Waiting For the Bottom

Tuesday, December 15th, 2009 Posted in Gatlinburg Real Estate, Sevier County Real Estate, real estate | Comments Off

Waiting for the bottom in real estate is similar to grabbing a yo-yo at the bottom, you are usually a little early or a little late There are many people out ... Read more..

A Bargain Isn’t Always A Bargain

Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009 Posted in Buyers, Foreclosure, Gatlinburg Real Estate, Sevier County Real Estate | Comments Off

Investing in REO/foreclosure properties may seem like the thing to do these days but just because a property is being sold at a bargain price doesn’t necessarily mean it is ... Read more..

Use The First Time Home Buyer Tax Credit in Sevier County

Monday, August 3rd, 2009 Posted in First-time Homebuyer, Tax Credit | Comments Off

There's a bit of urgency now when we speak about the First Time Buyer Tax Credit. Mostly because it will be over by the end of November. Secondly, the Federal ... Read more..

In the Spring

Wednesday, March 25th, 2009 Posted in Sevier County Real Estate | Comments Off

Does Spring create irrational optimism? I hope not. I've been feeling a sense of optimism with the warm days, flowers blooming, and sunshine. I hope everyone else is feeling it ... Read more..

Getting Ahead of the Market

Wednesday, March 11th, 2009 Posted in Sevier County Real Estate | Comments Off

I've been speaking to some of my agents about pricing their sellers' homes ahead of the market. That was an easy thing to do when the market trends were going ... Read more..

New Year, New Business

Tuesday, January 6th, 2009 Posted in Gatlinburg Real Estate, Sevier County Real Estate | Comments Off

I have to admit that I've been aprehensive about 2009. It's not as though 2008 gave me that much to look forward to in the way of business, the type ... Read more..

Change for the Real Estate Business

Wednesday, December 3rd, 2008 Posted in Sevier County Real Estate | Comments Off

Being in the real estate business is an exercize in constant change. Even in the boom periods we are always adapting to new technology, new customer demands, and the ever ... Read more..

First Snow in Gatlinburg

Monday, November 17th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

[caption id="attachment_53" align="alignleft" width="199" caption="Snow on the Mountain"][/caption] Early Sunday morning we had our first snow in Gatlinburg. It started out more like a rain/snow mix but then later became that ... Read more..

Short Sales = Saving Grace?

Monday, November 10th, 2008 Posted in Sevier County Real Estate | Comments Off

Short sales are not the best way to transfer property but lately it's become the method of choice for some buyers and distressed sellers. Many of our customers are confused ... Read more..

Media and I Don’t Always Agree

Thursday, October 23rd, 2008 Posted in Gatlinburg Real Estate | Comments Off

I suppose I'm an eternal optimist. I do think the best of people more often than not. I have to admit I was really excited when one of my agents ... Read more..