Real Estate Tips

Dec. 8, 2014

Real Estate Markets Register Steady Improvement

Myrtle Beach real estate observers got some background information last month that seemed to confirm much of what we’ve been seeing for a while now. Mid-term election politicking is now safely behind us (for a brief while, at least), but in the run-up to the elections, this was a comprehensive …

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Dec. 5, 2014

When Sellers Won’t Negotiate: 3 Tips for Myrtle Beach Home Buyers

Part of the art of listing a Myrtle Beach home for sale is to highlight features that will catch eyes in a wide assortment of different groups of prospective buyers. It’s “the more, the merrier”—and very often the ultimate buyer winds up being unlike the typical prospect you would have …

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Dec. 4, 2014

Myrtle Beach Realtors® Recognize Changing Marketplace

When I think of the term ‘marketplace,’ the first mental image that comes to mind is of a local farmer’s stand or of one of those community farmers’ markets where you get the old-fashioned experience of picking through the offerings of local farmers and bakers. The goods may not be …

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Nov. 27, 2014

Myrtle Beach Short Sale Success Goes to Sellers Who Hang Tough

According to the National Association of Realtors®,                                                                                       …

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Nov. 25, 2014

Myrtle Beach Home Sales Charts Are Never A Straight Line Situation

In TV commercials, the idea is to get the point across as economically as possible. That’s why, when the theme is a thriving business, they show a graph with lines that move up (often at an angle that would worry a mountain goat). It makes for an easily grasped, direct message.

Alas, …

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Nov. 18, 2014

3 Ways to Boost Curb Appeal for Myrtle Beach Home Buyers

 Home buyers’ first impressions are visual, and a flawed exterior will turn them away faster than a two-hour wait time at a family restaurant. Myrtle Beach curb appeal is the same as it is anywhere: when ‘curb appeal’ becomes ‘curb repel,’ the outcome to expect is at best offer numbers lower than …

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Nov. 17, 2014

Buying a Home in Myrtle Beach While Avoiding a Money Pit

For many decades, Hollywood has made box office gold creating comic films about the hilarious possibilities that nightmarish house remodels present: from Mr. Blandings Builds his Dream House to The Money Pit (and even Under the Tuscan Sun), audiences delight in the shifty tradesmen and rotting timbers that define the …

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Sept. 26, 2014

An Open House in Myrtle Beach Deserves Maximum Prep

Once your property appears in the Myrtle Beach listings it’s time to prepare for the all-important initial open house. Whether it’s really “all-important” (or just very important) is a matter for debate—you can’t really pin down exactly how important the initial open house is because some of its effect isn’t …

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Sept. 8, 2014

New Homeowners Should Factor in Myrtle Beach Home Improvements

You’ve done it: found what’s soon to become your family’s new Myrtle Beach home! It’s in a great neighborhood…reasonable commute…decent kitchen (size is right; definitely upgradeable). All this and it fits the budget! Congrats! Looks like your housing hunt is over...

YET…before you sign on the dotted line, there …

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Sept. 4, 2014

Should You Invest in Home Staging?

“If you are selling a Myrtle Beach home this fall, engage a Myrtle Beach staging professional to make your house look its best.”

If cost weren’t a factor, most everyone would agree with that advice. But is staging really worth the price? Can staging in Myrtle Beach actually help you …

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