How Can I Negotiate With a Home Warranty Company to Get the Best Plan?
Many homeowners invest in both home insurance and home warranty to protect the most significant investment they made in their lives. With a home warranty, homeowners get coverage from the costs of unexpected repairs and replacement of their appliances and home...
How to Make Small Spaces Work: Setting Up a Home Office
Image via Pexels Thanks to the events of the last few years, many professionals have transitioned from working in an office space to working from home. For some, the transition was sudden, and it was only supposed to be temporary. However, many companies are...
Moving? Starting a Business? You Can Do Both at the Same Time
Are you planning to start a home-based business but don’t have room? Launching two adventures — beginning a business and purchasing a home — can be overwhelming. You can accomplish them both, though, with some upfront work and using the following advice from The...
Meet Alexandra Schrank, Mountain Star Team Leader
Alexandra Schrank, born and raised in Charlotte, NC, moved two hours west to Asheville in 2010. Growing up in untreated alcohol and drug-infested environment, Alexandra experienced a lot of unhealthy pain, seeing first-hand what a life without a solution for...
MST Gives Back in Memory of Pearl, an AHS Senior Rescue
Back in March of 2020, during the early stages of the pandemic, my husband and I adopted a portly little dog named Pearl from the Asheville Humane Society. We named her Pearl because she was grey and white in color, fairly rough around the edges, and so delightfully...
VA home loans: Everything America’s military veterans need to know
For many people, buying a home requires a pile of cash, putting homeownership out of reach. However, for those who qualify because of their military service (or spouse’s military service), it’s possible to get help buying a home with little or no money down...
Poor Landscaping Effects on Property Value
Key Findings 78% of real estate agents say poor landscaping and hardscaping negatively affects property values 59% of real estate agents say trees are the landscaping element that adds the most value to a home Adding one healthy tree can increase property values by...
Meet Heather Hines, Mountain Star Team Broker-In-Charge
I started in the real estate business helping homeowners stay out of foreclosure, during the housing crisis of 2008 and beyond. Over time I parlayed this into a full time real estate career! In 2018, I joined forces with Alexandra Schrank, a fellow Capricorn!...
Meet Jennifer Ruane, Mountain Star Team Transaction Coordinator
A bit about Jen: I have a Bachelor of Science Degree in Speech and Hearing. I also have a Master’s in Education. I was a Speech Therapist for 5 years and a Special Education teacher for another 5 years. Once I started in the Real Estate Business, I knew I had...