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Indignant is not a very strong adjective.  True, it hits much harder than its perfumed and delicate cousin petulance, but carries nowhere near the weight of its 3 elder brothers- rage, infuriation, and even exasperation. We all have somewhat unique ...

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Many of us have vague notions (mostly secondhand, or worse, so dislocated from the source that we cannot begin to gauge their authenticity) of the best time of year to buy or sell a home (two sides of the same ...

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I’ve been involved in a lot of negotiations, and read a lot of books on the subject.  There is a basic principal of negotiation that is fundamental- that is- below the level of tactics and techniques.  In fact, it doesn’t ...

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Here are two more words instrumental to a sound grasp of the principles that will speed you along your journey to success in Real Estate Investing: Equity– most of us are aware of the general definition of equity: value minus ...

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Much as with any highly specialized field of endeavor, R/E investing has a language of its own.  A firm grounding in some of the more important terms can help you to grasp subtle nuances, and to more intelligently evaluate and ...

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“If I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of Giants”.  Sir Isaac Newton The Charlotte Real community has suffered a great loss with the passing of JC Underwood, 15 year Executive Director of the Metrolina Real ...

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Have you ever noticed that the very funniest stories that we have to tell were not in the least bit funny at the time the events occurred.  It seems that only the detached perspective that comes with the passage of ...

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But what, you may ask; does this recalcitrant youth’s behavior have to do with real estate investing? Nothing in some ways, and in some ways- everything.  (By the way, to stave off accusations that I made that headline up, the ...

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Mailing to homeowners in pre-foreclosure has always been a mainstay of my business.  Back in 2008, a homeowner filled out a “Sell Your House” form on my website. As I was not doing a lot of Search Engine or Pay-Per-Cick ...

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I am frequently asked something along the lines of “How do you find good deals in a strong market like Charlotte today?”  This list is in no particular order, nor are these even a fraction of the ways available to ...

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