Steve Schwartz's (thepurpledog) Blog

America has become the land of short term fixes.  Instant gratification.  Free money!  Free gas!  Woo hoo!  What ever happened to gold ole fashion hard work, a can do attitude and long term stability.  How about accountability for your actions?  Ok, now I am ranting.   Back to the topic.This is n...

Pessimists dominate the financial and economic news right now and may have you scared to buy a home.  In addition,  fears of the inability to qualify for a loan have many would be buyers putting home buying on the back burner.  So, should you go for it, or wait?When economic times get tough, the ...

Hey Fort Mill / Tega Cay locals!   Remember when the only "sit down" restaurant in town was Fish Bones?  Things are REALLY changing fast around here....Ok, I've never been a big fan of Wal-Mart.  I just don't like the way the 800 lb gorilla bully's the little mom and pop shop keeper.  Well, it's ...

FALSE- Touring people around to find the perfect house is only 10% of the real estate agent's job. There's still 90% of the job to do. That's where you truly need a good REALTOR. After the house is found, you still need to write the offer. How are you going to write the offer?  Stop and think abo...

Listening to the National Media drone on about how dismal things are in residential housing is enough to make you cry, get a little sick, then cry again.  And, after seeing the California Market first hand last month, it's not pretty.  But, you have to remember that the National numbers are not n...