Smart Chattanooga Home Buyers Purchase Boundary Surveys

Smart Chattanooga home buyers purchase boundary surveys. Surveys are great tools. They are great representations of “real property”. What is a real property or boundary survey? It is a legal document…here is a definition from LegalMatch.com. I am not a surveyor. So I am not qualified to speak to the merits of different types. I…

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Real Estate Sales Done Daily Wins

Real estate sales done daily wins. Winners in real estate awards used to get plaques. The certificates behind plexiglass would read how many in millions were sold. I remember certain sales people would stack their awards beside the desk because they did not have enough wall space. The consistent top producers did their activities daily.…

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Young Home Buyers Are Wise

Young home buyers are wise. I am encouraged about our future because I have worked with young people buying homes. All three couples that I worked with are hard working and using good common sense. They are looking at the following things: 1. Their budget and not going “house poor” 2. Deals – 2 bought…

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I am a Realtor Server not a Born Salesman

I am a Realtor server not a born salesman. My first cut at sales was at Thrasher Elementary school on Signal Mountain, TN. Each year the students sold chocolate bars. We raised money for classroom window air conditioners. I still remember the first house in Skyline Drive subdivision I walked up to. The older lady…

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I Didn't Mean To Be A Real Estate Agent

I didn’t mean to be a real estate agent. It just seemed to happen to me. Here’s my version of the story. In first grade at Thrasher Elementary in the 70s, I had three occupation choices, 1. Policeman, 2. Fireman, or 3. Astronaut. My decision at the time was Astronaut. I remember watching Neil Armstrong…

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Chattanooga Real Estate Reflects National Trends

Chattanooga real estate reflects national trends. Chattanooga is like many mid-western tertiary markets. We do not see the big booms or the steep falls that coastal or some primary markets tend to experience. Chattanooga is a mirror of the national economy. Chattanooga home sales under $100,000 fell in 2013. The national first time home owner…

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Why God Asked Me To Blog Real Estate 45 Days Straight

Why God asked me to blog about real estate 45 days straight. To Change me. He is changing my heart and wringing out future “orders”(for the military minded) or business plan (for the entrepreneurs). This is day 35 and the vision is coming into focus. The focus is my heart surgery. It’s all about me.…

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Real Estate Brokerage Model Will Change To Accommodate Trust and Service

Real estate brokerage model will change to accommodate trust and service. Serving home buyers and sellers with trustworthy service will be a generous business for years to come. How Realtors and brokerage firms get paid will most likely change. Change is being driven by the human need for honest communication and is being facilitated by…

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