By: lazarus
Understanding the Due Diligence Process
Once your home is under contract, the buyer enters the due diligence period. This is their opportunity to thoroughly investigate the property before finalizing the purchase. 01 – InspectionsBuyers will typically schedule a range of...
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Prepping Your Home for Listing
These are some ideal corrections and areas to consider when preparing your home to go on the market. KitchenClear off all counters — including plants, paper towels, and toastersRemove all personal accessoriesTidy up the pantry Family...
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Listing Your House: Initial Paperwork
One of the first steps in listing your home is completing the required paperwork and disclosures. Here’s what to expect and when it’s due. Documents You Will Receive You’ll be provided with several important documents during...
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By: Stacie Pineda
Watauga County 2022 ReCap
Residential Real Estate Economic Indicator ReportKey FindingsUnprecedented patterns continue to impress in the Watauga County housing market. 2022 ended with an overall residential sales volume increase of approximately two percent compared to the previous...
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A Client’s Story
The other day there was a lively conversation in my office about experiences we’ve had on the job. I was sharing some of the stories with a client and she told me a story...
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By: Stacie Pineda
A Country Road Took Me Home
My childhood home was a farm on an infrequently traveled dirt road in western Arkansas that had been in the family for a couple generations. When my oldest sister started dating, my parents and...
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By: Stacie Pineda
Land
“You ain’t no kind of man if you ain’t got land.”Delmar O’Donnell in Oh Brother, Where Art Thou? People are often surprised to learn that the process of purchasing land is more complicated than purchasing...
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By: Stacie Pineda
What’s in a Name: Valle Crucis
“What’s in a name? that which we call a roseBy any other name would smell as sweet.”― William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet Many years ago, I read a historical fiction based in medieval times. I remember very...
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By: Karsen McGee
Let’s Talk Trash
In this little post, I hope to help familiarize newcomers to our trash customs. Some people, when new to our community, are puzzled by the way we do trash. I sure was. Long accustomed...
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By: Stacie Pineda
Riding in the Car with my Client, Patty
Remember back in the olden days, say pre-coronavirus, when realtors drove their clients around? Who imagined that there’d come a time when that would be a nostalgic memory? I miss it. I’ve had many...
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