Plantation Lakes - Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

Sept. 20, 2014

School Districts Rate Highly in Home Buying Survey

9-10-4-schoolMyrtle Beach residents don’t have to have children at home to know when we’ve gone through the familiar back-to-school rituals. Just turn on a radio or TV, step into a retail store, or drive past a school and the calls to educational muster are evident. At the same time, it’s …

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Sept. 18, 2014

An Open House in Myrtle Beach Deserves Maximum Prep

9-10-3-openhouseOnce 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. 14, 2014

Strategic Tips for Updating an Old Family Home

9-10-1-vintageSelling an elderly or deceased relative’s Myrtle Beach home can be one of the most selfless tasks anyone is ever called upon to do—and not just because it’s hard to let go of a place that has so many loved ones’ memories. What frequently adds to the emotional component is …

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Sept. 12, 2014

Myrtle Beach Home Showings Keep Busy Households Hopping

Selling your home quickly and for the highest price possible demands that the Myrtle Beach showings be proactively appealing: that is, more than just a passive display of the residential “merchandise.” To make the most of the advantageous situation that any showing or open house should be, both you …

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Sept. 8, 2014

Selling Your Myrtle Beach Home…and Sprucing Up for Fall!

9-3-2-sell fallSpringtime is correctly known near and far as the peak season for selling your home—in Myrtle Beach; elsewhere in the U.S.; probably on Mars, too. Everybody knows it. This has created a most unfortunate side effect: namely, the notion that if you missed the spring home sales binge …

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Sept. 6, 2014

Why a Myrtle Beach Home Auction Can Be Risky Business

9-3-1-auctionEven though the housing market continues to trace an upward path, foreclosures do still occur—and Myrtle Beach home auctions are sometimes the result. It means that there are still some good distress bargains to be had, particularly if you are interested in buying a home at auction.

Television shows like …

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Sept. 6, 2014

New Homeowners Should Factor in Myrtle Beach Home Improvements

8-27-4-homeimprovementYou’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 should …

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Sept. 4, 2014

Should You Invest in Home Staging?

8-27-1-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 …

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Sept. 2, 2014

Time for a Little End-of-Summer Myrtle Beach Home Maintenance

8-27-2-homemaintenanceIt seems just yesterday that the beach towels were coming out of the closet—alas! With back-to-school specials ending and Labor Day Weekend upon us, it’s time to admit that summer is just about done for. Whether you’ve just purchased a new property, are sprucing up your Myrtle Beach home with …

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Aug. 31, 2014

Time-Savers for Buying a House in Myrtle Beach

8-27-3-homestreamlineAccording to last month’s National Association of Realtors® announcement, existing home sales are up across the U.S., at the same time that home inventories are on the rise. In Myrtle Beach, it may point to a brisk fall market, with more prospective buyers deciding the time is right for …

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