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Real Estate Broker/Owner - Realty Arts - NC Broker License #235526
Cary NC, REALTOR® serving the Greater Wake County area.

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2007 

This is a collection of four adjoining properties, with four separate sellers comprising 6.38 acres along Ebenezer Church Road.  The properties are located south of Glenwood Avenue, US Highway 70, in Wake County.  They are within 1000 feet of the Ebenezer Church Road entrance to Umstead Park.This...
02/25/2007
The nice folks were readying their home for market when the question came up, "Should we replace the carpet or offer a "Carpet Allowance?"My input?"If you can afford to, replace the carpet with a good mid-grade carpet in a neutral color.  It will save you money and take all carpet discussion off ...
02/16/2007
I was talking to my friend Ahmed Ammar today about building business, and addressing niches today.  We got into languages and I asked him, "What languages do you speak other than English?"He said, "Arabaic."Me, "Well, you should be blogging an English/Arabic blog.  And an English/Arabic newslette...
02/15/2007
In Raleigh, NC, for 154 years the mentally ill have received treatment at the Dorothea Dix Hospital.The hospital occupies approximately 425 acres on a hillside with a great view of Downtown Raleigh.  Dix Hospital is directly across Western Boulevard from Boylan Heights Historic District neighborh...
02/12/2007
Boylan Heights Historic District is another Raleigh Neighborhood blessed with many fine homes from the turn of the 20th century.  Combined with a proximity to North Carolina State University, and the City of Raleigh Downtown area, along with walking distance to Glenwood South entertainment distri...
02/11/2007
Timberlake was partially mapped in the 1940's as a small subdivision outside Raleigh, North Carolina.  It is blessed with lakes.  The subdivision was originally laid out to include an airstrip for the homeowners, which later was sacrificed for the construction of homes..Over the years it was enl...
02/10/2007
A settlement called Bradford's Ordinary began in 1750 in what is now Cary. However, the man credited with founding Cary was Allison Francis "Frank" Page, who was its first developer, mayor, postmaster and railroad agent.Page-Walker HotelPage and his wife, Catherine "Kate" Raboteau Page bought 300...
02/10/2007
Within walking distance of downtown Raleigh and North Carolina government complexes, Historic Oakwood is an area of several blocks of homes.  "They don't build them like that anymore!"  Many homes have undergone historic renovation which has saved them from being broken up into apartments or knoc...
02/07/2007
The most vibrant neighborhood in Raleigh, NC, Glenwood South is a mixture of restaurants, trendy shops, new condominiums, and nightlife opportunities.   Just blocks from the center of North Carolina government power, the street is a magnet for visitors from across Wake County, and from farther aw...
02/07/2007
Bond Park is the largest municipal park in Wake County, NC.At 310 acres, it includes seven ballparks, several picnic shelters, a 300 seat amphitheatre, trails and greenways, The 16,000 square foot Cary Senior Center, a  29,000 square foot Community Center, a large playground, picnic tables, and a...
02/07/2007