From the category archives:

Home Selling

One NashvilleAndBeyond.com reader recently asked about putting their home on the market and how a neighbor’s lack of home maintenance and lawn care could hurt their value and salability.   In this video, Brian tackles the issue with some unicorns and love, first, but then gives the mean solution, too.

My Neighbor’s Yard Is Horrid! from [...]

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We hear it all the time, potential home sellers concerned about putting their house on the market at the right time. “When is the best month to sell our home?” Is it May, when schools are out, or March, when spring awakens and people are itching for change?

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Rob asks a question about getting ready to sell his home.  He has some structural separation and wonders what he should expect in the sale, inspection and closing.

Will My House Sell With Structural Issues? from Brian Copeland on Vimeo.
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Nashville flood 2010

Update 5/4/2010 6:15 p.m. Here’s the number for FEMA Nashville Flood Claims.
800-621-FEMA
Register for claims beginning Wednesday, May 5, 2010 here.
I‘m already starting to get a few calls and questions about water damage and homeownership in the Nashville area after the floods that are currently rising in Nashville.  Here are the things you should remember after [...]

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As a buyer’s agent, I show hundreds on houses every quarter.  Consistently, I see the same mistakes made by home sellers in the over-customization of their home decor.  Here are the top seven things that always show up and cause distractions in homes.  Are you guilty?

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Are You A Museum Or A House?

by Brian on April 17, 2010

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I‘ve had two showing experiences in the past two weeks that were just strange.  Both homes, gorgeous.  Both homes, virtually perfect exteriors, conditions and prices.  Both homes sit in amazing spots.  Neither home will sell.  Both homes are listed with amazing agents.  Both owners obviously won’t listen to their amazing agents.  Both owners are more [...]

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If you have a home listed in 37206, here are the showing trends for the neighborhood in the East Nashville zip code from March 13-April 13, 2010.

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Nashville Short Sales

The Home Affordable Foreclosure Alternatives program, under the U.S. Treasury Department, launched on April 5, 2010.  What does HAFA mean for today’s home owners?  This was signed in conjunction with the Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP) under the Obama Administration to hopefully revitalize the housing market.

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