Darien Cruz Real Estate - Choice Residential Real Estate

09/07/2026

Home Buyer's Consultation - The Cruz Group

Thinking about buying a home? This presentation walks you through the home-buying process from start to finish so you know what to expect, how to prepare, and how to make confident decisions along the way.

In this Buyer Consultation, we’ll cover:

• The steps involved in buying a home
• Financing and getting pre-approved
• Understanding the current market
• How we search for the right property
• Writing and negotiating an offer
• Inspections, appraisal, and due diligence
• What happens between contract and closing
• How I help protect and guide you throughout the process

My goal is to make the home-buying experience as clear, organized, and stress-free as possible.

After watching, please make a note of any questions you have. We can review them together and talk about your specific goals, timeline, preferred areas, financing, and next steps.

Ready to start the conversation? Contact us directly to schedule your buyer consultation.

Darien Cruz
[email protected]
The Cruz Group at Choice Residential
252-452-8078

Buyer Specialist
Oscar Jimenez

08/27/2026

💰 $379,900 | Over $10K Price Drop
619 Commander Dr, Wendell, NC

🏡 3D Tour: Click Below

Walk through every room before you schedule a showing 👇
✨ 4 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms
✨ 2,289 sqft, open floorplan
✨ Updated kitchen with new cabinetry, quartz countertops, stainless steel appliances
✨ Updated bathrooms with a custom finished shower
✨ Wood and tile flooring, fireplace, crown molding
✨ Primary bedroom on the second floor
✨ Finished walk-in attic
✨ Rear deck, covered porch, fenced back yard
✨ HVAC 2023, roof 2024, water heater installed July 2026
✨ 6 parking spaces, no HOA
✨ Built in 1989 on a 10,454 sqft lot in Deerfield

Minutes from downtown Wendell, quick access to Raleigh, RDU, and RTP via 540.

📲 DM me for a private showing. Up to additional $2,500 buyer credit available through our preferred lender (based on loan approval and terms), ask me for details.

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Listed for sale at $382500. Welcome to this beautifully updated home in an established Wendell neighborhood, offering approximately 2,289 square fee...

08/26/2026

✈️ RDU is getting even bigger, and that says a lot about where the Triangle is headed.

Raleigh-Durham International Airport has reached another major milestone in the expansion of Terminal 2. Construction crews will soon begin removing the terminal’s north window wall, making way for a larger facility with more room for ticketing, security screening, baggage claim and international arrivals.

And the expansion makes sense.

🌎 RDU now offers current and scheduled nonstop service to 89 destinations, connecting the Triangle directly with major U.S. markets and a rapidly growing list of international destinations.

International nonstop destinations include:

🇬🇧 London
🇫🇷 Paris
🇩🇪 Frankfurt
🇮🇪 Dublin
🇮🇸 Reykjavik
🇲🇽 Mexico City & Cancun
🇵🇦 Panama City
🇨🇦 Toronto, Montreal & Vancouver
🇩🇴 Punta Cana
🇧🇿 Belize — beginning December 2026
🇹🇨 Turks & Caicos — beginning December 2026

Plus nonstop service across the U.S. to cities including New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, Miami, Boston, Chicago, Denver, Phoenix, Dallas, Houston, Las Vegas, San Diego, Atlanta, Washington, D.C. and more.

The new Dublin route alone made Ireland RDU’s fifth nonstop transatlantic destination, joining London, Paris, Frankfurt and Reykjavik.

For those of us in real estate, this is bigger than an airport expansion. Connectivity is one of the things that makes the Raleigh-Durham region increasingly attractive to companies, international investors and people relocating to North Carolina.

The Triangle isn’t just growing. It’s becoming increasingly connected internationally. 🌎✈️

Choice Residential

08/25/2026

$1,285,000 in Fuquay-Varina, NC — here’s what it actually gets you.

This brand-new custom build in McLaurin Farm was built by Triple A Homes, and it shows: the finishes, the layout, the flow — all done right.

🏡 4,211 sq ft
🛏 4 bedrooms
🛁 4.5 bathrooms
🔥 Main-level primary suite
🛌 Main-level guest suite
🍽 Gourmet kitchen + separate scullery
🎬 Large bonus room
🔥 Screened porch with fireplace
🌳 Wooded 0.59-acre lot
🚗 3-car garage

Space, privacy, and a location that still puts you close to everything — that combination is getting harder to find at this price point in the Triangle.

Want the full listing, more photos, or a private showing? DM me “MEADOW” and I’ll send it all over.

NCRealEstate

08/19/2026

NC just took the #1 spot in the country.

New Census data: North Carolina gained ~84,000 more residents than it lost to other states — more than any state in America:
📈 #1 in net domestic migration
📈 ~146,000 new residents added in one year
📈 #3 nationally for total population growth
📈 750,000+ residents added since 2020
📈 Population now exceeds 11.2 million

This isn’t a one-year spike. It’s five years of sustained, compounding growth and it’s reshaping demand across the Triangle, Charlotte, the coast, and emerging secondary markets.

For anyone evaluating relocation, investment, or expansion strategy, the underlying question isn’t whether NC is growing. It’s where the next wave of that growth lands.

Happy to talk through what this means for your specific market or timeline.

The Cruz Group at Choice Residential

Darien Cruz
Oscar Jimenez

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