Are Real Estate Agents causing our housing problems!?  Real estate agents are not causing the "over development" of Berkeley county.  They are responding to a housing crisis and filling the need already there.  Same with investors and home builders.  They do not build houses where there is no one to buy them.  And people do not move to an area simply because there is a home waiting for them.  They do their research to find a location in need of... [read more]

Congratulations! Is it a money thing?  Commission?  Every time I see someone on Facebook saying they got something under contract or closed, all the other realtors come out to congratulate them?  Why?  What's the point?  After all, aren't they all competing against each other?   Here are a few reasons for the applause: 1. Encouragement: We remind each other that the long road was worth the gray hairs and sleepless nights 2. You were... [read more]

Mobile Home Foundations   --------My Video is at the end--------- Let's end some Mobile homes Ignorance, shall we?   It is a known fact that Manufactured homes are set on Blocks.  This fact gives many people the idea that they are not really permanent.  But, did you know that nearly all housing was set on blocks until about the 1950's?    Ah, yes.  Today, most houses built are site built using  a poured concrete... [read more]

How to sell a Manufactured home with land Manufactured homes, often inaccurately called "Mobile Homes", are here to stay.  Some sources say 19% of all homes in South Carolina are Manufactured.   So why do most Realtors avoid them?  Commission and Difficulty.  It's no secret that most Real Estate Agents shy away from Manufactured home sales.  There are several reasons for this.   Lets get #1 out the way, because people are... [read more]

Brick Skirts look nice.  But, might become a problem.    A few years back a certain lender in SC required brick skirts be installed on all Manufactured homes before they would lend on them.   This has caused many issues.   PROS for a Brick Skirt:    1.  Aesthetics.  They look nice.  2.  Adds difficulty to removing the home from the site.  (More permanent)  3.  Adds value.  Appraisers... [read more]