CLOSING COSTS CONFUSION: WHO'S REALLY PAYING THEM? - 01/27/12 11:04 PM
Just recently, a buyer asked me about buying new construction.  I explained to her that builders will often pay some closing costs, if the buyer uses their preferred lender.  "But," she said, "I thought all sellers were paying closing costs these days."
Alas no, list price does not include buyer's closing costs!  Where did she get that idea?  I may be wrong, but I suspect she got it from her lender.  Some lenders have a tendency to blow right past that rather large line item, the many thousands of dollars of closing costs, saying, "Not to worry, we'll just get the … (15 comments)

BUYERS, ARE YOU SWOOPERS OR SLEUTHS? - 01/20/12 09:35 PM
 Buyers want to know how many homes they can see in one outing?  Well, that depends.
It depends on how much time we have.  2-3 hours is typical.
It depends on how far apart the homes are.  The more time spent driving between houses, the less time we have to spend inside them.
And it depends on whether you, as buyers, are swoopers or sleuths.
Swoopers know in a minute if the house won't work.  If they hate the kitchen, why go upstairs?  They can be in and out in less time than it took the agent to get the lockbox … (7 comments)

NORTH RALEIGH REAL ESTATE ~ ROSE WATER, ORANGE WATER, POMEGRANATE MOLASSES - 01/12/12 09:40 PM

Good news for North Raleigh  -- Neomonde has opened its third location in Harvest Plaza, at Six Forks and Strickland Road.  No more driving downtown, no trekking to Morrisville.  Now we have it all, right here!  Fresh baked pita bread, speciality Middle Eastern food market, and tasty deli dishes to eat in or take out. Try the pastries, made with filo dough and pistachios -- outstanding! 
According to its website, www.neomonde.com, the company's history is an American success story, a tale of three brothers who came to the new world (hence the name) and built a business.  They were fleeing … (6 comments)

A MEDITATION ON TRUST - 01/06/12 01:22 PM


To be trustworthy -- worthy of trust -- is the essence of good character, and the foundation of strong relationships whether personal, professional, or corporate.    Our intimate personal relationships are always grounded in trust -- or at least, the successful ones are.  Wife/husband, parent/child, friend/friend --  each of us has only a handful of people with whom we can be truly open and honest.  There is a risk to honesty; it makes us vulnerable.  We reveal our fears and failings only to those few we love, because we trust them not to use our weaknesses against us.  If … (11 comments)

MEETING A FRIEND FOR THE FIRST TIME - 01/01/12 11:16 AM

Active Rain provides a unique opportunity to make friends you've never met -- and then meet them!
This Christmas I traveled to Florida to visit family in my home state of Florida.  I'm from Central Florida, specifically from Brooksville, a small town 45 miles north of Tampa.  When I was a kid my family used to celebrate special occasions by going to Tarpon Springs for a seafood dinner.  For auld lang syne, my cousin Jill Graddy and I decided to revisit Tarpon Springs during my stay.  That's not too far from from my Active Rain friend Toni Weidman's home, New … (6 comments)

 
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