There have been so many people who have been kind and supportive since I became part of the ActiveRain community. Gene Mundt in particular is one of the most sincere and intentional men I've ever met. Leslie and I had the very good fortune to meet Gene and his wife in person when they traveled
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03/22/2013
We'll be meeting shortly with one of our sellers. His listing is under contract and scheduled to close next week. He and his brother are builders and naturally, they are ready to build one to replace the one we just sold. What he wants to know from us is what's trending with buyers? Have
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03/20/2013
Our new listing at 42 Joe Pye Lane in the Holly Hills neighborhood of Sylva, NC is finally ready for the MLS submission. The house was unoccupied for more than a year before the decision was made to sell it. We were referred to the seller by someone in our network of service providers, not j
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03/19/2013
All I can guess about Sheila Anderson is that she must be exhausted after her surgery. I promised her more music today and I hope she likes today's selection. She should be able to drift back off to SleepyTime soon, especially with this extraordinary guitarist. As soon as I hit the post
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03/18/2013
This AR community really cares and right now we're caring about Sheila Anderson. Anyone who follows Sheila appreciates her no holds barred approach to life and right now that's exactly the attitude she'll need to recuperate from a combination of things, the most devastating being an accident tha
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03/17/2013
Maybe it's because the weather is a little warmer and the greenery is returning to the trees and bushes or maybe it's because the real estate business is picking up in a serious way but it sure feels like "things" are getting back to normal. We have seen a serious uptick in the numbers of h
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03/17/2013
There have been very few times I've ever had to put a deadline to respond in any contract, it seems to put an unnecessarily adversarial tone to the negotiations. After all, if a seller (or buyer) takes too long to respond, we can always add a time limit to to a contract after submission.
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03/16/2013
A particularly large family traveled together today to visit Dillsboro. After stopping off at Bradley's General Store for ice cream cones, the family did some shopping at Treehouse Pottery, Dogwood Crafters and The Golden Carp. Before heading out to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park for
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03/15/2013
We have a new listing in the Holly Hills neighborhood of Sylva on Joe Pye Lane that we're very excited about. The seller has done the right thing, making all the repairs and updates first before the listing goes "live". The landscaping is getting rediscovered and shown off to its best advanta
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03/13/2013
Just when we think that it's safe to pack away some of the sweaters, Mother Nature decides it is time for a practical joke on the humans. Tomorrow afternoon into evening, we can expect a little snow overnight here in Sylva, NC. Until Spring decides to fullyburst forth..I'll have to be content t
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03/12/2013