Lee Keadle's Active Rain Blog

With four options to choose from, the Mount Pleasant real estate market boasts some of the best (and most popular) golf communities in Charleston SC. One of the most sought after neighborhoods in Mount Pleasant is Dunes West. It is a nationally recognized community that offers some of the best a...

Summerville, SC is one of the most affordable cities in the Charleston metro area for buying a home. As a result, it attracts many of Charleston’s first time home buyers.  If you’re one of the many home buyers in this category, here are some tips to help make your first home investment successful...

Summerville, SC has seen some of the highest growth rates in Charleston in regards to its real estate market in the past ten years.  Its affordability and small town appeal account for a seemingly endless demand from home buyers.If you’re considering buying a home in Summerville, be sure to keep ...

Whether you're buying or refinancing, you've probably been watching interest rates go down (and back up) over the past year. You may be waiting to buy a home or refinance until rates go back down to the low four's. If so, then ask yourself two questions. First, how long have you been waiting for...

I've included below some of the most problems borrowers find themselves in after signing off on their home loans. The good news is that all of these mistakes can be avoided! So, don't let these happen to you! 1) Biting off more than you can chew. This is the worst problem we see from past borrow...

In the Charleston SC real estate market, the years 2010 and 2011 might be remembered as the years of the short sale since so many buyers were in pursuit of these purchases. However, over the past few years, many Charleston buyers gave up up on this type of sale that really was too good to be tru...

Mt Pleasant, South Carolina is one of the most popular suburbs of Charleston with master planned communities. Home buyers often choose Mt. Pleasant because it has such good neighborhoods to choose from (not to mention great public schools). If you're looking for neighborhoods with great amenitie...

Many buyers ask us when they should start looking into financing for their future home purchase. It's important to start looking as early as possible into financing. If you think you may run into some credit issues, it would be a good idea to talk with a credit counselor (or your lender) about a...

Many buyers search for South Carolina real estate but don't know where exactly in the state to live. I've listed below 5 of the most popular places to relocate in South Carolina. Columbia, South Carolina Columbia is South Carolina's capital, and a lot of people choose to live here. It's centrall...

Credit scores are a critical component for lenders trying to approve home loan borrowers. Multiple studies by the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (usually called Freddie Mac) have shown that credit scores are some of the best indicators for a borrower's long term performance. So, what exa...