Want a NEW PLACE For Your Retirement? Choose Columbia, SC.

Greater Columbia is a great place for retirement!   Surrounding friendly areas include: Lake Murray, Lexington, Irmo and Chapin.

In Columbia and South Carolina, you WILL notice smiling faces and friendly people.  Also, you will find reasonable home values and taxes, nice weather, excellent medical care, year-round golf, a beautiful lake (Lake Murray), and a reasonable cost of living.

Ready to MOVE?  Contact Mel Coker at RE/MAX Real Estate Consultants.  Call (803) 318-2007

Need More Information?  Call Mel or view the resources below:

Moving to South Carolina - A Tax Guide for New Residents

Search Columbia & Lake Murray MLS

Retirement Planning by Mel Coker

What Moves You Brochure

Columbia Info  |  Columbia Blog   |   Lake Murray   |   Lake Murray Blog

Mel Coker
RE/MAX Real Estate Consultants
Chapin, SC
(803) 318-2007
email  |   Web  |  Facebook

Essential and MUST HAVE APP for iPad/iPhone

This is an essential and "must have" APP for your iPhone/iPad or Android phone/tablet.
The BEST Real Estate APP is from RE/MAX and Mel Coker.

Looking for Columbia area real estate or real estate anywhere?
Get this app from RE/MAX and be ready when you need instant real estate information.  When you start the app, it instantly finds homes nearby based on your current location.  Or, search by address for a specific home or use home search criteria.  There are many more cool and useful features too.

You can easily connect your app with MEL COKER by entering my AGENT CODE on the pulldown app menu.   Download this app now, while you are thinking about it, and enter my agent code:  04811121.

CLICK ON THIS LINK FOR MORE INFORMATION AND DIRECT LINKS TO THE APPLE APP STORE AND GOOGLE PLAY.

 

 

 

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Mel Coker
RE/MAX Real Estate Consultants
Chapin, SC
(803) 318-2007
Columbia, SC MLS Search

Mel Coker - Lake Murray, Chapin and Columbia Realtor

I am now HERE: RE/MAX Real Estate Consultants in Chapin, SC - but, serving all of Greater Columbia: Lexington, Irmo, Lake Murray, Northeast Columbia

Call (803) 318-2007 or email or visit my website for any Lake Murray or other Greater Columbia real estate information.

Greater Columbia MLS Search

Mel Coker at RE/MAX office in Chapin, SC  - close to Beautiful Lake Murray

New Office Agency for Mel Coker

Breaking News:  Mel's job is all about MOVING and now he has made a MOVE!
Mel is still with RE/MAX, but, now at: RE/MAX Real Estate Consultants in Chapin, SC.

Mel  sells ALL of Columbia, including: downtown Columbia, Lexington, Chapin, Lake Murray, Irmo and Northeast Columbia.  Ready to buy, sell or relocate?  Contact Mel Coker at (803) 318-2007.
SEARCH Lake Murray and Columbia Area homes with Mel's NEW search site:
Best Lake Murray & Columbia Area homes

Social media is ablaze with news of Mel's move...

New Office Facebook Post:

Got the news?   Mel Coker is now at RE/MAX Real Estate Consultants.

Mel Coker
Realtor, CRS, ABR, GRI, SRES, e-PRO
RE/MAX Real Estate Consultants
(803) 318-2007
Search MLS  |  MelCoker.com

Mel's Favorites: Ole Time Meat Market

Mel's FAVORITE PLACES: Ole Timey Meat Market
6352 St. Andrews Road; Columbia 29212

Yes, it's my favorite meat market.  I particularly enjoy the bacon wrapped filet mignon, pork chops and chili.   They have a large selection of meats, fish, vegetables, sauces and marinades.  Stop by Ole Timey Meat Market soon.   They are located on St. Andrews Road just down from Irmo High School.


FACEBOOK: Ole Timey Meat Market: St. Andrews Road

Ole Timey Meat Market: 6352 St. Andrews Road

More favorites coming soon!


Mel Coker
RE/MAX Metro Associates
(803) 318-2007
MelCoker.com   |  Columbia MLS Search

Home Exposed to Heavy Winter Snows? Move to South Carolina.

Want to get away from snow?  Many people do and many choose Greater Columbia, SC.

I had a call yesterday from a couple in New Jersey.   His biggest reason for looking to retire in the South?   Tired of all the snow in New Jersey.  He's ready to check out beautiful Lake Murray.

When you're ready to move to a beautiful place with friendly people and WITHOUT THE SNOW, contact Mel Coker, a life-long Columbia resident and learn about Columbia, Lake Murray, Lexington, Irmo, Chapin and Greater Columbia.

CLICK: My SNOW brochure

Don't let the SNOW get you down... Move to Columbia, SC

 Mel Coker
Columbia, SC Realtor
(803) 318-2007
www.MelCoker.com

South Carolina is a NICE Place to Live!

NICEST place to live?   May just be SOUTH CAROLINA.

A nice place to live?  South Carolina.  A rude place to live?  Ohio.   Marchex, an advertising technology company, conducted a survey of over 1/2 million phone calls to various customer service numbers.   Highlights and the lows:

South Carolina is #1 in courtesy (lots of "Thank you" and "Please")
Ohio is #1 in "Most Likely to Curse" AND #5 in "Least Courteous"

My unscientific BEST and WORST places to live based upon my analysis of this study:
BEST: South Carolina
Other nice places: Arizona, Texas, Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia.
WORST: Ohio
Other crude places: New Jersey, Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana, Tennnessee

Ready to leave one of the CRUDE states (Ohio, New Jersey, Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana and Tennessee)?    Contact Mel Coker when you're ready to move to Greater Columbia, South Carolina (Columbia, Lake Murray, Irmo, Chapin, Lexington) and mention "South Carolina is NICE" and you will receive a $500 Lowes Gift Card at closing (offer good December 7, 2013 thru December 31, 2014.

Lake Murray Sunset - Photo by Mel Coker

Mel Coker
Realtor - RE/MAX Metro Associates
Columbia, SC Real Estate

Where are the Greater Columbia Area Registered Sex Offenders?

So, where are the Greater Columbia (SC) registered sex offenders?
Everywhere, unfortunately.
And, they are everywhere in other places all over the USA too.

Recently, I saw an article that indicated the highest percentage of registered sex offenders  in the USA were in Arkansas.  This made me wonder how the various areas in Greater Columbia compared to each other.   Early in 2013, I had completed my 500th real estate closing, so I decided to list the top 14 zip codes by number of my closings (accounting for 88%) and then make comparisons.   All zip code areas analyzed were below the South Carolina average percentage and significantly below that of Arkansas.

One zip code, 29036, was significantly lower for the number of registered sex offenders than any of the other 13 zip codes.  The 29036 zip code is an area Northwest of Columbia and includes the town of Chapin, surrounding area and many homes on Lake Murray.   The four zip codes with the lowest percentages in my analysis were 29036, 29072, 29229 and 29073.

Two zip codes, 29045 and 29070, were significantly higher than other zip codes.  The four highest percentages for registered sex offenders in my analysis were 29045, 29070, 29170, 29016.

View the Analysis by Mel Coker HERE.

Resources for Sex Offender Registries:
South Carolina Law Enforcement Division
CriminalPages.com
Safety Tips for Children

Created for information purposes only and to remind home buyers and homeowners of resources to check information related to this important topic.


Mel Coker
RE/MAX Metro Associates
To BUY or SELL in Greater Columbia, contact Mel Coker.
(803) 388-8011
Columbia, SC Real Estate