The Costs of Life as a REALTOR – real estate industry insider
Hey there everyone! Today I'd like to announce a new section on the NestingInNashville.com blog. I'm going to create a real estate Industry Insider section that will mainly be geared towards the technology of real estate. I'm not going to feature these articles in in...
Where Should I Be Searching For Homes Online In Nashville?
Where have you been searching for homes online? There are literally thousands of websites out there where you can view homes. A very large proportion of my clients originated from the web so I make it a point to research all the options thoroughly. Here are are my...
The Best Tennessee High Schools
The ratings are in from this year's US News Of the Tennessee schools in the U.S. News Best High Schools 2012 rankings, 4 were awarded gold medals, 12 earned silver medals, and 67 received bronze medals. The two top-ranked schools in Tennessee are located in Nashville,...
Nashville is America’s 7th Fastest Growing City
According to data compiled by Austin Realtor, Sam Chapman and the folks at AGbeat, Nashville is growing by leaps and bounds. The graph below shows net migration per 10,000 population by Metropolitan Statistical Area from July, 2010 to July, 2011 for the 40 largest...
8 Tips For Purchasing a HUD Home
Receive HUD & Foreclosure Listing Updates Daily What is a HUD Home? A HUD home is one owned by the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). If a foreclosed home was initially purchased with a loan from the Federal Housing Administration (FHA), the lender...
7 Downpayment Sources
There is a misconception out there that you must have a 20% downpayment when buying a house. This just isn't true! Granted, if you have 20%, your terms and interest rate will be will be more appealing, but there are plenty of options out there if you can come up with...
401K Woes – Are Americans Rethinking Retirement?
As an independent contractor who doesn't have a 401K that my company contributes too, I often worry about retirement. Right now, my personal hopes are pinned to a strong Nashville rental market heading down the road. If you have a 401k, and are concerned about your...
Bank Of America complaint song. Video goes viral.
This made me chuckle. A couple struggling with closing delays from their lender, Bank Of America, made a video about their ordeal. I can absolutely relate. I just sold a home for some old friends. The buyer came to us with a BOA pre-approval letter. Five weeks after...
5 Points Map. East Nashville’s Hippest Haven.
5 Points East Nashville Map. Courtesy of East Nashville With Love I just love working with buyers and sellers in East Nashville. It's one of my favorite neighborhoods in town. I suppose about 25% of my first time home buyers are interested exclusively in 37206, 37216,...
Steph’s Marketing Gets A Shout Out Online
I've been selling real estate since 2003, and I've been sending monthly e-newsletters to my database for almost the entire time. I'm a techie gal and Emma online campaigns have been my most consistent, most powerful form of touch communications by far. Thanks Emma,...
7 Habits Of Happy Home Sellers
We Realtors hear stories from unhappy home sellers all the time about why their last agent couldn't get the job done. “He didn't do this, she didn't do that...” But as an agent working in the field every day, I can tell you this: SELLING A HOME ISN'T ABOUT THE AGENT....
Where Buyers First Learn About The Homes They Buy
Today there was in interesting tidbit in the National Association of Realtors newsletter. It said: "When buyers were asked where they first learned about the home they purchased, 40 percent said the Internet; 35 percent from their real estate agent; 11 percent a yard...
Did That Nashville House Flood?
Did That Nashville House Flood? I get this question a lot. There are areas of town like Bellevue and Pennington Bend that were affected more than most, but proximity to the Cumberland or Harpeth rivers aren't the only factors to keep in mind when researching the flood...
Nashville Ranks 2nd Best College Town for Real Estate Investing
According to a report from Move.com investors could soon outnumber traditional home purchasers by 3-to-1. "Nashville ranks No. 2 for the best college town real estate market behind Boston. Nashville's median list price is $189,900 and the average rental rates for a...
Forbes Awards Nashville America’s No. 3 Boom Town Of Coming Decade
“The country music capital, with its low housing prices and pro-business environment, has experienced rapid growth in educated migrants, where it ranks an impressive fourth in terms of percentage growth.” Read about our booming town here.
15-Year Mortgages Gaining in Popularity
Freddie Mac reports that more borrowers who refinance today are opting to switch from a 30-year fixed mortgage to a fixed-rate loan with a term of only 15 or 20 years. The trend, which is at a level not seen since 2004, partially is the result of a shift in attitudes...
[video] How to fill out the Tennessee Purchase & Sale Agreement when buying a house.
In Nashville, almost all companies use the Tennessee Association of Realtors F9 "Purchase & Sales Agreement" when making an offer on a property. This is a quick 5 minute video to explain the basic process. I find the offer writing process with go a lot more...
“Fixer-Uppers” Are No Longer Appealing to Most Buyers
A new article published by RISMedia, "Home Buyers Shun 'Fixer-Uppers'" by Kathleen Lynn, contrast the housing market of five years ago with today's market and notes that -- with so much inventory on the market -- homes needing work or repairs will often remain unsold:...
Thinking of rehabbing your home? Donate your old fixtures to Habitat for Humanity’s DeConstruct
It’s recycling at its best Whether rebuilding, remodeling or renovating, DeConstruct can help you save time, money AND get a clean start on your project. Their licensed and insured professionals remove old cabinets, fixtures and building materials and resell them at...
East Nashville Places in Best Old House Neighborhoods
East Nashville wins an exciting accolade as one of the "Best Old Neighborhoods in the South" from This Old House Online Like any great urban neighborhood, East Nashville is home to writers and waiters, schoolteachers and sculptors, accountants and artists, feminists...