Monday, June 30, 2014

Online Charleston Virtual Tours & Video

In today’s Charleston, SC, more and more often shopping of all kinds has become a virtual affair. Instant information is at everyone’s fingertips—nowhere truer than in Charleston real estate. No sooner has today’s buyer made the decision to start looking than—boom!—the laptop/tablet/iPhone is out and Charleston, SC virtual tours are underway.

What Are The Closing Costs Of Real Estate?

You’ve found the perfect Charleston real estate and the mortgage loan with the best interest rate you can find. 

What’s next in the home buying experience?  Signing the contracts and paying the closing costs.  But what exactly are closing costs? 

Friday, June 27, 2014

What To Do When Your Real Estate Loan Is Declined

There are many reasons why a mortgage loan for your Charleston real estate could be declined.  It doesn’t have to be the end of your real estate dreams.  Here are a few things to consider if you’ve been turned down for a mortgage:

Why Is A Final Walk Through Inspection Of Your New Home So Important?

It’s almost time for the closing on the Charleston home you’re buying and you can’t wait.  You go to the property for the final walk-through inspection.  You’re so busy thinking about where the furniture is going to go and what color you’ll paint the walls, you breeze right through the house.

Thursday, June 26, 2014

Investment Idea with Legs: a Charleston Area Rental Property

When any investor first begins to mull over the idea of acquiring a rental property in Charleston, SC, it’s usually in competition with an array of other investment types—each with its inherent plusses and minuses. Some of them are new ideas (new technology company stocks; new forms of commercial exchange)—but real estate is definitely not one of those. It may not be innovative, but being a landlord has always been one of the leading sources of passive income.