Good Neighbor Next Door program houses available immediately:
*eligible buyers include firefighters, police, EMT, and preK-12 teachers*
*houses are available at 50% off list price (that isn't a misprint!). Purchaser must live in the house as their primary residence for 3 years, at which time the equity is theirs!*
4421 Roadway St Charlotte NC 28208
$41,000 3 bedroom/1bath
4047 Cindy Woods Ln Charlotte NC 28216
$71,000 3 bedroom/2.5 bath
2617 Meadow Knoll Dr Charlotte NC 28269
$73,000 2 bedroom/2.5 bath
8242 Kings Creek Dr Charlotte NC 28273
$86,000 3 bedroom/2 bath
10915 Wiltshire Ln Charlotte NC 28262
$92,000 3 bedroom/2 bath
6409 Castlewynd Ct Charlotte NC 28212
$99,000 3 bedroom/2.5 bath
Call Leigh Brown for more information, 704.688.5005. Deadline for placing a bid is midnight, December 9th. Houses will be made available to the general public on December 10th. If you are not quite ready to purchase but would like to be informed of these houses as they come available, please email us at leigh@leighbrownandassociates.com to be placed on the watch list.
If you're not eligible for the Good Neighbor Next Door program, but would like to be informed of great foreclosure deals-or just great discounted homes in Charlotte and surrounding areas-email us and let us know what you're seeking. You can also search on our MLS site to your heart's content for all real estate for sale in Charlotte NC!
We're always glad to help!
So you're feeling a little anxious these days? Worried about the economy and the election? Come get things back into perspective starting this Saturday, October 4 2008 as we begin the construction of the Leigh Brown house for Habitat Cabarrus in Concord NC.

We have a family ready to go to work, ready to get out of substandard housing here in Cabarrus County- into a home of their own where they have a safe place to live-and can build their own wealth.
I've been setting aside a portion of each commission for the past two years to fund this house. I feel very strongly about giving back to the community in which I live and work-and this is more than me. Many of my clients have matched my efforts and we are ALMOST funded on the house. If you feel so moved, you can make a donation to the Leigh Brown house (tax-deductible of course). $60 buys one square foot of the house.
If you're not entirely familiar with Habitat for Humanity-or perhaps have just never looked into the specifics of the mission-here's the scoop. Our Partner Families aren't getting anything free-they are hard-working folks who make less than the median income in the area, perhaps have a credit glitch or three-but are willing to commit to extensive financial counseling, home maintenance classes, and are willing to spend their Saturdays building homes for others and then themselves. Upon completion of the requirements, the Partner Families have a home built for them which is provided on an interest-free mortgage to make it as affordable as possible. In Cabarrus County alone, over 110 families have boosted themselves out of substandard housing with a little help from friends-like you.
For more information, to find out the build schedule, or to volunteer, please email me today. I am so proud to serve my community-I have received so much, I can do no less than give back in any way that I can.
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Yes, you heard it right-Leigh Brown is now Cabarrus County's (that would be Concord, Kannapolis, Harrisburg, Mount Pleasant, and Midland NC) ONLY EcoBroker. (I'm the 6th one in greater Charlotte-we're getting there, slowly but surely)
Proof that even if you are a fiscal conservative like myself, who has always made it a point to poke fun at the tree-hugging, non-leg-or-armpit-shaving liberal types, you can still make a difference.
Going green in regard to real estate is so much more than the political pandering of the Sierra Club. It's got more to do with being fiscally and environmentally responsible. And heck yes, it might even make your house easier to sell one day!
For more information about buying or selling a green (or brown or blue or whatever) house anywhere in the greater Charlotte NC area (especially Cabarrus County), call or email Leigh Brown directly. I'm always glad to help!
I do have to wonder how many buyers are swayed by the media barrage of the National Association of Realtors, which is currently pushing for buyers to 'get off the fence.'
I have to say, if I were currently planning to purchase a home or condo or land or anything else real estate related in the Charlotte NC market-heck, anywhere-that campaign would be off-putting to me.
As Realtors, we have a bad enough reputation in the marketplace already. It gets worse daily, as the liberal media continues to slam everyone involved in the mortgage debacle...yes, there were shady Realtors involved (real estate agents, too), shady lenders, idiotic buyers, you name it. So those of us who have soldiered on, taking great care of buyers and sellers alike (and may I add, not one of the hundreds of homes that I have listed or sold here in Charlotte NC has gone to foreclosure-in fact, I've saved a couple of my sellers from foreclosure but that's another topic altogether), are still being lumped in with the snakes. Do we really have to hurt ourselves even more with crap like this?
Yes, it's a great time to buy in many markets, including Charlotte NC and most of our suburbs *but not all-did you note that i didn't say it's a great time to buy in every corner of this market?*. But I have to admit that it drives me absolutely nuts when the media and even our own trade organization thinks we have to trick people into buying. Facts and statistics are one thing-for many buyers, seeing that we are likely in the trough for pricing is enough to get them to think positively about purchasing. However, to use only emotion just makes me feel a little icky.
I can only imagine how often the liberal news media is going to trumpet that now is a great buying opportunity once there's a new President in office...they will single-handedly try to make the market go up to prove that whichever candidate is elected was responsible for the turnaround (which is plausible since they did a lot to create the drama that's going on now).
Just for the record. Neither I nor many of my like-minded Realtor brethren believe in pushing anyone off of a fence. Yes, we want you to know about changes in financing, the end of down payment assistance, changes in pricing of mortgage insurance, tightening up of list price/sales price ratios. But it's up to YOU to make the decision to buy. If you want to wait until prices have already started to move up, that's your call-not mine. I'll be here whether you buy today or in a year. I'm in this for a long time to come (and you guessed it-that will mean more market cycles-so I'll wager that you will call or email when you need the expert who evaluates market changes and doesn't run from the challenges of a new marketplace).
Now, I know that you're usually keyed up for cultural enlightenment on Friday or Saturday date nights...but Sunday afternoons can fulfill you as well!
Sunday, March 30 2008 at 230pm
Location: Christ Lutheran Church in Charlotte, NC (off of Providence Road just south of Fairview)
Come out and see Charlotte NC's newest choral group, VOX (my group!), in a performance the likes of which you've never seen. Seriously, this is the response we're getting from each audience-they LOVE the music and it's completely unexpected!
Our special guest performers are none other than Catrina Pegues (you want gospel? you will get goosebumps listening to Catrina) and Dennis Reed & GAP (they'll be on Oprah one day, you should come hear them now while you can still get tickets!).
Suggested donation of $15 at the door (but we'll take more, we're working on production of our first CD so any contributions are greatly appreciated).

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