Thirty-five years ago, a classmate of mine got kicked out of Naval Nuclear Power School. We were about two weeks from the end of the six month course and if you hadn’t flunked out by this time – the attrition rate was […]
Real Estate Corner with Blaine Staat: Say What? Read More »
Somewhere in the high misty mountains of the internet . . . “O mighty AVM, I see you keeping watch o’er all the homes in the valley. I entreat you O wise sage, can you tell me how much my home is
Real Estate Corner with Blaine Staat: The AVM Who Cried “Wolf” Read More »
My client and I had just left the closing attorney’s office and everything was ready for a one-two punch; the closing for the home she was selling was scheduled for the next morning, and the closing for the one she was buying
Real Estate Corner with Blaine Staat: When the Goalposts Move Read More »
While the act of settling into your new home may not entice you to belt out the classic Rodgers & Hammerstein show tune bearing the same title as this column (though don’t be surprised if you do feel so moved), the idea
Real Estate Corner with Blaine Staat: Getting to Know You Read More »
On the back of my business card is my working motto: “Preparation, Execution, Follow Through”. Just off the top of your head, which of those three directives would you say is the most important? We are an impatient lot. We want to
Real Estate Corner with Blaine Staat: Ready, . . . Set, . . . Not So Fast Read More »
Of the seven homes I’ve bought in my life, two of them were For Sale By Owner (FSBO). Nothing wrong with that, and for the most part both of the purchases were relatively issue free, however, they both also shared something in
Real Estate Corner with Blaine Staat: You Can’t Take It with You Read More »
You, your spouse, and your three young children have just moved into your new home at the end of a quiet, shady cul-de-sac nestled deep in the suburbs. You’re relieved to have made it through the home buying process, excited to finally
Real Estate Corner with Blaine Staat: Stigmatized Read More »
Recently, I presented an offer on a home for one of my clients. The particular property was very nice and located in a popular neighborhood but had been on the market in excess of a year and, like many homes in our
Real Estate Corner with Blaine Staat: A Counter Offer Read More »
In Part 1, we looked into the North Carolina real estate concept of “No Representation”, which allows sellers of residential property the ability to essentially divulge no information at all about their home to potential buyers. In Part 2, we looked at
Real Estate Corner with Blaine Statt: No Representation (Part 3 of 3) Read More »
In Part 1 we delved into the concept of “No Representation”, which allows sellers of residential property in North Carolina the leeway to essentially divulge no information about their property at all to potential buyers when filling out the disclosure statement of
Real Estate Corner with Blaine Staat: No Representation (Part 2 of 3) Read More »