Chris Thomas's Blog

I am not bound for any public place, but for ground of my own where I have planted vines and orchard trees, and in the heat of the day climbed up into the healing shadow of the woods. -It's the kind of scene that reminds one of Little House on the Prairie.  The stars seem brighter in Trimble Coun...

Louisville is becoming know as one of the country's top restaurant towns.  The city seems to open, close, and reinvent restaurants overnight.  What about coffee?  Well, coffee's a solid venture as well here in the Derby City.  Here are 5 coffee shops we recommend, and if there's one substance The...

Renovated rental home!  This home has been recently remodeled, and is located in the super-convenient Brookhaven neighborhood.  Brookhaven is near St. Regis Park, Greathouse School, Norton Suburban Hospital, Baptist East Hospital, between Hikes Point and St. Matthews.  One can be on the Watterson...

Homes for Sale in the Lexington Manor / Fairlawn Neighborhood Louisville, KYWhy Do People Live here?Defining a neighborhood in St. Matthews can be tricky. There aren't big, grand signs out front or lavish "gated" entrances to these neighborhoods.  In fact, I would guess most residents don't even...

Pictured above:  18705 Weatherford Circle is for saleHere's your Locust Creek Neighborhood Real Estate Snapshot:Currently Listed for Sale in Locust Creek:  17 Active ListingsCurrent Average List Price in Locust Creek:  $582, 139Current Number of PENDING Sales in Locust Creek:  4Current Average Li...

Let's talk, ladies & gentlemen, about music.  That's right, pure, challenging, melodic, choppy music.  This is not Top-40 radio, it's not your granddaddy's bluegrass either (as good as that is), and it's certainly not conceived from 2015's version of Nashville's Music Row.  Nope, it's from Brookl...

Louisville's busy restaurant scene is nearly impossible to keep up with.  It's absurd the number of quality options that continue to populate our city's culinary culture. A cousin of mine who lives in Nashville has been bragging about the "hot chicken" craze for quite some time.  He swears by hot...

I've just got to get this out there:  Price per square foot is the DUMBEST method for determining a home's market value.  There!  I said it!  I know, I know, it's all the rage to talk in terms of price per square foot, it's the sort of thing open house tire-kickers like to throw out there to boos...

Do you watch HGTV?  Have you heard of people "flipping" houses?  Have you been amazed by how easy and profitable it looks?  As a licensed Realtor in Louisville, Kentucky, I spend a little time with each of my home buyer clients and home seller clients explaining to them that, like the popular ho...

Sometimes it's best to go out for appetizers and an adult beverage.  Louisville has several awesome appetizers among a giant selection of outstanding restaurants.  I know there are many more than five Louisville restaurant appetizers that are worth checking out, and this is a list that will cert...