100 USDA Qualified! 3BR/2BA w/dbl. car garage and screened porch. Home features front wrap-around porch, walk-in closet, fireplace. No city taxes! Split floor plan situated on 1.61 acre lot.

2BR/2BA 1st floor condo w/pool access! Home features fresh neutral paint, new laminate flooring throughout, huge laundry room, black appliances w/new fridge, covered porch, walk-in closets and whirlpool tub. Better than new and a must see!

3BR/2.5BA w/Finished Bonus room and Dbl car garage. Extras include: Laminate flooring, custom closets, formal dining, covered porch, deck, laundry room and much more! No City Taxes and Chicod Schools!

Chicod Schools! 3BR/2BA on 2.36 acres. Home features: walk-in closets, laundry room, fireplace, open floor plan and an unfinished bonus room/walk-in attic. No City Taxes!

Near Hospital with tons of Upgrades! 3BR/2BA w/fenced backyard. New carpet, new stainless appliances, new laminate flooring and fresh paint! Home features: walk-in closet, pantry, ceiling fans and ceramic tile baths. A must see!

Discovery Series Ashmore Plan 5BR/3.5BA with double garage, covered porch, formal dining & living room, sunroom, bonus room & 5th BR/home office. 3118 sqft w/walk-in closets, sodded front yard & laundry room. See attached plan!

Discovery Series Oakwinds II Plan. 5BR/3.5BA w/double car garage, formal dining, covered porch & finished bonus room. 2910 sqft w/walk-in closets & tons of storage space. Extras include sodded front yard and brick front. See attached plan!

Discovery Series Cedar Hill Plan 4BR/3BA with double car garage, formal dining, formal living rm, home office, patio & finished bonus room. 2957 sqft w/walk-in closets and tons of storage space. Extras include sodded front yard and stone front. See attached plan! $4500 Buyer incentives on any written contract in the month of March!

Discovery Series-Montgomery Plan 4BR/3.5BA w/double car garage, formal dining, covered porch, finished bonus room and media room. Approx. 3141 sqft w/walk-in closets and tons of storage space. Extras include sodded front yard and stone front. See attached plan! $4500 Buyer incentives on any written contract in the month of March 2010!

Discovery Series Oakwinds II Plan 5BR/3.5BA w/double car garage, formal dining, covered porch & finished bonus room. 2910 sqft w/walk-in closets & tons of storage space. Extras include sodded front yard and stone front. See attached plan! $4500 Buyer incentives on any written contract in the month of March 2010!

We are starting a weekly video blog to help buyers and sellers in the Greenville, NC area keep up with the latest on local real estate news. We are going to call it the Monday Morning Coffee Blog. Check back every Monday for more!

Home prices are one factor in determining your cost of ownership, but so are interest rates and financing availability. Even though interest rates have gone up in the last six months, they are still near historic lows. Since your monthly mortgage payment is a combination of paying down your principal and paying the interest owed, if home prices come down a little further but interest rates go up, it could cost you even more to service a mortgage on an identical home!

While a home is a major investment, it is also the center of your personal life. It's important to live in a home that reflects your taste and values, yet is within your financial "comfort zone." To that end, it may be more important to lock in today's relatively low interest rates and low home prices, rather than to hope for a further break in prices in the future.

Please give me a call if I can be of any assistance in determining how much home you can afford in today's market.