href="http://www.providingthelight.com" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino; font-size: medium;"><em>"P<span style="font-size: small;">roviding the Light to Guide You Home"</span></em></span></a></p> <p style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Follow me:</strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/profile.php?id=669246184&amp;ref=ts" target="_blank"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/7/3/5/0/3/ar125606987630537.png" alt="" width="62" height="78" /></a><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/profile?viewProfile=&amp;key=36552095&amp;locale=en_US&amp;trk=tab_pro" target="_blank"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/8/9/1/2/9/ar125606989692198.png" alt="" width="62" height="78" /></a><a href="http://www.myspace.com/charlestonmike" target="_blank"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/7/9/1/1/9/ar125606994291197.png" alt="" width="62" height="78" /></a><a href="http://twitter.com/charlestonmike" target="_blank"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/3/1/8/9/4/ar125607000749813.png" alt="" width="64" height="64" /></a></p></div> Michael Johnson, REALTOR, ABR - Goose Creek SC (Carolina One Real Estate) Sat, 19 Sep 2009 08:15:02 -0500 http://activerain.com/blogsview/1246106/my-iphone-has-made-me-retarded- http://activerain.com/blogsview/1242126/quotes-of-the-day-16-sep-09- <p><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4KcTX8O9g4s/Se4ci0OvIAI/AAAAAAAAAWM/18Zq7ecfgHI/S660/225px-US_Supreme_Court_Justice_William_Brennan_-_1976_official_portrait.jpg" height="144" alt="" width="99" style="float: left;" /></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="font-family: georgia,bookman old style,palatino linotype,book antiqua,palatino,trebuchet ms,helvetica,garamond,sans-serif,arial,verdana,avante garde,century gothic,comic sans ms,times,times new roman,serif;"><strong>"The Framers of the Bill of Rights did not purport to "create" rights.&nbsp; Rather, they designed the Bill of Rights to prohibit our Government from infringing rights and liberties presumed to be preexisting."</strong>&nbsp; ~Justice William J. Brennan, 1982</span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="font-family: georgia,bookman old style,palatino linotype,book antiqua,palatino,trebuchet ms,helvetica,garamond,sans-serif,arial,verdana,avante garde,century gothic,comic sans ms,times,times new roman,serif;"><strong>"Responsibility:&nbsp; A detachable burden easily shifted to the shoulders of God, Fate, Fortune, Luck or one's neighbor.&nbsp; In the days of astrology it was customary to unload it upon a star."&nbsp;</strong> ~Ambrose Bierce, <em>The Devil's Dictionary</em>, 1911</span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><img src="http://www.poetseers.org/the_great_poets/british_poets/oscar_wilde/oscar-wilde-pic.jpg" height="138" alt="" width="136" style="float: right;" /><span style="font-family: georgia,bookman old style,palatino linotype,book antiqua,palatino,trebuchet ms,helvetica,garamond,sans-serif,arial,verdana,avante garde,century gothic,comic sans ms,times,times new roman,serif;"><strong>[T]he recognition of private property has really harmed Individualism, and obscured it, by confusing a man with what he possesses.&nbsp; It has led Individualism entirely astray.&nbsp; It has made gain, not growth its aim.&nbsp; So that man thought that the important thing is to have, and did not know that the important thing is to be.</strong>&nbsp; ~Oscar Wilde</span></p><div class='agent_signature'><p>&nbsp;</p> <p><img style="float: right;" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/1/8/3/5/5/ar125079279855381.jpg" alt="" width="146" height="134" /></p> <p><strong>Michael J. Johnson, Realtor, ABR</strong></p> <p>843-817-5299</p> <p><a href="http://www.providingthelight.com" target="_blank">www.providingthelight.com</a></p> <p><a href="http://metrocharlestonhomes.com" target="_blank">www.metrocharlestonhomes.com</a></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: right;"><a href="http://www.providingthelight.com" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino; font-size: medium;"><em>"P<span style="font-size: small;">roviding the Light to Guide You Home"</span></em></span></a></p> <p style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Follow me:</strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/profile.php?id=669246184&amp;ref=ts" target="_blank"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/7/3/5/0/3/ar125606987630537.png" alt="" width="62" height="78" /></a><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/profile?viewProfile=&amp;key=36552095&amp;locale=en_US&amp;trk=tab_pro" target="_blank"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/8/9/1/2/9/ar125606989692198.png" alt="" width="62" height="78" /></a><a href="http://www.myspace.com/charlestonmike" target="_blank"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/7/9/1/1/9/ar125606994291197.png" alt="" width="62" height="78" /></a><a href="http://twitter.com/charlestonmike" target="_blank"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/3/1/8/9/4/ar125607000749813.png" alt="" width="64" height="64" /></a></p></div> Michael Johnson, REALTOR, ABR - Goose Creek SC (Carolina One Real Estate) Wed, 16 Sep 2009 17:38:38 -0500 http://activerain.com/blogsview/1242126/quotes-of-the-day-16-sep-09-