Buying a Condo in Nashville: The Guide!

By Mary O'Neil

Before you consider buying a Nashville condo, consider the financial costs added to the sales price through maintenance and other issues. While condos often appear to be cheaper than townhouses or single-family properties, the hidden costs can actually make the price of owning a condo higher than the price of owning comparable single-family properties. Factor In…

Spotting Potential Home Problems

By Mary O'Neil

When you’re searching for a new Nashville home, weekends spent touring open houses can quickly get tiresome. Keeping track of the homes you like compared to the ones you don’t is maddening. And while no house is perfect, when it comes to your budget, some updates are harder to consider than others. Garish paint colors,…

Buying A Home When Your Partner Has Bad Credit

By Mary O'Neil

So you’re a financial rock star, and you’re ready to buy a home. You take pains to pay all your bills on time and you work hard to earn more and save more. Your credit score reflects your savvy money-management skills, and you’re proud of your 730 credit score. But your partner? Less so. Whether…

Why Hire a Nashville Real Estate Agent?

By Mary O'Neil

There are now a lot of services which help both home buyers and home sellers complete transactions smoother and with more information; and if you’re like most individuals who’ve been co-opting the benefits of the tech revolution, you’ve probably wondered if real estate agents aren’t a relic of a bygone time. But for most people,…

How to Write a Home Offer Letter

By Mary O'Neil

Writing a great offer letter that sellers will love can seem like a silly add-on, but you shouldn’t underestimate this tool! Now that Nashville homes for sale and the local real estate is in a ‘seller’s market’, any little thing you can do to add appeal to your offer is important. And we have a…

Buying a Home with Bad Credit

By Mary O'Neil

As much as we may hate it, numbers can determine much of what we’re able to do in life. Just like you need a high GPA to get into the college of your dreams, so too do you need a high credit score to secure a loan on that dream home for sale in East…