Buyer Guides
Buyer Guides for Raleigh NC & the Triangle.
Everything a buyer needs to move to Raleigh and the Triangle with confidence: the step-by-step buyer's guide, the Buyer Home Guarantee, new construction guidance, affordability math, and honest suburb comparisons. Each guide below links to the full article on this site, written by Phil Slezak, a real estate broker with 20+ years of local expertise.
Buyer Guide
The Complete Raleigh NC Buyer's Guide
The honest buyer's playbook for relocating to Raleigh NC: due diligence fees, offer strategy, school assignments, and matching the Triangle suburb to your lifestyle.
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Buyer Resources
The Buyer Home Guarantee
How the Buyer Home Guarantee removes the risk from buying in the Triangle: total clarity, unfiltered local data, and zero risk, backed by a lifetime guarantee that puts your peace of mind first.
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New Construction
New Construction & Custom Home Building Guide (2026)
The complete guide to buying new construction in the Raleigh-Durham Triangle: builder incentives, the build timeline, town-by-town price comparisons, and a builder vetting checklist.
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·September 7, 2026
How Much Home Can You Afford in the Raleigh Triangle on a $100,000 Salary in 2026?
A $100K household income can still buy a solid home in the Triangle. The real math on prices, down payments, and what you can afford in Raleigh and Durham this year.
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Buying
·September 4, 2026
How Much Income Do You Need to Buy a Home in Raleigh in 2026?
The honest 2026 answer: roughly $99K-$101K in household income buys a median-priced Raleigh home. Current prices, mortgage rates, and the real qualifying math.
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Suburbs
·June 18, 2026
The Best Suburbs in the Triangle, an Honest Comparison
Cary vs. Apex vs. Holly Springs vs. Wake Forest: the real differences nobody else explains when you are choosing where to buy.
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Relocation
·June 18, 2026
Relocating from the Northeast? Here's What You Need to Know
What nobody tells you about moving from Connecticut, New York, or New Jersey to North Carolina.
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·August 14, 2026
18 Things You Need to Know BEFORE Moving to Raleigh, NC in 2026
Essential facts about housing prices, WCPSS schools, property taxes, cost of living, and transit from someone who has been here since 2004.
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