A Realtor Where Southern Hospitality is On The House

 Just to let everyone know in case you have not heard the IRS announced an increase in the optional standard mileage rates for the final six months of 2008. We may use the optional standard rates to calculate the deductible costs of operating an automobile for business, charitable, medical or mo...

FIRST. Do you know what ANWR is?ANWR = Arctic National Wildlife Refuge...Now. A comparisonAnd some perspective.NOTE WHERE THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT AREA IS.(it's in the "ANWR Coastal Plain")THIS IS WHAT THE  "GREENS" SHOW YOU WHEN THEY TALK ABOUT ANWR.and they are right. these ARE photographs of A...

Tips for Moving Whether you have moved once or a dozen times, it never seems to get any easier. Here are some hints that I hope you will find helpful as you prepare for moving day.  Make agreements with buyers about possession of the home and moving date. Having sellers and buyers meet on the fro...

Closing In the old days, everyone dressed up for the Closing on the sale or purchase of their new home.  Not the case now, most people just come in ready to sign!  Of course the buyer is going to be signing alot more documents than the Seller, so in many instances, the Seller signs first and then...

Home Inspections, a vital key to Purchasing a Home. Your home is in escrow, and the buyer has scheduled a home inspection. A home inspection is a thorough visual examination of the home and property. The process usually takes two to three hours, during which time the house is examined from the gr...

Financing by the Seller If a seller helps to finance a real estate transaction by taking back a second note or even financing the entire purchase if the seller owns the home free and clear it is called seller financing. Usually sellers do this when a buyer has difficulty qualifying for a conventi...

Negotiating the deal When a buyer is ready to make you an offer they will contact their agent who will get in touch with me, I'll let you know as the Seller.  Buyers should present their offer formally with a contract of purchase and sale. Most home buyers and home sellers want to arrive at a win...

Create a Marketing Plan Selling a home can entail a variety of marketing strategies. Once listed with me,  your home will be quickly entered into the local MLS (Multiple Listing Service) for Middle Tennessee and placed on www.janiemasterson.com and Crye-Leike.com.  Most of my work will be quiet a...

Glossary of Real Estate Terms   Addenda (Addendum):  An attachment to the Purchase & Sale Agreement. Agency:  The relationship that a real estate agent has with a customer or client. Buyer Broker:  An agent who represents the buyer in a transaction. CMA:  Comparable Market Analysis, or an opinio...

The Closing Process    Once you have found the home you want to buy, there are several additional steps you need to take to close the sale after the purchase and sale agreements have been signed.    Step 1    Contingency removal: The most common contingencies are inspection, financing and the sal...