I have been blessed to help many a home buyer and seller in Franklin TN. Below is a story shared by a fellow agent in New York. It's a wonderful story about how our job goes way beyond selling real estate. Relationships are built and families' lives are forever impacted by what we do. Real estat
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06/28/2014
Franklin TN is Dave Ramsey country. Not only does he live here but his radio show broadcasts from his Franklin studio. As a Dave Ramsey follower, I am not a fan of credit card debt. I don't think it can do anything but lead to trouble. You will be shocked by the statistics involving credit card
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06/28/2014
What's My Falcon Creek Home Worth? Market Report for May 2014 Properties currently Active on the market: 3 Single-family properties closed in May: 4 Average sales price: $274,366 Average list price: $276,223 Average sales price to list price ratio: 99.3% Average days on the market: 43 Pending sal
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06/28/2014
There is one particular agent in our market who does this quite often. There is no reason to do this other than to keep his average days on the market low. Our MLS doesn't track cumulative days on the market. If an agent brags about low days on the market, you might ask if he withdraws and re-lis
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06/28/2014
I recently submitted an offer on a condo for some first-time home buyers. We included a form request for condominium documents. This is to be sure that the condo association is solvent. I was surprised to hear the listing agent say he'd never received such a request before. I do this on all my co
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06/28/2014
I have also had buyers read every line of the contract before signing. The best policy is to have your Buyer's Agent carefully explain the contract to you prior to signing. If you don't understand something, have her explain it several times until you fully understand it. When you are ready to bu
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06/28/2014
Home buyers will often contact me and say they are ready to buy their Franklin TN home. One of the first questions I will ask is if they have their finances in order and spoken to a lender. I am surprised at the number of people who say, "I thought we'd find the house first." I will tell you, in
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06/28/2014
Sellers will often ask my advice about whether they should offer a carpet credit or replace the carpeting. The best thing to do is replace the carpet. Many lenders don't allow funds to go back to the buyer at closing. The only exception might be if you are paying for the buyer's closing costs. Un
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06/28/2014
Are You Populating the Top 20 Landing Pages on Your Website? While doing research for one of the latest ActiveRain contests, What Sets You Apart?: Your Value Added Benefit, I came across an interesting article on this subject. It suggested once we know what our value proposition is we should prov
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06/27/2014
What's My Ladd Park Home Worth? Market Report for May 2014 Properties currently Active on the market: 43 Single-family properties closed in May: 6 Average sales price: $457,785 Average list price: $456,470 Average sales price to list price ratio: 100.3% Average days on the market: 59 Pending sale
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06/26/2014