• A knowledgeable Realtor® can save you endless amounts of time, money, and frustration.
• A knowledgeable Realtor® knows the local Greenville housing market inside and out and can help you avoid the “wild goose chase.”
George Clements ~ Greenville, SC Real Estate
Online home searching, market trends, needs analysis, negotiating, inspections, and contracts. These are all part of the world of Real Estate. But what exactly is Real Estate? According to Merriam-Webster real estate is "property in buildings and land." According to Fannie Mae, real property is "land and appurtenances, including anything of a permanent nature such as structures, trees, minerals and the interest, benefits and inherent rights thereof." The standard Greenville, SC contract that we use, states that personal property is not considered part of the sale unless it is listed in the MLS or in the contract. Things like appliances have to be listed in one of these two places or they will not come with the real estate. On the other hand, things like trees and bushes planted in a yard will come with the real estate. Sometimes people have an expensive tree or bush that they want to keep. This needs to be taken care of before the home is listed for sale. Sometimes it is hard to know what category your items fall in. The standard Greenville, SC contract also states that the sale includes all of the "buildings and improvements." Let me know if you have a question on weather or not something in your home is personal property or real property.
George Clements ~ Greenville, SC Real Estate
Good news for the Greenville, SC area just came out. According to the Greenville News, out metro area had the lowest foreclosure rate out of the 100 largest cities in the US. In fact, the percentage of foreclosures actually went down compared to 2006. This should remind us that we have to stay focussed on the local market and not what is going on nationally.
By George Clements ~ Greenville, SC Real Estate
IDX stands for Internet Data Exchange. Basically, it is a way that real estate agents can give access to every listing currently on the market in the Greenville, SC area even if the listing is not with their company. This allows browsers on www.homestolive.in to see every active home in the Greenville, SC area. When you fill in the fields with your criteria, every home that matches your needs will come up. If it is not in the list, it is not active. Search options include: listing number, city, zip code, county, property type, price range, number of bedrooms, number of bathrooms, and square footage. You can even narrow the results down to if the home includes a fireplace, basement, garage, pool, and view. Hope you enjoy browsing through all of the great Greenville, SC real estate!
By George Clements ~ Greenville, SC Real Estate
The CL-100 is the letter that shows if there are any problems with termites or moisture. In a normal real estate transaction, the purchaser will pay to have this done and it normally costs somewhere between $75 and $150.
There are a couple of things they are looking for when it comes to the termite inspection. First, if there are any active termites and second if there is any structural damage. Inspectors will list any damage that they find but a seller would only be required to fix structural damage and not cosmetic damage. This is based on a normal sales contract. The seller would also be required to have the home treated if there were signs of active termites. It is fine if there are signs of past infestation as long as it has been treated and there is no structural damage.
When it comes to the moisture side of the inspection, they are looking to see that the moisture is under a certain level. If the moisture content is too high than there is most likely a water problem that needs to be taken care of. Correction of moisture problems are treated just like termite problems in a Real Estate transaction.
It is good to keep your home treated for termites to avoid any major repairs when you go to sell. You want to make sure that your mulch does not go to high on the house and that it is treated. Just let me know if you ever need names of some good pest control companies.
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Visit homestolive.in for all of your Greenville, SC Real Estate needs. Here you will find all of the acitve listings and market information.
The Greenville, SC Real Estate web site has been developed for all your local real estate needs. Here you will find all of the acitve listings, market information, and information for buyers and sellers.
Areas of South Carolina: Greenville, Taylors, Simpsonville, Mauldin, Travelers Rest, Greer.
Purchaser Transactions: Needs Analysis, Searching For and Anylizing Matching Listings, Writing Offers/Contracts, Negotiating, Inspections, Repairs, Scheduleing, Overseeing Contract to Close, Recommendations For Vendors, Walking Purchaser Through What Comes Next, Getting the Transaction Closed.
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Because we were moving from out of state, we had very limited time to find a home. George found several homes that met our needs and set up the appointments. Within two days we were able to find a home and sign a contract. George was very thorough and was always willing to go the extra mile. He took care of all the details, including the inspection and closing. He even arranged for someone to clean the house before we moved in.
We would highly recommend him to anyone buying or selling a home. What a wonderful, stress free experience!!
Mark and Holly
From the first time we met with George, I felt confident that he would do everything he possibly could to help us sell our home. George started out by describing to us what he does to market our home and then gave us recommendations from his research on what would be a good price to start. He explained all his reasoning for both the marketing and pricing. When it was all said and done we both ended up confirming his advice. When we sold our home in one day, even despite a relatively slow market in Greenville, George immediately helped us start looking for the right place for us to move. He was very knowledgeable about different areas in our community, and helped us keep in mind the most important things to look for in buying a home. He made time in his schedule to go look at homes when convenient for us. He helped us weigh what was important to us not to him. He helped make the transition very smooth on both closings so that the moves would be as painless as possible. George was definitely on our side for the sale and the purchase and helped stand by us on any issues that came up from start to finish.
He was very knowledgeable in the field, and he made it a point to stay in contact with us at every step in the process. He was very easy to trust and dependable. Both of us had bought homes before, but George made the whole process as easy and enjoyable as possible. He gave just the right amount of advice, withholding his own opinions at the right times too! George also did a great job communicating with us, keeping us informed even though we knew he was busy with many other clients.
I recommend him to everyone I talk to who is looking to buy or sell their home. In fact, I bring up the subject with many because I want to tell them about our great experience. We will definitely use George again when the time comes and will continue to recommend him. George is a great realtor for someone who needs expert knowledge about how to sell their home the most quickly at the best price – and for the one who needs help finding just the right new home. George can do it all! We’ve been recommending him to other people ever since we closed on our two homes a few months ago.
Daniel and Jenny
Our experience with George was very comfortable. I always thought of buying a house as something that was kind of scary and didn't know all of the things involved with it but when we worked with George it just became a very seamless process. We just told him what kind of house we liked and he found a bunch of homes that fit that. We went to look at all the ones that fit our needs and decided which ones were the best. It was very easy because George took care of all the hard things that I didn't know. He made us feel like a priority and like he was on our team because he understood what we wanted and was going to go out and get it for us. So I felt like we had an ally in our Realtor. We would highly recommend him to anyone.
Matt and Heather
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