Florence, SC

Pre-Paid Legal Services, Inc.

Pre-paid Legal is another company that I have joined as an associate and you can too. I have attended 2 meetings and researched this company and found it to be a very solid company that was founded over 30 years ago. This company protects your legal rights by assigning you to a regional attorney licensed in NC and SC, etc and access to attorneys throughout the country that can help you when you are traveling as well 24/7. The charge for this service is only around $17/mo for a family plan depending on the level of service you need. Over 50,000 companies offer this service to their employees nationwide as a benefit to their employment! I can now offer this to you too. With the many things that can happen to you in your profession as a realtor or US citizen these days with many suing people at a drop of a hat, having a lawyer at your disposal is now a necessity to protect you, your business and your family. This legal service is very exciting with many free services and if you want to learn more, please give me a call. Did you know that realtors are sued more than any other profession behind attorneys and doctors? This is why need this protection for you and your business! Pre-Paid Legal has a special program just for realtors. Call and I will explain it to you!

Sam Thompson

Carolina Mortgage Company

843-230-7929

www.samthompsonmortgage.com

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ONE OWNER HOME! Huge Walk-In Pantry in the Kitchen - Large Greatroom with Fireplace - Walk-In Closet in Every Bedroom - Heat Pump is Less Than 5 Years Old - Newer Carpet - 16 x 20 Wired Workshop - Fenced Backyard - Motivated Seller! MUST SEE!

Beautiful Home in Desirable Monticello Subdivision! Breathtaking Entrance with High Cathedral Ceilings and Pool View - Greatroom is Open to the Kitchen - Downstairs Master Suite with His/Her Closets, Ceramic Tile Bath and a Private Screened Porch - 2nd Screened Porch is off the Greatroom - Screened Porches Lead Directly to the Deck - Walk-In Attic with 2 Access Areas - Sprinkler System - Beautiful In Ground 18x35 Pool - MUST SEE TO APPRECIATE! Great area Great schools what else could you want!

For more pics of this home and other fantastic listings please visit us at www.4florencehomes.com

New listing on 1318 Madison Ave., in Florence,SC. Lovely Ranch Home on Madison Avenue! +/-2829SF, 4BR, 3Bth with an Extra Large Master Suite with Sitting Area "1000 sq ft", Double Vanity, Claw Foot Tub and Double Head Marble Shower - Lots of Closet Space, Living Room, Dining Room, Kitchen with Breakfast Nook, Newly Refinished Hardwood Floors Throughout - Big Double Fenced In Yard with Koi Pond, Large Deck and Back Porch off Master - Room For Kids and Dogs - Zoned For Royall Elementary, Sneed Middle School and West Florence High School - This is a MUST SEE!

For more pics of this fantastic home and other check out our site at www.4florencehomes.com

Have you ever stopped to consider the irony of it all? When the housing market was hot with escalading hosing prices, buyers couldn't wait to jump on board. With multiple offers coming in, buyers were willing to pay above asking price to get the home of their choice. When it's a buyer's market with deals galore out there, buyers go into hibernation. Go figure! In a seller's market, buyers fall all over themselves to make a deal. In a buyer's market, sellers just don't seem to be able to give their homes away.

Buyers, take a good look at what the market has done and is doing over the past five years in the Greater Florence Region of South Carolina. True, this year's housing market is the worst of the five but it isn't that far off from 2004 sales. What makes it look so much worse is the number of homes on the market. They have been going up steadily over the past five years and until 2007, sales were keeping up pretty well with the listings. In 2008, however, listings spiked by nearly 20% while sales decreased by 23% year over year. That has created a 9.8 month inventory in the local housing market, which should be a buyer's delight. So, where are the buyers?

To really understand what's happening in the Florence housing market, take a look at my last blog titled Lets Make Some Money! I have a chart there that illustrates the monthly ratio between listings and sales for 2008. Those figures point toward a possible bottoming out of the slumping housing market. Spring will let us know for sure. But here's the problem. The best deals for buyers are before the market turns, not after. If you're a serious home buyer but taking a "wait and see" attitude, you're going to be looking back at the bottom instead of buying into it. That'll cost you a lot of money!

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