Ring Out The Old and Ring In The New!
Posted by Larry Tollen on
Wow, 2011 flew by and was a fantastic year personally. I appreciate how fortunate I was to have met and helped so many interesting people either buy or sell a home here in the greater Durham, Chapel Hill area in North Carolina where I live and work. You kept me incredibly busy and I'm certainly thankful.
2012 is shaping up to be another phenomenal year. In the past week alone I got one of my investor clients under contract on a foreclosure property they wanted, met with three new buyer clients and am looking forward to working with them. I've got several new listings I'll be bringing onto the market in the next few months and all and all I'm expecting another great year. I have finally gotten myself a personal assistant to do some of the back…
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Most of us who wish to buy a home will do so by getting a mortgage. The first requirement is that we manage to save up enough money for a down payment. In addition, there are many other costs when purchasing a home — collectively referred to as “closing costs” which may include: mortgage application fees, attorney fees, inspection fees, home owners and title insurance, property tax and possibly homeowner association pro-rations, filing fees, and others. Equally important is having a good enough credit score to qualify for a mortgage and, unlike saving up your money which everyone understands, very often many people don't really understand how this works and what it will mean and how to improve their scores. If you are one of these folks, this is the…
Despite what HGTV might have you thinking, there are ways to add value to your home besides completely redoing your kitchen and baths, both of which can be expensive undertakings.
Buying Foreclosures; not a week that goes by that I don’t receive one or more calls or e-mails from hopeful buyers and/or investors wanting to buy a bank-owned property (a foreclosure). I always start the conversation with a simple question, “Why do you want to buy a foreclosure?” More often than not I get a version of the following as an answer. “The price. I know foreclosures are a good deal.” As someone who specializes in buyer brokering, I will admit I inwardly cringe a little every time I hear this as I rarely find foreclosures to be the deal most people think they are.
Growing was apparently the operative word as evidenced by the attached pictures. What started off as one simple raised bed was so successful that last spring I put in a second and we were off to the races. This year my wife Angela and I enjoyed fresh lettuces, tomatoes, zucchini, okra, summer squash, red and green peppers, lots of spinach, mustard greens, collards, cucumbers, green beans and herbs. we've got brocoli kale, cabbage, more lettuces, carrots, and greens growing now. For those of you who know me, it will come as no surprise that I've kept going and just finished putting in a third (and final) larger bed for next year.
Went out last evening with my wife and had a great time in downtown Durham. We started of with dinner at Rue Cler. Located in the heart of downtown Durham I've been by it countless times, stopped into their bakery on occasion but for some reason I'd never eaten there but after last nights meal, I know I'll be back.