First to Know - If your plans this fall include finding the perfect downtown Aiken cottage to call home this winter, you've come to the right place! Happy Hounds Cottage is coming on the market as a new listing and this is your opportunity to see it first. The Continue Reading
September Market Report
Aiken Market News for September As expected, new listings are down, sales and prices are up. Lower supply and higher demand continue to create a more favorable market for sellers as we wrap up the third quarter of 2016. The best news of all is that we are down to 7.3 months Continue Reading
Property of the Week – 325 Bissell Road
Property of the Week - 325 Bissell Road For many years I lived about 5 minutes from the center of Aiken in the Highland Park area. Located west of town, sandwiched between the Hitchcock Woods and the Aiken Golf Club - Highland Park is very desirable. Convenient to Continue Reading
Scottie Pippen – Tale of a Patient Seller
So yesterday...I'm at the gym. On Friday my cardio kickboxing instructor informed the class that it was National Squat Day. He said it 3 times. You know...for emphasis. After that, things became a blur as I (being the die-hard, never give up kind of girl that I am) spent Continue Reading
Aiken is a place like no other…
I consider myself lucky. I have had the opportunity to live in many different places. Each place served a purpose, and I can think of things I have enjoyed (and some I haven't!) in every location. Growing up in New England was wicked cool... The quaint towns, the Continue Reading
You’ve Got Questions…We’ve Got Answers…
Here are some of the things we talk about with people at parties, random strangers on the street and friends who ask about Best Life... So you're thinking about jumping into the Aiken Market... If investing in property in the Aiken area is in your future, you have Continue Reading
Let’s Take this Outside
Your backyard as a vacation spot If you are anything like us, you live outside as often as the weather will allow. We drink our coffee in the morning sitting on the lanai overlooking our flower and vegetable garden. We have cocktails by (or in!) the pool, and dinner in Continue Reading
Improving Your Home’s Appeal
The Best Life To-Do List At Best Life, when we go to listing appointments we often create a to-do list we suggest our sellers complete prior to putting their home on the market. Sometimes, the list includes big ticket items like replacing a roof, or an aging HVAC unit. More Continue Reading
Property of the Week – July 1, 2016
Preferred Property of the Week Here at Best Life, we love homes and coops, barns, stables, doghouses and gardens too! Each week, we will be featuring a hand-picked, preferred property of the week. The featured property will speak to us in some way; because it's Continue Reading
Blue Kitchens – Yes or No?
The Cost of Being Different At Best Life, we love a house that stands out from the crowd. Sometimes it's easier for us to sell a home that has unique, distinguishing features. Buyers will often remember a home with characteristics that set it apart from the competition. The Continue Reading