Claude Cross - Charlotte Homes For Sale

Well the flashback of the Masters is back. Can Phil and Tiger do another dance like the last?

We will see. The young guns of old are now family men with new and old swashbucklers ready with their weapons to weigh in on this event.

Here's the deal: Joey is on the senior tour and Anthony is the reigning champ.

VJ, Jim and David have just as good a chance to raise the trophy. This is a tournament where everybody is in and everybody seems to have a shot.

So take a drive to Charlotte for the Quail Hollow Championship this week to watch the pros drive 18. You'll get a front row view of incredible shots.

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I scream for ice cream. Such a wonderful fun food.

Rolling through Charlotte neighborhoods while showing late yesterday, the ice cream truck pulled up to two eagerly bouncing 6 year olds, fist clenched with means to get the ice cream. I paused and smiled.

The image of those excited little kids allowed my mind to roll back to cherished times, when my children jumped to the musical madness of the ice cream truck. And again further back when I experienced my first Eskimo pie.

I am propelled in some fashion by the excitement of pending expectations. Never knowing but hoping the "Ice cream truck" will come again.

So when the reality of Monday rolls around, I look in earnest with a hint of promise.

Pent up demand has cracked the ice of a long frozen market. Buyers are buzzing and sellers are finally seeing their houses garnishing attention. Penned papers, and anxious days waiting to see the art of the deal culminated in closing.

So as I see this activity, reminded of memories past, I hope the sound lingers on.

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The homes must be foreclosed and for sale by a bank, bank holding company, government agency, or authorized REO designated entity. Only single-family homes, condominums, and townhomes qualify. Manufactured homes are not eligible.

The home also must be located in one of the 23 counties served by the NSP grant: Alamance, Brunswick, Buncombe, Cabarrus, Catawba, Cumberland, Dare, Davidson, Durham, Edgecombe, Forsyth, Gaston, Guilford, Iredell, Johnston, Mecklenburg, New Hanover, Pitt, Randolph, Rowan, Union, Vance, and Wake. You must occupy the home within 60 days of closing.

This money is available through the NC Housing Finance Agency. For further information click the link below.

http://www.nchfa.com/Homebuyers/HBbuyingforeclosure.aspx

If you are sitting on the fence .... time to hop off.

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If you want advise on buying a home, you won't have to go far. There is a ton of free advise. Its everywhere. Unfortunately some of it may not prove to be very valuable.

There are people who have read about buying a home, and other theorists, that are quick to pipe in.

Then, there are the well intentioned friends who bought a home a couple of years ago, eager to tell you what to do.

Of course we know family members always know best, although they may live in another state.

There is a reason why we hear this phrase repeated year after year: "you get what you pay for"

Free advise has little or no strings attached, but it can most certainly leave you vulnerable to misinformation, and at worst, feeling the pain of from listening only to Auntie Mame.

So today's word is ..."Professional"

How much does Professional advise cost you say?

The answer is: How much will it cost you, if you DO NOT use Professional advise.

So here is my professional advise to anyone getting ready to buy or sell a property. (and it's Free !)

Find a local Realtor(r) who has good credentials. That person will have the knowledge of the local market and the experience to advise and guide you. Going it alone, with post-it notes filled with advise, will certainly risk the outcome you desire.

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The Appraised Value of the home is less than the Tax value....rats

This can be a really is a hard pill to swallow.

This unfortunately common experience is replicating everywhere with the advent of declining market values combined with REO and short sales.

May I suggest another pill...A trip to the tax assessors office, armed with your "New" data.

The "science" of taxing your house is based on a formula derived (at least here in Charlotte) on the value of your house. Taxes on homes (just as value) have gone up over the years. So when a market correction happens, and your home is taxed over it's value, you should challenge the tax on your home.

This is not a fruitless activity. I have had recent sales that led my clients, after closing, directly to the local assessors office. This has resulted usually in a lower tax bill. (as it should).

While the result doesn't return big bucks, even if it's only a teacup at a tea party, It's worth the effort.

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