Why a Lake Norman Blog?

When I tell people that I have a real estate blog-site I sometimes get an odd sort of nod in response as if to say, that’s nice but what the heck is a blog? And, why a blog and not a traditional, static website?  Well, very simply, I have created a blogsite because I believe that a blog is vastly superior and more useful today than a static website.

The traditional real estate websites where you can go and search for listings, get standard, boiler-plate information for buyers and sellers about real estate and about why you simply must use Rita Real Estate because she is #1 and sold millions of houses (and has a really old photo that doesn’t even look like her), are not meaningful to today’s savvy home buyers and sellers.

Blogs are a whole new way to learn about real estate which enable you, the consumer, to get all of the services and property search tools found on old-fashioned sites AND access to real, up-to-date and indepth insight and information about a community, neighborhoods, real estate sales trends.  

How to use this Lake Norman Blogsite 

Property Searches: Notice the Search for Homes button at the top of my home page.  This tab will take you directly to what is called my IDX or property search page. I am excited about the new features which allow you to search for sold properties, comparable properties and provides a Google Map on the front page of your search results in addition to the traditional MLS information.  If you have other suggestions for how I can improve this search, drop me an email!

A Mortgage calculator is found on the right near the top

Get Updates by RSS or Email: Simply click on the icons, fill out the information and you will be notified every time a new article is posted.

Topics: On the right-hand column you will find a long list of topics or categories. Every time I write an article (post) I choose in which topic or topics it would best fit so that you can use this list of topics as a table of contents. Simply click on a topic and you will find all of the posts I have written that I think pertain to that general topic.

All of the articles you find in each of these topics are original material written by me. I do extensive research for most of these articles but I also rely heavily on my 18+ years of experience to provide guidance and expertise that goes far beyond the simple facts you might get on a standard website.

So, why am I willing to share ALL of my years of experience and insight with total strangers on the Internet?

• I want to help educate buyers and sellers in my Lake Norman communities in order to empower them to make wise decisions

• I want buyers and sellers to get to know me before we meet so that when we meet we will already know we are a good “fit”.

Blogs are simply the best of all worlds IF the real estate agent is writing their own articles and providing truly honest and valuable information to their readers. You will find some blogsites do nothing but show the agents listings and are rather hardcore sales pitches. However, it is my goal to educate and to convey to my readers my passion for Lake Norman, my expertise as a Realtor and my desire to work with clients with whom I share a mutual trust and respect.

So that’s it! Welcome to the Blogosphere!

Now, if you have any questions or suggestions for topics that I should write about please leave me a comment or contact me directly!