Colors Of Spring....In Bristol Tn Va The Bristol Tn Va area is coming alive with signs of Spring more and more everyday! Colors of Spring....In Bristol Tn Va is just one of many reasons that this is such a Good Place To Live! Check out the colors around you today....they can be pretty amazing! And Remember For All Of Your Real Estate Needs In The Bristol Tn Va and Surrounding Area....GoWithRobThomas.com **********View Larger Map 03/18/2011

Friday's Fotos....Going Down...But Not Quite Out! How long can this one remain upright? I'm sure it's sheltered it's share of Livestock, Tobacco and Hay Bales over the years! So maybe it just can't take anymore and is ready to give up....This is just another one of those awesome Images of Time Gone By in The Bristol Tn Va Area that makes it such a great place to live! And Remember For All Of Your Real Estate Needs In The Bristol Tn Va and Surrounding Area....GoWithRobThomas.com **********  View Larger Map 03/17/2011

Foreclosure Update For Bristol Tn Va There are 34 Total Residential Foreclosed Homes on the market at this time in The Bristol Tn Va City and County area! 24 are Active with Prices From $19,900 to $637,900 10 are Under Contract with Prices From $51,900 to $179,900 *********** There are 5 Total Condo/Townhouse Foreclosures on the Market. 3 are Active with Prices From $54,900 to $119,900 2 are Under Contract with Prices From $69,900 to $74,700 The total number of foreclosures for the Bristol Tn Va City and County area is very very low! Which is just another example of why This is such a great place to live!!!!   And Remember For All Of Your Real Estate Needs In The Bristol Tn Va and Surrounding Area....GoWithRobThomas.com **********View Larger Map 03/17/2011

Let's Go Trout Fishing...In Tennessee! Check out these Trout as they feed in the South Fork Of The Holston River Bristol Tn. These Trout are located on The 50 Acre Farm I have Listed in Bristol Tn that Features over 2,400 feet of River Frontage! This property has several beautiful building sites and even has a totally renovated Farm House that would make a great Guest Cottage while someone builds the Home of their DREAMS! I've often thought with 203,929 ActiveRain Members looking on that someone out there might have a client who loves Trout Fishing! I have always pictured someone or some group coming in and building this huge River Lodge that treats people from all over the world to some of the best Trout Fishing found anywhere! Start sending those Referrals TODAY! And Remember For All ... 03/16/2011

(Not At All) Wordless Wednesday---The Corn Crib! This is a true Image of Time Gone By in the Bristol Tn Va area! The Corn Crib was a neat fixture on every farm that I knew of growing up. It was unique in the fact that the you could spot the yellow corn from a long ways away! The slats were strategically placed just a few inches apart so that air could circulate to keep the corn from mildew and mold.....it would last till the next years crop rolled in. I once got stung 20 some times by Bees while shoveling corn out of one of these growing up! This is just another one of those neat Images of Time going by in The Bristol Tn Va area that makes this such a neat place to live! Hope you all have a great day! And Remember For All Of Your Real Estate Needs In The Bristol Tn Va and Surrounding Ar... 03/15/2011

If Public Utilities Are Available You Must Be Connected! This is just a quick reminder that I was totally unaware of. I had a listing in a subdivision where public sewer had been recently installed throughout the neighborhood. My seller had elected not to TAP on at that time because of $$$$ issues and the fact that his septic system was working fine.....and many others around him were electing not to TAP on at that time. I wrote a contract on the Home and the buyers were fine knowing that they could tap on at anytime in the future as long as they paid the sewer tap. Then comes the call from their loan officer stating that the  FHA appraiser says that the home needs to be connected to the public sewer before he can sign off on the appraisal which came in above asking price. We were only ... 03/14/2011

(Not So) Speechless Sunday...This One Didn't Make It!   What once was....won't be much longer! I have admired this FARM for many years....so today I took a closer look and unfortunately found one of the BARNS on the property that just flat failed to make it! Every kind of Real Estate will fail without lots of care and attention that it requires to weather the storms of time! This property will give way to progress in the near future I'm sure. But not too far away there are signs of life that show us that even when old things start to fade away......something new and fresh will arise! Hope you all have a great day! And Remember For All Of Your Real Estate Needs In The Bristol Tn Va and Surrounding Area....GoWithRobThomas.com ******************   03/13/2011

   Real Estate Market Update For Bristol Tn The Bristol Va area is a great place to live! This is a Market Recap for the Bristol Tn City and County Area for January-February 2011Residential New Listings.....69                 Homes Sold.....18                  Pending Sales.....10               Median List Price.....$119,200   Avg Sale Price.....$113,797      List to Sell Ratio.....93%         Avg Days on Market.....217     Townhouse/Condo New Listings.....19              Sold Listings.....7                Pending Sales.....1               Median List Price.....$89,000 Avg Sale Price.....$94,966    List to Sell Ratio.....94%      Avg Days on Market.....196  Vacant Land New Listings.....1                Sold Listings.....2                Pending Sales.....2            Median List Price..... 03/11/2011

Bristol Tennessee, home of the world's fastest half mile, is also feeling the pains of the foreclosure market.  Below we have a market report for Bristol Tennessee. Bristol Median List Price Bristol Home Values - Interactive chart This chart shows the drop in the medium house price range from 2009 to present. We are all feeling some drop in prices, but our cost of living here in Bristol Tennessee and the lack of State income tax, still makes Bristol a great place to call home. 03/11/2011

Friday's Fotos....How Much Longer Can It Stand? The sides are starting to cave in a little it seems.....the question is  how long will It Remain? This is another of those images of time gone by in the Bristol Tn Va area! I know every area has there own unique images that are fading away into the past. Sharing the BARN photos I've been able to capture is just my way of not letting them fade away without the recognition they deserve! I hope you all have a great day! And Remember For All Of Your Real Estate Needs In The Bristol Tn Va and Surrounding Area....GoWithRobThomas.com ***************  View Larger Map 03/10/2011

Daylight Savings Time Reminder Just a little reminder that Daylight Savings Time begins this Sunday March 13......So set those clocks forward an hour on Saturday before you go to bed! This is that time of year that gives us an extra hour of daylight to help with all those outdoor chores and activities! Also don't forget to change those Batteries in all of your Smoke Detectors! And Remember For All Of Your Real Estate Needs In The Bristol Tn Va and Surrounding Area....GoWithRobThomas.com *************** 03/09/2011

 (Not At All) Wordless Wednesday....One Of My Favorites! I mean how could you be wordless when you come across a structure like this? As a REALTOR® In the Bristol Tn Va area I try and capture as many as these fading images as I possible can. To me they are Real Estate that took a lot of patients, skill and time to build at some point in time. I guess I just like to celebrate their existence as long as I can.And Remember For All Of Your Real Estate Needs In The Bristol Tn Va and Surrounding Area....GoWithRobThomas.com *************View Larger Map 03/08/2011

Are You Burning The Candle At Both Ends? I received this in an email this morning....I wish I knew where the picture came from so I could give them credit for a terrific piece of art! It does make you stop and realize that when we do burn it at both end it's totally our doing. Just thought this was funny and wanted to share it! Hope you all have a great day! And Remember For All Your Real Estate Needs In The Bristol Tn Va and Tri-Cities Area.....GoWithRobThomas.com ******** 03/07/2011

Value vs Worth...How Do You Look At Your Property? When it comes to figuring out what you can sell your property or home for you can take one of two roads. VALUE or WORTH! Webster says that VALUE is to estimate the worth of. And also says that... WORTH is having a value of or good enough to justify. It's ironic that both use each other to define themselves! In the end I really believe that ....the VALUE or WORTH of anything at any given time is what someone is willing to pay for it! THAT'S WHY.....It's so important to PRICE and MARKET your property properly! You want to have the best opportunity to sell it for as close to the true value and worth as you can....Don't quote me on this...but I think it was Sam Walton that said "If everything is done properly in the end PRICE sells everythi... 03/06/2011

(Not So) Speechless Sunday...How Long Will It Remain? I shot this photo today on my way to a listing in Jonesborough Tn. It is located in a v-neck intersection. It amazes me that it still remains on this busy roadway with expensive homes all around! I guess the only question is....How long will it remain? This had to be one magnificent BARN at one time! This is just another example of those images of time gone by in the Bristol Tn Va Area! And Remember For All Your Real Estate Needs In The Bristol Tn Va and Tri-Cities Area.....GoWithRobThomas.com ********** 03/05/2011

Bristol Tn Va...A Great Place To Live! The Bristol Tn Va Area is a really good place to live. We have so many neat things to offer just about every walk of life! How many places have a Guitar this big? You know ....we are the Birthplace of Country Music! One of the other things that makes Bristol Tn Va ...A Great Place To Live is we are home to the Worlds Fastest Half-Mile Track in Bristol Motor Speedway! And no one can match our VIEWS! Another thing that makes Bristol Tn Va...A Great Place To Live is all of our neat images of time going by like the BARN above! Or this one...We have so many neat images like this to see in our area! So take the plunge and see why Bristol Tn Va...Is such a Great Place To Live! Heck...Our Weather Is Even great! And Remember For All Your Real Estate Needs ... 03/02/2011

(Not So) Wordless Wednesday...One Of The Last Ones Standing! Wordless Wednesdays have become a series of images I capture that just plainly can't be left WORDLESS! This particular BARN is totally surrounded by homes from the mid 200's to one multi-million dollar home and is located less than a mile from the Country Club Of Bristol! I've always admired the structure and finally took the photo this past week. I also like the fact that the current owner has not sold this small piece of property to developers....because when they do it will no longer be one of the last ones standing! Hope you all have a great day! And Remember For All Your Real Estate Needs In The Bristol Tn Va and Tri-Cities Area.....GoWithRobThomas.com ********** 03/01/2011

A Sad Day In Real Estate.....Two Condos Back On The Market I've had two Condos under contract for over 6 months waiting on a Judge to rule whether or not the two units can be rented or they have to be owner occupied. The current buyer was willing to pay full price for the two units only if he could rent or lease them. The Homeowners Association is trying to change the By-Laws so that all the units in this complex have to be owner occupied. It's a complex case because one of the units still has a renter that has been there 14 years and he/she really doesn't want to move. As of right now, the master deed says that units can be rented and leased. However, if the Homeowners Association gets their way, the buyer will not purchase the units. With two weeks to go before the ruling comes down, ... 03/01/2011

 Real Estate Market Update For Bristol Tn Va The Bristol Tn Va area is a great place to live! This is a Market Recap for the Bristol Tn Va City and County Area for February 2011Residential New Listings.....70 Homes Sold.....22 Pending Sales.....17 Avg List Price.....$131,159 Avg Sale Price.....$121,882 List to Sell Ratio.....93% Avg Days on Market.....166 Townhouse/Condo New Listings.....11 Sold Listings.....2 Pending Sales.....2 Avg List Price.....$87,750 Avg Sale Price.....$85,250 List to Sell Ratio.....97.15% Avg Days on Market.....155 For more information on what's going on in our market give me a call today! While you're here Check out some of our area listings and also the current weather conditions in Bristol!And Remember For All Your Real Estate Needs In The Bristol Tn Va and Tr... 03/01/2011

Curb Appeal Bristol Tn Va...One Big Project! I wanted to share this project because it has a lot of sentimental meaning to me. This is the farm I grew up on in Bristol Tn. I have herded a many cow to the barn out of this sinkhole on cold winter mornings! My parents recently built a new home just above this site and my Dad came up with the idea to take the sinkhole and make it into something to remember! It took over a year to get it right! They started by taking the dirt down to clay and removing all the big rock that the water might wick by. The rocks were huge! The lake was 18' deep at one point and sprung a leak! But eventually it began to come together! The finished product is amazing! Three waterfalls, one fountain and two water features! Don't ever think a curb appeal project is t... 02/25/2011