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11 Reasons to Subscribe to my Newsletter

Dec 27, 2023

Why is it good to subscribe to my real estate newsletter? Subscribing to my real estate newsletter can offer various benefits for both other real...

Will the Dead of Winter Kill my Home Sale?

Jan 15, 2020

Photo by freestocks.org on Unsplash Written by Don Martin. You can follow all of Don Martin’s work HERE and/or a less frequent newsletter HERE. Please share these...

PICTURE CAPTIONS | Make Your Pix Work Harder in FSBO Listings

Oct 25, 2019

Let’s face it. What do your pictures do most of the time on your FSBO listing? They sit around. Or lie there. They may be...

How much do I need to save up to buy a house?

Feb 6, 2019

Written by Don Martin. For his updates go here. In Nashville, TN, right now, Zillow says the median list price of a house for sale...

Why Hasn’t My House Sold?

Jan 24, 2019

Buying or selling a house is a human process. It is also a mechanical process. When we try to sell our house, there are many...

Hit Me With Your Best Shot

Nov 17, 2018

Pat Benatar wrote and sang that line a few years ago. If you are buying a house, the human nature is such that you want...

Tips to Prep Your Home Before Old Man Winter Arrives

Oct 29, 2018

This post reprinted from Oct 29, 2019 Photo by Nathan Fertig on Unsplash The cookouts, pool parties, campouts and festivals have all come to an...

Advertise Here Cheap!

Oct 3, 2018

As we change and improve this website and our service, we have been asked to make some room for other people in the real estate...

E-Mail Etiquette

Jul 8, 2018

A LOT of e-mails I am a real estate broker operating state-wide in Tennessee. I do a lot of listings, many of them MLS Entry-only...

FSBO Seller Contact info – Easier to find now!

Jul 5, 2018

Even though the MLS, Multiple Listing Service, is for REALTORS, sometimes I have a MLS entry-only customer grumble that prospects for the property have difficulty...