Charlotte Homes for Sale
Nina Hollander
(704)779-0813

Marketing a Charlotte home to make it attractive to buyers isn’t just about staging the house or putting a For Sale sign up in the yard. In today’s real estate market, it’s important to reach out to a larger audience through various types of media. After all, buying and selling a home in the Waxhaw region means tapping into everything that people use on a daily basis: computers, newspapers, magazines, and more traditional real estate routes.

A Picture is Worth 1,000 Words

The majority of home buyers in the NC region begin their search online. The Internet is becoming an increasingly viable way to present homes from both an interior and an exterior vantage point. Although Nina Hollander will help you to understand the best angles for presenting a photographic display of your house, you can help by pointing out what it is you love best about the home. A great backyard garden, a cozy front porch swing, a spacious kitchen, the tile on your bathroom floor – no matter what it is, use it as a way to entice buyers into contacting your agent for more information.

Virtual tours are becoming a very popular way to showcase your home online, as well. Allowing viewers to “walk through” your home gives them a stronger connection to it.

Signs and Advertisements

The more traditional North Carolina home selling options include putting up a sign or placing an ad in the newspaper, in your local real estate magazine, or even on direct mailing advertisements. These steps have long been a part of the buying and selling market, regardless of where you live.

The truth of the matter is, there’s a reason these actions are relied upon so heavily: no one will know you’re selling your Charlotte home unless you post it somewhere! While decisions related to where you place the signs and advertisements will most likely be made with the assistance of Nina Hollander, you can help by finding additional ways to spread the word of your sale. Online home selling postings for Fort Mill or Waxhaw are fairly common, and oftentimes, simply letting your friends and family know that your Charlotte home is on the market can go a long way in spreading the word.

Rely on Nina Hollander

Of course, the most important home marketing step you can take is trusting Nina Hollander to work hard to sell your home as quickly and efficiently as possible. Like any real business partnership, selling a North Carolina home is all about finding someone you can trust and working together to get the best possible results.

April is Alcohol Awareness Month!                                

“Alcohol use during adolescence is pervasive, and science makes clear the effects on young people can be profound.”

 -Steven K. Galson, MD, Former U.S. Surgeon General, 2008 

Wrong.  The bodies and brains of youth are still developing until their early- to mid-20s and alcohol can stunt the brain’s development. Scientific evidence finds that excess alcohol, and binge drinking (5 or more alcoholic drinks at one time for males, 4 for females) in particular, damage parts of the brain and are associated with impaired decision making.

More Facts About Underage Drinking

• What about Our Kids?The 2009 Youth Risk Behavior Survey showed that among High School students in Mecklenburg County:·   33% had at least one drink on one or more days in the past 30 days·   14% had 5 or more drinks of alcohol in a row on one or more days in the past 30 days (binge drinking). The 2008 Youth Drug Survey showed that among Mecklenburg County youth who drink: ·   the average age of first use of alcohol was 12.7 years. ·   the average age of first binge drinking was 14.7 years.

  Youth who start drinking before age 15 are 5 times more likely to develop an alcohol abuse problem than those who wait until 21.   Youth who start drinking before 21 and have a family history of alcohol abuse or alcoholism are at an even greater risk for addiction. 

Yes!  It’s never too early, or too late, to start talking with your kids about abstaining from alcohol until they’re 21. Studies show that it can take parents up to two years to become aware of the alcohol consumption patterns of their children.  Yet parents are the most influential people in the life of their child, and children want clear instruction from parents about alcohol use. 

• Be a good example.  Show your kids that everyone can have fun at holidays, parties and other events without always having to have alcohol.
• Take away temptation.  Lock up your alcohol, take an inventory of how much you have and check to make sure it’s not diluted.   It is a free and easy precaution with huge benefits.
•  Providing a party with alcohol for youth under 21 and taking the car keys away will not prevent addiction.  Taking away the car keys will not prevent physical and sexual abuse and will not prevent the brain from stunting its growth.
• Know the consequences.  It’s never a good idea to serve alcohol to youth.  It’s illegal and can result in criminal penalties including fines and the loss of your driver’s license.

There are many local and national resources that are dedicated to preventing underage drinking and substance abuse.

• Charlotte Mecklenburg Drug Free Coalition: Prevent Underage Drinking Initiative, 704 375-3784 (Ext. 24), www.drugfreecharlotte.org
• Anuvia Prevention and Recovery Center, 704 376-7447, www.anuvia.org
• Substance Abuse Prevention Services, 704-375-DRUG, www.preventionservices.org
• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, www.samhsa.gov
• National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, www.niaaa.nih.gov
• Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America, www.cadca.org
• Mothers Against Drunk Driving, www.madd.org

• Published by the Charlotte Mecklenburg Drug Free Coalition, March 2011