Come Home to Middle Tennessee

I held an open house today for another agent and actually had one couple come through.  I really wasn't expecting anyone since it was Father's Day.  Unfortunately, the buyers were just Lookie-Loo's and not really interesting in writing a contract.  I'm not sure why this home isn't selling, unless...

Located just a few miles southeast of the famous Nashville, Tennessee, LaVergne is a small town that's running fast and furious to keep up with growth.  About 10 years ago, LaVergne's population was around 15,000.  Today, the number of residents has nearly doubled.City officials have jumped throu...

There is an agent in my office who always rolls her eyes when she hears we have a new agent.  She makes it abundantly clear that she absolutely hates them (she has actually said it to the poor newbies as she's introduced to them).  I don't know her reasons - it could be she feels they will take a...

I showed a new home yesterday - beautiful, tastefully painted, nice fixtures - you know, the works.  Then we walked into the garage and noticed a pile of grass seed was spilling out of a small, built-in cabinet.  So we opened the little storage door and screamed.  A RAT was inside and started to ...

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Before I got my real estate license, I bought two homes and sold one.  The first one I bought, our agent surprised us with a brass door knocker with our last name engraved on it.  We were so tickled that we picked her to list our house TEN years later when we sold it.  She didn't' give us a gift ...

I like to make money. I like to make lots of money.  But twice this year, I've found myself working for free.  The first time, my husband came home late from work and said I should expect a call.  He ran into a couple at our local gas station and they were at the counter asking the poor clerk abo...

I apologize in advance if anyone has already posted about this neato new toy provided by Trulia.  You can type the name of a town near you (or far from you) and watch the construction growth from 1890 to the present.  Coolest beans, ever.CLICK HERE FOR THE LINK FROM TRULIA.Update:  I've gone back...

This site has been so helpful to me!  I've been able to keep up with real estate news from around the country, plus use some of the ideas shared here for my own business.  On the Shak & Jill site, I've already found several realtors here who I've linked to.Since I'm fairly new to the site, I don'...

Hello to anyone who may be reading this.  I have been a blogger for well over a year now and only regret I didn't start sooner.  Today, I was asked to begin professionally writing for a real estate blog called Shak & Jill.  Geared toward the consumer, the goal is to provide content from other rea...