Drew Bartek

06/12/2020

Happy Friday Charlotte! If you make less than $106,000 annually you can gain access to $17,500 in grant money towards a home purchase! I break down what these grant programs are in this video. Comment or message me if you are interested in learning more.

Down Payment Grant: Up to 3% of purchase price (to a maximum amount of $10,000) It is a grant, so no secondary loans or post-closing requirements No addition...

05/18/2020

If you are thinking about buying a home in Charlotte, tonights virtual discussion on how you can receive $17,500 towards your purchase is a must. The event is free to attend and will last roughly 30 minutes. Register below.

Mon, May 18, 2020, 7:00 PM: This is a virtual class room setting event. One to two local experts will be educating on the various programs that you can utilize when considering to purchase a home incl

04/20/2020

As a company with roots in our community, Giving Tree Realty offers it's agents many ways to serve through our various charities.
Our latest effort is to serve our elderly neighbors by providing doorstep delivery of meals.

If you or someone you know is in need, or you are inclined to help in any way please check out the links below.

Your likes and shares will help us get the word out!

http://gtrserves.com/

https://charity.gofundme.com/o/en/campaign/operation-ignite-the-passion-serving-seniors1

https://secure.givelively.org/donate/giving-tree-charities-inc

OPERATION: IGNITE THE PASSIONMISSION: To provide meals and nourishment to Charlotte’s treasured seniors in need while supporting local food service partners and their ...

03/10/2020

I hear from a lot of people that prices are way too high and they want to wait to buy a home. This chart displays the impact that interest rates have on your home purchase. Rates are incredibly low right now with people with strong credit getting near 3% rates. As you can see in the graph below getting a 3% rate versus a 5% rate can result in savings of $345 in monthly payments and $125,000 in interest savings over the life of the loan 🤯 That's a lot of money, so if you are on the fence right now you may want to consider the potential savings.

02/28/2020

Decluttering your house before you put it on the market to sell and before you take pictures can vastly increase the appeal of your house. In today's Friday Tips, I share a couple of steps to decluttering your home to enhance its marketability. Happy Friday everyone!

02/21/2020

Happy Friday Snow Day! Today’s Friday Tip is on PMI and if it is a good thing to consider when deciding to buy a home.

02/14/2020

Happy Friday and happy Valentines Day! Today’s Friday Tip is answering the question what’s the first step I should take to understand the mortgage process before you begin to look for homes.

02/12/2020

I want to brag about how awesome Giving Tree Realty is. They aren't your typical Real Estate Brokerage. One of the ways they stand out is by there commitment to giving back. For every family that we serve, Giving Tree donates a portion of our proceeds to local charities that impact Charlotte. The charity that I have affiliated with is Loaves & Fishes Charlotte Mecklenburg who is fighting to end hunger through their 38 food pantries around Charlotte.

02/07/2020

For all of my Doctor friends out there, did you know that you can buy a home with $0 down. Check out this weeks Friday Tip!

Today's video on Physician loans, if you have any questions, feel free to reach out to me or comment below and I will do my best to help out. If you have any...