About Bryan and Lynn Martin
Lexington and Richland County Real Estate Agents-The Midlands Team-Bryan and I are real estate agents in the Greater Columbia/Midlands area of SC (Primarily Lexington and Richland Counties). We have been full-time licensed real estate agents for over 20 years. We are hard-working, diligent and honest and know a lot about the Columbia area because we are both from Columbia, SC and now live in Lexington, SC. We would love the opportunity to work for you and help you purchase your next home or sell your current home!
Keller Williams Realty Columbia, South Carolina
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Home Seller Tips
How To Rebuild Your Life After A Foreclosure?
When one chapter ends, another one begins. Foreclosures are simply that: fresh new beginnings. Of course, it can bring you down for a while, it may have a negative impact on your credit score for years and even on your relationships, but you can rebuild your life and live happily ever after. Foreclosures are like a bad dream that for some homeowners becomes a reality. ...
Homebuyer Tips
Passive Income Strategies To Avoid Paying Interest On Your Home Loan
To pay interest means to work twice for the same money. In other words, it reduces your productivity. When you are paying interest, you are simply treading water, that is you’re not making any progress. Despite this fact, most passive income opportunities rely on interest and especially on compound interest. There are many different definitions of interest, but in ...
Homebuyer Tips
6 Types Of Land Surveys You Should Be Aware Of
Land is a precious resource because it is very limited and nobody’s going to make any more of it. As you already know, about 70% of the Earth is covered by water and the rising sea level is threatening. Then, not all the dry land is suitable for construction or even habitable - 33% is dessert while mountains occupy another 24%. This means there are only 15.8 ...
Agent Advice
Should Friends And Family Hire You As Their Real Estate Agent?
Haven’t you ever been told to keep friendship and business apart? Real estate could be the ultimate test for friendships because money and greed bring out the true character of a human being. The United States of America is the third largest country in the world by surface area, and currently in the third place by population - more than 331 million people. 32% of ...
Home Seller Tips
9 Unusual Ways In Which Water Increases The Value Of Your House
What really increases the price of the house is its location. So, if your house is not on an exotic beach, we will tell you how to bring the sea to your house. Stay with us as we look at the friendly side of the water - the miraculous liquid that makes our planet habitable. Water is both a friend and an enemy in real estate. Leaking faucets, burst pipes, and floodings ...
Real Estate Glossary Terms
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Appraisal Date
Date of the valuation of property, usually contained in a report. ...
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Venue
Geographic location where a court action and trial takes place. The legal proceedings should occur in the place where jurisdiction applies. A "change of venue" may occur in a criminal action if a fair trial is precluded. In this case, another district is used for the proceeding. ...
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Premium Discount
Reduction in rate reflecting the present value of a premium due on an annuity one year hence. ...
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Property And Casualty Insurance Provisions
Specifications dealing with exclusions, policy requirements, cancellations and related matters. Perils Most policies exclude enemy attack, invasions, insurrection, rebellion, revolution, civil war, usurped power, neglect of an insured to reasonably preserve damaged property from further loss, and ex ...
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Total Loss Only (TLO) Insurance
Life is unpredictable so to compensate this, people have invented insurance. Insurance deals with unforeseen events. Sometimes insurance companies cover only a part of your losses and a few named perils, while sometimes it covers every damage imaginable and every mishap. If you are a driver, you mig ...