Category: Real Estate Articles

Asheville Real Estate Closing Costs

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Asheville Real Estate Closing Costs Anyone who’s ever bought or sold a home is likely familiar with the concept of closing costs – these are the various costs associated with the sale of a home, outside of the actually price of the property itself.  But what, exactly, are the closing costs? In this first episode … Continued

Cash Buyers vs. Conventional Financing

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Cash Buyers vs. Conventional Financing Most of us are familiar with conventional financing – you go to a bank and take out a mortgage, enabling you to purchase a home.  But what about cash financing? What exactly does it mean for a buyer to offer cash for a property, and how does a cash transaction … Continued

How To File An Eviction In Asheville

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How To File An Eviction In Asheville It’s never fun to file an eviction in Asheville – there’s usually been a breakdown in communication between landlord and tenant, and emotions can run high.  The tenant often doesn’t wish to leave, and, in most cases, the landlord would have preferred to avoid the eviction as well. … Continued

Asheville Real Estate Flood Zones

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Asheville Real Estate Flood Zones In an area like WNC with sometimes unpredictable rains and fast-flowing mountain streams, flooding is a reality of life.  But, while we may come to accept this, it can make buying a house a bit trickier. It’s not always obvious that home lies in a floodplain, but it’s critical to … Continued

NC Offer To Purchase And Contract

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NC Offer To Purchase And Contract When buying a home, the number of legal documents and numbers involved can be enough to make your head spin!  But with a bit of patience and understanding, you can navigate the process with confidence. To help you do so, we’re breaking down the first page of an NC … Continued

Asheville Home Inspection

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Asheville Home Inspection Tips There are some things most every buyer knows to look out for when considering the purchase of a home – a leaky roof, cracked foundations, rusty pipes, and such.  These are, of course, important things to watch for, but there are other more subtle signs of a home’s health that buyers … Continued

Tenant Screening Asheville – 5 Tips

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Tenant Screening Asheville – 5 Tips “There’s no such thing as a bad tenant, there’s just a lazy landlord.”  It’s an adage for landlords to live by, if not to take without a grain of salt at times.  Essentially, the statement means this: if a landlord does a thorough job of screening his or her … Continued

Fixtures and Exclusions

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Fixtures and Exclusions Many a homebuyer has fallen in love with some special aspect of a home – an ornate light fixture, modern ceiling fan, or sleek and spacious refrigerator – only to discover that the seller intends to take it with them when they move.  While a fridge might not be a dealbreaker, it … Continued

Asheville Real Estate: Agents Commission

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Agents Commission  Anyone who’s bought or sold a home through a real estate agent has paid one: an agents commission.  They’re a widely accepted part of the real estate business and many agents’ main source of income. Agents work hard to sell properties and get great deals for their clients, but, when their commissions come … Continued

Marketable Title vs Insurable Title

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Marketable Title vs Insurable Title In the previous episode of Whiteboard Wednesdays, we discussed the concept of a title search and how it can benefit both buyers and sellers.  This episode, we take a look at marketable title vs insurable title, and how a potential buyer should look at each. A marketable title is, in … Continued
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