Advantages of Choosing a Realtor with a Closing Coordinator

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Simply put, real estate is a demanding business. No matter if you’re in Murphy, North Carolina or any other corner of the United States, having a Realtor who is effective in getting everything done for you, and done well, is virtually impossible for a single real estate agent. That is why The Poltrock Team at RE/MAX embraced the Team Model as opposed to inefficiently trying to do everything individually.

When you’re selling real estate, hiring a Team with a Closing Coordinator is a huge advantage. From contract to closing, our Closing Coordinator ensures you have the most seamless closing possible. There is an incredible amount of moving parts behind the scenes you may never even realize must happen to ensure your property closes. 

What can you expect from our Closing Coordinator?

  • Sandy Payne is our amazing Closing Coordinator.

    Personal Point of Contact to answer the many questions that arise.

  • Coordinates any and all inspections with all appropriate parties.
  • Helps execute any necessary repairs.
  • Ensures all necessary documents are executed and delivered to the closing attorney’s office for closing preparation.
  • Coordinates & Schedules closing appointments with the attorney’s office. Continually follows up and reminds all parties to ensure your closing is as timely as possible.
  • Coordinating, Managing, and responding to the constant communication between parties to ensure a smooth transaction
  • Assists in timing to change, order, and/or cancel utilities and insurance.
  • And many more unseen duties and tasks.

With a single agent, do you think your closing would be smooth and happy if they’re out showing, at an open house, on vacation, or simply not answering the phone? If you read many of the feedback responses, our closing coordinator is constantly referenced as one of the best parts of the buying and selling experience.

Having a closing Coordinator is invaluable as we move your property from For Sale, to Under Contract, and ultimately to CLOSED. While you may read this article and have an idea, you won’t understand how much of a strategic advantage it is for you until you experience it for yourself! The best part? It costs you nothing extra to have our whole Team working for you. Our fee structure is identical to that of a single real estate agent. 

Ready to sell your property and experience the advantage of having a Closing Coordinator working for you? Have more questions? We’re ready! Contact us today by clicking here or calling 1-866-687-7496.

Ten Commandments of Buying a Home with A Loan in the NC Mountains

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When you’re buying a home in the mountains of Western North Carolina, you may be purchasing it using a home loan. 60-70% of buyers here use a loan as a way to secure their home.

Need an amazing lender to buy your home? Check out our Gotta Guy List of Recommended Mortgage Brokers

I came across 10 Commandments to guide you from the time you secure your loan all the way to closing day. I wanted to share these because they’re true and we see these mistakes often. Here they are:

  1. Thou Shalt NOT make CASH deposits without first talking to your loan officer. If your payroll is not direct deposit, deposit entire check, then make a withdrawal. Any deposits not documented will be deleted from your available cash to close.
  2. Thou Shalt NOT change employment, become self-employed, or quit your existing job.
  3. Thou Shalt NOT buy a car, truck or van. If you do, you might have to live in it!
  4. Thou Shalt NOT use charge cards excessively or let your account fall behind on payments.
  5. Thou Shalt NOT spend money you have saved or allocated to closing.
  6. Thou Shalt NOT omit debts or liabilities on your mortgage loan application.
  7. Thou Shalt NOT buy furniture on credit.
  8. Thou Shalt NOT originate any new inquiries on your credit.
  9. Thou Shalt NOT change bank accounts.
  10. Thou Shalt NOT co-sign a loan for ANYONE.

Use these as a guide and your opportunity to buy your home greatly increases! We’ve literally seen people not be able to buy their house because they violated one of the above commandments during closing.

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A Great Experience Working With The Poltrock Team

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The Poltrock Team helped us find a new home and sell our previous home. Working with The Poltrock Team has been a great experience for us. They are very knowledgeable about the surrounding area and sales statistics for properties bought and sold. They have a great video that is posted weekly which lists new and changes on existing properties. This is very helpful when following a particular listing or looking for just the right property. They were very helpful when it came to suggestions on buying and selling our properties. They listened to our requirements for a new home and made suggestions about selling our prior property.

Thank you to The Poltrock Team for all your help. We love our new home!

~~Rick & Kim Nelson, Blairsville, GA

 

A 3 Time Customer Of The Poltrock Team

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We have used The Poltrock Team a total of three times since 2012 and are very happy with them, especially John Poltrock. He has given us great detailed information on our properties. We absolutely will use The Poltrock Team again and rate them a 10 when it comes to real estate in Murphy, NC, whether you’re buying or selling.

 

~~Larry & Susan Klerk, Murphy, NC

The Poltrock Team – REMAX Mountain Properties – Murphy NC – www.iLoveMurphy.com– Call us Toll Free at 1-866-Murphy-NC or 1-866-687-7496 – Murphy’s #1 Real Estate Team

 

The Poltrock Team Experts In The Real Estate Market

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My husband and I had prior experience working with agent Donna Srabian of The Poltrock Team. This team is caring, hard working, and will help you accomplish your real estate needs. We have experience working with them on both the selling our house we owned in Hayesville NC and buying our new one in Andrews NC.  If you want an agent in real estate that is sincere, honest, friendly and will meet your goals,  you’ll want to give them a call. They are truly experts in the field of real estate in North Carolina.

~Art & Julie Rodriguez, Andrews, NC

The Poltrock Team – REMAX Mountain Properties – Murphy NC – www.MyMurphy.com– Call us Toll Free at 1-866-Murphy-NC or 1-866-687-7496 – Murphy’s #1 Real Estate Team

John and Deb Fitt have Great Results Buying Land in Murphy NC with the Poltrock Team at REMAX

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We found The Poltrock Team online while we were busy researching real estate. Once we started working with them, we discovered that John Poltrock is a great agent. He seemed to always go the extra mile to please us!  His knowledge of the area and ability to assist us in our transaction was impeccable!

Not only does John know how to speak with people in person, but he utilizes whatever technology you have to communicate. If you use email, so does he. Cell phone? He does too! His knowledge of Cherokee County is outstanding. Even more important, he seemed to be able to return calls at any time!

I also was able to utilize his list of available services in Murphy, NC on his Gotta Guy List. His web pages are really a great tool.

John – we give The Poltrock Team a 10 for great service! If you’re looking for a place to improve, we’ve love to get a helicopter flyover to see our property! Or maybe the RE/MAX Balloon!

John and Deb Fitt
Palmetto, Florida

Tarheel Subdivision – a Mountain Community in Murphy NC – The perfect place to buy and sell real estate!

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The Tarheel Subdivision in Murphy, North Carolina is of of Cherokee County’s most established developments. With a a variety of different homes and land for sale in this community, it provides many options to buyers and sellers alike. Not only that, it’s the home of The Poltrock Team at REMAX!

 

Location

One of the most well know phrases in real estate is, “location, location, location.” Without a doubt, Tarheel’s location is one of its greatest assets. I tis located behind the Murphy Fire Department in downtown off of Talc Mine Road. Owners are able to enjoy the extremely close proximity to downtown without having to pay any Murphy City taxes.

When you speak with folks who live in Tarheel, you’ll notice that almost everyone mentions how you “feel like you’re in the woods and minutes from town.” Most of the residents can be in downtown Murphy in five minutes or less, depending on what section they are in.

The Entrance Sign into Tarheel North in Murphy NC
The Entrance Sign into Tarheel North in Murphy NC

Divisions

Tarheel is divided into several sections:

  • Tarheel North
  • Tarheel West
  • Tarheel South
  • Lover’s Leap

Residents

Tarheel conisists of a great group of folks. It boasts lots of full time residents (including The Poltrock Team! 🙂 With everything from attorneys to teachers to excavators, you get a great mix of folks. There are also a number of part time vacation homes in the mix.

Growth

One my favorite things about Tarheel is the fact that is bordered on one side by Murphy City Limits and by US Forest Service and Lake Hiwassee on the other. This prevents Tarheel from growing into a sprawling subdivision and keeps it what it is today.

Restrictions

Almost every land parcel in Tarheel is restricted preventing things such as mobile homes, random farm animals, junk, and more. Learn more about Deed Restrictions and how they work in Murphy NC. Many people looking to buy in Murphy like this fact as they do not have to worry about an undesireable home/junk being next to them.

Real Estate

Tarheel offers lots of options when it comes to buying real estate. When choosing land for sale, you have choices on everything from land tracts for sale to improved lots. Homes are also readily for sale beginning in the low 100’s all the way up to the 600+ range. There are some great oppotunities to find mountain real estate! Since Tarheel is not a “searchable” field in the Mountain Lakes MLS Search, email me at JohnPoltrock@gmail.com with “Tarheel” in the subject line and we’ll send you everything available for sale in Tarheel. We’re here for you! You can also see Our Listings to find those for sale in Tarheel.

John Poltrock – The Poltrock Team at REMAX Mountain Properties – Murphy NC Real Estate – www.MyMurphy.com – JohnPoltrock@gmail.com – Call us toll free today at 1-866-687-7496

Jim and Debbie Burch of Orlando FL are excited Murphy NC Land Buyers (and soon to be Murphy-onians!)

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Jim and Debbie Burch Recommend The Poltrock Team at REMAX in Murphy NC!Jim and Debbie Burch and their family just purchased an acreage tract of property and fully intend to move to Murphy, NC full time when they retire. They’re super folks and will make great neighbors! Here’s what they had to say about their experience buying land with The POLTROCK TEAM at REMAX Mountain Properties:

“We want to express how happy we are with the service we received from John & Jessica Poltrock in our recent purchase of a lot in Degatide Estates.

John made us feel as if we were his ONLY clients, or at least his most important ones.

His dedication and endless energy, his commitment to our best interest, and his willingness to help at ANY TIME OF DAY…. (and we did bother him at some odd hours!)…. is far above and beyond the level of service we are used to.

Although the purchase price of our lot was less than $30,000, we are SURE we got the same attention as someone spending 30 million. We never felt as if the purchase price was not worth his time.

Sadly enough, we did contact other agents in the area for information before we found The Poltrock Team. Many never bothered to return our call. The ones that did reply only sent us information on listings way outside the parameters of our search. They hadn’t hear a word we had said.

John and Jessica, however, have an uncanny knack of hearing between the lines, and were able to find EXACTLY what we were looking for. Funny thing about that is… we were somewhat undecided. I wanted mountain view, my wife wanted a creek. John showed us a lot with a high hill and possible seasonal view that ALSO has a beautiful creek.

We wonder still…. ‘How did he DO that?’

Our hats off to the amazing John and Jessica!”

Get the same service from  The Poltrock Team! Call us Toll Free at 1-866-687-7496 – www.MyMurphy.com – JohnPoltrock@gmail.com

Andy & Margaret Strike It Rich with The Poltrock Team, Murphy, NC!

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We have the pleasure of working with such great people here in the Murphy, NC real estate business!  We feel so fortunate to get to meet so many great couples and families along the way – we feel like we make scores of new friends each and every year!  Here’s some feedback we received from one of our latest buyers (and now friends):

What a stroke of luck!  Having randomly selected The Poltrock Team to use for our Murphy, NC real estate needs, we soon learned that we struck it rich!  Our experience in land buying with John and Jessica was second to none and something that we will fondly remember for a long time.  They were both great to work with, and most certainly the most patient people we have ever come across – every detail and request we made was provided with a smile and enthusiasm.  What a team!

We would recommend John and his team to anyone looking to find their dream home here in Murphy, NC.  Their constant updates made us worry free and confident that our best interests were in the forefront of their minds during the entire transaction.  We would rate our experience with both John and Jessica with a ten out of ten, with Jessica getting the winning edge on her driving skills!  Biggest thanks goes out to The Poltrock Team.

Andy and Margaret
Greenville, SC

Tips for Bargain Buying Real Estate in Murphy NC

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            Real estate has been a hot topic here lately in the news – and its positive! Nationally, sales were up for the month of February. Ms. Lisa Floyd of Carolina Farm Credit was kind enough to send an article from USA Today that sums up what we as Realtors and mortgage lenders are seeing. Home mortgage rates have dropped to less than 5% and have spurred a race to buy a new home and to refinance current ones. Coupled with rock bottom low prices on homes, buyers are in search of great deals and good rates – and you’ll find them.

            With that said – there are some things you really need to consider when you’re looking for a new home today.

  • Consider ALL the purchase options:
    • Foreclosures: if you’re a buyer, this is really becoming a hot topic. There are some great values on bank owned properties and then there are some rip-offs no matter what the price is. Don’t get caught up in the “allure” of buying a foreclosure. It doesn’t make you a “sophisticated” buyer or make you look like you’re on the cutting edge with your friends. There are many times as good or better buys that the bank doesn’t own. Look at ALL your options because many times there are better choices. (You can learn more about foreclosure buying and tips on our website www.iLoveMurphy.com . Search “foreclosure”)
    • Short Sales: This is another hot topic that not everyone knows about. This is where the current owner is selling their property for less than what they owe on it. The bank either forgives the difference or agrees to do a personal loan to the owner for the difference (in which the owner still has to pay back the lost money over time). I’ve seen several cases where there’s a better buy on short sales than foreclosures, so this is a good consideration. In this case, you MUST have patience because it will be very drawn out.
    • Sellers: this is the tried and true way and doesn’t have the fancy new lingo attached to it or make you sound sophisticated, and many times this is still the best way. Many homes have been owned for 10+ years and they can afford to sell it at a great value. Other sellers MUST move and are willing to take a hit to get on with their lives. There are thousands of other possibilities here and you should certainly not rule this out just because it’s not the “cool, new thing.”
  • Here’s what you must have when you buy a new property:
    • Patience: If you’re dealing with foreclosures and short sales, you better have patience and the ability to wait. If you need to move in to a house yesterday, you had better look at some other alternatives. Odds are there will be delays coupled with large amounts of waiting to find out about offers and more.
    • Patience: Nope – I didn’t stutter here. This is more important than anything. Sometimes you won’t find what you’re looking for right away. You’ll have to be willing to tell your Realtor to look ACTIVELY for you and be able to act fast when the right thing comes along. Although there are a lot of homes on the market currently, some styles/categories/types of homes in certain price ranges are very picked over. As such, you need to have the ability to wait and look for the right thing.
    • Money in Hand: There’s no need to walk in with a suit case of money (although you’ll be able to negotiate a bit harder for a better buy if you do!). You do need to be prequalified with a reputable mortgage lender and have verifiable funds to pay your down payment. This is very important because sellers (or banks which won’t even look at your offer unless you complete this step) will take you far more seriously and give you a better value.
    • Don’t Fall in Love: When you’re negotiating for practically anything, you have to be able to have “walk away power.” You’ll get a better deal if you have the ability to walk away from the table and move on to the next thing. If you fall in love, you loose that ability. Don’t get me wrong, there’s absolutely NOTHING wrong with buying a property you absolutely love. It may cost you a little bit more, and that’s okay. It’s probably worth it.
    • Representation: With all the new topics, concerns, and issues that face you in your real estate purchase, it’s not wise to try and tackle it on your own. Real estate is one of the largest investments you make, and you should have a Realtor and/or an attorney who specializes in real estate working for you. As Warren Buffett said, “Risk comes from not knowing what you’re doing.” Make sure you’re comfortable with and trust your agent and/or attorney.  They should also have the heart of a teacher. They need to be able to break everything down for you so that you can easily understand it and the choices you have.

            Real estate is an excellent investment strategy when it’s done correctly. We’re finding buyers that are ready to buy now because they know that the market is dragging bottom! You can look free of charge with no obligation to see what properties are available on our website at www.MyMurphy.com. Contact us or your agent to find some great opportunities that aren’t online because they’re out there!

            If you’re selling your property now or considering it, yes – the value of your property is down from the peak of the market. The good thing is you can take this information and utilize it once your property is sold and you’re buying another. You WILL get a better buy now than what you would have, even if you got more money for it before. Truthfully, it’s likely a zero sum game and the numbers are just different. Talk to your current agent or call us and we will help you any way we can. We’re here for you!

John Poltrock, The POLTROCK TEAM with RE/MAX Mountain Properties – www.MyMurphy.com – Call us Toll-Free at 1-866-687-7496 – JohnPoltrock@gmail.com