Brian's Blog

While Metro Nashville has top quality schools, many residents are finding the ratios and education quality of Williamson County additionally attractive. Here I take a look at the Williamson County School systems rankings, safety and area home prices.

Life along Nashville waterways has been historically quite industrial. A new surge is being seen with residents reconnecting with the water. I take a look at the history and housing market of the river.

I had some fabulous buyers recently put me on to a new interactive eating place.  Toni Nederfeld and Jesse Dunn (Forrest Avenue in East Nashville) introduced me to The Pfunky Griddle.  Imagine the Hibachi steak house experience with the cooking surface in the middle of your table.  Now, make it p...

Nashville has recently been making a major push to create more connected greenways throughout the urban corridor. One of my favorite greenways starts in downtown's Bicentennial Park, weaves down the west side of the Cumberland, crosses the Shelby Street Bridge and heads into East Nashville. When ...

Three of my buyers recently snagged my brand new Panasonic DVX 100b on a trip to Florida and made this spoof on the Miss Teen South Carolina spoof. Thanks for the laughs, Scott Bryant (Davis Street buyer), Jeremy Ryan (North 2nd Buyer) and cameraman Brian O'Connor (Stockell Street buyer). I perso...

This weekend we filmed the Nashville episode of Househunters on HGTV.  It was so funny how it all came about.  My buyer, Kristin, knew that I was on TLC's Flip That House and was a big fan of Househunters.  She asked me if I'd ever been asked to do the show.  The next week, I got the call from th...

One of the things I am most interested in when visiting a new city is knowing where the "real" places to eat are.  Here's my inside scoop to Nashville.  Now, keep in mind, these are the best Nashville-only places. Best Meat and Three:  Arnolds ($) (downtown), Sweats (Farmer's Market and TSU) ($$)...

I was driving today from my hotel in Vegas to the airport. The cabby asked me about where I lived which of course lead to my official Chamber of Commerce Nashville schpill. After I shut up, I started thinking about what I don't like about Nashville. It made me think about starting a list of shops...

I went to the National Association of REALTORS conference in Vegas this week.  My mentor and biggest cheerleader, Jackie Leavenworth, insisted I go; so, I booked late.  I ended up in a seedy little hotel off the strip where dental hygiene wasn't high on the list of priorities for most of the patr...