2017: Q2 Nashville Residential Sales Data
With even fewer days on market and higher housing prices, the 2017 Quarter 2 housing market proved difficult for buyers as Nashville remains a strong sellers’ market.
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Nashville Short Term Rentals
Do you like the idea of making additional revenue with your property real estate investment? If you have multiple properties or even an extra room, maybe you’ve considered looking into the popular website to advertise your place as a weekend or occasional rental, but you have no idea how to “legally” short- term rent your[…]
Nashville HPRs. What is it and why do I care?
If you’ve been looking at Nashville real estate for any amount of time, you’ve likely come across a property classified as “HPR.” No biggie, keep scrolling, it’s still a “house”, right? Well, yes and no. How do you define house? How does your lender- your insurance agent- the city? Now it’s complicated. What is an[…]
How’s the Short Term Rental Market in Nashville?
UPDATE: As of May 9, 2017: Tennessee Senate Bill 1086, which would have curtailed Nashville’s ability to regulate short-term rentals locally, did not move forward in the Tennessee Senate today because it lacked the number of votes needed to pass. It may be considered again in January 2018. With Nashville’s booming real estate market, I’m sure[…]
First Time Buyer Information
Are you ready to buy? Have you gotten to a place mentally and financially where you’re ready to make the transition into home ownership? Home ownership is a risk and an investment that can provide many rewards over time. It’s important to be realistic and honest about your expectations for ownership because owning a home[…]
How to Avoid Buyer’s Remorse
Whether it’s your first time buying a home or you’ve bought many times before, you’re bound to have some reservations about what you’ve just “done.” Many times after making any type of significant purchase, buyers have feelings known as “buyer’s remorse.” These are feelings of doubt, guilt or uncertainty. No matter how experienced you are,[…]
Understanding the 2017 Davidson County Property Reassessment
Every four years, Davidson County, Nashville, Tennessee conducts a property value reassessment or reappraisal. This means that those of us living and owning in Davidson County are due for reappraisal in April 2017. In case it was unclear by all the crane activity and break-neck sales pace we’ve seen over the past 5 years, Davidson[…]
But Zillow says my house is worth…
But Zillow says my house is worth… How many times have I heard this?!? Have you read this article? Fast forward to the image caption: Zillow CEO Spencer Rascoff, shown in his downtown Seattle office, says Zestimates are “a good starting point” but that nationwide Zestimates have a “median error rate” of about 8%. (Ellen[…]
Credit: How can I build a better score?
Many home loan programs have raised their credit score requirement to a score of 640 and above. If your credit score is lower than you’d like or lower than this minimum threshold, and there aren’t any errors on your report, there are several steps you can take to improve your credit score. Keep in mind,[…]
Credit: How to Repair Errors and Damage
Ok, so now you know What Credit Is and Why You Should Care. Hopefully you’ve learned some things and you now want to know how to repair your credit. First you have to want to repair your credit. This is huge, because many people don’t want to put in the work to clean up their[…]