Our Buyer Service Guarantee
We see our clients as customers for life, not as one-time transactions. Our goal is to provide the highest level of personal service from the beginning to the end of your home buying process - and beyond! We believe every closing presents the opportunity to evaluate our services and ultimately your satisfaction, which is why we’ve surveyed every client post-transaction since 2006. We are honored that repeat and referral clients make up 75% of our business: a true testament to our agents’ service and care.
Our agents will provide you with the following services:
6 Reasons to Own vs Rent
As you consider buying a home, you may naturally find yourself weighing out the pros and cons of owning versus renting. We’ve rounded up six pros to reassure you owning comes out on top:
1 Reason One - Tax Breaks
The U.S. Tax Code lets you deduct the interest you pay on your mortgage, your property taxes, as well as some of the costs involved in buying your home.
2 Reason Two - Appreciation
An investment in real estate means long-term, stable growth in value. While year-to-year fluctuations are normal, annual appreciation for the greater Charlotte area has been on average 4.4 percent each year from 1978 through 2019, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency.
3 Reason Three - Equity
Money paid for rent is money that you’ll never see again, but mortgage payments let you build equity ownership interest in your home.
4 Reason Four - Savings
Building equity in your home is a ready-made savings plan. And when you sell, you can generally take up to $250,000 ($500,000 for a married couple) as gain without owing any federal income tax.
5 Reason Five - Predictability
Unlike rent, your fixed-mortgage payments don’t rise over the years so your housing costs may actually decline as you own the home longer. However, keep in mind that property taxes and insurance costs will increase.
6 Reason Six - Freedom
The home is yours. You have the liberty to upgrade, renovate, and embellish as you please, when you please.