Linda Jandura Realtor North Carolina Buyer & Seller Specialist

While Cary NC and Apex NC may be rated as the top places to live, lowest crime, etc, not everyone wants the same kind of home or community.

Recently I helped one of my buyers find exactly what he was looking for. After looking for several weeks in Chapel Hill & Durham, we found this adorable ranch home on over an acre of land within 20 minutes of UNC at Chapel HIll. Located in the chamring town of Pittsboro, it sold for $128,500!

Are you looking for something different? Maybe a little land, or a large garage, or a historic home?

I specialize in listiening to my clients and looking for what they want. I understand that not everyone wants to live in the same suburban community. I'll do more listiening than talking so I show you homes that YOU want to see!

If you're looking for a home in the Raleigh Cary Apex area of North Carolina, I can help! Search for your North Carolina home here! Or call me at 919-621-1691 any day and I'll be happy to get you started.

If you've ever been to Raleigh, or are thinking of a move to our area, here's an article that confirms what you may already know. Yesterday in Businessweek's poll of the top places to live, Raleigh North Carolina was rated as the number 1 place in the United States to live!

Data for this survey came from the US Dept of Labor, US Census Bureau, Realty Trac, and others.

Cary NC has been in the top 10 consistently for the lowest crime rate or best place to raise a family. This year it was rated Number 5 in Best Places to Retire.

In 2009 Apex was rated number 3 in best small towns to live in by the Forbes poll.

We residents, whether we're transplants or natives, have always known Raleigh is a great place to live, But now it's official!

Because I have a 2 wonderful listings that the sellers are offering as "lease to purchase" as well as selling, I've been receiving many phone calls from potential clients looking for more information.

A few days ago a gentleman called and was asking about the homes, citing incorrect information that was "listed on the website". I finally had to ask him where he got this information.

It was on a "rent to own" website. Well, I never posted it there, So I had to explore and this is what I found:

Both of the homes I have listed on this street,are displayed with a banner saying Rent to Own. Now technically there is a difference between "rent to own" and lease purchase. With a lease/ purchase you have to write an Offer to Purchase on the home and do all of your Due Diligence BEFORE you move into the home and "lease" it. And there is a definite time frame in which the leasee has to buy the home.

The website also lists each home as 3 1/2 baths, which they do not have.

Notice the "details" button? Here's what you find when you click it:

Yes, not a lot of details, just a lot of requests to "join now for details". You know what that means- they want money!

I clicked one link and it asked for your credit card number, and says you'll get a 7 day free trial, and only be charged 1$. How much after that will be on your credit card bill though?

More misleading info:

This paragraph is in front of EVERY home listed. Now, since this is my listing, it's obviously not being sold directly by it's owner. The gentleman who called me thought I was the owner, not a real estate agent. He was asking me very personal questions about why "I" was moving, etc.

Here's the worst part, and what this gentleman who called me was talking about:

They gave this Financial Info:

Except for the asking price, all of the other financial details are incorrect and misleading. This website does disclose this as saying "Potential" at the top, although most people reading this would assume that these were the correct amounts. However, none of the other payments are what the seller is looking for.

If you're looking for a legitimate home for sale, you should never have to "pay" for information.

A Realtor will give you any of this information for free!

Also, a Realtor will never disclose financial details such as these. It's against RESPA rules, as we don't know your particular situation.

Want to know details about any home for sale, or these homes that are lease/ purchase? Go to www.nchomesfinder.com and click on Search. I'll just ask for your name and email address so that I can send you info on other homes. If you don't want to give that to me, it's fine. You can still search for homes on your own. But I'll NEVER ask you for your credit card information or for money!

Some weeks in the Real Estate World Wednesdays can be a Realtor's day to take some deep breaths and relax. Because many times I'm showing homes and working with my clients on the weekends when they're off of work, Wednesday can be a time for me to take a day off and have fun.

Wednesdays this spring were spent at a Photography class taken at Wake Community College. This picture was taken with my NikonD80 using a zoom burst technique. It seemed to capture the essence of spring in bloom.

Here in the Raleigh area of North Carolina the forsythias are past their peak, as are the azaleas. However, the crepe myrtles are blooming and will give us color all summer. Come visit, look at the gorgeous houses we have for sale, and you'll end up falling in love with Raleigh/ Cary/ & Apex too!