Lake Norman Real Estate - Diane Aurit

  I couldn't resist sharing this photo of one of my favoirte homes on Lake Norman which I took this summer after viewing some waterfront homes for one of my buyers.  It's not often that you find a log cabin ESTATE complete with its own vineyard.  This property is located along the Western shoreli...

  There is so much about life in my wonderful Lake Norman community that one can only learn after living here.  If you have been following this series you will now know that you need to carry a compass with you because there are so many trees it is very hard to get a true sense of direction, tha...

    Last weekend my husband and I went to the Daniel Stowe Botanical Gardens which is just south of Charlotte.  This was just about the last of the summer color so Crepe Myrtles were the highlight of the outdoor gardens.  However, when I entered the orchid gardens I was overwhelmed with the way t...

  If you missed Part 1 and 2 of this series, then you don't know how to pronounce Appalachian properly, or that you shouldn't be surprised to have complete strangers wave at you as you drive by most any Lake Norman neighborhood or why you need to merge quickly onto our Interstates.  Here is Part...

GET THE WORD OUT!   Wow!  It's now official.  You are the owner of your own real estate firm!   You have analyzed why you wanted a business and outlined your business model Part I . You have created a Mission Statement, Vision, Values, Goals and Objectives  Part 2 .  You made a list of all of the...

  Mark your calendars for Friday, August 28 - Sunday August 30, 2009.  The Southern Kitchen & Bath  will be in Charlotte at "The Park" (formerly the Charlotte Merchandise Mart). Kitchens and bathrooms, especially Master Bathrooms, are certainly where the excitement is in new home construction an...

  A while back I wrote part one of this series about life in Lake Norman 60 Things about Life in Lake Norman Part 1.  Most of the 60 things on this list are not information you will find in any tour guide or Chamber of Commerce website but I thought it would be fun to share some of the interesti...

  Again, for the sake of those who have not followed this series,let's recap: Part I addressed the questions about why you want to open your own firm and what sort of business model you envision.   Part 2 goes into great detail about how to develop a Mission Statement, Values, Vision, Goals and O...

  Lake Norman Hot Sheet: August 14, 2009    I always look forward to doing the research for my Friday Hot Sheets because it gives me a chance to see the most recent snapshot of what is REALLY going on with our Lake Norman Real Estate Market.  It can be confusing and frustrating to follow the nati...

      So let's recap: Part I addressed the questions about why you want to open your own firm and what sort of business model you envision.   Part 2 goes into great detail about how to develop a Mission Statement, Values, Vision, Goals and Objectives.  Part 3 shares the nuts and bolts of how to s...