Ensure you recommend the parties obtain legal counsel asap for all things lease related...documents, check in, inventory, pre-paids, deposits, rents, damages, settlements, insurance information, tenant information, COVID issues, security systems, solar panels, roll carts, gas tanks, property management, future reservations, etc. Here is the Vacation Rental Act: ARTICLE 2 The South Carolina Vacation Rental Act… Continue Reading Vacation Rental Act
8 Tips to Sell in the Dead of Winter Offer your clients a list of important ways to prepare their home for a winter showing. Working With Sellers, Staging Powered by WPeMatico
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Sharon Delia Stone 803-772-5206 South Carolina REALTORS® Installs 2021 Leadership COLUMBIA, SC -- (December 23, 2020) – Morris Lyles was installed as 2021 president of South Carolina REALTORS® (SCR) along with new members of the association’s leadership team during a virtual ceremony at the SCR office in Columbia on December 15,… Continue Reading South Carolina REALTORS(R) Installs 2021 Leadership
By Neil Goradia “OMG! My agent just made $7,000 and all they did was list my property!” Does this sound familiar? How often have you felt the need to defend your commission as a real estate agent? This article is not to beat up on for sale by owners. In fact, there are plenty of… Continue Reading Case Study: How Real Estate Pros Help Buyers and Sellers Avoid Costly Mistakes
4 Ways to Leverage Color in Staging A home bathed in neutral grays and beiges can be forgettable. Add in some pops of color or accents to modernize existing walls. By: Karen Post Staging, Design Trends Powered by WPeMatico
Rental Assistance Part of New Relief Measure Congressional leaders struck a deal Sunday on a nearly $900 billion coronavirus relief bill that will bring a new round of support to millions of Americans before year’s end. The agreement contains many priorities championed by NAR, including rental assistance, a fresh round of funding and simplified forgiveness… Continue Reading Property Mangers and Landlords: Breaking NAR News! Rental Assistance
By Kyle Seyboth From CENTURY 21 Real Estate: Kyle Seyboth had the honor of being named the nation’s number one real estate agent according to the 2020 RealTrends and Tom Ferry “The Thousand” ranking. After choosing to affiliate with Century 21 Real Estate earlier this year, he now heads up the CENTURY 21 The Seyboth… Continue Reading Understand Your ‘Why’ and Put It to Work for Your Clients
Mediation is settlement, working things out... NAR Mediation Forms: https://www.nar.realtor/code-of-ethics-and-arbitration-manual/forms#mediation https://www.nar.realtor/code-of-ethics-and-arbitration-manual/forms SCR Mediation Info: https://screaltors.org/mediation/ SCR Mediator list: https://screaltors.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/MediatorPamphlet2019-2.pdf SCR Free Zoom Mediator list: https://screaltors.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/OnlineMediation.pdf Posted by: Byron King on 12/19/20 (This information is only accurate as of 12/19/20. You must contact SCR for updates and changes to this information after 12/19/20 as laws and… Continue Reading Mediation Forms and Information
ATI filing is due on Jan 30, 2021 for all appropriate transactions that closed in 2020. Rollback property taxes go from 5 years to 3 years on 1/1/2021. Parties may consider closing in 2021 if able for this reason. Thanks REALTORS® and staff who have been active in SC governmental affairs. Hotline: 803-772-5206 or email… Continue Reading To Do List 2021: Close Ag Prop (Rollback Tax 5 to 3), File ATI for 2020 Deals
Hotline: 803-772-5206 or email Byron or email Austin 400+ hotline inquiries: Top 5 issues: Forms State Law License Law Ethics - Professionalism Agency - interference Top Other issues: MLS issues - clear cooperation, misleading, compensation Land deal issues Multiple offers...seller decides, highest and best, escalators, SCR314 each time MLS Clear Cooperation Policy...seller decides, privacy means… Continue Reading Top Hotlines November 2020