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Fort Jackson SC BAH Rates Announced for 2012 – WOW!
January 20th, 2012Mostly good news for higher BAH rates at Fort Jackson SC
The 2012 BAH rates have been announced for Fort Jackson SC. Enlisted soldiers and officers without dependants BAH went up generally across the board. One of the biggest jumps was for an E-5 with a bump from $966 to $1041 per month. An E-6 with dependants saw an increase from $1371 to $1422. Generally higher ranks saw BAH stay the same, a few small increases and also some decreases. Check out the chart below to see your BAH at Fort Jackson.
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Enlisted Personnel
| E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | E9 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
w/o Dependents |
$930 | $930 | $930 | $930 | $1041 | $1104 | $1185 | $1299 | $1344 |
w/ Dependents |
$1179 | $1179 | $1179 | $1179 | $1266 | $1422 | $1440 | $1488 | $1566 |
Warrant Officers
| W1 | W2 | W3 | W4 | W5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
w/o Dependents |
$1146 | $1296 | $1350 | $1425 | $1443 |
w/ Dependents |
$1425 | $1449 | $1473 | $1602 | $1755 |
Officers
| O-1E | O-2E | O-3E | O-1 | O-2 | O-3 | O-4 | O-5 | O-6 | O-7+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
w/o Dependents |
$1266 | $1335 | $1422 | $1092 | $1236 | $1365 | $1440 | $1545 | $1560 | $1575 |
w/ Dependents |
$1467 | $1467 | $1626 | $1284 | $1419 | $1470 | $1812 | $2058 | $2079 | $2100 |
Source: https://www.defensetravel.dod.mil/site/bah.cfm
Fort Jackson SC homes for sale – Free Map
January 20th, 2012Find your new home when PCSing into Fort Jackson. Homes are very affordable in the Columbia SC real estate market.
Click on the map get access to over 3000 homes for sale within 20 minutes of Fort Jackson or fill out the form below for personal assistance from the Fort Jackson Home Buying Team.
Here’s a direct link just in case: http://fortjacksonhomecentral.com/category/search-by-location/greater-columbia/?submit=view
Shumaker Homes of Columbia SC offers new TV and 50% off options till end of February
January 11th, 2012Start your new year off with a new Shumaker home in Columbia SC
Columbia SC new home builder Shumaker Homes is offering a sweet deal on one of their new homes to start off the new year. A $1000 Visa card at closing to buy a new TV (or whatever tickles your fancy) and 50% off options which can lead to a saving of up to $10,000. Check out the attached flyer for more details. What would you do with your $1000 and up to $10,000 savings on your new home?
Shumaker Homes is everywhere you want to be from NE Columbia, Blythewood, SE Columbia, West Columbia, Lexington and Irmo South Carolina. Check them out in the following neighborhoods: Ashbrook, Baneberry Place, Beach Forest Village, Beasley Creek, Congaree Downs, Eagles Rest, Farrow Pointe, Jasmine Place, Longtown Place, Patriot Landing, Sage Creek, Stonemont, Wellesley, Westcott Ridge and Willow Tree.

Our team does not represent the builder but YOU the new home buyer, ensuring you get the best service and the BEST DEAL! We can assist you in the purchase of any home, new or existing, in the Columbia South Carolina real estate market.
Contact Adrian La Fosse, the Columbia New Home Buyer team leader, by calling (800) 620-1323 or email at sales@greatercolumbiahomes.com.
Did you know that you can buy Columbia SC new 4 bedroom homes priced from the $150’s and below?
No money down needed for these Holiday Builders new homes in the Greater Columbia SC area
December 16th, 2011New homes built by Holiday Builders available with 100% financing with USDA Rural Housing Loans
New home builder Holiday Builders now has 4 neighborhoods in which ALL new homes qualify for 100% financing through the USDA Rural Housing Loan Program. Homes can be bought in these neighborhoods with no money down. They are located in Blythewood, Chapin, Ballentine and Lexington SC.
See more details below, then contact the Columbia New Home Buyer Team on how to buy a new home from ANY builder in Columbia SC.

New home builder Holiday Builders has taken the Columbia SC new home market by storm by expanding to 12 neigborhoods. You can find one of there new homes in NE Columbia, Blythewood, SE Columbia (Fort Jackson area), South Columbia, Lexington, Irmo and Chapin. Everywhere you want to be! Don’t forget that Holiday Builders offers a “door to door” home warranty for 2 years when all the other builders in town offer only 1 year.
Our team does not represent the builder but YOU the new home buyer, ensuring you get the best service and the BEST DEAL! We can assist you in the purchase of any home, new or existing, in the Columbia South Carolina real estate market.
Contact Adrian La Fosse, the Columbia New Home Buyer team leader, by calling (800) 620-1323.
Did you know that you can buy Columbia SC new 4 bedroom homes priced from the $150’s and below?
Crown Communities of Lexington SC – $10000 to $12500 in free upgrades
December 16th, 2011Crown Communities of Lexington SC offers $10,000 to $12,500 in free upgrades
New home builder Crown Communities is offering $10,000 to $12,500 in free upgrades in its Lexington SC new home neighborhood of Windstone at White Knoll. For the first time the builder is offering a one story ranch floorplan.



Crown Communities builds new homes priced from the low $100′s into the $200′s in NE Columbia, SE Columbia, Irmo and Lexington SC. Interiors for all their new homes include nine foot smooth finish ceilings on the first floor. Formal dining rooms feature dramatic coffered ceilings and formal living rooms include custom trim and architectural details such as bead board and crown molding. Many of their homes include custom stone fireplaces with mantle and flagstone hearth as the focal point of each family room.
Every new Crown Communities home includes a free appliance package with energy efficient refrigerator, dishwasher, cooktop and built in microwave in the kitchen. Gourmet kitchens also include luxurious granite countertops with ceramic tile backsplash and oil rubbed bronze hardware plus 42 inch stained kitchen cabinetry.
Our team does not represent the builder but YOU the new home buyer, ensuring you get the best service and the BEST DEAL! We can assist you in the purchase of any home, new or existing, in the Columbia South Carolina real estate market.
Contact Adrian La Fosse, the Columbia New Home Buyer team leader, by calling (800) 620-1323 or filling out the form below.
2 New Homes for $99,900 near Fort Jackson – Great Southern Homes
December 16th, 2011Can you believe it? 2 new homes in Columbia SC for under $100,000!!!
Great Southern Homes of Columbia SC is offering 2 new homes for $99,900 each in its NE Columbia neighborhood of Rabons Farm. This puts you close to Fort Jackson, top notch schools, Village of Sandhill shopping center and more. These aren’t tiny homes. These are 1200 to 1500 plus square foot homes. All with deluxe kitchens and warranties up to 10 years.


Great Southern Homes builds new homes in NE Columbia, Lexington, SE Columbia and Sumter. Their neighborhoods are close to downtown, Fort Jackson, Shaw AFB, great schools… well just everywhere you want to be. Great Southern Homes has new homes at great prices, many with tons of upgrades. We’re talking about granite counter tops, hardwood floors, endless water heaters, sprinklers and MORE.
Our team does not represent the builder but YOU the new home buyer, ensuring you get the best service and the BEST DEAL! We can assist you in the purchase of any home, new or existing, in the Columbia South Carolina real estate market.
Contact Adrian La Fosse, the Columbia New Home Buyer team leader, by calling (800) 620-1323 or filling out the form below.
Essex Homes of Columbia SC will make your next 6 monthly Mortgage Payments!
November 22nd, 2011Columbia SC new home builder Essex Homes wants to make your next 6 monthly mortgage payments when buying one of their new homes. See the ad image below for more details. I wasn’t given a list of what homes qualify but I’d venture to say it is standing inventory that they are ready to move. Which at this time of the year is really everything as Essex pushes to get homes off the books. See my article “What is the best time of the year to purchase a new home?“.
Essex Homes has been named Builder of the Year by the Homebuilders Association and Sales & Marketing Council of Columbia, South Carolina. Essex has over 25 neighborhoods throughout the greater Columbia area including NE Columbia, SE Columbia, Irmo, Chapin, Lugoff/Elgin, Camden and Lexington.
To find out about current homes for sale, the latest builder incentives and more please visit the most complete website online dedicated to everything about new homes in Columbia South Carolina. You can contact team leader Adrian La Fosse with the Columbia New Home Buyer team with any of your new home questions. Adrian can be reached on his cell a 803-622-9731or toll free at 800-620-1323.
Send a free holiday card to active military or veteran – Fort Jackson SC
November 17th, 2011Send a free holiday card to a hero November 17th through the 19th

Here’s the direct link to Jewerly Warehouse’s website to send the card: http://www.garnetandblacktraditions.com/mailforheroes.aspx?&mail_id=gbt111711
Here’s a link to the American Red Cross website Holiday Mail for Heroes program: http://www.redcross.org/holidaymail
The Fort Jackson Home Team hopes you take advantage of this opportunity to tell a solider or veteran how much they mean to all of us.
Columbia SC community of the year Lake Carolina 8th annual Harborside Lights
November 16th, 2011Lake Carolina announces its 8th annual Harborside Lights activities for its residents and surrounding neighbors
Come by the Lake Carolina (Columbia SC community of the year for 10 straight years) town center this Saturday December 10th between 5 and 8 pm for family fun. Activities include live music, arts and crafts, hayrides, refreshments and of course… Santa is rumored to make an appearance.

Did you know that you can buy Columbia SC new 4 bedroom homes priced from the $150’s and below?
VIDEO UPDATE – Columbia SC new 4 bedroom homes from the $150s and BELOW – Episode 17
November 14th, 2011Columbia SC New 4 Bedroom Homes priced from the $150′s and Below
The Columbia SC New Home Buyer Team has created a new service for home buyers looking for great new 4 bedrooms priced from the $150′s and BELOW. This video was produced for the week of November 14th, 2011.
Check out the deals this week!!!
For this exclusive list of new 4 bedroom homes, sign up at www.ColumbiaNewHomeReports.com
Here’s a direct link to the video: http://youtu.be/GygCsQes73A
Many of these new homes are loaded with upgrades including Granite counter tops, Hardwood floors, Tankless water heaters, Sprinkler systems and MORE. Don’t forget all the home warranties, piece of mind and pride you get too by buying your own new family home.
To receive an EXCLUSIVE free weekly list of these homes every week, just sign up below, at www.ColumbiaNewHomeReports.com or
call the FREE 24 Hour New Home Hotline at (800) 620-1323 x101.
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