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Facts are critical in any decision to buy or sell a home. This tool kit is one way that we provide you with the tools for getting the facts to make your real estate decisions. Please feel free to give us suggestions about additional items or links that we can feature here.

Press Clippings
Buying & Selling Your Home
Where to Buy
Neighborhoods & Historic Districts

Building and Remodeling Your Home
Cultural Resources
Colleges and Universities


Updates	o New Residential Home Style Resource. o New Prudential Forms added.

Press Clippings

Local Press Clippings
Recent articles from local sources as well as a list of local newsprints and publications.

National Press Clippings
Recent articles from national sources.

Buying & Selling Your Home

	Closing Milestones A step by step guide and planner to use when buying a home.		Real Estate Forms A list of necessary forms and procedures.
	Working With Real Estate Agents The NC Real Estate Commission's official brochure on dealing with real estate agents. The spanish version can be found here.		Home Mortgages Find more information on financial analyses and rates.
	Home Inspections Online brochure on home inspections published by the NCREC and Licensure Board.		Prudential Carolinas Realty Forms Various forms used by Prudential agents when buying & selling homes.
	NC Home Inspector Code of Ethics Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice set down by the North Carolina Home Inspectors Licensing Board.		Water and Septic Systems Links to the Wake, Durham and Orange County water and septic regulations.
	Asbestos What you should know about the dangers of asbestos.		Lead Paint and Hazards Information provided by the EPA about protecting you and your home from lead paint.
	Mold and Mildew Information about the health and structural hazards of mold and mildew.		Polybutylene Plumbing What you need to know to protect your investment from polybutylene.
	Radon Information about radon and radon testing		Underground Storage Tanks Permits and regulations.
	Flood Maps This links you to a web site that is a free service of the State of North Carolina.		State Guide to Wood Destroying Insects The State's Structural Pest Control Division official site.
	Links for More Information CraigsList - free online international classifieds. Find homes and property as well as services, goods and personals.		FreeCycle.org Reuse someone else's junk or give away things that would otherwise go to the landfill. Check it out now, listserv-style.
	Residential Home Styles Learn about the home styles in your market and beyond, with illustrations, photographs and descriptions from Realtor Magazine.

Where to Buy

	Google Maps Excellent road maps and satellite imagery of the the entire US. Get detailed driving directions, business information and more.		Public Schools Links to Wake, Durham, Chapel Hill/Carrboro and Orange county schools.
	Property Maps - Public Do-it-yourself instructions for finding maps on the web with iMAPS for Wake, Durham and Orange Counties.		Private Schools Links to private schools in Wake, Durham, Chapel Hill/Carrboro and Orange county.
	Tax Info Do-it-yourself instructions for finding tax data on using iMAPS for Wake, Durham and Orange Counties.		NCDOT Traffic Cameras North Carolina Dept. of Transportation cameras mounted at important intersections.
	Register of Deeds & Covenants Online home pages and deed catalogues for Wake, Orange, Durham, Chatham and Johnston Counties.		Triangle Greenway Information Links to resources on the greenway systems in and around the Triangle.
	City & County Homepages Links to official homepages of counties and municipalities in the Triangle.		Environmental Conservation Info Links to different conservation groups active in the state of North Carolina.
	2002 Population Estimates US Census Bureau estimates for the Triangle.		Aircraft Noise Information about the effect aircraft noise can have on your property.
	Home Quarterly Online Magazine An online publication about real estate in the Triangle.		Best Cities for Renters 2005 ApartmentRatings.com's Renters Livability and Satisfaction Survey for 2005
			Links for More Information Links to local Chambers of Commerce

Where to Buy - Neighborhoods & Historic Districts

	Historic Neighborhoods - Raleigh Located in another part of my website, here you will find maps, and tons of information on the Triangle's wonderful historic areas.		Neighborhood Web Sites Local neighborhood websites and information.
	Raleigh Historic Districts Comm. (RHDC) Main website of the city's Historic District Commission.		Raleigh Historic District Descriptions Extremely valuable historical and geographical descriptions of many of Raleigh's Historic Districts.
	National Register of Historic Districts		Sanborn Maps - Raleigh How to obtain historic Raleigh Property and Area maps from the Sanborn Map Company via NC LIVE.
	Preservation North Carolina		Historic Preservation Society of Durham
	State of NC Historic Preservation Office		Links for More Information Local Planning Activities

Building and Remodeling Your Home

	Susan Susanka The author of Not So Big House, Susanka is a revolutionary architect with innovative new ideas about the American home.		Historic Preservation Tax Credits North Carolina and Federal Preservation Tax Credits.
	Raleigh Historic District Design Guidelines Approvals needed to make exterior changes in local Historic Districts.		Links for More Information
	Tax Credits Info Session (Streaming Video) Information provided by City of Raleigh's Historic District Commission in a Dec. 3, 2008 session. View more videos here. Scroll down to the Channel 11 section.

Cultural Resources

	NC Museum of Art		BTI Center Raleigh
	NC Symphony		Community Theaters
	Artspace Raleigh		The Independent Largest free local paper in the Triangle.
	DowntownRaleigh.com Great online resource for happenings in Raleigh's downtown.		Links for More Information The North Carolina Arts Council's Arts Directory.

Colleges and Universities

	NC State University Raleigh, NC		UNC Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC
	Duke University Durham, NC		Shaw University Raleigh, NC
	Wake Forest University Winstom Salem, NC		NC Central University Durham, NC
	Meredith College Raleigh, NC		Saint Augustine's College Raleigh, NC
	South Eastern Theological Baptist Seminary Wake Forest, NC		Durham Tech Community College Durham, NC
	Peace College Raleigh, NC		Wake Tech Community College Wake County, NC
			Links for More Information Triangle iPages list of academic colleges and universities in the area.

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