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A (Fictional?) Day in the Life of a Realtor (It's NOT as easy as it looks)
When I first got into the real estate business, I was a vibrant, strapping lad. The economy was moving along at the speed of light and the possibilities were endless. As we come to the end of a second year of the dreaded “R” word…
Andy Twisdale - Charter One North
Andy Twisdale is happy to show off his community, and welcome those who would like to join it. “We’re not selling houses anymore. We’re selling lifestyle. And I know the lifestyle. People are coming to Hilton Head for the natural beauty, the amenities, for the…
Andy Twisdale: 37 Years of Local Knowledge
Islander Andy Twisdale is a transplant from Enfield, North Carolina. The big difference is that he took root on the island in 1971, 37 years ago. Now a prominent real estate agent with Charter 1 North, and community volunteer (“Volunteering,” he said, “is my hobby.”),…
APRIL 2011: What You Need To Know About - Tired of Volatility? Need Income? Try Commercial Real Estate
Most individual investors have access to a limited number of solutions to meet their financial goals. It is unfortunate, but high net worth and institutional clients have many more options from which to choose. In fact, the largest endowments and financial institutions benefit from diversification…
Behind The Gates - Hilton Head Plantation, Indigo Run, Palmetto Hall, Port Royal
Behind the Gates: Meet the GMs
Belfair. Berkeley Hall. Palmetto Bluff. Hilton Head Plantation. Wexford. Haig Point. Six private, gated residential communities on Hilton Head Island, Bluffton and Daufuskie have different personalities, but all have one thing in common: a general manager. While their duties differ somewhat, those general managers all…
Betty Melkon on Facebook: It’s not just for kids anymore
Betty Melkon isn’t one to take the challenging economy and real estate market at face value. Instead, the successful and enterprising realtor is using Facebook and other Internet networking and marketing tools to adapt to the changing real estate environment. A licensed Realtor for Charter…
Brian Dralle Wants to Build Your New Home
“I grew up around (construction) all my life. My dad used to buy ‘fixer-uppers,’ renovate them, and sell them,” said Brian Dralle. The growing up part was in Chicago. All that sawdust must have gotten to him. His degree, from Ohio State University, is in…
Can You Benefit from this Growing Trend?
With mortgage interest rates at or near historic lows, you may be wondering if it’s time to refinance your home. But declining property values and stricter mortgage lending standards may make it harder for you to capitalize on low mortgage rates, because you may no…
Corridor: Review Board
In her 1970 release, “Big Yellow Taxi,” Joni Mitchell sings: “They paved paradise to put up a parking lot.” The story behind the song goes that Mitchell wrote it during a trip to Hawaii. She looked out her hotel window at a beautiful mountain vista,…
Five Reasons You Need to Plan Other than to Avoid Probate
Your family and your property are at the heart of estate/asset protection planning. A good estate/asset protection plan is all about protecting what you have and leaving assets in a “protected manner” for your loved ones. Putting together a good estate/asset protection plan is one…
Foundation Realty - The Search Is Over For Island Real Estate
There is a palatable sense of order to the layout of Rich Neste’s office, a pleasant arrangement of space and stuff that suggests more functionality than feng shui. After all, as manager and marketing guru for Hilton Head Island’s Foundation Realty, it’s important for him…
It's A Buyers' Market
If you’re a buyer in today’s market, the following tips will help you stay on track to find the best property, in the best location, for the best price. 1. GET PRE-QUALIFIED. Interest rates continue to be at an all-time low. Sit down with a mortgage…
JUNE 2012: Behind The Gates - Colleton River Plantation Club and Moss Creek
Ask the people who live there why they chose Colleton River Plantation Club, and they will probably give you one of two answers. It’s either the two elite golf courses or the natural beauty of the land and surrounding water. Since one begets the other,…
Leading The Way: Green Building in the Lowcountry
Have you heard? Green is the future of the building industry. No, that doesn’t mean we’re all going to live in houses of the same color. “Green” is the catchall phrase for technologies and materials that improve a building’s energy efficiency. If you pay utility…
Local Real Estate Market
There’s trouble in the economy, have you heard? Banks are failing, the auto industry is struggling, people are getting “downsized” and, in real estate, home values are down, foreclosures are up, it’s difficult to get a mortgage and nothing’s selling. Now that we’ve got that out…
RCH CONSTRUCTION: Quality Craftsmanship, Unsurpassed Customer Service & Going Green
So what do you after you’ve played college and pro basketball, taught high school math, coached high school basketball and served as an apple orchard manager? Build homes, naturally. For many, the transition from the aforementioned careers to home builder may be difficult to grasp, but Hugh…
Shaking the Foundations - Bold Real Estate Brokerage Primed For Takeoff
Rich Neste is a man who doesn’t shy away from a challenge. Even with ten years of Island real estate experience, when Charlene Neste opened the doors of Foundation Realty back in 2007, conventional thinkers probably didn’t see Foundation Realty surviving the crunch. Not only…
Thomas Viljac: Adding More Charm to Old Town Bluffton
One of the really cool things about Bluffton, South Carolina is that it has its own state of mind. That’s what Blufftonians say anyway, and who is an islander to argue? An unfortunate circumstance of Bluffton’s land annexation initiatives that rival the Louisiana Purchase is…
Welcome to Hilton Head Island • Short Term
“In all the years I’ve been in this business, I’ve never had a guest ask me to make sure our company calls on them at 8 o’clock in the morning or knocks on the door to say, ‘Housekeeping,’” said Bob Hawkins, one of the owners…
What You Need To Know About...Real Estate Tax Advantages
Is real estate a good investment right now? Damned if I know. What I do know is that the tax laws related to real estate investment and ownership, particularly the ownership and sale of a personal residence, are a smorgasbord of goodies for taxpayers. Here’s…
What You Need To Know About…Mortgages (Part I)
I hesitated to tackle this subject because, as we’ve all learned in a very painful way, the world’s economies almost imploded over the complications from residential mortgages. Who am I, a simple, humble small-town financial planner, to try to explain a topic that befuddled the…
What You Need To Know About…Mortgages (Part II)
A good first step in the home buying process is to locate a reputable local mortgage banker and go through a “pre-approval” process to get a professional opinion on how much of a mortgage you will be able to obtain. This is an informal process,…
When I first got into the real estate business, I was a vibrant, strapping lad. The economy was moving along at the speed of light and the possibilities were endless. As we come to the end of a second year of the dreaded “R” word…
Andy Twisdale - Charter One North
Andy Twisdale is happy to show off his community, and welcome those who would like to join it. “We’re not selling houses anymore. We’re selling lifestyle. And I know the lifestyle. People are coming to Hilton Head for the natural beauty, the amenities, for the…
Andy Twisdale: 37 Years of Local Knowledge
Islander Andy Twisdale is a transplant from Enfield, North Carolina. The big difference is that he took root on the island in 1971, 37 years ago. Now a prominent real estate agent with Charter 1 North, and community volunteer (“Volunteering,” he said, “is my hobby.”),…
APRIL 2011: What You Need To Know About - Tired of Volatility? Need Income? Try Commercial Real Estate
Most individual investors have access to a limited number of solutions to meet their financial goals. It is unfortunate, but high net worth and institutional clients have many more options from which to choose. In fact, the largest endowments and financial institutions benefit from diversification…
Behind The Gates - Hilton Head Plantation, Indigo Run, Palmetto Hall, Port Royal
What does “Lowcountry Lifestyle” mean to you? Does your vision include beaches, golf, sunshine, tennis, outdoor living, boating, entertaining, fishing, mild winters, kayaking or paddle surfing, gardening, crabbing, wine and food festivals, dining out and nightlife?
Behind the Gates: Meet the GMs
Belfair. Berkeley Hall. Palmetto Bluff. Hilton Head Plantation. Wexford. Haig Point. Six private, gated residential communities on Hilton Head Island, Bluffton and Daufuskie have different personalities, but all have one thing in common: a general manager. While their duties differ somewhat, those general managers all…
Betty Melkon on Facebook: It’s not just for kids anymore
Betty Melkon isn’t one to take the challenging economy and real estate market at face value. Instead, the successful and enterprising realtor is using Facebook and other Internet networking and marketing tools to adapt to the changing real estate environment. A licensed Realtor for Charter…
Brian Dralle Wants to Build Your New Home
“I grew up around (construction) all my life. My dad used to buy ‘fixer-uppers,’ renovate them, and sell them,” said Brian Dralle. The growing up part was in Chicago. All that sawdust must have gotten to him. His degree, from Ohio State University, is in…
Can You Benefit from this Growing Trend?
With mortgage interest rates at or near historic lows, you may be wondering if it’s time to refinance your home. But declining property values and stricter mortgage lending standards may make it harder for you to capitalize on low mortgage rates, because you may no…
Corridor: Review Board
In her 1970 release, “Big Yellow Taxi,” Joni Mitchell sings: “They paved paradise to put up a parking lot.” The story behind the song goes that Mitchell wrote it during a trip to Hawaii. She looked out her hotel window at a beautiful mountain vista,…
Five Reasons You Need to Plan Other than to Avoid Probate
Your family and your property are at the heart of estate/asset protection planning. A good estate/asset protection plan is all about protecting what you have and leaving assets in a “protected manner” for your loved ones. Putting together a good estate/asset protection plan is one…
Foundation Realty - The Search Is Over For Island Real Estate
There is a palatable sense of order to the layout of Rich Neste’s office, a pleasant arrangement of space and stuff that suggests more functionality than feng shui. After all, as manager and marketing guru for Hilton Head Island’s Foundation Realty, it’s important for him…
It's A Buyers' Market
If you’re a buyer in today’s market, the following tips will help you stay on track to find the best property, in the best location, for the best price. 1. GET PRE-QUALIFIED. Interest rates continue to be at an all-time low. Sit down with a mortgage…
JUNE 2012: Behind The Gates - Colleton River Plantation Club and Moss Creek
Ask the people who live there why they chose Colleton River Plantation Club, and they will probably give you one of two answers. It’s either the two elite golf courses or the natural beauty of the land and surrounding water. Since one begets the other,…
Leading The Way: Green Building in the Lowcountry
Have you heard? Green is the future of the building industry. No, that doesn’t mean we’re all going to live in houses of the same color. “Green” is the catchall phrase for technologies and materials that improve a building’s energy efficiency. If you pay utility…
Local Real Estate Market
There’s trouble in the economy, have you heard? Banks are failing, the auto industry is struggling, people are getting “downsized” and, in real estate, home values are down, foreclosures are up, it’s difficult to get a mortgage and nothing’s selling. Now that we’ve got that out…
RCH CONSTRUCTION: Quality Craftsmanship, Unsurpassed Customer Service & Going Green
So what do you after you’ve played college and pro basketball, taught high school math, coached high school basketball and served as an apple orchard manager? Build homes, naturally. For many, the transition from the aforementioned careers to home builder may be difficult to grasp, but Hugh…
Shaking the Foundations - Bold Real Estate Brokerage Primed For Takeoff
Rich Neste is a man who doesn’t shy away from a challenge. Even with ten years of Island real estate experience, when Charlene Neste opened the doors of Foundation Realty back in 2007, conventional thinkers probably didn’t see Foundation Realty surviving the crunch. Not only…
Thomas Viljac: Adding More Charm to Old Town Bluffton
One of the really cool things about Bluffton, South Carolina is that it has its own state of mind. That’s what Blufftonians say anyway, and who is an islander to argue? An unfortunate circumstance of Bluffton’s land annexation initiatives that rival the Louisiana Purchase is…
Welcome to Hilton Head Island • Short Term
“In all the years I’ve been in this business, I’ve never had a guest ask me to make sure our company calls on them at 8 o’clock in the morning or knocks on the door to say, ‘Housekeeping,’” said Bob Hawkins, one of the owners…
What You Need To Know About...Real Estate Tax Advantages
Is real estate a good investment right now? Damned if I know. What I do know is that the tax laws related to real estate investment and ownership, particularly the ownership and sale of a personal residence, are a smorgasbord of goodies for taxpayers. Here’s…
What You Need To Know About…Mortgages (Part I)
I hesitated to tackle this subject because, as we’ve all learned in a very painful way, the world’s economies almost imploded over the complications from residential mortgages. Who am I, a simple, humble small-town financial planner, to try to explain a topic that befuddled the…
What You Need To Know About…Mortgages (Part II)
A good first step in the home buying process is to locate a reputable local mortgage banker and go through a “pre-approval” process to get a professional opinion on how much of a mortgage you will be able to obtain. This is an informal process,…








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