In The Spirit of The Day...

June 6, 2008
Lynnsy Logue The Real Estate Lady® and Condo CanDo® in Charlotte, NC

In The Spirit of The Day…Our business has so many levels…perhaps just like any other business. Only sometimes I think our pendulum swings wider and deeper because people seem drawn to real estate, lured by either the desire to own their own home or thirsty to drink deep of the possible wealth with buying and fixing, flipping and making lots of money…in what seems like an effortless job. And we hear of all the stories…the majority of which seem to be about the unscrupulous brokers, the devious bankers, the shoddy inspectors and the shady appraisers…not too mention the scallywag attorneys.

But this week, for me, was about going out into the city, going out to open houses given by other brokers for new construction. It was about going out to see what I could see…how new projects were coming along, what the prices are like, what the availability is.

And always in the morning, I start by reading…and this week there was a delightful article about the 81 year old Carolina Theatre…soon to be brought into this century with a splash. How in this market one developer is taking the old, the long-time vacant and making his version of lemonade…with a twist. Encore 5 was announced and the concept is both daring and exciting. Five penthouses- each with a particular resident in mind. Developer Jim Donnelly said the idea behind The Encore Five concept is “if you have an interest in your life you can build the interior of your penthouse around it." Enter: The Epicurean, The Gallery, The Connoisseur, The iPad and The Cosmopolitan. More about Encore 5 soon to come.
Continuing on after morning coffee, computers and the news to an Open House at Dilworth Walk neatly located between Scott and Kenilworth within walking distance of all the fun and charm of Dilworth, ergo the name. Look for a podcast with Lana Laws, who will talk to us about Dilworth Walk.
Then, I took a quick hop to South Park and toured South Gate Corners…on the corner of Tyvola and Fairview. Quite a different approach…as one might expect where Dilworth Walk is for perhaps a younger demographic and hip, South Gate is posh. After all…it is South Park and South Gate fits like kid gloves…podcast on that coming as well.
I ended the day with Simonini’s Stephen Square…great care, superb planning, elegant and melting into Myers Park as though it has been there forever. Alan Simonini speaks to us soon in a podcast on site.
And because closings are our rewards, the day ended with a young Veteran buying his first home for his family in Concord. We had many hoops to jump through, all of us…builder, loan originator and support staff, paralegals and attorneys…but at 5:30 we made it through the closing…a little bit worn for the wear, frazzled for all the words back and forth, but we made it and I think everyone is happy and pleased.
The week was full of promise and surprise, frustration and doubt…but in the end, tonight I am grateful for the Spirit of things…it keeps me going.

Lynnsy Logue The Real Estate Lady® and Condo CanDo® in Charlotte, NC