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The Stunning Beauty of North Carolina

You Tuber scw1217 has created an absolutely brilliant slide show of scenes from North Carolina and North Georgia set to the James Taylor song “Carolina on my Mind.”

If you’re relocating to Raleigh and won’t have time to check out the incredible scenery of North Carolina’s landscape, this video 3 minute and 50 second video will give you a glimpse of what is in store for your senses once you settle in.

A Virtual Tour of Raleigh

You can read about the beauty of Raleigh and view countless images, but it just isn’t the same as actually experiencing it for yourself. Thanks to the internet and YouTuber dcormann, you can now take a tour around Raleigh right from your computer!

Dcormann is an IT specialist for a company in Canada and has captured Raleigh NC in a very personal and candid way through this incredible video set to relaxing music:

In just 5 minutes and 7 seconds, you’ll take a high speed tour of Raleigh and experience the gorgeous green trees that line the landscape, Duke University, amazing gardens, a tour of the city, and a view of some incredible old homes.

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Building your own custom dream home is exhilarating when the process goes smoothly and a nightmare when things take a turn for the worst. Sometimes, the problems typical of new home building don’t surface until years later, though all the facts existed that trouble was around the corner.

One of the basic problems inherent of when custom building a home is that buyers rarely ever talk with an objective person throughout the entire process. Buyers talk with a land owner who wants to sell the land at the highest price they can get. Buyers talk with the builder who has a vested interest in gaining your business. Buyers rarely talk with a disinterested party and that understands the growth plans of the Raleigh area, the technical side of real estate transactions, and many other critical factors.

Protecting Your Interests

Whether you’re relocating to Raleigh or a long time resident ready to build your dream home, it is in your best interest to talk to an exclusive buyer’s agent early in the process. A buyer’s agent is a real estate agent that ONLY represents the buyer, not the land seller and not the builder.

When you’re building a new custom home, an exclusive buyer’s agent protects your best interest by:

• Research area expansion plans
• Checking the home’s structure and mechanical systems
• Pointing out problems
• Negotiating the best price

A Bootcamp for Raleigh real estate buyers of custom homes

We offer a “Building New” Bootcamp to anyone considering buying Raleigh real estate for the purpose of custom building their own home. Covered in the bootcamp is:

• An overview of the new home building process
• Types of clauses to avoid in builder contracts
• The different types of new construction loans
• Importance of following sequential steps for a successful outcome
• What to expect from your real estate agent
• What to expect from your builder
• What to expect from your lender
• Your role throughout the process
• How to avoid pitfalls that affect cost overages, time delays, miscommunications and errors

For a Building New Bootcamp schedule, call 919-573-6150 or register online at http://www.buyersadvantagegroup.net/contact_us.php

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It’s something that many people say they’re going to do, but just never get around to it – creating and/or updating their inventory list for their homeowner’s insurance policy.

Unlike auto insurance that knows the value of your vehicle based on the manufacture’s VIN number, it’s up to you to record the value of the items you’ll be insuring.

Here are some tips for creating a solid home inventory list:

• Take photos of your items: Walk around your house and garage with your camera snapping photos of your significant items. Handwrite on the back of the photos or use a Word Processor to type out information sheets on which to attach photos. Describe the item, where and when you bought it, the price, and if possible, attach the receipt.

• Use a video camera to walk around the house as you describe each item, where and when you purchased it, and the price.

• Store your photos in a safe deposit box or at a friend’s house – anywhere that is not your own home. If your home is destroyed, you won’t want the evidence of your home’s contents destroyed along with it.

• Make sure your homeowner’s insurance policy covers your big ticket items such as jewelry, collectables, and artwork. Some items may require a rider to insure for the additional value. It may cost a few dollars more to insure big-ticket items, but you’ll be glad you alerted the insurance company to their value before hand if a disaster does happen.

• Update your inventory on a regular basis. Make it a point to take photos of new items as you purchase them and save or make copies of the receipts.

• Watch a video on taking a home inventory and download free home inventory software from the Insurance Information Institute to make the task more manageable.

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Thinking about relocating or expanding your business to Raleigh? Raleigh has fast become an important business epicenter with more and more businesses opening their doors here each day. The large number of colleges and universities in the area mean a greater selection of highly qualified applicants – no doubt why Raleigh is now know as one of the technology centers of the US.

Here are some videos courtesy of Raleigh Economic Development of business leaders speaking about their experience with doing business in the city:

Matthew Szulik

CEO of RedHat

Greg Hatem

Empire Properties

Bill McNeal

Former Superintendent, Wake County Public School System

Fred Day

President, Progress Energy Carolinas

Betsy Bennett

Museum Director, NC Museum of Natural Sciences

Find more information about relocating to Raleigh NC.

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