cary: It's Ba-a-a-a-ack! Wallpaper! - 01/16/12 03:19 PM
I saw it in Saturday's Raleigh News and Observer, a reprint of an article from the Washington Times.Wallpaper is staging a comeback!!!Read all about it in the News and Observer!
I had heard wallpaper rumblings and rumors. A year or so ago, HGTV Househunters featured a fellow who wanted a … (6 comments)
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cary: Holly Brook, Apex NC: Affordable Neighborhood in a Quiet Setting - 01/10/12 03:51 PM
Holly Brookis a small affordable neighborhood in Wake County south of Cary off Kildaire Farm Road. Holly Brook has an Apex mailing address, but is not located within the boundaries of either town.
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cary: Rembrandt in America? Sure! Raleigh and Cary, too! - 01/04/12 07:29 AM
Since the end of October, the North Carolina Museum of Art has been honored to host Rembrandt in America, the largest collection of Rembrandt paintings to ever have been exhibited in America. The collection is on display for a few more weeks, until January 22, so you should be scheduling your visit soon. I … (4 comments)
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cary: HUD Home, Cary NC Davis Drive ES, Davis Drive MS, Green Hope HS, 307 Swordgate Drive - 11/02/11 08:47 PM
Case Number: 381-915588
Only $265,000. HUD Home: 307 Swordgate Drive
307 Swordgate Drive in Cary is a cute 5 bedroom home with great potential, and priced at only 265,000, in MacArthur Park.
See 307 Swordgate Drive listing on my No Hassle Property Search.
This HUD-Owned Home offers:
2776 Square … (1 comments)
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cary: Open House: 501 Midenhall Way, Cary NC 27513 - 10/22/11 07:20 AM
Do I do Open Houses? Yes, I hold Open Houses in most of my listings, and I don't worry about reasons given for not holding them.
Do Open Houses "work" in Cary?I think many work well to expose the home to the market, to generate a little buzz, to get … (5 comments)
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cary: How many Cars fit into a 2 car garage? 60 Seconds in Real Estate Cary NC - 08/16/11 09:52 PM
Garages in Cary Homes for Sale
How many cars can you fit into a 2 car garage?
What makes a garage a 2 car garage? Or a 3 car garage?
How can you tell?
The big doors on the fronts of homes for sale in Cary won't tell you. You can … (8 comments)
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cary: Wake County Property Tax Value is NOT Market Value! 60 Seconds in Real Estate, Cary NC - 07/12/11 08:01 PM
We see it routinely in the Cary area. Listing Agents shout, "Priced $Thousands below Tax Value!!"
It doesn't really mean much. If the difference is in the tens of thousands, then a Buyer might wonder if the Seller should have appealed the assessment and tried to have it lowered to … (11 comments)
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cary: 7% Cobroke? A little test for the NC Buyers Agent? - 06/08/11 06:32 PM
What's behind Door Number 2?
Big Commission! Huge Inducement?
I just got the email telling me that I can score a nice 7% commission at a new home community.
I guess that means I should reschedule all appointments, kidnap a customer or two, and run by there tomorrow?
This is why we encourage … (13 comments)
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cary: Folks in Cary now may access a great 97% Home Loan: Martini's Affordable Program: MAP - 06/05/11 11:24 PM
Kevin Martini's MAP Program
My Main Mortgage Money Maven, Mr. Martini, of SunTrust Mortgage, is possessed of an active brain. Always working the gray matter. Always looking for another opportunity to serve the client, and to help make dreams come true. We are fortunate to have him hanging out a SunTrust … (2 comments)
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cary: 60 Seconds in Real Estate, Cary NC: NC Residential Property Disclosure Statement - 06/05/11 12:06 AM
Property disclosure requirements vary from state to state, and I thought I would visit on the North Carolina Real Estate Commission's NC Residential Property Disclosure Statement.
The requirements and responsibilities are fairly simple:1. Sellers, don't fib. (Always a good rule, methinks.)2. Buyers, do your own proper due diligence. Investigate and … (16 comments)
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cary: Cary NC: Meetups are a great way to meet people and make friends! - 05/31/11 11:09 PM
Raleigh and Cary Meet Up Groups
How to find someone who shares your interests? Or several people who share your interests? To visit with, teach and learn from?
No Problem!
Raleigh and Cary have an active Meetup scene. You can find someone who has interest in just about anything.
Photography? … (2 comments)
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cary: Cary NC: Cary Swim Club - 05/17/11 07:11 AM
Cary Swim Club, Cary NC
Cary Swim Club, at 536 Walnut Street in Cary NC is a private, non-profit, recreational facility operated by voting members through a board of directors.
The club is conveniently locate at the corner of Tanglewood Drive and Walnut Street in Cary, adjacent to … (4 comments)
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cary: Signs of the Times. Active Rain/Kodak Sign/Flyer Challenge - 04/29/11 11:24 PM
I had my first real estate signs made almost 6 years ago and in hindsight, I think I did very little right.
Well, I got my name spelled right.
But...
I used my office phone instead of my cell phone.
I bought sign panels to fit used frames that were given … (6 comments)
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cary: The Love/Hate of Listing Flyers: Active Rain/Kodak Sign/Flyer Challenge - 04/29/11 11:24 PM
I use flyers on my listings. In flyer boxes, and of course in the home where I also offer a document package for the serious buyer to take along..
I'm not sure exactly why I do curbside flyers, but it feels like real estate marketing.
And I know I do … (4 comments)
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cary: What's in YOUR Easter Basket? I got SPAM! - 04/24/11 11:50 AM
This stuff seems to run in packs. And out of the blue on Easter Sunday Morning, I find spam in my basket. A basket full, in diffferent accounts, at that. Including these two from "acquaintances," which makes me linger for a nanosecond longer.
The FBI has a tasty little attachment for … (17 comments)
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cary: So I'm thinking it may be time to look for a new camera... - 04/22/11 11:56 PM
A new camera? Possibly a DSLR?
It is unfortunate, as my point and shooter, a Kodak P880, has a lot of features I have hardly learned to use.
My favorite feature is the 24-140 zoom lens. That wide angle has been great help in real estate photo shoots.
… (21 comments)
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cary: Spotted in Cary, NC: Privacy Statement on Trash Cans... - 04/11/11 11:44 PM
Who comes up with this stuff? For cryin' out loud
We can go on line and spill all our personal sordid details, and the Facebooks and GOOGS and Yahoos soak it all up, but, by golly, we need to be warned about what we throw in … (15 comments)
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cary: A Keller Williams Referral, with an assist credited to Active Rain! - 04/08/11 11:32 PM
ActiveRain works!
I had been in correspondence with a young family planning a move to the Cary or Apex NC area. A move without a specific time, but it was getting time to move. From far out of state.
And I got an email one Saturday night in January. An email that … (11 comments)
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cary: Due Diligence Periods. Due Diligence Fees. Due Diligence DOH!! - 04/06/11 11:12 PM
Selling? Make the Buyer Feel Good About It!
We are still early into our transition to a Due Diligence Period using our new NCAR Standard Forms for Offer to Purchase and Contract in North Carolina.
I hear a lot of talk in Cary about Due Diligence, reasonable fees, and other fundamentals of real estate … (5 comments)
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cary: Cary, NC: Photos from a little stroll after lunch - 04/05/11 05:17 PM
The new Keller Williams Cary office really enjoys the classic "Park-like Setting" that we see so often in MLS descriptions.
And with the gray skies giving way to bright blue with fluffy white clouds, I just felt compelled to take the old Kodak for a stroll around campus after lunch. The … (16 comments)
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