Jean's Blog

Today has been a very cold day in the beautiful foothills of the Carolina's. We are just not used to this kind of cold weather. The weather report said we may get some snow and some wet stuff tonight and early tomorrow morning. All I can say is if it does anything, I hope it is deep.

I feel like here in the upstate of South Carolina, we have hit bottom in the real estate market and are headed back up. We have had our phones ringing, and thats a real good sign, and we are having showings and as we all know, we have to have showings to have offers and have closings. I am so rea...

Today in the beautiful upstate of South Carolina it sure has been a bone chilling day. The temp did not get out of the thirties, with a little breeze, and that is quite a bit colder than we are used to. You needed an overcoat, scarf and cap and gloves if you were to venture outside today. I guess...

Well on a long cold winters night you are stuck inside with you television and the best you have to watch is American Idol it is pretty sad.  I watcher last night and it was very funny. I can not believe that there are that many people who are willing to go on national television and make a fool ...

I would so very much love to have a 'snow day' and it could be tomorrow as far as I am concerned if I only had enough milk and bread. I love to sleep in and the next best thing to do on a snow day is to eat good ole soul food. Good homemade soup and cornbread, or a big pot of beans would do very ...

I have had the pleasure of having my two grandchildren. I guess everyone thinks and feels that theirs are so very special and prettier and smarter than the other persons grands, so I guess I should be no differant. I believe mine are smarter and more beautiful than anyone elses. But I sure am tir...

South Carolina ranks sixth in the nation for home value appreciation over the past year for single-family homes. Nationally home values dropped four percent through the third quarter of 2008. This just helps to prove what so many of already knew, we live in THE very best place in the world.

With the recent tragic news of a Mother and her three small children dying in a house fire in our area, a reminde to please check your smoke alarms to be sure they are in good working, it could be the differance in life or death. In our area if you do not have an alarm, if you call your local fir...

Now is the very best time in a long time to buy real estate. I have been in the business since 1996, and I can not remember a better time than right now. The price is a good as has been in several years, The interest rates are far better than in thelast few years, and yes you should be able to fi...

If anyone had told me a few weeks ago that I could go onto Active Rain and have any where close to the points that I have as of today, I would not have believed them. But here I sit in front of my computer with a whole lot of points, well I think it is a lot. Which just proves if I can do it ANYB...