3 bedroom main house with detached 1 bedroom mother-in-law suite... 67 Folly Road Boulevard Charleston SC 29407 4 BEDS 3 FULL BATHS 2,654 SQFT Area: West Ashley Inside I-526 Subdivision: Windermere Click Here for More Photos and Info! This Charleston SC Home for Sale Listing is provided by AgentOwned Realty, with the best Real Estate Agencies in Charleston, Anderson, Sumter, Columbia, Manning, Wyboo Plantation, Greenville and Myrtle Beach. AgentOwned can help you with any Real Estate transaction, including Mortgage and Insurance, as well as Business Brokerage, and Property Management.

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LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION... 656 Coleman Boulevard Mount Pleasant SC 29464 4 BEDS 3 FULL BATHS 1 HALF BATH 2,594 SQFT Area: Mt. Pleasant South of Iop Connector Subdivision: Six Fifty Six Coleman Click Here for More Photos and Info! This Mount Pleasant SC Home for Sale Listing is provided by AgentOwned Realty, with the best Real Estate Agencies in Charleston, Anderson, Sumter, Columbia, Manning, Wyboo Plantation, Greenville and Myrtle Beach. AgentOwned can help you with any Real Estate transaction, including Mortgage and Insurance, as well as Business Brokerage, and Property Management.

Wonderful investment property... 4816 Boulevard Lane North Charleston SC 29405 3 BEDS 1 FULL BATH 1,040 SQFT Area: North Charleston Inside I-526 Subdivision: Palmetto Gardens Click Here for More Photos and Info! This North Charleston SC Home for Sale Listing is provided by AgentOwned Realty, with the best Real Estate Agencies in Charleston, Anderson, Sumter, Columbia, Manning, Wyboo Plantation, Greenville and Myrtle Beach. AgentOwned can help you with any Real Estate transaction, including Mortgage and Insurance, as well as Business Brokerage, and Property Management.

Nice Downtown location... 12 Trapman Street Charleston SC 29401 2 BEDS 1 FULL BATHS 1,624 SQFT Area: Historic Charleston Subdivision: Downtown Click Here for More Photos and Info! This Charleston SC Home for Rent Listing is provided by AgentOwned Realty, with the best Real Estate Agencies in Charleston, Anderson, Sumter, Columbia, Manning, Wyboo Plantation, Greenville and Myrtle Beach. AgentOwned can help you with any Real Estate transaction, including Mortgage and Insurance, as well as Business Brokerage, and Property Management.

Custom built, golf course home... 8891 E Fairway Woods Drive North Charleston SC 29420 4 BEDS 3 FULL BATHS 3,041 SQFT Area: North Charleston / Summerville / Ladson Subdivision: Coosaw Creek Country Club Click Here for More Photos and Info! This North Charleston SC Home for Sale Listing is provided by AgentOwned Realty, with the best Real Estate Agencies in Charleston, Anderson, Sumter, Columbia, Manning, Wyboo Plantation, Greenville and Myrtle Beach. AgentOwned can help you with any Real Estate transaction, including Mortgage and Insurance, as well as Business Brokerage, and Property Management.

Unbeatable location... 2 Francis Street Charleston SC 29403 1 BED 1 FULL BATH 670 SQFT Area: Historic Charleston - Upper Peninsula Subdivision: North Central Click Here for More Photos and Info! This Charleston SC Home for Rent Listing is provided by AgentOwned Realty, with the best Real Estate Agencies in Charleston, Anderson, Sumter, Columbia, Manning, Wyboo Plantation, Greenville and Myrtle Beach. AgentOwned can help you with any Real Estate transaction, including Mortgage and Insurance, as well as Business Brokerage, and Property Management.

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Here in South Carolina, we take spring planting very seriously. We go out in masses to the home improvement stores and local nurseries looking for plants that we think the deer and other critters might not chew down to nubs.  At the same time, like others all around the world, we want uplifting, colorful leaves and blossoms that will pull us from the winter doldrums into the warmth and light of summer.  However, sometimes we are so overwhelmed trying to find something we think will survive the animals, we forget to make sure the animals can survive it! If you’re like me, plant toxicity isn’t something you have thought about very much while doing my spring planting. This year a small thing changed that. I was shopping for my spring plantings and struggling like I always do to find a colorful and beautiful perennial yet not the same one all of my neighbors have in their yards or window boxes. I thought I had found one, but when I googled it, the first thing to come up was that it was toxic to dogs. Well, I have two dogs, one being a puppy still who was a stray, which I blame for the fact that she scavenges like crazy and chews a lot of plants. So, I immediately started to google all of the plants I was looking at and the ones I had already planted. It turns out I had planted two plants that are toxic to dogs and cats in my window boxes and have been planting others for years! This discovery is what prompted me to write this blog post to help others be aware of plants that are toxic to their pets. I am directing you to the ASPCA's Toxic and Non-Toxic Plant List on their website at www. Aspca.org for a more detailed list of plants than I can possibly include in this short blog.  For our purposes here, I want to point you to some of the plants that I saw readily available in my spring shopping at more than one of the regular stores in the Charleston area. I believe these are some widely used plants and flowers in the area whose toxicity to animals may not be well known to people.  Sago Palms - okay, so maybe the toxicity of Sagos is well known to those who have been here a while but probably not to those new to the area.  The Sago needs to be included on any list in SC due to the frequency in which it is seen in yards here.  Oleanders - I have known about the oleander's toxicity to dogs as one of my dogs ingested some and was very sick for days; thankfully, he survived.  However, I do not know that this is common knowledge, and since they are also widely used in yards, I included them on this list. Lantana - I was shocked to find that lantana is highly toxic and can even be fatal to many animals, not to mention children. We almost always had these in our yard when I was a child, and I see them all over today as well. Hydrangea - Hydrangea is so beautiful that they are regularly used here to beautify people’s yards. This one broke my heart as I have wanted to plant some in my own yard for a long time. English Ivy/Branching Ivy - I have used this more than once in my window boxes and have it there right now, and yet I did not know it was toxic. This is one that is often used in planters and pots because of the way it trails, which can also make it easier for an animal to get ahold of it. Elephant Ears/Caladium - I have had this in a planter in my front yard for years and only learned their danger to dogs when researching for this blog! A few others are: Azaleas/Rhododendron - These are so popular to use in yards, and yet I had no idea they were toxic to not only dogs but cats as well. Hosta or plantation lily - Apparently, there is more than one type of lily plant that is toxic, but this one caught me off guard because I see it regularly stocked at the nurseries here and had no idea. Marijuana - Sorry to those of you who have a little hidden “gem” in your yard, but if you want to keep your dogs and cats safe, you’ll ditch the weed. Carolina Jessamine/ Yellow Jessamine - Yes, folks, our state flower is toxic not only to animals but humans too!  This is just a list of the ones I thought should be more widely known, but the entire list of plants that are dangerous to our fur babies is much longer.  A few others that deserve to be mentioned due to the fact that I see them so much in yards around Charleston are chrysanthemums, gardenias, the wandering jew, different lilies, and more than one type of fern.  I wish it was common practice to label plants with this information, but until this happens, please remember to do a quick Google search before you bring a new plant into your yard or home if you have any pets.   If you're looking for a new home and love plants as much as I do, give me a call, and we can look at as many homes as it takes to find the perfect garden for you and your fur babies.

YOUR NEW HOME... 4972 Franconia Drive Summerville SC 29485 3 BEDS 2 FULL BATHS 1 HALF BATH 1,783 SQFT Area: North Charleston / Summerville / Ladson Subdivision: Wescott Plantation Click Here for More Photos and Info! This Summerville SC Home for Sale Listing is provided by AgentOwned Realty, with the best Real Estate Agencies in Charleston, Anderson, Sumter, Columbia, Manning, Wyboo Plantation, Greenville and Myrtle Beach. AgentOwned can help you with any Real Estate transaction, including Mortgage and Insurance, as well as Business Brokerage, and Property Management.

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Well maintained... 514 Delafield Drive Summerville SC 29483 3 BEDS 2 FULL BATHS 1 HALF BATH 2,071 SQFT Area: Summerville / Ladson / Berkeley Cty Subdivision: Weatherstone Click Here for More Photos and Info! This Summerville SC Home for Rent Listing is provided by AgentOwned Realty, with the best Real Estate Agencies in Charleston, Anderson, Sumter, Columbia, Manning, Wyboo Plantation, Greenville and Myrtle Beach. AgentOwned can help you with any Real Estate transaction, including Mortgage and Insurance, as well as Business Brokerage, and Property Management.

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Gorgeous views... 1464 Lieben Road Mount Pleasant SC 29466 3 BEDS 3 FULL BATHS 2,332 SQFT Area: Mt. Pleasant North of Iop Connector Subdivision: Copahee View Click Here for More Photos and Info! This Mount Pleasant SC Home for Rent Listing is provided by AgentOwned Realty, with the best Real Estate Agencies in Charleston, Anderson, Sumter, Columbia, Manning, Wyboo Plantation, Greenville and Myrtle Beach. AgentOwned can help you with any Real Estate transaction, including Mortgage and Insurance, as well as Business Brokerage, and Property Management.

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I’ll start off with the most important fact about winning in a multiple offer situation… It is possible. Let that set in… it is possible. Although this market can be tough on buyers, please don’t give up! As a buyer, you’ll need to utilize coping skills as you house hunt because the hurry-up & wait experience can be challenging. Time is of the essence when touring and submitting offers, but then you’re oftentimes waiting on the edge of your seat for the seller’s response. Whether it’s praying, listening to music, exercising, venting to a friend or your trusted Realtor, or deep breathing - there will be moments you’ll be glad you have your stress management plan ready. A go-to for me is spending time with my dog, Heehaw. The great news when it comes to navigating real estate… Heehaw & I have your back! So what does a Realtor do to make your offer the most attractive in the eyes of the seller? Price matters, but is not the sole factor. The entire offer needs to be streamlined demonstrating the “best” terms possible. Some considerations are to remove contingencies when possible, tighten up on timelines as able, ensure the contract is presented in a clear way, and not complicate the deal with special requests. Your agent should communicate with the Listing Agent to ask about seller preferences. Integrating seller preferences when able helps make your offer even more attractive (i.e. using their preferred closing date, etc.) I hope the above offers some starter ideas, but, of course, I can’t give away all the secrets. Just please know there are lots of creative ways to help your offer compete, and I’d love to guide you through those in the future.  Ready to take a step today to ensure your offer stands out? Call or text me today! I’m here to help, and we can discuss your individual situation to better identify what options are available to you.

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