No sales pitch, no jargon — just plain answers on real estate, appraisal, and construction from someone who’s been around the block. Tell me which one fits you and I’ll point you the right way.
Guided by Carlton H. Segars, Jr. — a licensed South Carolina Real Estate Broker since 1981 and a Certified General Appraiser. Real experience, from a real person.
Pick your situation and fill in what you know. It comes straight to me — no call center, no list you’ll get sold to.
Understand what a place is really worth, what to watch for, and how to line up the right agent and lender before you fall for a house.
Get a straight read on price, the fixes worth doing, and how appraisals and inspections tend to go — so there are no surprises at closing.
Moving between states is really two deals at once. I’ll connect you with someone trustworthy on each end so your sale and your purchase stay in step.
Contracts, contingencies, closing costs, and the questions people wish they’d asked sooner. Plain-English, no runaround.
How value is actually determined, why an appraisal can come in low, and what you can do about it. This one’s my day job.
What’s a real problem versus cosmetic, what repairs tend to cost, and when to bring in a specialist.
When a question runs deeper than a front-porch answer, I’ll point you to a solid, trustworthy source rather than guess.
I’ve spent more than forty years in Southeastern real estate — a licensed Real Estate Broker since 1981 and a South Carolina Certified General Appraiser (#80). I also teach the appraisal rulebook itself, as an AQB-certified USPAP instructor and an adjunct professor at Midlands Technical College, and I’ve served as a qualified expert witness in South Carolina’s courts, U.S. District Court, and U.S. Bankruptcy Court, and as a member of the state Real Estate Appraisers Board.
These days I also teach courses that reach students well beyond the Southeast — a little Southern hospitality with a worldwide reach.
All of that is a long way of saying I’ve seen how these deals really work, from every side of the table. When I point you toward an agent or a lender, it’s a hand-picked introduction from a four-decade professional — not a name a computer spit out or sold to the highest bidder. This site is where I set down the answers people ask me most — no jargon, nothing to sell you. If it saves you a costly mistake or even a little worry, it’s done its job.
Based in the Midlands, helping folks statewide. Here are a few spots — but wherever you are in SC, I’ve got you.
Coming soon across the Southeast: North Carolina · Georgia · Florida. Relocating to or from one of those? Say so on the form — I can already help with the moving side.
The Southeast is where America is moving right now. Here’s where South Carolina stands in the latest U.S. Census Bureau estimates.
North Carolina, Georgia & Florida market snapshots are on the way as those sites come online.
Sources & methodology All figures come from the latest U.S. Census Bureau population estimates and are updated as new data is released. We publish only what we can verify.
Down the road, the rate strip at the top of the site may be made available to a single local lending partner. If that’s of interest to you, feel free to reach out — there’s no active offer at this time.