How Quickly Can I Buy a Home After a Short Sale?

If you’ve been through a foreclosure or short sale there will come a time when you’re ready to purchase real estate again. How quickly can you buy a home after a short sale or foreclosure? The general rule is three years after a short sale and seven years after a foreclosure which is also a…

Sell My Home in Sunset Beach NC

When it comes time to sell your home or property anywhere around Sunset Beach, Ocean Isle Beach or anywhere along the coast, you need to know that your agent will do everything necessary to create the most exposure for your real estate with as much profit in your pocket at closing as possible. You need…

What Can You Get for $400,000 in Sunset Beach NC?

What Can You Get for $400,000 in Sunset Beach NC?

Considering a move to the North Carolina shores? Sunset Beach makes an ideal place for a retirement, second home, vacation property or permanent beach residence. Currently, as of the publishing of this post, prices are about $173,000 for a median sales price. The price per square foot comes in at about $136. The median price…

Best Place to Retire in Sunset Beach NC

Best Place to Retire in Sunset Beach NC

Looking for a quiet, sleepy, oceanfront town perfect to retire in? That’s Sunset Beach. Located in Brunswick County, this small beach town of just 3,400 people is located almost on the border of South Carolina, just north of Myrtle Beach and south of Wilmington. These are the largest cities close to Sunset Beach that would…

Rents are Higher Than Mortgages in North Carolina

Rents are Higher Than Mortgages in North Carolina

In a recent article by MSN Money magazine, rents and mortgages were compared across the country in each state averaging out which is more, average rents or average mortgages. For North Carolina, the monthly rent came in at $1175 per month whereas the mortgages came in $1089. “Three North Carolina cities, Charlotte, Raleigh and Durham,…

Inexpensive Ways to Have the Look of a High End Home

Inexpensive Ways to Have the Look of a High End Home

I certainly don’t want to use the term “lazy” when I’m talking about inexpensive fix ups to make your home look more expensive than it really is because all of these things do take time and of course, money. But there are ways to create an expensive look in your home for fractions on the…