David Painter's (davidpainter) Blog

There is one thing that we can count on and that is that change is coming to the real estate industry. I don't think any of us know exactly what the changes will be or how they will impact the economy but change is on the way. Change is something that scares a lot of people. Some people view cha...

  Are We Missing Out? Are we lost in cyberspace? Has texting become a new form of language? Do you remember when people actually visited each other? Do you remember when people sat on their front porches and the neighbors came by and they had time to talk to each other? Have we lost this sense of...

Buyers should not be depressed right now about buying a house. The rates are still good and we are seeing some of the loan programs start to come back. The inventory of homes for sale is plentiful. There are a lot of foreclosure that are in fairly good condition and are priced way below market p...

I am proud of my partner for reaching the 100,000 point milestone. This is a milestone for me on my journey down the road on Active Rain. I have just reached 100,000 points and this is my 310th post. At the first of this journey, it was hard to think of something, anything to blog about. Then I s...

HAPPY EASTER! Hope all of you have a very Happy Easter. Our weather is supposed to be very nice, here in the Upstate of South Carolina. Since the weather is going to be nice then everyone can be outside to attend the Easter sunrise services and all of the other outdoor activities that Easter brin...

Advertising in the printed media is like going fishing in a dry pond.  There are no more fish left there to catch!  They have all gone on to better places. Unless they don't have or don't use a computer they have all gone to the internet. People don't want to wait for papers to be published or ma...

Sandy Childs | Keller Williams Realty | sandychilds@hotmail.com | 864-921-1523 126 Darmondale Drive, Moore, SC Beautiful usable flat wood fenced backyard-multitiered deck with retractable sunsetter awning-like an outdoor room. Full bedrm & fullbath on main 4BR/3BA Single Family House offered at ...

Sandy Childs | Keller Williams | sandychilds@hotmail.com | 864-921-1523 102 Corolla Court, Moore, SC Beautiful all brick home in beautiful Twin Lakes subdivision in Moore, SC close to Spartanburg, SC. Subdivision offers 2 lakes for swimming, boating & 4BR/3BA Single Family House offered at $339,...

Sandy Childs | Keller Williams | sandychilds@hotmail.com | 864-921-1523 253 Preston Drive, Moore, SC Beautiful home with large corner lot with lots of trees and deck on back for entertaining. Formal dining room. Hardwood floors on main floor. 3BR/2.5BA Single Family House offered at $198,900 Yea...

Do you remember the day the you were sitting in the attorney's office, excited and signing the paperwork to buy your house? Do you remember the day that you moved into your new home? Then going shopping and choosing all of the right accessories for you new home? Do you remember choosing your col...