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Charlotte Real Estate Uses QR Codes for Client Convenience

QR Codes - What Are These Things All About? Just in case you're curious why you're seeing a QR code on our site (otherwise described as a bar code) at the bottom of our page, we've added it to better equip our smartphone users in the various ways described below. Here are a few ways that you can utilize QR codes and why they are posted directly on our websites, front and center for your convenience: Sharing a downloadable item such as a mobile app to our home search website. The use of the QR code is so much simpler than typing in the link on your smartphone. (This one will be coming … Continue reading...

Buying a Charlotte Home, Getting Pre-Approved by a Lender

Charlotte NC home buyers should be pre-approved by a lender

Via Scoop.it - Charlotte Real Estate Great advice for Charlotte North Carolina home buyers! If you are thinking of buying a home you simply must get pre-approved by a lender first-- otherwise you could be wasting your time. Via www.homejane.com … Continue reading...

Benefits of Using a Charlotte NC Buyers Agent

Via Scoop.it - Charlotte North Carolina It is maddening to see buyers duped by the listing agents; that pre-existing relationship that the listing agents have with their sellers is certainly not something that I would risk tens of thousands of dollars on! The same scenarios apply to Charlotte NC home buyers as do in Newport Beach, CA. BUYER BEWARE! Via newportbeachrealestatecafe.com … Continue reading...

Can Your Agent Get You Into That Charlotte Home for Sale?

Can your Agent get into that House for Sale? Your Real Estate Agent sends you a brand new listing and it looks perfect, so you want to see it right away, but you can’t. Not because the seller won’t allow showings or because you can’t coordinate a time to meet with your Agent, but because your Agent does not have an ActiveKey The ActiveKey, also commonly called a Supra Key, is what Real Estate Agents use to open Supra Lockboxes, the device that holds the house key. There is an annual fee to have an ActiveKey, so some Real Estate Agents decide to forgo and by choosing to do so they are … Continue reading...

Charlotte NC Home Buyers: Be Prepared for the Mortgage Lender

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Charlotte NC Home Buyers: Be Prepared for the Lender Although most Charlotte home buyers would prefer to initiate their home search before speaking with a lender, reversing your steps and consulting a lender first is the only way to go. You don’t want to set yourself up for disappointment should you later find out that you may not qualify for that dream home that you’ve located, simply because lending standards have changed so drastically. Conversely, because interest rates are currently at historic lows, you may qualify for more than you think and you may find that you’ve spent countless … Continue reading...

Charlotte NC Home Buyers: Don’t Fall Prey To Those Visions of Sugar Plums

Charlotte NC Home Buyers: WATCH Your Credit Even AFTER Loan Approval on Your New Home You’ve done the legwork--found your dream home, completed the lending criteria and are calling movers and scheduling utility activations. Your dreams of what your home will look like when you’re living there are SO exciting and we completely understand that! However, don’t let those sugar plum visions get in the way of Closing on your new home. Here are a few no-no’s when you’re in the process of a mortgage loan application: Do NOT quit your current job, change jobs or start your own business - … Continue reading...

Charlotte NC Home Buyers: Don’t Get Left at the Altar

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Charlotte NC Home Buyers: Don’t Get Left at the Altar Although Charlotte statistics show that re-sales are often a better bargain than distressed properties, many buyers insist that short sale and auction properties are the ‘best deals out there.’ They may be in other cities but, in Charlotte, for the most part, they are not. If you have found that ‘deal-of-the-century short sale or auction property, don't fall in love and leave yourself open to heartbreak. Charlotte home buyers searching for heavily discounted distressed properties should research several prospective properties. Oftentimes … Continue reading...

Charlotte NC Home Buyers: Keeping a Journal and Setting Your Goals

Keep a journal of your Charlotte home buying process

Charlotte NC Home Buyers: Keeping a Journal and Setting Your Goals Buying a home can be an exciting time but, also can be a bit stressful if you’re unsure of the ‘next steps.' I recommend keeping a log of the entire buying process, including your buying objectives, home-tour dates, notes on each of the top 3 homes that you toured, including your pros and cons. Note-taking during the Offer process, the inspection/repair expenses, notes on contractors hired, agent, inspector, lender and attorney communication. You’ll even want to document neighborhood observations, everything that the buying … Continue reading...

Charlotte NC Home Buyer Tips: Do Your Research

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Charlotte NC Home Buyer Tips: Do Your Research National real estate sales data does not, by any stretch of the imagination, reveal the housing market in the area in which you are focusing to purchase that new home. Even local daily newspapers, business journals and websites don’t have the micro-data that you will need to set your price. Be sure that you have your own local Realtor® representing YOU! Ask them for the down and dirty stats that you simply MUST have on-hand in order to make an informed decision with regards to the purchase price of your new home. Ask your Charlotte North … Continue reading...

Charlotte Home Buyers: Check Those Permits

Be SURE the Home You Purchase Has the Necessary Permits on File - BEFORE You Buy All serious prospective buyers should check seller permits pertaining to any room or home additions/renovations as part of their due diligence when checking out a home. Cities, especially those who are currently low in revenue, are seriously cracking down on non-permitted work. The current owners, not the previous owners who actually did the work or had it done illegally, are the ones who these cities are penalizing. Non-permitted room additions, kitchen remodels and garage conversions are but a few items that … Continue reading...