Terry Edwards

Holes In The Walls, Holes In The Ceilings....

Yesterday I previewed 7 foreclosed houses for a client and what a mess. Every one of them had ripped up carpet, bare wires exposed from yanked out ceiling fixtures and holes the size of a 16 oz. hammer head in the walls. Even the closet walls had hammer holes.

It seems like every neighborhood has their "Munsters" house, with vines and cobwebs taking over the windows and an un-mowed yard. It's funny on TV but not so funny to the community of hard working people that are proud of their homes. It's a shame but some people don't deserve to be home owners. Then again I sure wouldn't want them for renters, either.

Certainly not all foreclosures are in this condition but I'm seeing more of them with the bad economy.

Terry Edwards, ABR in sunny SC www.FeaturedColumbiaHomes.com

September 2008 Home Sales In Columbia SC

While home sales have slowed recently the market around Columbia is still chugging. I broke down the closed deals during September:

$125-150K 97 sales

$150-200K 95 sales

$200-250K 42 sales

$250-500K 51 sales

That's 285 happy Buyers last month.

Would you like to be happy this month?

Terry Edwards Russell & Jeffcoat Realtors

www.FeaturedColumbiaHomes.com

Shandon Rosewood Forest Acres Arcadia Lakes Hopkins

Learn The Basics Of Mortgages Before You Apply

Many current renters who would love to be home owners are feeling lost when it comes to understanding mortgages. A little homework before applying for a loan will help you determine which type will be best for you.

These are some good sites for information, and I saw some copies of "Mortgages For Dummies" at Books A Million the other day. There might even be a free copy at your local library.

www.hud.gov

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mortgage_loan

http://www.featuredcolumbiahomes.com/library.html?library_dir_name=homepurchase&library_file_name=final_loan_approval

Terry Edwards, ABR

Russell & Jeffcoat Realtors

Columbia SC

www.FeaturedColumbiaHomes.com

Normally when I come up with a good idea the shine disappears once I try to implement it.

I had sprayed and scraped off the foyer popcorn ceiling and made a huge mess a year ago and pretty much swore off ever doing this again. Then I started thinking about tackling one of the bathrooms when the Ford-Has-A-Better-Idea light came on. If the scraped ceiling never reached the floor there would be no mess. I attached the hose of my wet/dry vac to the handle of a 4" scraping blade with 2 cable ties and all the scraped pieces got sucked into the canister!! I could not believe how well this worked. I probably cut the clean-up time by 50%.

Terry Edwards, ABR

Russell & Jeffcoat Realtors

www.FeaturedColumbiaHomes.com