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What’s Closed In Your Neighborhood?

sold-signRemember when we used to see the local “Property Transfers” in the newspaper? Not only was it a point of information and public record, but also very interesting.

If you remember, I wondered why the list never seemed to be complete, and some years ago I began posting ALL of the closed transactions per our MLS as a point of information and service to readers of this blog. Well, another Realtor tweeted the info and I got a call from our local MLS asking me to stop blogging the info.
I stopped.

Fast forward to today and I’m happy to ‘report’ the latest property transfer information from www.TheState.com .

Why is this news or valuable to you? It may or may not be to you, and I get that. Why can’t you just go to www.TheState.com, or their Facebook page for this info? You absolutely can. I’m just pushing public information to you without any pop-up ads to click out of, videos to wait on, or passwords to type in.

Here you go!

Franklin Jones

LOU OATES
Posted by Susan Ardis
sardis@thestate.com
Richland County

29016
22 Deer Stream Court from Diep Ngoc Phan to Yuxiang Li and Ting Peng $238,500
2071 Bankwell Road from Great Southern Homes, Inc. to Raiford A. Gainey $165,189
113 Talon Way from Jason M. Riffenburg and Danielle M. Riffenburg to Kristopher Scott Murff $263,000
61 Black Kettle Court from Essex Homes Southeast, Inc. to Larisea Jantae Prioleau $139,800
113 Spotted Wren Road from Mungo Homes, Inc. to Luis A. Marin and Lashawn Michelle Marin $331,598
1044 Grey Duck Lane from D.R. Horton – Crown, LLC to Britton Kendelll Gerald and Melecia Samantha Gerald $339,211
137 View Dr. from Susan Cox to Brice Ervin Engram and Ashley Drakeford Engram $312,000

29036
1036 Portrait Hill Dr. from Mungo Homes, Inc. to Eldred Whitt Cline III $389,267
1147 Portrait Hill Dr. from Mungo Homes, Inc. to Robert A. Cartin and Melissa H. Cartin $278,256
905 Stradley Lane from Jeffrey Franklin Urso to Anissa M. Terpstra $205,000
8 Grovemont Court from Mungo Homes, Inc. to Mark J. Farrell and Kerri Farrell $242,606
765 Moonsail Circle from Leslie Alderman to Cory Ryan Hansford and Amy Marie Broom $238,500
261 Indigo Hills Dr. from Mungo Homes, Inc. to Everett Schaefer and Elizabeth Schaefer $324,900
1158 Portrait Hill Dr. from Mungo Homes, Inc. to Frederick J. Leach and Jennifer G. Leach $239,061
509 Everton Dr. from Neil E. Constance, Jr. to Richard W. Thomas $245,000

29045
223 Plantation Pointe Dr. from Donald R. Gray, Jr. and Wendy M. Gray to Mi Yong Jewell $175,000
132 Peach Grove Circle, Unit 13-2 from Patrick L. Schachle to Stephanie Anne Menges $210,000
381 Hay Hill Court from Jennifer Bush to Brandon L. Hood and Stephanie E. Hood $269,000
108 Deer Run Road from Robert A. Adams and Tara J. Adams to DeVante D. Patrick $135,200
361 Palm Sedge Loop from Mungo Homes, Inc. to Izell Anderson and Mary Ellen Anderson $398,361

29061
222 Rosebrook Dr. from South Carolina State Housing Finance and Development Authority to Crystal A. Gary $130,400
1132 Ridge Road from William Moore to Larry Collins and Diane Collins $240,000

29063
211 Amberwood Circle from Jason Angelo Zike and Keely Marie Zike to Oanh Chau Murphy $188,000
100 Rock Hampton Road from Donn Estes a/k/a Donn Michael Estes to Joseph B. Floyd $139,900
2496 Hollingshed Road from Mungo Homes, Inc. to Chad E. Fraley and Erin C. Fraley $274,900
677 Cornerstone Circle from Clifton J. Davenport to Chicora T. Gorie $123,900

29078
463 NE Shady Grove Road from Freddie Lee Shannon to Joshua Robert Dorsey $165,000

29201
2431 Sulton St. from Vicky G. Berry to David L. Alderman $190,000
209 Candleberry Circle from Brendan J. McDonald to Jessica Dunn Ford $149,500
3201 Lakewood Avenue from Cameron Mullins to Jarred D. Campbell $139,000

29203
18 Summerlea Lane from David Dubois, Jr. to Andrea F. Dye $133,500
103 Sweet Grass Lane from April Gibson Wells f/k/a April P. Gibson to Dioundra M. Felton $113,500

29204
2537 Treeside Dr. from Edwin O. Lesley, Jr. to Rebekah A. Alonzo and Lee Rae Arnold $174,500
2410 Glenwood Road from Suzanne H. White to Sean Sweeney $113,500
3228 Foxhall Road from Kelsey M. Reynolds to John David Cloninger $169,900
3533 Lynhaven Dr. from Caren J. Burnette to Carrie A. Leake $128,000

29205
600 Woodrow St., Unit V from Michael B. Adkins to Brenda P. Owens $203,000
220 Deerwood St. from Betty J. Gambrell Cobb to David Andrew Eisenreich and Joseph Holmes Eisenreich $155,000
126 S. Sims Avenue from Robert E. Lominack and Elizabeth M. Dalzell to Chandra A. Williams $450,000
3832 Live Oak St. from Arleen MaHoney to Deborah D. McLaughlin $113,000
800 Howard St. from BAMF Investments, LLC to Jennifer N. McCormack $215,000
303 S. Woodrow St. from Diana B. Robinson to Michael S. Dollar $423,500
4200 Timberlane Dr. from Lewis Paul Taylor and Laurie E. Taylor to Emily Jane Martin and Nicholas Martin $168,000
3711 Coleman St. from John J. Loveday and Amanda A. Loveday to Jesse Timothy Reese, IV $335,000

29206
1673 Kathwood Dr. from Thomas W. McGee, III and Shannon E. Leonard n/k/a Shannon L. McGee to William J. Keenan, IV and Julie R. Keenan $360,000
6122 Satchel Ford Road from Pamela C. Bryant to Timothy B. Chappell and Virginia A. Hedgepath $174,000
105 Kings Mill Road from Dr. James E. Bosley to Charlotte R. Castles $246,000
1893 Parrish Dr. from Edward C. Mann, III to William L. Laval, IV and Jessica Laval $449,000

29209
120 Hamptons Grant Court from J. Patrick McKain to Julie T. Starnes $130,000
140 Caughman Ridge Road from Donna Taylor and Kendall Wheeler to Don Winford Potter $140,000
6411 Yorkshire Dr. from Nathan C. Hancock and Susan M. Dabney n/k/a Susan D. Hancock to Euro Mejia Vasquez $189,000
7123 Teague Road from David McWilson, Jr. and Gloria E. McWilson to Jarryd R. Dawson $110,500
102 Cardiff St. from Richard Wayne Voorhees, Jr. to Amanda Wangwright and Di Wangwright $235,000
10 Veterans Pointe from Patricia Marie Itter to Aimee H. Glover $126,000

29210
149 Starlight Dr. from Gregory S. Washington and Cheryl L. Washington to Jason L. Baughman $115,000

29223
413 Arcola Dr. from Jeffrey Blair Gardner a/k/a Jeff B. Gardner to Christine A. Wash $101,385
279 Allan’s Mill Dr. from Essex Homes Southeast, Inc. to Katrina M. Peaks and Brian A. Peaks $176,410
116 Dove Ridge Road from Christine E. Shellito to Robert Kirk Brown $255,000

29229
833 Parnell Court from Mungo Homes, Inc. to Tequella Walker $150,000
113 Berkeley Ridge Dr. from Angie G. Paez to Tracey M. Kinney $223,000
209 Quinton Lane from Anthony E. Duncan to Sherri L. Cuthbertson $110,500
209 Carolina Ridge Dr. from David Patrick Delaney and Beverly Ann Delaney to Kevin Alexander Boggs and Debra Jo Boggs $355,000
5 Dickens Crest Dr. from Martha Anne Boseski to Brenda L. Haymes $205,000
237 Branchview Dr. from B&B Real Estate Investors, LLC to Edward G. Norris, Jr. and Deborah R. Norris $185,000
266 Bassett Loop from Lynne A. Shrader to Terry Thompson $144,500
464 Indigo Ridge Dr. from Thomas A. Mooty and Olivia M. Mooty to Markeith Harris $127,500
114 Magnolia Bluff Dr. from Marc C. David and Yvette David to Rena P. Dixon and Markos M. Young $199,000
221 Catalpa Lane from Jonathan E. Grubb and Cara C. Grubb to Tyler J. McCurtain and Melissa R. McCurtain $198,000
1137 Artisan Dr. from Palmetto Residential Rentals, LLC to Shanda L. Richardson $142,900
312 Valhalla Dr. from Renard L. Perry to Patrick Baldwin and Emily Baldwin $155,000
241 Bassett Loop from Maddalena Fucchi to Denise Showunmi $125,000
187 Cogburn Road from Sharonda Smalls Giles f/k/a Sharonda P. Smalls to Janie G. Sims $127,000

Lexington County

29033
210 Arden Lane from Jayme D. Greer and Christopher A. Greer to Mark Marshall $140,000

29036
109 W. Horn Court from Timothy C. Ryan, Susan M. Ryan and Kimberly Marie Ryan to David M. Scott $119,500
265 Brookridge Dr. from David C. Virtue and Shannon O. Virtue to Harry E. Cromer, III and Leah W. Cromer $435,000

29054
226 Mule Trail from Connie W. Peagler, Dan C. Peagler, III, Dianne Pou, Brenda Carruth and Samuel David Erwin to Sandra P. Vining and Thomas Herman Vining $212,000
1385 Camping Road from Christopher K. Meadows to Briton H. Buzhardt and Lisa S. Buzhardt $206,000
141 Front St. from Thomas P. Bellinger to Joel R. Griffin and Gwendolyn N. Griffin $119,000
861 Peach Festival Road from Pamela S. Polatty and William E. Polatty to Christopher J. James and Krystal L. James $181,000

29063
117 Wandering Brook Road from Anna E. Clemens n/k/a Anna Elsey Cavanagh to James H. Rhyne $120,000

29070
356 Bethlehem Circle from Delbert W. Snyder to Christopher J. Burnett and Kristen Burnett $127,500
164 Lakeshore Dr. from Vincent Piazzola to Richard E. Freeman $295,000
167 Rocky Ridge Road from Robert L. Kordes and Kathy J. Kordes to Rocky Mucci and Kellylynn M. Mucci $430,000

29072
228 Allenbrooke Way from David J. Smart and Nicole I. Smart to Charles W. Isbell and Jayne Ann C. Isbell $205,000
264 Kelsey Glen Dr. from James C. Lund to Louis F. Johnston and Jessica A. Johnston $387,000
163 Cascade Dr. from Cale M. Davis and Jill M. Davis to Bradley A. Turner and Heather M. Turner $184,900
243 Dawsons Park Dr. from Carol A. Conrad to Lindi J. Legare $101,800
127 Jeremiah Road from McGuinn Homes, LLC to Clinton O. Edwards $219,900
148 Flutter Dr. from Lifestone Homes, LLC to Thomas D. Henke and Virginia A. Henke $224,369
301 Southberry Way from Craig P. Calkins and Amy P. Calkins to Angie E. Mollohan and Bryan Mollohan $245,000
731 Beckley Court from Suzanne K. Hodsdon and Gary E. Hodsdon to Christopher W. Paxton and JoAnn M. Paxton $225,000
144 Garden Gate Way from JJ&Z Builders, LLC to Thomas Brown and Nichole Brown $282,900
110 Dove Chase Trail from NVR, Inc. to Clayton W. Hoffman and Pheobee F. Smith $218,860
219 Pewter Dr. from Essex Homes Southeast, Inc. to Steven Q. Meyerer and Leslie D. Meyerer $263,900
121 Cheshire Road from Richard E. Freeman to Charles H. Melton $122,000
632 River Falls Lane from Mungo Homes, Inc. to Jamee R. Stewart and Stacy A. Stewart $295,500
144 Richmond Farms Circle from Tiffany A. Bagwell to Hayli Delane Livingston $129,000
533 Meadow Grass Lane from D.R. Horton – Crown, LLC to Sanjida Tamanna $280,506
207 Ivy Park Lane from Angela Corley to Callie Bell $120,000
116 Elderberry Court from Tracy A. Evans and Torya M. Evans to Christopher L. Hartfield $270,000
333 Montrose Dr. from Mungo Homes, Inc. to Ryan E. McClanahan $269,050
91 Ridgecreek Dr. from Eric L. Gentry and Daly E. Gentry to Robert P. Greene and Sharon E. Greene $239,000
176 Phoenix Lane from Clinton O. Edwards to Ebony N. Burroughs $122,000
216 Flutter Dr. from Lifestone Homes, LLC to Larry B. Lucius and Melanie T. Lucius $193,556
348 Longmont Dr. from Mungo Homes, Inc. to David J. Seddon and Tina M. Seddon $236,200

29073
186 Siddington Way from Christopher M. Newman and Kristen F. Waddell n/k/a Kristen F. Newman to Joshua David Ward and Karli Morgan $155,000
712 Leafy Bend Court from Charles Anthony White to Creig A. Benson $139,900
209 Crickhollow Circle from Brinson L. Perkins to James Fredrick Kommeyer and Alista Rushton Kommeyer $132,000
117 Sandbrier Court from LTD Properties, LLC to Aaron Michael Hargenrader and Tiffany Teal Hargenrader $164,000
122 Long Vista Court from Essex Homes Southeast, Inc. to William J. Wright, Sr. and Donna W. Wright $351,805
107 Sweet Melody Lane from Larry D. Lamb, Jr. to Jeremy S. Wray and Candace Wray $166,000
229 Mossborough Dr. from Larri H. Zinna f/k/a Larri S. Holcomb to Shane T. Dettmer $147,000
244 Long Crest Road from Essex Homes Southeast, Inc. to Bernard B. Hawkins and Shamekia W. Hawkins $263,775
155 Copper Bluff Road from D.R. Horton, Inc. to Raymond T. Lique $149,990
452 Laurel Road from Margaret Croxton Nanson, Andrew David Nanson and Scott David Croxton to Nicholas J. Hammond $135,500
223 Megan Lane from McGuinn Homes, LLC to Kim M. Emmer $131,490
230 Meadow Saffron Dr. from John Anthony Watta to Travella E. Parker $160,000
225 Viking Lane from Essex Homes Southeast, Inc. to Camille Rene Reeder $150,000
241 Mockingbird Circle from Larry B. Lucius to Josie L. Hulette $128,000
748 Westfield Road from NVR, Inc. to Christopher S. Murphy and Samaire Myers $246,437
230 Crickhollow Circle from Christopher C. Boles to Donald M. Nye $117,000
209 Ridgehill Dr. from Joseph L. Tedford to Brian Phillip Palm $138,000
534 Kaymin Hill Court from Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. to Michael Joseph Hart and Casey Leigh Hart $180,000
128 Brooksong Dr. from Toyanna Frye to Kolby S. Jumper $102,900

29123
378 Leaning Tree Road from Robert Young to Michael E. O’Brien $102,000

29169
144 Saluda Woods Court from Stephanie L. Roberson to Rose Ann Dean $101,500
156 Wainscot Oak Lane from Mungo Homes, Inc. to Joan M. Vaughan $145,310
1735 Holly Hill Dr. from Dale F. Eichelberger and Kristi Michelle Eichelberger n/k/a Kristi Eichelberger Collins to Charles Blake Furtick and Rachel Leigh Furtick $136,500
2007 Bob White Lane from Donald C. Day, Sr. a/k/a Donald C. Day and Nancy C. Day to Derek L. Blythe and Andrea L. Taylor $219,000
1000 Evergreen Avenue from Sunsetter Properties, LLC to Sandra N. Sullivan $130,000

29170
4346 Platt Springs Road from Julie Lown Hodges, Wayne S. Lown and Donald E. Lown to William H. Hodges, Jr. and Julie L. Hodges $127,000
117 Arthurdale Dr. from John W. Cheeseman to Sandy L. Day $130,000
338 Ashburton Lane from Xiaoming Chen and Yujuan Zhang to Michael J. Tucholski and Andrea Tucholski $165,000
607 Hallsborough Dr. from John W. Peavy and Brenda A. Peavy to Timothy L. Shull and Gloria S. Shull $187,300

29172
135 Drayton Hall Dr. from NVR, Inc. to Tyrone Pugh, Sr. and Michelle Latrioe Pugh $172,680

29210
434 Leton Dr. from Mary Ellen Davis to Jonathan W. King and David Dubois, Jr. $185,000
424 Sulgrave Dr. from Robert Francisco Ortega to Michael E. Johnson $205,000
2709 Bush River Road from Frank Garkisch to Merino Osby $134,000
431 Hempstead Road from Will Jennings to Aaron D. Floyd $155,900

29212
108 Torbay Road from Dianne L. White to Kristin M. Sas $105,000
1221 Bower Parkway, Unit 210 from Columbia R&D, Inc. to Elma England $100,000
1221 Bower Parkway, Unit 304 from Columbia R&D, Inc. to Elma England $100,000
121 Palm Hill Dr. from Khan Legacy, LLC to Kimberly Samuel $162,000
Kershaw County

29020
1727 Jefferson Davis Highway from James Flerx to Yovany Marquez $120,000
101 Hound Hollow Road from Bonnie K. Meyers to Mark E. Minard and Laura A. Minard $455,000
1926 Bishopville Highway from J. Craig Ruff and Robin O. Ruff to David Michael Dayton $144,000

29045
6 Desert Rose Court from Great Southern Homes, Inc. to Lexa Smith and Taylor Small $166,865
26 Casey Dr. from Great Southern Homes, Inc. to Timothy Mark King and Jody Lynn King $217,535

29054
237 Haigs Creek N. 29045 from Richard D. Pugh and Kathy R. Pugh to Jacqueline M. Rodgers $223,000
36 Lone Oak Court from C and C Builders of Columbia, Inc. to Judy F. Grosse $117,776

29078
341 Charm Hill Road from Scott C. McDonald to Emily Lyle and Ashley Mayers $111,200
1204 Ridgeway Road from Traci Brooke Simmons to Shamico Harris $168,500
5 Wildwood Lane from Department of Veterans Affairs to Vickie A. Moniz $153,900
29 McGraw Road from Fannie Mae a/k/a Federal National Mortgage Association to Jason Jay and Jessica Jay $188,900

29130
1654 Lake Road from Arthur Corsano and Deborah K. Corsano to Sym H. McCord and Jacquelyn B. McCord $290,000

Top Real Estate Property Transfers

Top Five Richland County

126 S. Sims Avenue 29205 from Robert E. Lominack and Elizabeth M. Dalzell to Chandra A. Williams $450,000
1893 Parrish Dr. 29206 from Edward C. Mann, III to William L. Laval, IV and Jessica Laval $449,000
303 S. Woodrow St. 29205 from Diana B. Robinson to Michael S. Dollar $423,500
361 Palm Sedge Loop 29045 from Mungo Homes, Inc. to Izell Anderson and Mary Ellen Anderson $398,361
1036 Portrait Hill Dr. 29036 from Mungo Homes, Inc. to Eldred Whitt Cline III $389,267

Top Five Lexington County

265 Brookridge Dr. 29036 from David C. Virtue and Shannon O. Virtue to Harry E. Cromer, III and Leah W. Cromer $435,000
167 Rocky Ridge Road 29070 from Robert L. Kordes and Kathy J. Kordes to Rocky Mucci and Kellylynn M. Mucci $430,000
264 Kelsey Glen Dr. 29072 from James C. Lund to Louis F. Johnston and Jessica A. Johnston $387,000
122 Long Vista Court 29073 from Essex Homes Southeast, Inc. to William J. Wright, Sr. and Donna W. Wright $351,805
632 River Falls Lane 29072 from Mungo Homes, Inc. to Jamee R. Stewart and Stacy A. Stewart $295,500
Top Five Kershaw County
101 Hound Hollow Road 29020 from Bonnie K. Meyers to Mark E. Minard and Laura A. Minard $455,000
1654 Lake Road 29130 from Arthur Corsano and Deborah K. Corsano to Sym H. McCord and Jacquelyn B. McCord $290,000
237 Haigs Creek N. 29045 from Richard D. Pugh and Kathy R. Pugh to Jacqueline M. Rodgers $223,000
26 Casey Dr. 29045 from Great Southern Homes, Inc. to Timothy Mark King and Jody Lynn King $217,535
29 McGraw Road 29078 from Fannie Mae a/k/a Federal National Mortgage Association to Jason Jay and Jessica Jay $188,900

Columbia’s New Property Transfers. Check It!

sold-signRemember when we used to see the local “Property Transfers” in the newspaper? Not only was it a point of information and public record, but also very interesting.

If you remember, I wondered why the list never seemed to be complete, and some years ago I began posting ALL of the closed transactions per our MLS as a point of information and service to readers of this blog. Well, another Realtor tweeted the info and I got a call from our local MLS asking me to stop blogging the info.

I stopped.

Fast forward to today and I’m happy to ‘report’ the latest property transfer information from www.TheState.com .

Why is this news or valuable to you? It may or may not be to you, and I get that. Why can’t you just go to www.TheState.com, or their Facebook page for this info? You absolutely can. I’m just pushing public information to you without any pop-up ads to click out of, videos to wait on, or passwords to type in.

Here you go!

Franklin Jones

Richland County

29016

1117 Loner Road from Selena G. Morgan to Brenda G. Tobias $145,000

826 Brushy Thicket Lane from Mungo Homes, Inc. to Pamela R. Miller $205,849

644 Pine Grove Road from Joel Black to Edward Joseph Simons and Angela Marie Schneider $110,000

1388 Grover Wilson Road from Shirley B. Fisher to James D. Brown, Jr. $125,000

218 Lower Glen Circle from Hurricane Construction, Inc. to Jeffrey A. Brink and Kristen J. Brink $218,390

912 Ringbelle Row from Hurricane Construction, Inc. to Hussam Shiblaq and Carimen Ghannam $221,540

1547 Beasley Creek Dr. from Hurricane Construction, Inc. to Lakesha L. McCall $220,000

120 Longcreek Plantation Dr. from William Matthew McRee a/k/a William M. McRee and Christie K. McRee a/k/a Christie McRee to Aaron T. Ellison and Kelly M. Ellison $430,000

655 Needle Leaf Dr. from Essex Homes Southeast, Inc. to Tiffany W. Freeman and Wilmer Freeman $307,900

72 Black Kettle Court from Essex Homes Southeast, Inc. to Kristin D. Settles $163,710

185 Abney Estates Dr. from Essex Homes Southeast, Inc. to Jacquelyn W. Brown and Hoffman F. Brown $347,565

206 Charter Oaks Dr. from Mungo Homes, Inc. to Taneshia Patterson $234,963

608 Winter Wren Lane from Mungo Homes, Inc. to Gregory William Brunson and Janette Grant Brunson $431,460

29036

1111 Portrait Hill Dr. from Mungo Homes, Inc. to Mykhaylo Malanchuk and Nataliya P. Babych $240,508

2113 Harvestwood Lane from Mungo Homes, Inc. to Carla K. Pollock and Timothy Jason Pollock $348,836

29045

213 Briarcliffe W. from Charles Michael Boynton to Colleen E. Reed $174,300

29061

516 Motley Road from Bill Price, LLC to Harold Cuff $140,000

29063

103 Blue Mountain Dr. from Robert B. Ailes, Jr. to Richard L. Morris and Susan F. Morris $175,000

428 Maypop Lane from Nathan Allen Aberle to Jon R. Babb and Ellen B. Babb $204,500

21 Caedmons Walk from Edward M. Johnson, Jr. and Michelle R. Johnson to Rawle Raggonath and Sangeetar Sheryl Raggonath $231,000

322 Nichols Branch Lane from Jason P. Collins and Faye A. Collins to Nathan C. Hancock and Susan D. Hancock $232,500

29072

624 Panorama Point from Richard Alton Ward to Edwin C. Holbrook, II $150,000

29201

402 Laurel Hill Lane from Claire Denise Woodward n/k/a Claire Woodward O’Donnell to Terra Danielle Masi $131,000

29203

101 Summer Hill Dr. from Leventis Properties, LLC to Torijano Patterson $116,000

29205

1111 S. Holly St. from Andrew Hall Dunston and Harry Lee Dunston to Stephanie R. Walden and Kenneth Walden $125,000

604 S. Bonham Road from Elizabeth J. Vickery to Matthew T. Upchurch $129,500

705 Maple St., E-102 from Michael A. Tandon to Donald Bruce Marshall and Carol Phillips Marshall $120,000

718 Huntington Avenue from Chandra A. Williams to Moorea Fowler and Chase Fowler $225,000

413 S. Edisto Avenue from Amy D. Harmon n/k/a Amy Geddes to Joseph A. Edens, III $128,000

921 Burwell Lane from Columbia Town Properties, LLC to Kathryn K. Bailey and Kyle A. Bailey $355,000

3714 Wheat St. from Sarah L. Jones n/k/a Sarah Cox and Witt Cox to Nevin D. Boal $212,700

29206

139 Vallejo Circle from David D. Etheridge and C. Wesley Etheridge to Dustin W. Etheridge $155,000

6616 Crossfield Road from George Kistler to Amalia Jean McKenna $152,500

4810 Landrum Dr. from The Burgis Company, LLC to Andrew D. Smith and Shannon L. Smith $225,000

29209

13 Culpepper Circle from William D. Sexton and Catherine B. Sexton to Lindsey Click Durrer $180,000

14 Copperfield Court from Jeffrey A. Burden and Ellen C. Burden to Craig T. Baker and Jordyn R. Baker $325,000

17 Archdale Road from Nicole Gabrielle Cannon Young and Whitney Earl Cannon to Alfreda Mouchet Thompson $145,000

6 Vendue Court from Mungo Homes, Inc. to Leo V. Arzu and Alicia S. James $151,000

152 Caughman Ridge Road from James R. Douglas and Marley E. Lybrand-Douglas f/k/a Marley E. Lybrand to Shante Benjamin $125,000

29210

301 Lawand Dr. from Julienne U. Fellers to Hla Aye $106,015

704 Bordeaux Lane from Mary Hannah Hopkins n/k/a Mary Hannah Hopkins Pittman to Anil C. Patel $134,900

29223

1449 Rabon Farms Lane from Albert Lee Hutchens, III and Megan A. Hutchens to Miguel A. Villalobos $141,500

2917 Bancroff Road from Mary F. Cobb to Maxey G. Watson and Sarah R. Watson $100,000

304 Seton Hall Dr. from Charlton W. Yingling and Marissa E. Yingling to Shatiema B. Stephens $108,500

8001 Springpond Road from Melanie L. Kennedy to Anthony Carantit and Michelle L. Carantit $135,000

522 Mystic Springs Road from Mungo Homes, Inc. to Charles Sharp, Jr. $237,838

318 Allan’s Mill Dr. from Essex Homes Southeast, Inc. to Ernesto J. Chevres Santiago and Natacha Chevres-Santiago $180,885

29229

230 Meadow Springs Dr. from Mungo Homes, Inc. to James A. Franklin, Sr. $168,410

1262 Coralbean Way from State Street Holdings, LLC to Roshonda T. Paige $134,900

74 Deertrot Court from Amy D. Williams to Jason E. Roberts $124,500

336 Highland Point Dr. from Wayne C. Sepitko to Richard Cheek and Georgiana Cheek $215,000

434 Wagner Trail from Michael Dean Cotton and Asiya Cotton to Peter A. Hicks $175,900

302 Hamilton Place Road from Quenola Yolanda Spann to Andee K. Chapman $113,750

101 Wiltshire Way from Michael T. Regan and Cynthia K. Greenwood to Thomas M. Ware and Fredericka Ware $182,000

100 Steeple Dr. from John P. Brown and Barbara D. Neloms-Brown to Jimmy R. Cherry and Cathy H. Cherry $168,000

122 Clairborne Place from Shayla Hicks to Marisha Kamelle Frink $104,500

215 Alderston Way from Archie P. Williams, IV and Pamela A. Williams to Carlos Simmons and April Marie Simmons $170,000

205 Brook Hollow Dr. from Scott W. Fitzgerald and Liza Fitzgerald to Ida Mae Smalls $132,500

3 Pin Oak Court from Walter F. Rupar and Susan M. Rupar to Michael O. Pushia $191,500

Lexington County

29033

115 Sandy Lane from Mary R. Heriot to Stephen T. Richardson and Karissa J. Richardson $125,000

29036

108 Oak Brook Dr. from Karen F. Fernley to Virginia Stratford $139,000

534 Lilypad Court from Great Southern Homes, Inc. to Michelle Mistele Long and John Norris Long $223,225

139 Ventnor Avenue from Great Southern Homes, Inc. to William B. Holland $201,542

102 West Horn Court from Resi REO Sub, LLC to Tung Pham $147,644

941 Willow Cove Road from John Patrick Connolly to Dennis Malatek $400,000

29054

225 Pintail Lake Dr. from Donald P. Addy and Laurel R. Addy to Christopher B. Ashby and Rebecca L. Ashby $236,195

173 Rocky Meadow Dr. from Lianna M. Waldner to Craig P. Calkins and Amy P. Calkins $391,650

29063

432 Grantham Road from Jack H. Veal, Jr. to Kevin T. Finnin $102,000

29070

301 Tom Adams Road from Michael L. Smith and Jeanette K. Smith to Adam Lee McFarland and Sarah McFarland $118,500

29072

206 Heddon Dr. from Essex Homes Southeast, Inc. to Phillip Meredith and Janet Meredith $413,485

113 Cherokee Pond Court from Addy L. Griffin and Matthew B. Griffin to Paul Wilson Thompson Miller $205,500

112 Riverbirch Road from Anthony K. Butts and Pamela B. Butts to Reinold M. Adams and Melissa A. Adams $174,900

190 Bonhomme Circle from McGuinn Homes, LLC to Zane Richard McElroy and Anyssia Eileen McElroy $154,900

148 Greenside Dr. from Charles A. O’Neal and Marsha M. O’Neal to Alan Julian Martin and Misty L. Wise $400,000

327 Olde Hickory Court from Jack Schultz, Jr. to Gary B. Boykin and Rita K. Boykin $182,000

103 Riverbirch Road from Yen Hoang Tran f/k/a Yen Hoang Gumapas to Christopher D. Smith $168,500

420 Settlers Trail from Jonathan Stutts and April Stutts to Michael C. Anthos and Jennifer B. Anthos $245,000

104 Settlers Court from Kevin Ray Carr and Marla Jan Carr to Glenn Smith and Sandra Smith $230,400

103 Plummet Court from Department of Veterans Affairs to James Michael Robbins $119,000

1031 Corley Mill Road from Patsy L. Kelly to Robert E. McGrady, III and Nicole McGrady $224,900

1576 Spence Dr. from John Frederick Hilty and Dana Washburn Hilty to Mark Finkernagel and Donna Finkernagel $500,000

384 Oak Haven Dr. from Kristian Corley Brigman and Rene Brigman to Gabriel A. Vaporis and Jenna A. Vaporis $250,000

307 Brooklet Court from Shawn D. McKenzie and Kristen E. McKenzie to Leroy Fredericks and Pamela D. Fredericks $249,000

136 Harvest Grove Lane from Mickey J. Self and Sheri L. Self to Brandon Brooks $159,000

157 Porth Circle from Marilyn P. Stephens to Kristopher D. Ancone and Elizabeth T. Ancone $250,000

157 Porth Circle from Kristopher Ancone and Elizabeth Ancone to William T. Blandy and Sarah L. Blandy $434,900

120 Gibson Road from Janet M. Foster to Anita R. Robinette and Glenn J. Robinette $169,000

224 Shoalwood Dr. from Kevin J. Glass and Leslie Glass to Craig Williams $417,000

106 Belo Ridge Road from Jared S. Lowman and Arrika R. Hall to Jonathan Hartley and Renee Hartley $163,500

147 Hunters Blind Dr. from Adam Andrew Hitt to Trevor Bennett $194,500

212 Chesterton Dr. from Donald Banks Faulkner, Jr. to Edward C. Badendick, Jr. $144,500

235 Longshadow Dr. from Nichole Kube n/k/a Nichole M. Brown to Joshua M. Miles $143,500

108 Cotton Cordell Road from NVR, Inc. to Brenda Sanders Speech and Kenneth Maurice Speech $294,362

1240 Brady Porth Road from Marilyn P. Stephens to Keith Ancone and Ashlyn Ancone $100,000

1558 Hidden Lane from Essex Homes Southeast, Inc. to Marwin Cortes and Karinne Cortes $439,845

300 Heddon Dr. from Essex Homes Southeast, Inc. to Paul A. Del Vecchio $339,584

29073

429 Timbermill Dr. from Ronald Jeffrey Wilson to Addy Lynn Griffin $147,000

914 Hickory Glade Court from Dayal Jaggi to Jeremy Martin and Valerie Martin $123,000

249 Long Crest Road from Essex Homes Southeast, Inc. to Jerry David Smith and Maria Elena Smith $286,400

112 Crown Colony Court from Ami M. Gatz n/k/a Ami M. Meetze and Joshua P. Meetze to Morrisa L. Roche $112,000

416 Pin Oak Dr. from Robert Stephen Robertson and Wendy S. Beckman n/k/a Wendy B. Robertson to William Warren Wilson and Sheila Elaine Wilson $142,000

125 Timber Chase Lane from Jason O. Roberts to Sean Timothy Williams, Sr. and Monique Peterson $225,000

351 Rudwick Dr. from David H. Walker and Sandie M. Reid n/k/a Sandie Walker to Joseph D. Leduc and Stephanie A. Leduc $136,000

253 Willow Forks Road from Jon E. Kinder and Shannon D. Kinder to Jeffrey Muniz and Suanne M. Muniz $196,000

333 Shell Brooke Way from D.R. Horton – Crown, LLC to Matthew C. Meredith and Tara N. Meredith $293,910

202 Heddon Dr. from Essex Homes Southeast, Inc. to Amitkumar S. Patel and Bhumikaben H. Patel $367,895

316 Southbrook Dr. from NVR, Inc. to Brian T. Payton $173,047

262 Meadow Saffron Dr. from Great Southern Homes, Inc. to Tricia Terry $175,000

119 Magnolia Tree Road from Gateway Mortgage Group, LLC to Qing Dong and Jing Jing Li $174,900

309 Willow Forks Court from Michelle White n/k/a Michelle Duncan to Travis Bailey $100,000

128 Megan Lane from Kathryn L. Backus to Corbin William Flak $100,000

29169

144 Wainscot Oak Lane from Mungo Homes, Inc. to Rocky Ray Correll $152,122

323 Springwalk Lane from McGuinn Homes, LLC to Jeremy A. Turnage $132,900

801 Scarlet Leaf Lane from Katie M. Spell and Matthew Hambrick to Nathanial Webster Krueger $138,500

29170

908 Tarrytown Lane from Adam Anderson to Allison S. Gauche $175,000

138 Hunter Mills Lane from Palmetto Residential Rentals, LLC to Wendell Hunter and Jancey Cobb $140,355

1984 Blue Ridge Terrace from Jakie A. Spires and Sally A. Spires to Charles L. McDaniel and Ruby McDaniel $138,000

29172

241 Clubhouse Dr. from Kiet Anh Do and Thao Thibich Nguyen to Nhon T. Do and Nhu T. Nguyen $256,000

121 Wedge Dr. from William C. Baker, Jr. and Catherine K. Baker to Lisa M. Ingram $164,500

29210

231 Tram Road from Richard Lawton Cain, Jr. and Martha B. Cain to Joseph R. Wofford and Melissa Anne Wofford $180,000

446 Forest Grove Circle from Gary Black to Lisandra Gil $132,000

179 Sandhurst Road from Stefanie McElveen and Sherilyn Hyler to Jacob G. Plowman and Chelsea Plowman $156,000

29212

506 Shelton Dr. from Xin Chun Tian and Hai Wei Yu to Angela M. Boyd $142,000

121 Leslie Loch Lane from John R. Jackson and Suzanne C. Jackson to Jacqwan S. Walker and Shamica U. Walker $210,000

312 Brentland Court from Daniel T. Roberts and Gladys Elizabeth Roberts to Molly Flowers Price $189,500

Kershaw County

29020

1921 Niagara Dr. from Richard E. Karres, Sr. and Sharon D. Karres to Jesse M. Wall, Jr. and Karen J. Wall $129,000

1402 Fair St. from Donald F. Spivey and Pamela C. Spivey to David Strickland and Chantel Strickland $375,000

29045

76 Saughtree Lane from Christopher S. Wimberly and Laura C. Angelos Wimberly to Richard Marion Williams and Peggy Kay Williams $195,000

102 Driftwood Avenue from Brian Scott Kinder to Bridget D. Moody $164,000

29067

1163 Davis Road, 3529 and 3569 Providence Road from Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation to Raleigh James Boulware, Sr. and Melva Boulware $360,000

29078

14 Gamebird Lane from Ryan H. Bowers to Jason McDonald and Rebecca McDonald $128,000

8 Race Stable Court from Brian J. Polise and Lisa M. Polise to Justin E. Futch and Lauren Hogan $233,500

Top Real Estate Transactions

Top Five Richland County

608 Winter Wren Lane 29016 from Mungo Homes, Inc. to Gregory William Brunson and Janette Grant Brunson $431,460

120 Longcreek Plantation Dr. 29016 from William Matthew McRee a/k/a William M. McRee and Christie K. McRee a/k/a Christie McRee to Aaron T. Ellison and Kelly M. Ellison $430,000

921 Burwell Lane 29205 from Columbia Town Properties, LLC to Kathryn K. Bailey and Kyle A. Bailey $355,000

2113 Harvestwood Lane 29036 from Mungo Homes, Inc. to Carla K. Pollock and Timothy Jason Pollock $348,836

185 Abney Estates Dr. 29016 from Essex Homes Southeast, Inc. to Jacquelyn W. Brown and Hoffman F. Brown $347,565

Top Five Lexington County

1576 Spence Dr. 29072 from John Frederick Hilty and Dana Washburn Hilty to Mark Finkernagel and Donna Finkernagel $500,000

1558 Hidden Lane 29072 from Essex Homes Southeast, Inc. to Marwin Cortes and Karinne Cortes $439,845

157 Porth Circle 29072 from Kristopher Ancone and Elizabeth Ancone to William T. Blandy and Sarah L. Blandy $434,900

224 Shoalwood Dr. 29072 from Kevin J. Glass and Leslie Glass to Craig Williams $417,000

206 Heddon Dr. 29072 from Essex Homes Southeast, Inc. to Phillip Meredith and Janet Meredith $413,485

Top Five Kershaw County

1402 Fair St. 29020 from Donald F. Spivey and Pamela C. Spivey to David Strickland and Chantel Strickland $375,000

1163 Davis Road, 3529 and 3569 Providence Road 29067 from Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation to Raleigh James Boulware, Sr. and Melva Boulware $360,000

8 Race Stable Court 29078 from Brian J. Polise and Lisa M. Polise to Justin E. Futch and Lauren Hogan $233,500

76 Saughtree Lane 29045 from Christopher S. Wimberly and Laura C. Angelos Wimberly to Richard Marion Williams and Peggy Kay Williams $195,000

102 Driftwood Avenue 29045 from Brian Scott Kinder to Bridget D. Moody $164,000

Hopefully Some Useful Stuff.

KGDam1KGDamKGFloodThis is long, but as a means to be helpful I want to get some things out –

1) We have several Downtown clients with vacant listings that have expressed interest in helping their neighbors. Some of these homes can provide working kitchens, hot showers, toilets,  a place to hang out, or park a car.

Jen and I own a vacant home in Shandon with five/six bedrooms and three baths. As of this afternoon, the lights were on and the water was running. It has a nice full kitchen if you need to make some meals, and a washer and dryer ready to go. Please email franklin.company@gmail.com, jennifersparksjones@gmail.com, or call/text 803-447-8683 or 803-261-3125 or Facebook Message us, and we can shoot you the address and where we left keys. There’s a three car carport to put things, etc. Please, please, let us know. There is an open kitchen, hot shower, bathroom, washer/dryer in 29205 waiting on you. Stay 10 hours, or 10 minutes.

2) THANK YOU for all of the calls, emails, TXTs, and Facebook inquires about our well-being. Our family is fine. Finley is her six year old Taylor Swift self, and the twins are still loud ass velociraptors.

Our basement smells like the pipes below Shawshank (Redemption) Prison, but all of our windows are open and fans are spinning. Hopefully we’re cutting all of the basement carpet foulness out tomorrow, and we will deal with it later (the toilet and tub in the basement have been backing up since Saturday night because they’re below the water table and sewer lines). It’s a thing, and a pain, but we can handle.

Some other homes in the neighborhood were hit very hard. If you saw the homes under water on the news or Facebook, some streets were pummeled by a force of water from a lake water dam breach inside Fort Jackson. For some hours early Sunday morning, the waters of Semmes Lake found a temporary home at Castle Hall, Cotton Hope, the Fort Jackson side of Airy Hall, and the King’s Grant entrance/exit gate. For a few hours, all residents were trapped in the neighborhood unless they had a 4×4, or wanted to exit by foot.

Power was restored this afternoon, and we’re all hopeful that water service will be back soon, too. In the meantime, our twins are just going in their diapers, and I’m peeing off the back deck. No big whoop. No one can see me other than I-77 traffic. I just wave.

That all said, considering everything else that’s going on with our friends in Forest Acres and Lake Katherine, my family is good to go and feeling very fortunate for our small amount of trouble.

3) Below is from a guy who knows.  Walker Williams owns a disaster relief company. I know a few other stand-up guys in this business if you’d like some names/numbers, but Walker happened to post these awesome instructions tonight. Keep reading. I was surprised/impressed, as his tips spoke directly to my situation, and bet they speak to you, too.

He didn’t double space, and I just left it that way.

Thank you! I’m hitting the back deck. FJ

Walker Williams-Quick Note:
Flooding tips – what needs to be done in your home or business. This is what we are going to do. If you can find anyone to do the demo, hire them and we can come in to dry it after the demo is done. It is impossible for us to get to every call. God Bless
The water in your house is flood water, not clean water. It contains gasoline, motor oil, fertilizer, dead animals, etc. Pretend it is all raw sewage, we have to treat it like it is. The goal is to dry your house so that it is safe to rebuild. It is NOT to salvage parts of it. Safety first; check electrical hazards and look out for animals in your house looking for higher ground. It is not uncommon to find snakes, rats, and possums.
Flooded House:
Move all of your “memories” to the second floor. Memories are portraits, what your grandparents gave you, old solid wood furniture etc. Your upholstered furniture will need to be replaced, don’t worry about it, or your draperies, etc. Once you have moved the memories upstairs then move all non-memory contents to the street, get them out of your house. Document them with pictures and notes. Go to the water line in the house and pick a spot 3 feet above the water line; that is your demo line. Remove everything from the demo line down. All drywall, insulation, carpet, pad, cabinets, appliances… everything. The only thing that may be salvageable is tile floor on top of concrete. If there is a layer of durock under the tile it needs to go as well. Remove all insulation and ductwork from your crawlspace. Get the house to the studs. Then it is time to clean and sanitize it. Bring in a pressure washer and wash everything. Then dry it, sanitize it, and have a hygienist test it to make sure that it is safe. That is where we can provide the most value. Call us at 454-8200 to schedule that. Your second floor contents can be removed at a later date, they should not mold, it is similar to items stored in your attic.
Flooded Basement:
Most flooded basements are flooded due to water being pushed through the basement walls. DO NOT REMOVE IT ALL AT ONE TIME! The ground is saturated and there is a tremendous amount of pressure on the foundation walls. The water is actually doing you a favor by pushing back. If you remove all the water at once then you run the risk of your foundation walls caving in. Remove the water in 1/4ths. If it is 4 feet high pump out 1 foot of water and then stop. Mark the spot with a pen and wait 2 hours. If water has risen then you know water will continue to flow into the house and you are just managing the inflows at this point. Pump out water to the 3/4 point until it stops rising and then pump out a little more every time using the same philosophy. Throw away everything in the basement. Have a qualified HVAC, Plumber, and electrician come and check everything and replace what is necessary.
Flooded Crawlspace:
You had surface water go into the crawlspace but not into the house. HVAC systems and insulation are the main concern. Second to that is drying out the crawlspace, wet soil can cause condensation and mold. Remove all affected ductwork and insulation from the house. Put a fan at the entrance to your crawlspace blowing outward and seal it well so that it pulls air from the other side of the crawlspace. That will take evaporating water out of the area. It will take months for it to dry out completely so leave the fan there and remove it at Thanksgiving or Christmas.
Insurance:
If you have Federal Flood Insurance:
If you have Federal Flood Insurance, contact your agent and file a claim. An adjuster will contact you and come by to look at the loss. You will need to provide content documentation, pictures, etc. My suggestion is to ask them for half of the expected claim immediately. If you have $100,000 loss then ask them to cut you a check for $50,000 immediately. That way you have funds to get started.
If you do not have Federal Flood Insurance:
You may be in luck. President Obama has declared eight South Carolina counties a federal disaster, including three in the Midlands: Lexington, Orangeburg, and Richland. Other counties could also get help with public assistance. Nikki Haley said people should expect more counties will be added to that list in the coming weeks.
The money would cover, in part, losses not covered by insurance. SC Emergency Management Division said that people can go ahead and register, even if they haven’t gotten a property assessment from their insurance company.
People in those counties can register for assistance now, either by calling 1-800-621-FEMA (3362) or going to www.disasterassistance.gov.
It’s important to put a request in at this time, since it can take a while for the funds to be freed up.
Summary:
This is a marathon, not a sprint. Most people will not be back in their houses for months. Look after your kids and make sure their teachers know about the flood and to look out for signs of worry. Most schools will have counselors available to help. Get some sleep and be safe.
That’s what I know now and wish you all the best. We are trying to get to everyone we can but we have to move in areas, not via individual houses. Get demo help from anyone you trust, we can help you with the rest. Call our office at 454-8200 or go to www.thecavalry.us to get on our list. We have a quick form for you to enter information.
Thanks and God bless!
Walker Williams

Hampton Forest Townhome For Sale!

HamptonForestStreetHamptonForestPoolHeads up to blog readers – 616 Lake Forest Road hit Columbia’s market today! Lake Forest has 1,288 square feet and is located in a popular townhome complex; Hampton Forest.

Hampton Forest is a newer development that’s super close to I-77. Just beyond Woodhill Mall on Garner’s Ferry Road (Target, Starbucks, etc), it’s only minutes to anything Downtown Columbia.

If you or anyone you know would like to know more about these good looking townhomes with a fun clubhouse and pool atmosphere, please call 803-447-8683 or email franklin.company@gmail.com .

Thank you!

Franklin

8 Castle Hall @ King’s Grant Is For Sale.

CastleHallCtHeads up to blog readers: 8 Castle Hall Court hit the market Tuesday!

‘Castle Hall’ features 4,731 square feet, and is nestled on .44 acres in the super popular King’s Grant neighborhood. The property is on the corner of a very small cul-de-sac (Castle Hall Court), and N. King’s Grant Drive, which is only steps away from the tennis courts, pool, and clubhouse.

If you or anyone you know would like to know more about 8 Castle Hall Court, or anything else in King’s Grant, please call 803-447-8683 or email franklin.company@gmail.com .

Thank you!

Franklin Jones

‘Party House’ Issue Making Noise.

EvansSt.Per this article @ The State Newspaper, residents intertwined with USC student living are trying to do something about the havoc that comes with owning a home next to a ‘Party House.’ I get it, and I get it.

‘I get it,’ because now I’m 41 years old with three little girls. No way my wife is letting a party house wake the twins up over and over again, waiting on the police to bust up a rager or crappy hour.

‘I get it,’ too, because I know of what they speak. While I never ‘lived’ in a party house, I was certainly there. I can remember “The Crack House” (I have no idea about the nickname), “The Soccer House,” and all sorts of other houses near campus. The house in the pic above used to be awful. I mean full up g to y on the grody yard stick.

Remember the now very much abolished and defunked, “Alcoholidays?” #OOOOF. Well, that’s the house. It’s the house my buddy got jumped and was sent to the hospital, and walked back into society with a steel plate in his head. It is the house where buddies would jump the train only a few feet from the front yard, and one fella passed out and woke up in Kentucky or Tennessee (It wasn’t me, so I don’t remember). It was full of dogs (and what dogs do), barf, dip spit, very old Columbia, SC summer heated beer, cig butts everywhere, and overall rancidness.

This pic above actually makes the house look pretty sweet. From 1991-95ish, it was awful, with many awesome (some not awesome at all) life memories in folk’s heads across the country.

Anyway, I could type down memory lane all night, but here’s the article. I can certainly understand where the primary resident property owners are coming from. Issue #1: It’s very difficult for a property next to a “party house” to enjoy the market value, marketability, or appreciation it would receive otherwise. FJ

USC-Area Neighborhoods Speak Out Against Student ‘Party Houses’

By HARRISON CAHILL

hcahill@thestate.comMarch 24, 2015 Updated 15 minutes ago

COLUMBIA, SC — The homes in the Old Shandon, Lower Waverly-MLK and University Hill neighborhoods – each a few blocks or less from the University of South Carolina – once were populated with a wide variety of families and homeowners in clean houses with groomed lawns.

Now, many of those families have moved away, and the neat lawns are often filled with empty and crushed beer cans, flattened party cups, fragmented beer bottles and empty kegs – all of it left over from loud, late-night parties thrown by the students who primarily reside in the blocks around Five Points.

“They are always having parties and music noise and the houses are overcrowded,” said 80-year-old Alfred Davis, who lives in Old Shandon. “It’s not even a neighborhood no more.”

It was in one of these homes, at 2319 Lee St., after another late-night party, that USC freshman 18-year-old Charlie Terreni Jr. was found dead last week. St. Patrick’s Day decorations were still hanging from the weekend and a keg sat on the front porch of the home.

Although the cause of death has not yet been released by the Richland County coroner’s office, Davis said he isn’t surprised that someone might have died as a result of the parties that have been held along his street.

“The way they carry on and the way they think, I feel like something was going to happen sooner or later, because they do so many outrageous things,” Davis said.

Davis said he will have lived in the neighborhood for 50 years this June. Flanked and fronted by large houses with USC students as tenants, Davis and his wife, Ernestine, are the only ones on that stretch of the block who aren’t renters. Their home sticks out, with a green lawn and flowers – absent cigarette butts, coolers and piles of trash bags found in front of many other homes.

“It’s nothing like it used to be at all,” Davis said. “This was a family neighborhood when I moved in. It turned a 360.”

Kathryn Fenner, vice president of the University Hill Neighborhood Association, said her neighborhood, too, is scattered with these homes. She believes that one of the reasons the homes have become party houses is because the landlords don’t live nearby.

“We have three prominent landlords in the neighborhood, and 90 percent of the rental properties are owned by them,” Fenner said. “We have had more of a problem with the ‘Brand X’ landlords: They own one house; they don’t have professional property management; they don’t have anybody on site. These three people live in the neighborhood; we know were they are. If we had a problem with their property, we could call them up.”

Fenner said one of the problems she ran into while working with the city’s code enforcement task force was hunting down the “slum” or problem landlords, many of whom didn’t live in the city. Since code enforcement agents would have to serve them in person, they often found themselves driving around the state only to find that they lived somewhere else in the nation.

“How do you serve someone in Arizona?” Fenner said. “We tried to get landlord registration” in the city, but some people opposed it. “We ultimately did not get landlord registration, but we did get a requirement that they have to have a business license if they have one unit. At least there is an address in any event for service.”

Those kinds of what Fenner calls “party houses” are often what goes bump in the middle of the night for the Davises. They said they are often awakened by the repeated thud of loud music and shouting coming from neighbors’ homes. Some nights, Davis said a congregation of anywhere from 50 to 100 young people gather at the houses and throw parties, especially during festival and game-day weekends.

Davis said one night he called the police three times, asking them to go to their neighbors’ house to quiet down a party. On the third call, Davis said a plainclothes officer told him he would do what he could, but he couldn’t promise Davis anything.

Ernestine Davis said that one time, one set of neighbors offered to send the Davises out to dinner so the students could have a small get-together that they said would be over by 7 or 8 p.m.

“Doesn’t that sound dumb to you?” she said. “We didn’t agree with that. We said ‘no.’ Why do I have to leave my house for you to have a party?”

Just across the street from the Davises, at 2412 Lee St., the remnants of a large beach-themed party from the St. Pat’s in Five Points weekend could still be seen in Frank Sarnowski’s backyard.

“You can smell the beer, can’t you?” Sarnowski said as he walked into his backyard, where just days before, partygoers were drinking and using the bathroom. “If I hadn’t yelled at them to clean it up – well, I would have cleaned it up anyway – but there would have been at least 100 beer cans out here.”

Sarnowski, who is a personal property appraiser for the state and has lived on the corner of Queen and Lee streets for 35 years, said an elderly couple once lived next to him, a teacher across the street and another couple who had been in their home since 1910. Now his neighbors have been replaced by students who he says are associated with Greek life at USC.

“They’re not very respectful of the more residential neighbors that live here,” Sarnowski said. But he acknowledges that at one time he was 20-something and liked to party.

Sarnowski said that if police began to show more presence in the area, the parties would not be as bad.

“They responded when I have called, and I think they do well once you call,” Sarnowski said. “I just don’t see their presence until someone calls. When you got 100 people standing in the street at two houses having a party, they should at least come by and check on it.”

Columbia police respond when called, they say.

But Alfred Davis said it is the fault of the city and the police that the party problem has gotten so bad. “Sometimes you get so tired of fighting it and leave it alone,” Davis said. “I call the police a lot, but sometimes I just give up because there is no point of me fighting it.”

Wesley | Phil Keeping SC Politics Reel

Pub Politics: Fun Way To Follow State House Issues
A few months ago Wesley Donehue, argueably South Carolina’s foremost political social media professional, introduced a 20 or 30 minute live show about cutting edge Internet tools and other cool stuff. About a month ago the show took a twist when Wesley (who is a Republican) invited Phil Bailey (Democrat) to join the program.

Wes and Phil meet almost every Thursday at a lively venue that’s clearly a ‘Happy Hour’. Lately they’ve had a good mix of reporters and different members of the state legislature. The show has become a freelance, no pressure round table discussion about what’s going on in the statehouse.

Today’s guest was Rep. Nathan Ballentine (R-Lexington/Richland). Nathan is also a mortgage professional with Wells-Fargo with whom some of my buyers use. Nathan does a good job for my clients. Further, he manages and balances his professional and public service duties, respectively.

Good for these guys for finding a fun way to bring small (but many times important) banter to a dead simple Internet platform.

Keep it going Wesley and Phil. I had fun sponsoring this week. Lets to do it again soon!

Cool USC-Clemson Mixer on Monday

A Night with the Stars Brain Injury Awareness Event
USC vs Clemson Week is kicking off with a great event Monday night. Palmetto state recruiting icon Clyde Wrenn and family are bringing out the Gamecock/Tiger legends to thank the medical staffs of Palmetto Health Hospitals for the work they do.
The rivalry between the two schools is exciting but what makes it fun is that South Carolina is a small state and each fan base knows each other very well. “Mixer” fan events like this make it even better.
Join us Monday as we support the awesome staff at Palmetto Health and have fun with some of our states all-time football personalities.
Join us for a night of fun in honor of the surgeons, doctors and nurses of Palmetto Health Richland Hospitals Trauma Unit at Seawells Restaurant (former site of the Tally-Ho, Columbia, SC) on November 23, 2009 from 6:30 – 9:30 p.m. with George Rogers, Jeff Grantz, Harold Green, Ryan Brewer, Corey Miller, Danny Ford, Ed McDaniel, Steve Fuller, Chris Gardocki and Jeff Davis (other former college and professional players and coaches will also be attending as guests).

Each guest will receive,Food, Drinks (Alcohol Included), Autographs from the Stars, (Picture Poster of the Stars Included), Pictures with the Players and Coaches, Prizes, Auctions, Music and Stories from the Stars (Cameras will be permitted).

$100.00 per Guest; Make checks payable to, “A Night with the Stars”

Mail to:Carolina Clemson Week – ATTN: Julie Felker 200 Steeple Drive, Columbia, SC 29229

For additional information or questions or to pay by credit card, contact Clyde Wrenn at (803) 463-5667, Tracy Huddleston at thuddleston@fnf.com or stop by Sweet Olive in I’on (Mt Pleasant, SC)

Thank you for your support,

The Wrenn Family and Friends

Meet friends and talk FOOTBALL!

(Business Casual Attire please)