Continuing my summary recap of Landfall Realty’s recent Real Estate Forum held at Landfall Country Club, I called attention to some of the points made by Bob Seelert in his book “Start With the Answer.” Loosely stated, some of those points are:
1) Get the truth on the table, don’t pretend.
2) Establish standards and expectations based [...]
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As an avid angler living in Landfall, NC who fishes in all conditions, I sometimes do have to cancel a fishing trip due to the weather. The fish will bite in the heat, but they’re in the water and I’m not!
What do you do when you just can’t go fishing and that’s where your mind set is? This is [...]
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With the current economic recession resulting in governments at all levels seeking new revenue sources, an examination of the economic impacts of golf in North Carolina is warranted. According to Carolinas Golf, the Carolinas Golf Association magazine, there are about 558 golf courses in North Carolina, including those in Wilmington. Those courses provide around 70,000 jobs and generate $1.7 billion [...]
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I wanted to share some thoughts about boat buying. I’ve been around boats most of my life, in fact my father used to tell me stories about going fishing with him while I was in a baby carrier. It has been said that the two happiest days in your life are the day you buy your boat [...]
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If you’re contemplating a move, let me share some of the many reasons you might want to consider the Wilmington NC area. Wilmington is a small city, with all the benefits that brings, but also has about all the features you’d find in any large urban locale. We have a wonderful donwtown that sits on the [...]
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Country Club of Landfall’s Annual Summer Bash was also their 10th Anniversary Grand Finale and they pulled out all the stops for this one! Several of our agents were in attendance and they vow they’ll never miss another one. Two of them were gracious enough to fill us in on all the details.
Becky Spivey and [...]
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The bankruptcy this week of Crescent Resources LLC, one of the best of the high end real estate developers in the southeast and southwest, serves as a vivid reminder of how fortunate Landfall NC property owners are. In these very difficult economic times, living in an established community, where all the amenities are in place, [...]
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For those of us who like to “wet a hook” Wilmington NC is paradise found. We have some of the best salt and freshwater fishing this area has to offer. Just yesterday I awoke early, hooked the boat up and headed to Sutton Lake. Sutton Lake is the cooling facility for Progress Energy. The water [...]
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For those of you who have not yet tried wolframalpha.com when you are searching for a specific answer to a factual question, give it a try. The program searches its data base for a specific answer to a question, and does so very quickly. Demographics, math computations and geographic facts are just a few of [...]
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We at Landfall Realty have received numerous calls regarding the “”32 foreclosed properties” in Landfall. We have carefully checked the public records, and have found only about half a dozen recent foreclosure proceedings involving Landfall real estate, a very small number considering the 2000 or so properties within Landfall NC. As always, rumors seem to appear [...]
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