Terry McDonald

I am the owner and operator of CharlotteCommunitiesOnline.com and was inspired to create this website when I moved my young family of 6 down to Charlotte from the northeast, now over 20 years ago. Charlotte quickly became home to us and I wanted to create a website that would help individuals and families considering a move to Charlotte. I'm also the owner of The McDonald Group at eXp Realty (my day job) and have helped hundreds of folks relocate to Charlotte over the years.

Charlotte NC|Buying a New Home? 10 Essential Do’s and Don’ts of the New Home Purchase, Doubly True in This Market

By Terry McDonald Purchasing a new home is challenging in any market and these 10 rules will help you buy a new home wisely in any market, but they are doubly important when buying a new home in 2008. I am a former New Home sales rep, former builder and veteran real estate broker… I …

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Charlotte, NC|Adjustable Rate Mortgages are NOT EVIL! Ask-The-Broker

Adjustable Loans Are Scary! Not! Fixed or Adjustable? You Decide by Olan Carder Have you ever overreacted? I mean really thrown the baby out with the bath water?? I have many times. My business partner Gary and I laugh sometimes about some of the ridiculous ideas we have come up with in the past to …

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The Levine Museum Of The New South- Charlotte, North Carolina

“What is the New South?” asked a Charlotte home buyer this past Friday… If you live here in Charlotte, you’ll hear the term often, something like “Charlotte is a great example of the New South” or if you live in or near Atlanta, you’ll know they claim to be the “Capital of the New South.” …

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Buyer Agency Illustrated, A True Life Story|Do’s and Don’ts of Home Buying, Part 1

Often, home buyers ask themselves, “Why do I need a Buyer Agent?” Here in Charlotte NC, my answer is, “Because you need someone to represent your interests, and if you don’t have that, it will show itself at the worst possible time-like when you are talking money.” Many don’t know that I speak from first …

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