It’s New Year’s Resolution Time! Is your New Year’s Resolution to move to Tennessee?  If it is then I say let’s get started now!  Many people make New Years Resolutions and they fall under many categories.  Health/exercise, financial, take up a hobby, volunteer, less social media, move etc.  They all fall under the category of “make my life better.” I haven’t heard anyone say it yet, but I am sure there are some people out there who are tired of living where they live and have made a New Year’s resolution to move to Tennessee…whatever it takes. Nashville seems to be high on ..read more

Buying in this Sellers Market:  An Exercise in Patience &  Persistence.   I wasn’t sure whether to write this in the beginning or put it at the end.  I am almost writing this as much for posterity and for informational and educational reasons.  It was a crazy few months as prices, offers, seller requests spiraled almost out of control. Nashvilles Red Hot Real Estate Market This is the hottest real estate market in…well, as long as most of us can remember.  Everyone has heard, it’s a seller’s market and it is.  The Sellers are now not only getting their nu ..read more

Thinking of moving from Illinois to Nashville?  If so, you most certainly aren’t the only one!  The overall population of Illinois declined for the sixth consecutive year. My wife, who is a jewelry designer, had a small retail store in Nashville that was next to a very popular tourist destination.  When I was there,  I enjoyed being able to talk with many of our visitors. I would always chat with them and ask them where they were from. I loved hearing their stories & their adventures in Nashville. Whenever I met someone from Illinois, I asked them when we ..read more

The Importance of Great Photography when your are listing your home Fist off, if you would like me to list your home for sale, I would be grateful for the opportunity!  I love working with families to get their homes sold for the best price possible. To make this happen, one of the most important factors is, you guessed it, Pictures! They really do speak a thousand words. Or they can say nothing at all. Or even worse, make your house look pretty undesirable. And we all know undesirable equals hard to sell. Let's be honest. No one wants to get into their car and drive across town to s ..read more

LEIPERS FORK , TENNESSEE- The best little small town no one has ever heard of… One of the best kept secrets about Nashville is Leipers Fork. A little village about 30 miles south of Nashville, near Franklin, TN. It boasts a population of around 400 of the friendliest people you will ever have the pleasure of knowing. It is nestled between beautiful rolling green hills and pastures of horses & cattle.  Big old southern farm houses are dotted along the road. This historic village dates back to before the civil war and was a trading route of the Natchez Indian tribe. Leipers Fork is ..read more

Nestled by the Harpeth river, about 20 miles south of Nashville lies a one of the best small towns in America and one of the most charming. It was founded in 1799 and a little known fact was that it was actually named after Benjamin Franklin. Rich with southern charm, shops, restaurants and packed with history you will find an historic Main Street. old movie theaters and rich Civil war history.  There is a reason that it has been voted “Nicest places in America” , one of the “25 Coolest Towns in America” and one of “The South’s Prettiest Towns”.  Here are some of the things that mak ..read more

4 Things you should look for when buying a horse property in Nashville or Franklin Tennessee Since moving to Franklin, TN  six years ago, I have learned quite a bit about being a horse owner.  I am not an equestrian expert, I am more of a semi-knowledgeable ranch hand.  Did you know grass has lots of sugar in it and if a horse eats too much grass they can get laminitis?  I didn’t until I moved here and now own two horses.  My wife is the horse lover and like most horse lovers dreamed of having her horses in a big pasture being able to run free, rat ..read more

Moving to Nashville TN? Hello, I‘m Ryan and this is my real estate blog. I live in Franklin, TN with my lovely wife and a few pets of large and larger sizes.  I never thought I would be a dog and horse owner, but I am and if nothing else it keeps me in shape with all the chores.  We call it farm fit. We moved out here to Leipers Fork TN, 6 years ago and have never looked back.  That might come as a surprise when I tell say we moved from Southern California, pretty close to the beach.  It was nice, but like a lot of things that are nice we take them for granted and would sa ..read more

Important facts about the Nashville Job Market Let’s talk jobs.  With the lower taxes, warmer climate, centralized location and the undeniable hospitality of the south Nashville/Franklin TN is full of opportunity. There is and always will be music jobs here in Nashville, it is Music City after all.  But, what other industries and organizations are on the move to Nashville? In 2019 so far….a few big names have relocated to Nashville or opened offices here:  Digital – Amazon, Wonolo & pilot.com Financial – AllianceBernstein Automotive – Mitsubishi (Franklin, TN) Accou ..read more

Taxes In Tennessee - What you need to know When we were considering the to move to Franklin, TN. from California our conversation usually circled back to cost of living and quality of life. Don’t get me wrong, California is a great place to live, but it is a bit expensive to live there.  Ok, not a bit expensive. Really expensive. I am currently working with two clients that are moving from California here to Franklin, TN. and one of the biggest considerations is the money drain of property taxes, income taxes, gas taxes, car registration taxes… The list goes on, but you get the idea. We ..read more