Maria Pettis, Realtor (843) 860-3901

With the new stimulus plan just passed comes good news for First Time Homebuyers.  If you purchase a home between January 1, 2009 and December 1, 2009, you may be eligible for a tax credit up to $8000.  The amount is actually 10% of the purchase price of the home with a cap of $8000. Who exactly is eligible and what does "First ...

While we only have about one month left of hurricane season to go, it wasn't a hurricane that recently made headlines here.  This past Friday, a bad rain storm dumped approximately 9 inches of rain on the Greater Charleston area.  This storm caused serious flooding in different areas stranding cars and damaging homes.  This ...

As an agent who frequently works with people looking to relocate to South Carolina, I'm often asked what the weather is like throughout the year.  How cold does it get in winter?  How hot is it during the summer?  Do you get four seasons? Do I worry about hurricanes and flooding?  Well, believe or not, there are no ...

I passed an outdoor bulletin board a while ago in front of a real estate office (not mine ) and it said "Media Hype Sells Papers.  We Sell Houses." and I thought to myself "yes, that's true".  I actually watched a guy on the Today Show around that same time telling people to absolutely not buy a home ...

Ok, it's been a long time coming, but here is the counterpart to Part One which gave some insights into the basics of buying real estate for first timers.  It's my hope that Part Two can offer some information for those that might be selling for the first time. Why Pick An Agent: In this sluggish new "buyer's" market, ...

It seems like lately I've come across a lot of "first time buyers" and even some "first time sellers" who really didn't seem to know what to expect from working with an agent and just some of the basics of real estate.  So it seemed like a good idea to address some of the questions that these folks have come ...