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When Do Sellers Receive Money after Closing?

Closing is here and you can see the finish line! The last steps of closing are turning over the keys to the new homeowner and getting the proceeds from the sale of your home. You may be wondering…”when do sellers receive money after closing?” Closing Timeline Review Let’s review the closing timeline. Closing paperwork is […]

Posted in: Home Selling Process, Sellers, Thursday Tidbits, Thursday Tidbits 2022

Three Stress Factors When Your Home is Listed for Sale

The “what ifs” when you are listing your home for sale could drive you crazy! I am going to talk about the top three stress factors when your home is listed for sale and how to deal with those.  Three Stress Factors When Your Home is Listed for Sale Stress Factor #1: Having to Leave […]

Posted in: Home Selling Process, Sellers, Thursday Tidbits, Thursday Tidbits 2022

What Records Should Homeowners Keep?

Owning a home comes with a lot of paperwork…anything from the closing paperwork, warranties for your appliances, receipts and invoices for repairs and updates, pest treatments, annual HVAC system services and insurance documents. What records should homeowners keep and what should you toss? Keep Your Closing Paperwork Hang on all the paperwork your attorney gave […]

Posted in: Sellers, Thursday Tidbits, Thursday Tidbits 2022

Three Tips if You Do Allow Buyer Occupancy

In Episode 39, I gave you three pitfalls to buyer occupancy prior to closing. Today I am going to give you three tips if you do decide to allow the buyers of your home to occupy prior to closing and how best to protect yourself.    Three Tips If You Do Allow Buyer Occupancy Limit […]

Posted in: Home Selling Process, Sellers, Thursday Tidbits, Thursday Tidbits 2022

3 Pitfalls of Buyer Occupancy Prior to Closing

The Buyers of your home would like to move in prior to closing. Before we talk about the three pitfalls of buyer occupancy prior to closing, let’s talk about the three times I see buyer occupancy most often occur. Should you decide to allow the Buyers to occupy your home prior to closing, I would […]

Posted in: Home Selling Process, Sellers, Thursday Tidbits, Thursday Tidbits 2022

When Do Sellers Need to Move Out of Their Home?

You have worked hard to get your home ready to list, you have dealt with people coming in and out of your house for showings, you have gotten through the closing period and you are ready to sign your closing documents. Now what? When do sellers need to move out of their home? When Do Sellers […]

Posted in: Sellers, Thursday Tidbits, Thursday Tidbits 2022

When Should You Cancel Utilities Services and Insurance as a Seller?

You have a lot going on with the sale of your home. With packing, moving and closing, it is easy to forget the small things like canceling your services. When should you cancel utilities, services and insurance as a Seller? When Should You Cancel Utilities, Services and Insurance as a Seller? Utilities A couple of […]

Posted in: Sellers, Thursday Tidbits, Thursday Tidbits 2022

4 Phases of Selling a Home

Selling a home comes with many steps and it can be stressful. My job is to make the task of selling your home painless and as stress free as possible. I do this by breaking down selling a home into 4 phases with multiple items in each phase. I check some of those items off […]

Posted in: Education, Thursday Tidbits 2022 Tagged: Garden City Beach, home selling process, murrells inlet, myrtle beach, selling a home, surfside beach

Getting Pre-Approved for Your New Home Before Listing Your Current Home For Sale

You may think getting pre-approved for your new home before listing your current home is counterintuitive. I have run across a few scenarios over the years of selling real estate where getting pre-approved prior to to listing a home for sell would have really helped the sellers. Getting Pre-Approved for Your New Home Before Listing […]

Posted in: Financing, Home Selling Process, Thursday Tidbits, Thursday Tidbits 2021

Sea Turtles

You might be asking what sea turtles have to do with real estate. They don’t, but they are important to our area and you will hear a lot about sea turtles throughout the spring and summer.  A great way to keep up with the sea turtle activity in our area is to follow the S.C.U.T.E. […]

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About

Kathy Rukat Smith with Palmetto Coastal Homes serves all the areas of the Grand Strand.

  • North Myrtle Beach
  • Myrtle Beach
  • Surfside Beach
  • Garden City Beach
  • Murrells Inlet
  • Litchfield Beach
  • Pawleys Island
  • Carolina Forest
  • Conway

 

Kathy Rukat Smith is a resident of Murrells Inlet and loves everything living at the beach has to offer. She has been selling real estate since 2004.

Kathy uses her local real estate knowledge, technical skills, local connections and strong internet presence to exceed your exceptions and help you succeed in the fast-paced Myrtle Beach real estate market.

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John Stanley

Kathy had strong follow up and was an active listener. I would strongly recommend Kathy. She was a good agent and very thorough.

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Palmetto Coastal Homes

4214 Mayfair Street, Suite F, Myrtle Beach, SC 29577

(843) 267-2710
Kathy@TeamRukat.com
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