The Charleston
Relocation Kit

What is inside

Nine sections. Zero filler.

I built this from the questions I answer every week. It will not make you an expert. It will keep you from the expensive mistakes people make when they buy in a place they do not know yet.

• 1Why Charleston is not one marketHow to read the peninsula, the islands, the older suburbs, and the fast-growing towns, and how to use the kit.
• 2Pick your part of CharlestonAn honest orientation to Mount Pleasant, Daniel Island, West Ashley, Johns Island, Summerville, and the military-close towns.
• 3The 4% vs 6% property tax trapThe single number most buyers never hear about until the bill arrives, and how to file so you pay the right rate.
• 4What closing actually costsThe 2 to 5 percent stacked on top of your down payment, and the deed-stamp quirk that is customarily the seller’s to pay.
• 5Flood zones and insuranceHow to check a property’s zone before you fall in love, and why it can quietly change your monthly payment.
• 6Schools, without the guessworkWhy zoning is address by address, and how to confirm the right schools before you make an offer.
• 7Your move-to-Charleston timelineA week-by-week sequence from eight weeks out to move week, so a relocation never turns into chaos.
• 8PCSing to CharlestonJoint Base Charleston, the VA loan advantage, BAH, and on-base versus off-base as an equity question.
• 9When you are ready, the next stepsExactly how to start, which numbers to run first, and the one promise I make to every client.