Charlotte Property Management Blog

The weather is changing, kinda. But, the potential is there. It’s going to happen. That means not only preparing for spring, but first cleaning up the remaining remnants of winter. Winter cleanup is the first step of spring cleaning. It’s not only an aesthetic issue—dry, dead leaves all over the front yard looking u...

They say the only guarantee in life is death and taxes. There may be a couple other things that can be guaranteed, but those are two of the biggies. Hopefully, you’ve either filed, are preparing to file before the April 15th deadline, or have filed the proper extensions. It may be too late to advise you on how to save and/or inve...

You now know that Charlotte’s housing market is shot, right? Of course you do! We told you so. We’ve also reminded you of some of the fundamentals of investing in real-estate and then, confirmed why Charlotte is the place to buy—if industry experts’ opinions weren’t enough. So, now that you’ve hopef...

Maybe investing in a food truck or a startup business is not for you. If you’re not comfortable with an investment type or opportunity, by all means, don’t take the risk. Life is too short to have high blood pressure because you unwillingly put your hard earned money on the line. Someone very wise once said, “Ain&rsqu...

This month we’ve shared with you what real-estate experts have been advising, that Charlotte, NC real-estate is booming. We dropped the news, in the first article in this series. Next we revisited how to decide if real-estate is investing is for you, by reminding you of important fundamentals. If you’ve taken all of that in...

Is there any bigger investment in life than getting married? Accordingly one should look at the blessed union in terms of finances as well as starting a life together. Not sure you agree? If you think about it, a marriage is the potential to buy a home, start a family, and combine finances in a way not seen as a single person. As such...

We, here at Carod Properties, have said it before and it bears repeating, having the funding is by no means the first step or even most important step in venturing into real estate investing. One of the very first steps should be knowing the viability of the market in which you plan to buy. Or, if you are not knowledgeable of such thing...

Are you a good cook? Does a week rarely pass where someone’s telling you, “You should open a restaurant”? Are cooking channels on your “favorites” list on every television in your house? Have you ever thought about it? If the answer to those questions were yes, chances are you’ve thought about getti...

Who in the world came up with Daylight Savings Time (DST)? The government! Can’t be anyone but the Federal government. It’s just like them to do something as sadistic as forcing all of the great US of A to get up one whole hour early for absolutely no reason at all. Who cares why they do what they do. We can’t chang...

You may be too young to remember commercials from the 70s featuring the jingle, “I like calling North Carolina home.” The song was used in advertisements about the treasure that is North Carolina. From the sandy beaches to the majestic mountains and everything in between, North Carolina is trending, again, as one of the coun...