The Facts About Working With a Buyer's Agent When you decide you want to buy a house, there are certain steps to take. One of the first steps is choosing a buyer's agent to represent you. Many people just call various agents willy-nilly, but that is not the proper way of doing things. It's not
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02/26/2011
Tennessee Survival Retreats, Crash Steads, and Working Farms The call usually starts something like this, " Hi Virginia, we are looking to buy a house with some acreage in Tennessee. It needs to have a creek or spring, and we'd prefer it not be visible from the road". This goes on for a few mi
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02/24/2011
Now This Makes Me Cranky! If you follow my blog much, you probably know that I work very long hours. What you may not realize is that I drive a lot of miles each week. It's just part of selling real estate in the Cookeville area. My little part of the world is rural, and it's necessary to cover
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02/24/2011
Born on the Serengeti During a Famine There were 8 of us born that November, emerging with wobbly enthusiasm into a real estate world that is much like the Serengeti. Within days, we had said our goodbyes and joined with larger groups of Serengeti veterans. Ominous clouds loomed on the horizon, b
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02/23/2011
Cookeville Spring Real Estate Rush Starts Early This Year! For a Realtor® who blogs daily, I've certainly been missing in action this week haven't I? I apologize for my tardy behavior, but the Cookeville spring real estate rush came in like a tidal wave this week. I've worked at least 12 hours
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02/19/2011
The Blessings of Being a Realtor® Just a few moments ago, and e-mail popped up in my in-box from a proud father. He was helping his daughter and future son-in-law look for a house. His e-mail got me thinking about how blessed Realtors® really are. Do you realize that we have the honor of being
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02/10/2011
Buying a Cookeville Foreclosure - Things you Should Know. By now everyone has heard about what a great deal you can get on a foreclosure. That's definitely true, but there's a lot you should know before you decide to buy a one. Buying a foreclosure is not like buying a regular house; it's anoth
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02/07/2011
What are we, Tour Guides? I once heard another agent say, "I'm not a tour guide". So, you expect someone relocating to call you to buy the house, but not to find out about the area? Hmmmmm....... Well, he may not be a tour guide, but I am! There's something exciting about getting to be the per
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02/05/2011
Social Networking = Ultimate Support Group Today was a particularly rough day for me in the real estate world. You know the kind of day where nothing huge goes wrong, but a lot of little things just leave you emotionally raw? That kind of day. In my frustration I commented on Facebook that "Som
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02/03/2011
Cookeville Real Estate and the American Way Caravan It happens every Tuesday just like clockwork. The agents of American Way Real Estate form up in a long caravan train and head out. Where are we going? We are off to tour the newest homes for sale in the Cookeville real estate market. We won'
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02/01/2011
