Marie C. Bost's (edistobost) Blog

Great news for South Carolina and Point of Sale Taxes. These point of sale taxes have been a bone of contention for many who wish to purchase a secondary, investment or permanent home where the taxes would go to the point of sale. Problem with this is that the owner next to yours whose value is t...

Just recieved this from my friend Donald Lyons ~ a Call for Help if you can.   From the least of these ...  To Men of Faith in Haiti The NEED:  There are thousands of children, mainly boys, who roam the streets of Port au Prince.  They have no family, no home, no way to survive but to beg.  These...

Great news! The Governors Cup Billfish Tournament is going to be July 28-July 31 this year. As a major sporsor of the tournament since its beginning on Edisto, won several Calcuttas along with the Frayed Know, I am so excited about the date change. Should be much better weather for the boats and ...

Good News from my local lender.Rates remained flat and the 30 year fixed finished at 5.0% this past week.  Jumbo 30 year fixed is at 5.625%.  Rates are expected to remain lower in the coming weeks as new fears have surfaced about the stability of the U.S and European economies.    Great buys, gre...

Entrepreneur's Journal: Thinking of Hiring an Employee? Posted Feb 7th 2010 5:40PM by Tom Taulli Filed under: Employees, Intuit Inc (INTU), Small Business         Even though the economy is still sluggish, things are much better than a year ago, when it looked like the global financial system was...

Edisto Real Estate Company was the #1 company in 2009 in closed sales, #1 in sales volume, Marie Bost was #1 in closed sales, #1 in sales volume, obtained 93% list price/sales price which was the tops by far any other realtor did on Edisto Beach, SC. It doesn't cost more to use the best, it norma...

As Realtors, we are all trying to eat healthy and exercise to stay on top of our game, mentally and physically. I always eat bagged prewashed salads thinking that was safe, maybe not. Amazing. See article below from Consumer Reports: Bagged Salad: How Clean?   Consumer Reports Tests Packaged Gree...

Will you help HUG train and equip-Haitians to be a witness to their people and lead them to Jesus Christ? Go to Haitiundergod.org to learn more about this. My close friend Donald Lyons has a call for help. I have been supporting his cause for many years. Perhaps you can also.

The latest, greatest  toy for the businessperson on the go!  Copied this from AOL business: Apple's latest I-Pad may not revolutionize, but it certainly has the potential to streamline the way you do business. Thanks to these features and the rumored business friendly iPad additions -- like wirel...

Don't forget the South Carolina Wildlife Expo in Charleston Feburuary 14, 2010. It is  The largest wildlife art and nature event in the nation and offers something for everyone. Don't miss it. Go to www.sewe.com and see what's happening.