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Buying a Home or Condo Near Vanderbilt or Belmont
Jun 1, 2010 7 min read
Buying a Home or Condo Near Vanderbilt or Belmont

[Note: Updated for 2019]  Every year about this time we start getting inquiries about homes and condos near the local colleges: primarily Vanderbilt University and Belmont University. Students and their parents are increasingly finding that purchasing a home for their 3-6 year tenure in Nashville can be a smart investment. Ultimately home ownership can offer […]

Magazine says Tennessee is a place where business can prosper.
May 25, 2010 1 min read
Magazine says Tennessee is a place where business can prosper.

CHIEF EXECUTIVE magazine annually reports which states offer the best and worst conditions for businesses to prosper (evaluating such things as tax policies, quality of life, infrastructure, regulatory environment, etc.) In their newly released report, those states rated as the best places to do business are: Texas North Carolina Tennessee Virginia Nevada And the states […]

Why are Tennesseans so much HAPPIER than New Yorkers? It might have something to do with LOW TAXES.
Dec 31, 2009 4 min read
Why are Tennesseans so much HAPPIER than New Yorkers? It might have something to do with LOW TAXES.

Are Taxes the Root of Unhappiness? Here’s an interesting piece from the NYTimes By ALLYSIA FINLEY Does living in a blue state make people blue? It seems so, according to a new study in Science magazine that ranks states according to their happiness. The study finds that New Yorkers are the unhappiest people in America […]

More Things Condo Buyers Should Consider
Nov 4, 2009 1 min read
More Things Condo Buyers Should Consider

Buyers who are considering the purchase of a condominium should inspect the health of the home owner’s association before they close. The seller should provide the buyer all financial documents relating to the association in time for an attorney for the buyer to review them before closing. Here’s some advice from Leonard Baron, professor of […]

8 Tips for Making Small Houses Feel Larger
Oct 8, 2009 2 min read
8 Tips for Making Small Houses Feel Larger

With the shrinking economy and a growing interest in sustainable building, many pros and consumers are opting for smaller footprints that make more efficient use of space without sacrificing style or luxury. Excel Homes, a Pennsylvania-based manufacturer of custom modular homes, offers a broad range of styles and sizes. Steven Saffell, director of architectural design […]

Big Draw: 12 South
Sep 18, 2009 1 min read
Big Draw: 12 South

What’s The Big Draw? The Big Draw is an annual event comprised of activities centered on drawing. Initiated in 2000 by the wildly successful UK Campaign for Drawing, The Big Draw promotes John Ruskin’s belief that drawing is a key to understanding and knowledge. Drawing America believes that The Big Draw is a natural way […]

Condo Purchases May Require Extra Steps
Sep 11, 2009 1 min read
Condo Purchases May Require Extra Steps

Homebuyers who are contemplating purchasing a condominium should review a long list of documents and other information to make sure that the property they are fully informed. The following information is at the top of the must-consider list: Budget. Examine the current budget, a year-to-date statement of income and expenses, and a couple of previous […]

When Seller Expectations Are Too High…
Sep 5, 2009 2 min read
When Seller Expectations Are Too High…

…it often falls to the real estate agent to help set realistic expectations. The Market judges a home’s value – not appraisers, not agents and believe it or not – not past home sales in the neighborhood. A home’s value is totally and completely based on what a buyer is willing to pay for it at any given time.

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