About Charlotte Communities
Welcome to my Charlotte blog!
15 Years ago I came to Charlotte, coming from the NYC area with a wife and four young children. I grew up in the suburbs of Washington, D.C. in suburban Maryland. I’ve been writing this blog, and its forerunner, for two years and it’s been a great journey, loads of fun, and it has also made me a better Agent/Broker.
Like so many others, we moved to Charlotte by choice. We were looking for a new start, a place where our kids could grow and prosper, we came to raise a family. And that we’ve done. Our 4 young children have all graduated from public high schools here, and all attended private schools as well. We’ve sent 3 to private Universities, thankfully one on a full ride, and our oldest went to NC State and is now has an MBA and great job in Raleigh as well. (That makes two off the books!)
For most of you, there are a couple of Big Questions…
What is Charlotte North Carolina all about? And, Could Our Family be Happy There?
And if yes,
Where would we want to live?
In essence, this whole blog tries to answer these questions. A good place to start is my Introduction to Charlotte Page. Don’t miss the video- my claim to local fame, it is the #1 hit on You Tube when you search Charlotte, NC. It is on my Introduction page and the top right column of this blog. If you like my blog, do sign up for the RSS feed in the upper right corner for updates- its easy, and it will help you stay on top of things here.
Then as you start to consider areas, check them out on the categories on the left– that is the purpose of this blog, to provide context to the many great housing choices you have. Just about everyone can find a great home on one of the many real estate websites- but their next question is, “What kind of neighborhood is it?” in other words, one they’d be happy in? We try and provide the tools you need to answer many of those questions and feature many communites I like. So you know, I don’t represent any builder or developer, I represent Home Buyers, if I like a community I write about it, if I don’tlike it, I don’t write about it. If you don’t have something nice to say…
Charlotte has been good to us. We have traveled as a family from Key West to Boston and on to Memphis TN. We love Charleston for the weekend, central Florida almost anytime, and still visit our families in Washington DC on a regular basis. (a 1 hour flight, 7 hour drive) We love the mountains that are a short drive to the west, and the coast-well we love the warm waters of southern beaches. Charleston, Hilton Head, St Augustine ( where we saw a NASA shuttle take off) the Outter Banks, all are wonderful and relatively close.
Whatever your reason for coming to Charlotte, I hope this site helps answer your questions about Charlotte, and helps you and others to get to know more about the area appreciate the abundance of good things going on in Charlotte. Whenever you hit a Search For Homes, you will be directed to my personal real estate site to see the homes.
About me- I sold my first million dollars of real estate before my 21st birthday on a new home development in Germantown Maryland. I was a licensed residential builder for more than 15 years and returned to real estate in 2004. My Team won Top Team in 2006, and Top Ten in 2007 at Wilkinson and Associates, the 2nd largest real estate broker in Charlotte (over 800 agents). I love negotiating and getting my clients the edge in every transaction. My team and I work with home buyers at every stage and every level- from first time buyers, to the veteran luxury home buyer, from those just getting started to those who need a home next month!
I’ll keep an eye on the real estate market here for you, include fun things to do here and of course keep one eye on what’s going on in city-hall. Welcome to the Queen City.
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