In my emerging career as a real estate consultant I often get asked the following questions.

1. What is a real estate consultant?

2. How is the real estate market?

First, let me say that the real estate market is flooded with foreclosures no matter where you live. That is great news for investors, first time home buyers or any one who has cash to buy. There are a lot of good deals which means this is a good time to make money in real estate....as a long time investor in real estate I have always said you make your money when you buy property not when you sell it! You can find great deals on new homes...builders who need to move inventory. You can find great REO or foreclosures that need little or no fix up. Lastly, if you are a renovator then pick up some of those $20,000 or less properties and fix them up for rentals or to flip!

This is not so good news for the home owner who needs to sell in order to up size, down size, relocate or who just want to buy a different style of home. Whether you try to sel your home yourself or work through a Realtor you will not receive the same offer as you would have if you had sold 3 years ago. So what do you do?

As a real estate consultant here is where I help. I work with consumers and investors who want to buy or sell properties. I help sellers decide if this is the right time to sell or to sit tight for a few years. If they have to sell due to relocation or other reasons then I help them determine how to best connect their home to a buyer. If they have the luxury to wait....then we talk about what they may do to maintain their home or improve it until they can sell. Many of my clients have decided to update kitchens, bathrooms, flooring, decks or make additions while they wait for the market to turn.

Some times the right move is to hold and wait. All investments in real estate....I believe this also includes your personal home are considered long-term investments. So don't be in a rush.......like Kenny Rodgers' said with the Gambler Lyrics, "you have to know when to hold'em and when to fold'em"

I think it is time to buy'em, hold'em and improve'em until the market turns a few years down the road.

WAIT!! How can you suggest that seller's hold? Are you kidding me..that is where we make $$ as real estate agents? For many of you reading this your are right.....that is where we make money. You have to ask yourself if you are investing in your business for the short-term or the long-term. If you are a long-term minded agent then we have to think about what is in the best interest of our clients not our wallets. Encourage a client to hold and improve today and they will call you when the market turns. Encourage them to sell now when they will lose money then they will not call you the next time they have to sell.

Living the Good Life,

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McAdenville, NC is just a little west of Charlotte, NC in Gaston county. It is a sleepy textile town until Christmas time and then... Watch out!! It lights up and is known as Christmastown, USA.

McAdenville has been hoping the past few years that Thomas Kincaid would decide to paint this very quaint village and to their surprise and pleasure it has happened.

"You will not want to miss a chance at this historic opportunity. Thom has only painted NC twice before, with

• Elegant Evening at Biltmore
• Cape Hatteras Light
• and now McAdenville as The Lights of Christmastown."

Mark your calendars now if you wish to be there for the unveiling of Thomas Kincaid's painting titled...

"The Lights of Christmastown"

Thursday, December 1st at 4:30 p.m.

The new Legacy Park on Elm Street

McAdenville, NC

Patrick Kincaid will be present to answer questions and to sign paintings for his brother Thomas Kincaiid.

You will also get to enjoy the annual tree lighting ceremony.

Judith Parker, CRS, GRI

Keller Williams

www.CharlotteHomeInfo.com

judithparker10@gmail.com

Today was a great day and this was a second "Sold" for the day!

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5620 Poplar Trail Road

The buyers and sellers were thrilled to come to an agreement today and all is signed and they are "under contract."

Everyone is looking forward to a December closing, so that they can move on and start their New Year in a new way.

I am so thankful to have the opportunity to work with great people and to be part of something so special and important in their lives.

Judith Parker, CRS, GRI

Keller Williams

www.CharlotteHomeInfo.com

jparker@kwcharlotte.com

Belmont NC - Reflection Pointe Neighborhood

Are you looking for home for sale in Reflection Pointe in Belmont, NC?

As of my writing of this posting, homes in the Reflection Pointe subdivision tend to be priced from $190,000 to $1,500,000. The Reflection Pointe neighborhood is in Gaston County, North Carolina.

To see the homes currently for sale in the Reflection Pointe subdivision of Belmont NC, click here.

If you're looking for homes for sale this and other neighborhoods in the 28012 zip code, then we urge you to contact us.

On my viewcarolinhomes.com web site, you'll find tens of thousands of homes for sale and hundreds of thousands of pictures and virtual tours. You can also find information on Lake Norman waterfront homes.

• Stonegate Charlotte NC
• Challis Farm Charlotte Homes
• Sycamore Ridge Concord
• Seven Eagles Charlotte NC
• Heatherloch Gastonia Homes
• Chestnut Oaks Matthews
• Yorkshire Monroe NC
• Stonebridge Mint Hill Homes
• Yorkshire Charlotte NC
• Berkshire Waxhaw Homes

The information you see here is deemed accurate at the time of this posting, but not guaranteed. All information should be independently verified.

Featured Neighborhood: Forest Cove Home & Real Estate For Sale

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When you are ready to look at homes (or have one to sell) in Forest Cove of Belmont NC give me a call. I would love the opportunity to earn your business! Wendy at 704.604.6115.

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