The main floor features a great room that would make a terrific home office or media room. You will also find a two car garage and half bathroom on the main level.

The second floor invites it residents to relax in a large great room, with fireplace, that opens to a formal dining room, and a kitchen with upgrades such as hard wood floors and quartz counter tops. A large deck can be accessed from the great room and is ideal for relaxing and entertaining. There is a powder room located on the second floor as well.

Located on the third floor is the Master bedroom which features vaulted ceilings and a master bathroom with separate garden tub and shower, and dual bowl vanity. Down the hallway is a second bedroom that is even larger than the master bedroom. Also on the third level is an additional full bathroom and laundry room.

Urban living at its finest, Ayrsley offers its residents a community complete with restaurants, shopping, parks and a large movie theater. Don’t Miss out on this great deal on a townhome with all the extras!

Among the many benefits, you’ll find a large kitchen with a counter top bar open to the great room, a large formal dining room, vaulted ceilings throughout the foyer, great room and master bedroom.  The great room features a fireplace and large windows.   Downstairs you will find a large master bedroom with a bay window/sitting room and a master bathroom with seperate garden tub and shower, seperate vanities, and a huge walk in closet.  Upstairs you will find two additional bedrooms with a full bathroom, a loft and built in book shelves at the top of the stairs. 

Only a short ride to Rivergate shopping center, restaurants and shopping are very convenient to the Yorkshire subdivision.  The neighborhood features terrific amenities such as a large swimming pool, tennis courts, volleyball court, playground, pavilion with grills, and walking trails galore!  With all that this beautiful home has to offer, Yorkshire is the perfect setting for your new home! 

This home is served by the following Charlotte area schools: River Gate, Southwest and Olympic.

1. An Advocate for You
In the state of North Carolina, a listing agent(the sellers real estate agent) works in the seller’s best interest at all times during the selling of the home.  This means if you call a phone number on a “For Sale” sign and ask the agent to view the home, you should be cautious what you tell the agent, as the agent will relay any important information back to their sellers.  A buyers agent can be your advocate during the process and will keep all information confidential. An example of this that I really like is referees in the Super Bowl.  If your team was playing in the Super Bowl, you would not like the idea of the opposing team’s coaches acting as the referees for the game, would you?  Keep in mind that the other team would love it if their coaches were the referees… Just like a listing agent loves it when they get to work with buyers that are not working with a buyer’s agent.  It lets them control the situation and have the upper hand at all times for their seller.

2. Education & Experience
In North Carolina, a real estate buyers agent has many hours of education in the local real estate laws.  They can navigate the real estate waters and explain each step of the process in terms you can understand as a buyer. Experienced buyers agents will have the knowledge to advise you when tough decisions arise during the home buying process.

3. Neighborhood Knowledge
Charlotte Real Estate agents are constantly taking a communities pulse and understand the real estate dynamics of individual neighborhoods.  The knowledge of specific areas will help you as a buyer to make the most informed decision when purchasing a home.

4. Expert Negotiator
Having an experienced negotiator working for you can mean the difference between saving thousands of dollars on your home purchase and possibly not getting the home at all.  A Real Estate buyers agent knows the ins and outs of negotiations and will work to get you the best terms and price on your home.

5. Price Guidance
Determining whether the listing price of your dream home is a good deal or not can be a confusing concept.  A buyers agent will research comparable homes in the area that sold recently and inform you of their expert opinion as to the value of the home.

6. REALTOR® Resources
A Charlotte buyers agent will use all available resources as an agent and a REALTOR® to help you search for and find that absolute perfect home.  A good buyers agent will have previewed many of the homes you’re interested in and will be able to provide you with details about the property that you can not find through a simple internet search.

7. Discuss your Financing Needs
A real estate agent can discuss your financial situation with you, and help guide you to the proper experts to help you accomplish your goal of buying a home.

8. Professional Networking
As real estate agent in the Charlotte area, it is a must to network with other industry professionals regularly.  A buyers agent can provide you with contacts for experts you will need when buying a home, like real estate attorneys, home inspectors, surveyors, and lenders.

9. Loads of Paperwork
Paperwork is a necessary evil when buying or selling a home.  A real estate agent will complete much of the paperwork for you, keep it all organized, and always keep your abreast of key dates you may need to remember in the contract and throughout the closing process.

10. You closed on your Charlotte Home, Now What?
After you’ve closed on your new Charlotte home, it is almost guaranteed you will have questions about something.  When you’ve worked with a buyers agent on the purchase of your home, they continue to be your real estate resource even after closing.  You can go to them anytime for expert real estate advice.

The idea behind the changes to these forms was to help buyers better understand the terms of mortgages from multiple lenders by essential allowing them to compare loans “apples to apples”. The form is simpler than previous GFE’s, and the form spells out key terms of the loan in the very first section of the form.

Lenders will have to be committed to the numbers they provide in the GFE as the new rules require the numbers on the GFE to match the numbers on the HUD-1 at closing or in some cases be within a certain percentage of the original values.

The new forms should make the home buying process clearer for buyers, and it will require the lender to be accountable for the initial numbers it provided to the borrower during the loan application process. The lender, closing attorney and real estate agent will need to be very diligent during the closing process to ensure a smooth and timely closing.

I went back to the office and started to research the property.  My findings determined that the home was a modular home.  My first thought was that this home could not possibly be a modular home; the details of the home were far too intricate to be a modular home.  After a bit more digging, I determined that the home was built 2 years ago by a local Carolina company that specializes in building custom modular homes. 

We are seeing more of these companies around Charlotte that build custom modular homes that look as good or better than our local home builders that build stick built homes on site.   In many instances these homes are better quality because they are built in a factory under strict guidelines using computer technology to ensure precise measurements.  Because of the building process, these homes often cost far less, sometimes as much as 30% cost savings.  The picture to the right is a perfect example of a home built by a national custom modular home builder called Custom Modular Direct.

If you’re thinking about building your own home, you may want to consider building a custom modular home.  With quick build times, huge cost savings, and a quality built home, a modular home may be the perfect solution.  If you have questions about the modular home building process or would like to begin to search for the perfect land to build your new custom home on, give me a call today!