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Pimp My House - Have We Become Blinded By Stainless Steel?
2007-09-06 22:32:00 On the rare occasion, my husband watches that TV show Pimp My Ride. I, quite frankly, don?t see the appeal. Finally, I had to ask him, ?is all they do is add some flashy paint and a ridiculous interior with huge speakers and TVs in the trunk?? ?Pretty much,? he said. So, if the engine is on it?s last leg ... More About: House , Steel , Stainless Steel
Summer is over! Let the Fun Begin in the Bluffton Area
2007-09-04 18:04:00 For most, Labor Day marks the end of summer. But, in the Bluff ton area, this extended weekend is the kick-off to one of the most enjoyable times of the year. Almost like clockwork, the weather begins to cool, festivals begin, and lets not forget about the shrimp and oysters. Currently, it is 78 degrees ... More About: Summer , Area , Bluffton
What the HGTV Green Home Brings to Bluffton
2007-08-27 18:12:00 For the Bluff ton area, the national exposure brought about by the building of the Green Home will mean more than just a free million dollar home to a lucky contestant. It could, very well, expose the true thinking of the local population who wish to preserve Bluffton as the pristine coastal fishing village for which it’s ...
First Look - HGTV Green Home in Bluffton!
2007-08-23 01:27:00 I feel I?m the investigative reporter? If you?ve been following the hush hush thread about the HGTV Dream/Green Home , you?ll know there is a lot of secrecy about the actual home and location. Well, after some prodding, prying and Geraldo Rivera-like thinking (sans the vault thing), I offer a few recent photos of the well guarded structure in Bluff ton. There has been chit-chat about the ... More About: First Look , Bluffton
1031 Tax Exchange or Like Kind Exchanges
2007-08-15 22:38:00 A 1031 Tax Exchange , or Like Kind Exchange, is basically selling one investment property for another of equal or greater value to defer the payment of Capital Gains Tax. The exchange is only available for specific types of properties and requires special fund handing by an intermediary. Due to the complexity of a 1031, I ask ... More About: Real Estate , Chang , Chan
We?ve been POSH?D - Blush, Three Shades of Red
2007-08-10 18:28:00 Thank You. Thank You. I’m ready for my close up… The humble State of Mind Real Estate site has been honored with the distinction of being POSH’D. I’m quite sure most real estate bloggers are well aware of the POSH’D site by now. For those new to the blogging world, the folks at POSH’D award sites with ... More About: Posh , Blush , Been
Congratulations Nancy and Bill
2007-08-09 19:10:00 I’m happy to announce that Nancy and Bill are now the proud owners of a 3 bedroom/2 bath villa in Palmetto Dunes Plantation on Hilton Head Island. Nancy and Bill are from Indiana and they contacted me back in March when her and Bill were considering purchasing a vacation home somewhere between Jekyll Island and Hilton Head Island . ... More About: Buyer , Congratulations
Bluffton Historic Society Shoots Down One More Developer
2007-08-03 18:40:00 A local developer, wishing to build 10 structures on .44 acres, was denied permission for the project due to a desire to include a new street in the Old Town area. The commissioners also declared the buildings were too repetitive in nature. While the developer has had successful history with other projects in Old Town, ... More About: Society , Real Estate , Developer , Historic
8 Things you need to know before you buy a second home
2007-07-25 14:44:00 According to the Parade Magazine, the Baby Boomers are taking the plunge! For many people, owning a second home is part of the American Dream. The National Association of Realtors stated that 36% of residential properties sold last year were second homes. The majority of these fun loving buyers are the baby boomers. Who are taking equity ... More About: Real Estate , Home , Things , Hilton Head , Thing
Buckwalter Community Park to open soon!
2007-07-17 00:44:00 Buckwalter Regional Comm unity Park will open its first phase sometime in the next two months. First to open will be two soccer fields and the comfort facilities. When completed, the ammenities will include: Six soccer fields Three ball parks Thirteen tennis courts 50 meter swimming pool Walking trails Picnic areas 13,500 square foot community center The county has contracted Clancy Wells Architects of Charleston for ... More About: Open , Buck
Real Estate Weblogging 101
2007-07-12 04:59:00 As noted in my last post, I have neglected my bloggin? duties horribly over the past two weeks. Shame on me, I know. As a gesture of good faith, (as I would do daily in the past) I made my rounds to all of my favorite RE Blog people and great sites across North America. At each stop I felt I ... More About: Blogroll , Estate , Real Estate , Real , Stat
Has it really been twelve days since my last post?
2007-07-12 01:27:00 Whew! Needless to say, the past twelve days seem a blur. I wish I could claim that my lack of posting was due to a lengthy vacation at some tropical, all-inclusive resort. But, instead, the absence of fresh posts was due more to new listings, (more on that later.) new buyers and covering the shifts and showings for office colleagues who WERE on vacation. Oh, ... More About: Post , Days , Twelve , Really , Been
Summertime? Lazy Days for Hilton Head Vacationers, Busy Days for REALTORS
2007-06-29 15:47:00 Mary Williams, the President of the Hilton Head Area Association of REALTORS, wrote an interesting article in the last issue of Island REALTOR. The article summed up the way many of our local visitors come to be residents, whether full or part-time. Mary wrote: ?Over Two Million visitors come to Hilton Head every year, and most of them are here during ... More About: Realtors , Days
A tech smart, news gathering Meme
2007-06-28 15:38:00 Toby Boyce over at Sadie?s Take on Delaware, Ohio past on this meme from Maureen McCabe of ColumbusBestBlog. The Meme was based on how we find our news and how tech savvy we are in gathering it. I always seem to get a little off track with these things, and somehow they tend to revert back to food. But here?s mine: Web - ... More About: News , Tech , Smart , Gather
Beaufort County is buying more land, slowing development
2007-06-28 14:25:00 A number of land parcels south of the Broad River are in the negotiation phase for purchase by Beau fort County . Nearly 100 acres spread out over Southern Beaufort County are slated for sale. The county officials have their eye on these properties for a number of reasons, and town managers from Beaufort and Bluffton each have their own hyper-local ... More About: Buying , Development , Land
Wendy?s opening soon in Okatie Crossing
2007-06-25 18:18:00 Okatie Crossing will eventually have over 800,000 square feet of retail space, and word is it will be anchored by national retailers and regional banks. Dillards, Ethan Allen design center and showroom (yea!) and First Citizens Bank are the few big names which have recently been releases. Ethan Allen is scheduled to open in the spring of ... More About: Opening , Wendy , Katie , Ross
The hidden jewels of Bluffton real estate
2007-06-20 21:14:00 While Bluffton has become synonymous with extraordinary golf communities and large corporate-built developments, there are a number of great hidden jewel neighborhoods which would be difficult to find without the help of someone in the know. For the individual seeking seclusion in an area not mandated by the restrictions of a property owners association, there are a number of not-so-well-known communities ... More About: Estate , Real Estate , Jewels , Real , Hidden
The Piggly Wiggly is now open - What a year for Bluffton
2007-06-13 21:43:00 Today was the grand opening of the new Piggly Wiggly on the Bluff ton Parkway. Of course, I, along with half of Bluffton , made their way to check out the newest area selection of produce, meats, frozen foods, baked goods and libations. The element of humor has to be acknowledged in that the opening of a Southern grocery store ... More About: Real Estate , Open , Year
I have to say, this is way too cool!
2007-06-12 01:22:00 As new forms of communication and digital processing progresses so quickly now-a-days it is hard to keep up with new technology. So much seems to come and go. But technology such as this surface computer could easily find its way into the real estate industry. I’ll be honest, most new technology just seems like more work to me. Just as ... More About: Real Estate , Cool
Holy Front Page BATMAN!!
2007-06-11 14:29:00 A few weeks back I was interviewed by one of the local papers on the subject of blogging and how blogs are used by real estate professionals. Funny enough, I had nearly completely forgotten about the article until yesterday. While spending time with our family at the neighborhood pool, a few friends commented on the great article in today’s paper. ... More About: Real Estate , Batman , Page , Front , Holy
Greenway pulls the plug on low income housing for Bluffton
2007-06-06 23:07:00 An ongoing debate between a local developer, the Bluff ton Planning Commission and the Bluffton Town Council ended abruptly yesterday as the developer retracted his application for a low income apartment complex on Buck Island Rd. The Bluffton Planning Commission first rejected the proposal from Greenway Development, LLC, but soon after the Planning Commision?s decision was then overturned by the Bluffton Town Council. ... More About: Real Estate , Income , Housing , Plug
Newest stretch of Bluffton Parkway opens today.
2007-06-05 14:55:00 Today, area motorists will be able to travel from Burnt Church Rd. to SC 170 on the completed section of the Bluff ton Parkway. The newest, and most awaited, phase of the Bluffton Parkway serves to answer concerns for safety as well as convenience. The level of excitement over a local road project may be unprecedented, but ... More About: Real Estate , Today , Etch
Bluffton Area Schools - Part 2 - The Recent News
2007-05-31 15:56:00 The new Superintendent ? Dr. Valerie Truesdale will begin her tenure at Beaufort County starting tomorrow, June 1st. Dr. Truesdale was previously the Superintendent for Oconee County Schools , also in South Carolina. The improvements made while Dr. Truesdale was with Oconee County are well documented, and the similarities between the two school districts were a ... More About: News , Real Estate , Recent , Part
i?M IN A bLUfFTOn sTAtE OF mIND, aS wELL
2007-05-30 18:51:00 A short while ago on the Active Rain site Maureen McCabe wrote a post asking other agents what level of involvement they have with the ?back end? of their blog. In other words; how much an agent is involved with the technical aspect of their sites and how much attention they pay to site meters and statistics. The ... More About: Real Estate , Mind , State , Stat , State Of Mind
Daufuskie Island - A departure from civilization
2007-05-26 02:30:00 Daufuskie Island is a wonderful world of its own. Accessible only by ferry, Daufuskie is situated between the southern most tip of Hilton Head Island and the river entrance to Savannah, GA. The factors that influence whether Daufuskie is the place where you would like to consider calling home are similar to those involved in making ... More About: Civilization , Civil , Departure
Lobsters in Bluffton? One developer thinks so!
2007-05-23 20:14:00 In the process of putting together a new page for this site, offering information on one of the newest developments in the area, I came across an interesting image. First, let me say I think this is a great new development even though it will end up being nearly six times the size of Old Town Bluff ton when completed. Each of ... More About: Real Estate , Developer , Develop , Bluffton
Tabby - Bluffton?s historic building material
2007-05-22 16:27:00 Tabby, a type of concrete made from burning oyster shells to extract the lime, was the earliest form of hard surface building material in Beaufort County. In fact, Beaufort County was the heart of tabby production on the east coast. St. Augustine FL was the only other area known to utilize this laborious process to construct ... More About: Building , Historic , Material , Hist , Build
Belfair Plantation - One of Bluffton?s extraordinary golf communities
2007-05-22 02:23:00 Belfair was established in 1811 when William Telfair of Savannah married Betsey Bellinger. The Bellinger and Telfair names were united to name their new plantation Belfair. The property had changed hands a few times over the next century, but had remained a working plantation throughout the years. Now a luxurious 1,100 acre private golf community is situated ... More About: Real Estate , Golf , Extra , Dina , Plan
Class for first-time homebuyers
2007-05-18 14:24:00 The Lowcountry Community Development Corporation is offering classes for first-time homebuyer education June 16 and 23, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Burton Wells Recreation Center in Burton. The class is structured for first-time home buyers who meet income requirements, and will offer a certificate which may qualify those who complete the 12 hour ... More About: Real Estate , Time , First , Class , Buyers
Class for first-time homebuyers
More articles from this author:2007-05-18 14:24:00 The Lowcountry Community Development Corporation is offering classes for first-time homebuyer education June 16 and 23, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Burton Wells Recreation Center in Burton. The class is structured for first-time home buyers who meet income requirements, and will offer a certificate which may qualify those who complete the 12 hour ... More About: Time , First , Class , Buyers , First Time 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 |
