Locally-Owned, Independent Brokers

Wondering about the escrow process when buying a home in Nashville? As a buyer or seller, you might be surprised to learn that you don't usually need to do much. Often your agent, or sometimes your lender, will get the ball rolling for you. WHAT IS ESCROW? Escrow is...

Checklist: What You’ll Need To Gather For Loan Approval

Some of the most challenging things about buying a home is the mortgage process. A lender can run a credit report and grant a quick basic pre-qualification letter in a matter of hours, but full-on loan approval will be contingent on your gathering a lot of paperwork....

Ways To Craft A Strong Offer

Everyone wants to win in negotiations, but sometimes, when a new listing hits the market at a sweet spot, a bidding war might be the outcome. Below are several ways to strengthen an offer to make it more attractive to the seller and their agent. Paying all-cash is...

Talking About Agency

Are you familiar with how fiduciary agency laws work? It varies in every state. It’s important to know that in Tennessee, verbal contracts aren’t enforceable. All contracts have to be written and bilaterally signed by both parties. This is true in negotiations for a...

What’s Are Realistic Repair Requests After A Home Inspection?

In today's video, Steph discusses the inspection process and the usual protocols surrounding repair proposals and requests on residential resale homes in Middle Tennessee.

Finding A Home In Nashville With Accessible Features

Steph was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2014, so when we decided to make a move a few years ago, we knew we had to be forward-thinking in the features we needed in our next home. We were in the position to renovate a home and we knew we needed a few things -...

How Do Agents Search For Homes In Nashville?

Have you ever wondered about the best way to create a home search online? We’ve been in real estate for more than 15 years and in that time the available technology has changed dramatically, but the basics of searching within the MLS system hasn’t really changed all...

Shady Brokers. The Tricks Some Agents Use to Sell You a Home.

My brother-in-law thinks Realtors are essentially used car salesmen - unscrupulous, focused only on a sale, and willing to bend the truth to make one. He doesn’t see value in our services, and is suspicious of the profession as a whole. He let me know this during...