Lexington South Carolina Real Estate

What is your due diligence in regards to Sex Offenders?

How far should you go?

Scenario #1: You are under a listing agreement with Client A. After listing the property you become aware of a sex offender living in the home next door.

ABC Agency calls wanting to show your listing, do you make the agent aware of the sex offender living next door so that they can tell there client or do you trust that they have done there job and given there client the required Sex Offender Registry disclosure to verify the information themselves?

What if a customer calls you direct about the same listing, do you handle it the same way?

Scenario #2: You have entered into a Buyer Agency agreement with Client A and have provided the required discolsure in reference to the Sex Offender Registry that directs them to the local sex offender website for more information. Client A wishes to view a property that you know has a sex offender residing next door. Do you share this information with your client or have you already done your due diligence by providing the sex offender disclosure?

National Sex Offender Registry

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I specialize in Buying and Selling Lexington South Carolina Real Estate in and around the Midlands of South Carolina. If you are thinking about buying or selling your home in Lexington, Lake Murray, Gilbert, Irmo, West Columbia, Columbia, Red bank, Pelion, Gaston, Chapin, Prosperity, Saluda, Newberry or other surrounding areas of South Carolina, and more importantly, want to work with the local area expert, please contact me at your earliest convenience.

13 comments • Laura Jefferson • February 20 2010 01:33PM

Things to do In Lexington South Carolina

Friday, January 29-Sunday, January 31. Columbia Home Building and Remodeling Expo.

This comprehensive and expansive home show brings together homeowners and many of the most knowledgeable and experienced remodeling and building experts. Professionals will be on hand to share their valuable knowledge to bring your ideas to life or inspire you with new ones. See the latest innovations and design trends. Experts will be showcasing everything for the home including, but not limited to the latest in cabinetry and countertops, flooring, sunrooms and additions, basement finishing, waterproofing, smart home automation, energy efficient windows and exterior products. Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center. Friday | 2-8 pm, Saturday | 10 am-8 pm, and Sunday | 11 am-6 pm. Cost is $4 for adults and children under 18 are free. Visit Home Show Center for more information.

Friday, January 29-Sunday, January 31. Mike Epps!

Mike Epps has generated an extraordinary amount of buzz among his peers and within the entertainment industry for being one of the funniest comic actors to emerge on the Hollywood scene of late and he's in Columbia for 3 nights! Visit the Comedy House Theatre for more information.

Saturday, January 30. Magic Show at Cromer's.

Cromer’s will kick off it's 75th Anniversary with a fun-filled day of magic benefiting Ronald McDonald House Charities. Cromer’s will open its warehouse, which is rarely open to the public, on Saturday for two magic shows at 10:30 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. Magician John Tudor will dazzle crowds of all ages with unbelievable new tricks and old magic tricks inspired by those James Cromer, the second generation owner of Cromer’s, invented many years ago. Tickets are $5, with free popcorn. For more information contact Katie Alice Walker at 227-0914 or kwalker@rileycommunications.com.

Saturday, January 30. Auntie Karen Celebrates African American History.

Auntie Karen Celebrates African American History with The Columbia Museum of Art, CSAM (Center for Southern African-American Music) & USC's Art Institute. This event is free however; museum admission applies to tour the museum galleries. The program features local performers specializing in jazz and gospel, poetry and visual arts. “The Shops at Auntie Karen’s Place” feature local vendors throughout the program. Performances begin at 11:00 a.m. Visit the Columbia Museum of Art for more information.

Saturday, January 30 & Sunday, January 31. USC Basketball.

After this last game where the men's team defeated Kentucky by 6 points, who would want to miss a single game? The men take on Georgia at 7 pm on Saturday and the women take on Tennessee at 2 pm on Sunday. Visit Gamecocks Online for more information.

Monday, February 1. Village Idiot Fundraiser.

The staff and owners of The Village Idiot Pizza & Pub are hosting a fundraiser for the American Red Cross 2010 Haiti Relief Effort from 4 pm until closing. 100% of food and drink sales will be donated to the Red Cross, as well as the voluntary $5 donations at the door. They will also be accepting tax deductible cash donations. Not only will the Village Idiot be serving its delicious and famous pizza, but there will be live music featuring members of Columbia’s local favorite band, Shallow Palace, along with other guest musicians. Patrons will receive a raffle ticket for every $5 donation that will enter them to win great prizes, including an iPod. Visit Village Idiot for more information.

Thursday, February 4-Sunday, February 7. Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus!.

Through the mystery of magic and the mastery of skill, audiences will be spellbound as Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey presents ZING ZANG ZOOM , a thrill-filled, mind-blowing circus spectacular where family fun is no illusion. Magical Zingmaster Alex and his assistant, Levitytia, lead audience members through an extraordinary world of fantasy that celebrates the uplifting spirit of the circus and also wards off the cynical Mr. Gravity and his team of Heavies who try to bring everyone down. Visit the Colonial Life Arena for additional information and to purchase tickets.

Thursday, February 4. Daddy Daughter Date Night.

Young ladies and their dads or grandfathers can enjoy this special date night together. The evening includes a candlelight dinner followed by lots of dancing, a memory photo and a goody bag. Space is limited and tickets must be purchased in advance. Ages 4-adult. $45 for couples, $20 for individuals. Crooked Creek Park from 6-9 pm.

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I specialize in Buying and Selling Lexington South Carolina Real Estate in and around the Midlands of South Carolina. If you are thinking about buying or selling your home in Lexington, Lake Murray, Gilbert, Irmo, West Columbia, Columbia, Red bank, Pelion, Gaston, Chapin, Prosperity, Saluda, Newberry or other surrounding areas of South Carolina, and more importantly, want to work with the local area expert, please contact me at your earliest convenience.

6 comments • Laura Jefferson • January 28 2010 09:17AM

Columbia South Carolina Investment homes

Columbia South Carolina Investment homes

832 Cindy Drive

Columbia, SC 29203

3 bed / 1.5 bath

1032 SQFT

Brick home

Zillow Estimate: $69,500

Investor Price: $ 31,900

2235 Corning Road

Columbia, SC 29205

Rosewood Area

1024 SQFT

3 bed / 1 bath

Brick Home

Would be a great rental!

Investor Price: $29,000 - Reduced

612 Crane Church Road

Columbia, SC 29203

4 Bedrooms/1 Bathroom

1115 SQFT

Investor Price: $27,900

Email or Call for entry.

1700 Old Hilton Road

Chapin, SC

4.33 Acres

5 bed/ 4 bath

2548 sqft

2 car garage, fireplace

Appraisal: $250,000

Investor Price: $157,500

Columbia South Carolina Investment homes are cash only deals.

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I specialize in Buying and Selling Lexington South Carolina Real Estate in and around the Midlands of South Carolina. If you are thinking about buying or selling your home in Lexington, Lake Murray, Gilbert, Irmo, West Columbia, Columbia, Red bank, Pelion, Gaston, Chapin, Prosperity, Saluda, Newberry or other surrounding areas of South Carolina, and more importantly, want to work with the local area expert, please contact me at your earliest convenience.

0 comments • Laura Jefferson • January 28 2010 08:56AM

Lake Murray Homes for sale , Cedar Cove Lexington SC

Deeded Lake Murray Access home for sale located in Lexington South Carolina. 1.87 acres with creek through property, very serene. Open great room with vaulted ceiling, spacious kitchen & dining room with gas log fireplace and vaulted ceiling, open to heated & cooled Florida room(incl in sq ftg) Master Bath with seperate shower and claw foot tub, private office. Enjoy community dock and boat ramp along with award winning Lexington One schools and low property taxes. A true must see. Listed MLS $227,500.00

Lake Murray Homes for sale , Cedar Cove Lexington SC

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I specialize in Buying and Selling Lexington South Carolina Real Estate in and around the Midlands of South Carolina. If you are thinking about buying or selling your home in Lexington, Lake Murray, Gilbert, Irmo, West Columbia, Columbia, Red bank, Pelion, Gaston, Chapin, Prosperity, Saluda, Newberry or other surrounding areas of South Carolina, and more importantly, want to work with the local area expert, please contact me at your earliest convenience.

3 comments • Laura Jefferson • January 25 2010 03:39PM

Create An Online Buzz That Goes Viral For A Lasting Effect

Thinking out side the box. This is a great post and Im glad I caught the re-blog. Worthy read.

Via Nestor & Katerina Gasset Realtors® Wellington Florida Luxury Homes (International Properties and Investments, Inc.):

Create An Online Buzz That Goes Viral For A Lasting Effect!

One of my favorite stories of using the internet to get your message sent around the world in minutes and hours is from a company you may not expect to use social media marketing in this way.

Universal Studios New Media Marketing Vice President Cindy Gordon was in charge of the PR and media blitz for the launch of The Wizarding World of Harry Potter.

Now most of us would be thinking of the major traditional ways a company of this size would be marketing a new theme park ride or a new section of their park such as billboards, TV ads, Radio ads and perhaps even trying to get the Super Bowl air time for an ad. Of course all of these cost some major money too.

But Cindy Gordon had a different plan. That plan paid off very well. It was a huge success.

We all know that Harry Potter is one popular guy and he is famous all around the world. In fact, J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series has been translated into 65 languages and sold over 325 million copies. Warner Brothers grossed over $3.5 Billion just in the movie theatres. That's not mentioning all the items that get sold from toys, tshirts and whatever else people think of to sell about Harry Potter.

What Cindy Gordon decided to do was to set up a top secret webcast ( like a teleconference with video) but only invite seven people to view this webcast.

Now, brace yourself, because this is the really cool part. She invited seven BLOGGERS! These bloggers had the top Harry Potter fan type blogs in the world. These bloggers had access to Harry Potter fans. It was important for the success of this social media marketing campaign to understand that the fans are where it is at when it comes to really spreading the news fast.

Universal did not have to hire a media firm, an ad agency or any other expensive advertising. This was a very small budget item that carried with it immense viral potential. Instead they spent some money and time on preparing a very professional webcast.

These seven bloggers began a buzz by racing with this juicy detailed information back to their subscribers and fans.

From those SEVEN people the news spread to over 350,000,000 (million) people world wide! From those seven bloggers the new theme park addition of The Wizarding Of Harry Potter spread like wild fire. This is where the media had to go to get the news, this is where the top news agencies in the world found out and then printed it in their newspapers and reported it on their news stations.

This is such an amazing story. Whenever I am down about our online marketing, I read this story because it really helps me to get motivated. Of course, most of us don't have 350,000,000 fans, not even on our facebook fan pages but the base that you do have- you can certainly learn to create viral content.

Viral in the social media world is a good thing. Viral means having a few people take your message to the masses- online and offline.

Traditional media takes weeks and months to make you famous, on the internet it can happen to you overnight.

If you know your audience, understand your prospect, know what they are looking for and provide exactly that- your message could have a large reach that would be huge in your niche market. If people like your message enough, they will send it to their family and friends, who will then send it to theirs and so on and so on...

Think outside the box!

This video I posted below is my favorite viral video of all time. This toilet company had to think of something exciting about toilets! Not the most fun thing to sell, don't you agree? So this Swedish Self Cleaning Toilet company made the following video and it has 2, 461,820 views on youtube. This company not only sold toilets from this one short video it also helped send a great message. Watch it to find out.

People love to spread things that they find interesting or entertaining or a message that they resonate with. Think about some of the 'out of the box' things that you can do to create information, photos, video and stories that your sphere of influence will spread for you.

Copyright © 2010 By Katerina Gasset, All Rights Reserved.*Create An Online Buzz That Goes Viral For A Lasting Effect*

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I specialize in Buying and Selling Lexington South Carolina Real Estate in and around the Midlands of South Carolina. If you are thinking about buying or selling your home in Lexington, Lake Murray, Gilbert, Irmo, West Columbia, Columbia, Red bank, Pelion, Gaston, Chapin, Prosperity, Saluda, Newberry or other surrounding areas of South Carolina, and more importantly, want to work with the local area expert, please contact me at your earliest convenience.

5 comments • Laura Jefferson • January 25 2010 09:32AM

things to do in Lexington South Carolina

things to do in Lexington South Carolina

Monster Jam Saturday, Jan 23 2:00p at University of South Carolina: Colonial Life Arena, Columbia, SC Welcome to Monster Jam, an incredible family-friendly experience starring the biggest performers on four wheels: Monster Jam monster trucks. These twelve-feet-tall, ten-thousand-pound machines will bring you to your feet, racing and ripping up a custom-designed track full of obstacles to soar over - OR smash through!

Mesozoic Monsters Saturday, Jan 23 10:00a to 5:00p at South Carolina State Museum, Columbia, SC Triceratops, Stegosaurus, Allosaurus and other prehistoric monsters come roaring to life in this hands-on learning adventure. Featuring 12 robotic dinosaurs and a full-size T-rex skull, this exhibit explores how these awesome creatures lived and died. Activities include digging for “fossils,” “design a dino” and more.

The Odd Couple Sunday, Jan 24 3:00p at Town Theatre, Columbia, SC Time Magazine called The Odd Couple “an evening of group hysteria” and indeed it is! Come see the disastrous, hilarious results as Felix-the-neat moves in with Oscar-the-slob in one of Broadway’s best-known comedies from the pen of one of America’s greatest writers, Neil Simon. Odds are, you’ll love the show! read more

Giggle Science Saturday, Jan 23 10:00aat EdVenture, Columbia, SC Get your child giggling about science! These weekly programs will capture your child’s innate curiosity about their world and ignite an early interest in science. Programs include education experiences and FUN hands-on activities such as making snow and experimenting with items that sink or float. read more

Soul Patrol Saturday, Jan 23 8:00p at Mac's on Main, Columbia, SC. Mac's on Main is Columbia's premier Jazz & Blues eatery on Main Street. It's the brainchild of Susan "Ms. Mac" Walker and the home of Fatback & the Groove Band.

www.lauraslexingtonhomes.com

I specialize in Buying and Selling Lexington South Carolina Real Estate in and around the Midlands of South Carolina. If you are thinking about buying or selling your home in Lexington, Lake Murray, Gilbert, Irmo, West Columbia, Columbia, Red bank, Pelion, Gaston, Chapin, Prosperity, Saluda, Newberry or other surrounding areas of South Carolina, and more importantly, want to work with the local area expert, please contact me at your earliest convenience.

5 comments • Laura Jefferson • January 22 2010 12:59PM

Columbia South Carolina Real Estate Bargain ($48 Per Square Foot of WOW)

Columbia South Carolina Real Estate Bargain

Investor and bargain hunters alert. This Columbia South Carolina home for sale located in the Winchester Community will contract quickly so act fast. Needs TLC but its all cosmetics. Take advantage of the First time buyers program before its too late. Investors call me for CMA and comparables.

Listed MLS for $110,000.00 as is

2411 Square feet of home for this price is a real deal In Columbia SC Real Estate. 4 Bedrooms 2.5 baths with brick/vinyle exterior.

Close in to downtown Columbia SC and great schools.

Winchester Community.

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I specialize in Buying and Selling Lexington South Carolina Real Estate in and around the Midlands of South Carolina. If you are thinking about buying or selling your home in Lexington, Lake Murray, Gilbert, Irmo, West Columbia, Columbia, Red bank, Pelion, Gaston, Chapin, Prosperity, Saluda, Newberry or other surrounding areas of South Carolina, and more importantly, want to work with the local area expert, please contact me at your earliest convenience.

4 comments • Laura Jefferson • January 15 2010 09:25AM

Rice Creek Community in Columbia South Carolina

Rice Creek Community in Columbia South Carolina

Popular Camden floor plan located in friendly Rice Creek neighborhood. Convenient to schools, shopping, I-77 and I-20. Great house well maintained desirable features such as, hardwood floors in dinning room, formal living, separate family room, bay window in kitchen, laundry room, large multi purpose upstairs loft and hugh bedrooms with spacious closets. This beautiful home has low maintenance landscaping with curb appeal and sprinkler system. Fenced back yard.

rice creek

$169,500.00. Columbia SC homes for sale

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I specialize in Buying and Selling Lexington South Carolina Real Estate in and around the Midlands of South Carolina. If you are thinking about buying or selling your home in Lexington, Lake Murray, Gilbert, Irmo, West Columbia, Columbia, Red bank, Pelion, Gaston, Chapin, Prosperity, Saluda, Newberry or other surrounding areas of South Carolina, and more importantly, want to work with the local area expert, please contact me at your earliest convenience.

1 comment • Laura Jefferson • January 14 2010 01:08PM

Free Fridays at the world famous Riverbanks Zoo

Looking for something to do on Friday with the kids out of school for there 3 day weekend? Free Friday at the Riverbanks Zoo just may be the ticket. With the warmest temperatures of the year (sunny 64) forecasted for Friday I know this is where we will be.

"The Free Fridays program is a way for Riverbanks to give thanks to the residents of Richland and Lexington counties for their support of the Zoo and Garden," said Satch Krantz, executive director of Riverbanks Zoo and Garden.

Riverbanks Zoo is a special purpose district and receives funding each year from the taxpayers of Richland and Lexington counties. To qualify for free admission, Richland and Lexington county SC residents will be asked to show proof of residency with a valid ID or a copy of their property tax statement. All other visitors will be charged regular admission.

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I specialize in Buying and Selling Lexington South Carolina Real Estate in and around the Midlands of South Carolina. If you are thinking about buying or selling your home in Lexington, Lake Murray, Gilbert, Irmo, West Columbia, Columbia, Red bank, Pelion, Gaston, Chapin, Prosperity, Saluda, Newberry or other surrounding areas of South Carolina, and more importantly, want to work with the local area expert, please contact me at your earliest convenience.

1 comment • Laura Jefferson • January 14 2010 08:16AM

World Beer Festival Columbia SC

World Beer Festival Saturday, Jan 16 12:00p to 10:00p at Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center, Columbia, South Carolina. A celebration of the world beer culture, The World Beer Festival provides attendees a broad sampling of hundreds of beers from over 100 breweries from around the world, food from a variety of local restaurants, educational sessions by industry experts, and entertainment by local musicians. Download your guide and put it in the book it's one you don't want too miss.

www.lauraslexingtonhomes.com

I specialize in Buying and Selling Lexington South Carolina Real Estate in and around the Midlands of South Carolina. If you are thinking about buying or selling your home in Lexington, Lake Murray, Gilbert, Irmo, West Columbia, Columbia, Red bank, Pelion, Gaston, Chapin, Prosperity, Saluda, Newberry or other surrounding areas of South Carolina, and more importantly, want to work with the local area expert, please contact me at your earliest convenience.

4 comments • Laura Jefferson • January 14 2010 06:41AM

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What is your due diligence in regards to Sex Offenders?

Things to do In Lexington South Carolina

Friday, January 29-Sunday, January 31. Columbia Home Building and Remodeling Expo.

Friday, January 29-Sunday, January 31. Mike Epps!

Saturday, January 30. Magic Show at Cromer's.

Saturday, January 30. Auntie Karen Celebrates African American History.

Saturday, January 30 & Sunday, January 31. USC Basketball.

Monday, February 1. Village Idiot Fundraiser.

Thursday, February 4-Sunday, February 7. Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus!.

Thursday, February 4. Daddy Daughter Date Night.

Columbia South Carolina Investment homes

Lake Murray Homes for sale , Cedar Cove Lexington SC

Create An Online Buzz That Goes Viral For A Lasting Effect

things to do in Lexington South Carolina

Columbia South Carolina Real Estate Bargain ($48 Per Square Foot of WOW)

Rice Creek Community in Columbia South Carolina

Free Fridays at the world famous Riverbanks Zoo

World Beer Festival Columbia SC