Spring is here! The warmer weather, beautiful flowers, and longer days are perfect for viewing Hilton Head Properties in person.  It’s no wonder that the spring season is the most popular time for buyers to start looking at properties and communities in the Hilton Head area.  Before you jump in the car or book a flight, we have listed the 5 Best Strategies for Hilton Head House Hunting below.

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Update March 14, 2014…the Senate approved the bill February 13, 2014. We have come across a few articles, some helpful links and insurance people that we have listed below if you have any questions.  Please feel free to forward this information or contact them directly.  Thank you.

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After you have signed the contract of sale on you Hilton Head property you need to prepare for the inspection.  Unless you sold your property with no repairs or CL-100 requirements and crossed out and initialed paragraph’s 4 and 5 in your contract, you are bound to convey your property and its systems in “good working” order.  Inspectors are hired by purchasers to review the systems and the house and report what they see.  They are not allowed to put a new light bulb in, they simply report that the light was not working.  Therefore we would suggest to any seller to follow the checklist below before the inspection.   Listed below are our suggestions for simple maintenance and repairs before the inspector arrives. Read the rest of this entry

Looking back on the year, there were many things we were able to learn along the way.  Fortunately the Hilton Head Real Estate market continues to move as buyers breathe in confidence in the economy or just decide to make their move.  We appreciate our sellers and all the things they are going through as we work together to get their property sold.  Posted below are just a few thoughts we would like to share with our sellers.

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Hilton Head Island, SC – Our Hilton Head “blog” now has over 7,500 readers and hundreds of visitors every day.  It has been our goal to keep you posted on the local happenings, area news, worthy events, property ownership ideas and important information. Hopefully one of these posts has given something back to you.  Listed below are the 10 articles in order of their popularity.  I would love to know what your favorite was.  Maybe it was one below or one from the past.  E-mail me and let me know! Read the rest of this entry

If your Hilton Head property is listed for sale, good news, the butterflies are back!  Butterflies and baby boomers show up in the fall on Hilton Head as they make their migration south.  Given the present interest rates, the growing confidence in the economy and 42% of the 77 million baby boomers indicating they wish to retire in the south-east, the fall market is going to be absolutely incredible for our Hilton Head Area Sellers! Read the rest of this entry

September 1, 2013

Dear Clients, Friends and Associates~

Last month we published and mailed the first edition, “It’s All About Home” to 9,500 clients interested in Sea Pines, Palmetto Dunes, Wexford, Long Cove, Palmetto Hall, Shipyard, Folly Field, Singleton Beach and Port Royal.  This is the first of its kind and we are excited about this new marketing program.

The Principles of Hilton Head Properties are seasoned real estate professionals in the Hilton Head Area Real Estate Market and know how to get a property sold. Marketing is the big reason a property sits or sells.  Hilton Head Properties marketing will not follow others, but will lead them.

The Hilton Head Area Market is highly competitive for sellers. There are newer properties off Island and lower priced new listings entering the market every day.  In the last 12 months, many sellers were unable to sell their properties. Pro-Active marketing is the difference between hoping or making it happen.

Hilton Head Properties listings are in every mailbox and on every web page.  Our convenient Island location is fabulous and on line our properties have high resolution photography, detailed descriptions, and diligence materials for buyers searching almost any real estate website.  In fact, we are now published in 19 languages with 30 different currencies. Even then, we will not wait for our buyers to find us and every week we send our properties to over 7,000 buyers with updates on the Island via electronic email.

Our goal is to provide great marketing for our seller clients and separate them from the others.  We hope you enjoy the first edition of “It’s All About Home”.  We would love to know what you think and invite your inquiries.  Thank you.
All of Our Best,

Hilton Head Properties

Robbie, Jane, Tad, Steve, Sam, Amanda, John &  Cheryl

P.S.  ~ This is not a solicitation to property owners that are listed with others.

Never thought Google could help sell a home, but we have written up 3 contracts in the last few days where the buyer made their offers “site unseen”.  These buyers may never have seen the property, but they know it well.  Their decision is based on Google, Zillow, MLS and all the internet research they have completed. They looked at all the photos, the virtual tours, checked out the location with Google Earth and even visited the courthouse online to review the relevant history of the property. Read the rest of this entry

There is more than one way to surf Hilton Head, Bluffton and Daufuskie properties.  These searches include auto notification in real time delivery, interval emails, cool tools, fun websites and client portals that help surfers find the perfect property.   With almost 50% of all buyers finding the property they purchase on the web, surfing has never been more popular.   Listed below are some of the best surfing ideas that are totally Rad! Read the rest of this entry

Purchasers and sellers of Hilton Head Property will run across “as-is” in the contract form and may wonder what exactly this means to them.  As a buyer or seller, the as-is part of the contract allows information about the home to be put on the table.  Paragraph 8 of the Hilton Head Area Association of REALTORS (HHAAOR) contract states that “as-is means the property is being conveyed in the condition in which it is presently found subject to the aforementioned paragraphs”.  Looking through the previous paragraphs we find out more information on what “as-is’ could be for a purchaser and seller.

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