REALTOR Roundup

Setting the pace for anything can be challenging as it takes practice, experience, commitment, and confidence. When training for a run, many people need to work with pacing coaches or apps to learn how to set their own pace, feel their pace intuitively, and know when to pick it up or when to ease up.

March Madness. Are you knowledgeable about that process? Did you play basketball? Are you involved in picking brackets or are you an occasional spectator?

As we join in the celebration of Women’s History Month this March, it’s important to shine the spotlight on women homeowners.

We‘re at a pivotal point when we discuss Nashville’s future. It’s not often you have transportation overhaul bills on the table at the same time as zoning overhaul and codes reform. Transformational things can come from conversations on all three subjects and actions on them together.

As a Realtor who is known as a short-term rental expert in Nashville, I get a lot of calls from Realtors about their short-term rental (STR) clients. The top questions I receive are about the current rules and regulations in Davidson County – “What even are they?” being the most prominent question and secondly, where to list or find STR listings, and lastly, should I be referring this client out? The first two questions could have their dedicated post, but I’ll touch on them quickly.

As the winter chill begins to fade and the flowers start to bloom, the real estate market heats up with the arrival of spring. For homeowners looking to sell, now is the opportune time to showcase their properties to eager buyers. However, to make the most of this bustling season, it's essential to prepare your home effectively for the spring market.

I think it’s fair to say that almost everyone would like their home to be worth more in the future than they paid for it. Historically, real estate as an investment is one of the most sound and reliable forms of putting your money to work. I’ve renovated my own homes I live in; I’ve fixed up old homes to put back on the market and sell, and I’ve helped hundreds of people develop a strategy to list their properties for sale and get the highest return. Here are the top three things I believe will get the most bang for their buck when trying to increase your home’s value.

Real estate agents spend most of their time in early meetings with clients talking about the wrong things. I know this because I did it too. We ask the buyer client all about how many bedrooms and bathrooms they want in a house. We want to know how the buyer is going to pay for the upcoming house. We ask for the buyer’s preferred square footage, the buyer’s desired school district, the color of the front door, and the species of grass the buyer imagines in the backyard.