Plantation Lakes - Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

Aug. 10, 2014

Which Renovations are Musts for Selling a Home in Myrtle Beach

8-8-homerenovationWhen you are selling a home in Myrtle Beach, two underlying unknowns are always present. How long it will take? Is one. The second is what will the final selling price be?

The answer to that second one at least partially depends on actions the person selling the home controls …

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Aug. 8, 2014

Investing in Myrtle Beach Real Estate - Crucial Considerations

8-6-fsboIf you have been doing groundwork with an eye toward investing in Myrtle Beach real estate, chances are you’ve also been watching some new national movement in housing sales. Last month’s Real Trends Housing Market Report showed U.S. sales of 5,880,000 units (a 5.1% increase over …

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Aug. 7, 2014

Selling Your Myrtle Beach Home: When Overpricing’s a Good Idea!

8-5-overpriceA crucial part of selling your Myrtle Beach home comes right at the outset—when you set your asking price. It boils down to a decision to go high (the I-love-this-place-and-gotta-have-it-no-matter-what price); or low, with a number that is just under neighborhood comparables (the I’d-better-snap-this-up-before-someone-else-does price).

Success in selling your home …

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Aug. 5, 2014

Finding Neighborhoods in Myrtle Beach That Fit Your Wish List

There’s a lot you can change about a house. You can repaint it, renovate the interior, landscape the yard. The one thing you can’t change is its location—and there’s abundant truth in the familiar list with the three most important words in real estate: location, location, location…

That’s why getting …

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Aug. 3, 2014

What Sellers May Not Reveal About the Cost of a Myrtle Beach Home

8-1-truecostWhen you begin scouring the Myrtle Beach listings for a new home, the cost of the home appears to be right there at the top: the asking price. All the other details about the property are there, too, but they usually get close attention only after that dollar amount at …

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Aug. 1, 2014

Myrtle Beach Accessible Homes Market Part of a National Trend

7-30-accessWhen the American Institute of Architects reports on emerging trends, sooner or later they’ll be showing up in the Myrtle Beach listings. That’s been true of one trend the AIA started reporting in 2010: the move to ever-larger square footages.

But now a more interesting finding is developing. It’s one …

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July 31, 2014

Listings Missteps to Avoid…Any Time of the Year!

7-29-mistakesThe Myrtle Beach listings aren’t dominated by any particular kind of seller—like local listings everywhere, all kinds of homeowners are represented. One attribute they generally have in common is the motivation to make their sale happen quickly. Sometimes that’s because they have settled on a new home purchase and want …

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July 29, 2014

Easy Weekend Projects to Boost a House for Sale’s Appeal

7-27-impressions“You never get a second chance to make a first impression.”

It’s a saying that job applicants (at least the successful ones) take to heart. It’s why a lot of serious primping goes on before a blind date. It’s why movie directors spend as much time as it takes …

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July 27, 2014

3 Things to Keep In Mind When Negotiating a Home Purchase

7-25-negotiateNegotiating tactics. It’s a topic that business authors adore. This is perennial best-seller territory…so much so, you could probably fill a moderate-sized home library with titles like The Art of the Deal and Getting to Yes.

When it comes to negotiating a home purchase in Myrtle Beach, fine-tuning your offer—finding …

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July 25, 2014

First Time Home Buyers Resume Strong Buying Patterns

7-24-firsttimeThe upheaval in global financial markets over the past few years may have been unnerving for almost everyone, but among the hardest-hit group was first time home buyers, in Myrtle Beach and across the country. Many had to deal with the stress caused by an uncertain economy, the fallout on …

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