columbia: West Star Aviation Will Employ Over 100 At Columbia Metropolitan Airport - 10/16/08 03:42 AM
Columbia, SC   Groundbreaking for a new service facility at the Columbia Metropolitan Airport is scheduled for this Friday.  West Star Aviation is opening their 5th regional maintenance and refurbishing location early next year.
A large percentage of the 100+ new positions will be technical.  As a former techie I find this news exciting.  Anytime a new industry moves into Columbia it diversifies the workforce and strengthens our economy.
West Star services private and commercial Learjet, Falcon, Cessna and Gulfstream aircraft.  The new center will include a hangar and a shop/office facility.
www.WestStarAviation.com
Terry Edwards    www.FeaturedColumbiaHomes.com
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columbia: What Is Your Money Doing For You? - 10/11/08 11:17 AM
Friday was a day like no other in history.  Just look at the unbelievable numbers in the daily chart.
The difference between the low and the high exceeds 1000 points! 
That's scary stuff.
I was reading earlier that since 1900 there have been 31 bear markets and 31 recoveries.
I have no doubts that better times are ahead.
Terry Edwards in sunny SC
www.FeaturedColumbiaHomes.com
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columbia: If You Fry It, They Will Buy It - 10/08/08 12:02 AM
I love that headline.  The SC state fair opens today and anyone over the age of 21 goes for the food.  I know, because as a kid I went for the rides.  But some where along the way my interests changed.
You can take the poll at http://www.scstatefair.org/ to see what the most popular attraction is.
It's truly amazing the things you can fry today:
corn on the cob, elephant ears, doughnuts, vinegar (do you want fries with that?), Pepsi !!??, Oreos, funnel cakes, Reese's, mushrooms, Milky Ways, sweet potatoes, Snickers, and turkey legs.  I'll have one of each.
Now, which … (0 comments)

columbia: Stale Cigarettes = Turned Off Buyers - 10/06/08 03:14 AM
Stale Cigarettes = Turned Off Buyers
We have all been in homes that smell like smoke.  Last winter an old friend called to say he needed to sell his older sister's house who had passed away.  I met him there and the house reeked of smoke.  We talked about this and he stated his sister had lived there since the early '70s so the smoke molecules were embedded everywhere. He said he would correct the problem before we listed it.
About 10 days later I met him at the house and what a difference!  He had replaced all the carpeting and … (1 comments)

columbia: The Stadiums Are Full - 10/06/08 02:33 AM
Over the weekend I watched probably 10 games on TV.  Baseball, college football and NFL and I noticed that all the stadiums were packed with 40,000 to 80,000 fans each.  Obviously the word that we're in a recession hasn't reached these people yet.
Terry Edwards in sunny SC
www.FeaturedColumbiaHomes.com
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columbia: Right Place At The Right Time - 10/04/08 09:58 PM
Right Place At The Right Time
I stopped by a listing to check that the screen on the back porch had been repaired and when I walked outside the neighbor was hammering a FSBO sign into his yard.  I walked over and introduced myself and he asked if we had any buyers looking?  I said "In fact, we accepted a contract on the house this week".  He was amazed because he knew it had been on the market only a month.
He asked me what I could get for his house and he gave me a tour.  After talking it over … (13 comments)

columbia: Holes In The Walls, Holes In The Ceilings.... - 10/02/08 10:58 PM
Holes In The Walls, Holes In The Ceilings....
Yesterday I previewed 7 foreclosed houses for a client and what a mess.  Every one of them had ripped up carpet, bare wires exposed from yanked out ceiling fixtures and holes the size of a 16 oz. hammer head in the walls.  Even the closet walls had hammer holes.
It seems like every neighborhood has their "Munsters" house, with vines and cobwebs taking over the windows and an un-mowed yard.  It's funny on TV but not so funny to the community of hard working people that are proud of their homes.  It's a shame … (7 comments)