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cookeville realtor: Why live in Cookeville, TN??? - 08/02/11 06:24 PM
First Realty Company has served the Cookeville TN area for 30 years and provides you with top notch re-location services. Just a few reasons why we think you should join our community... Cookeville Tennessee has a wealth of opportunity and lush natrual landscapes that provide a plethora of beautiful picturesque views right in your own backyard. What’s especially great about Cookeville Tennessee is that it is only 1 hour from Nashville Tennessee and 1.5 hours from Knoxville and Chattanooga Tennessee. Cookeville, TN is a town of approximately 30 thousand, and country living is even more perfect with convenience at your fingertips. … (0 comments)

cookeville realtor: 10 Common Mistakes Made By A Real Estate Agent… - 04/08/11 12:29 PM
10 Common Mistakes Made By A Real Estate Agent…
When consulting with a client or potential client, the usual first impressions carry a lot of significance. Gaining the respect of a client, fellow agents, and the community is important in being a Real Estate Agent.  During conversations, there are many aspects that can lead the client astray, and following a few simple tips can help the agent maintain a professional demeanor.
1.  Dress for success. – As real estate agents can get themselves into some pretty nasty places showing property, some tend to dress down in this career to a mere … (2 comments)

cookeville realtor: Are you looking for Real Estate Services?? - 04/23/09 08:53 PM
I was just speaking to my husband this evening and he was telling me about one of his friends who will soon be moving to our area.  His friend needs to sell his home that he had built a few years ago, which is a few hours from here in Cookeville Tennessee, and will transition to our area possibly renting until he gets to know the Cookeville area well enough before purchasing. His friend told him he was reluctant in speaking to an agent because he didn't know about real estate or what questions to ask. Ahhh, flashbacks came rushing in so fast!  … (0 comments)

cookeville realtor: SPRING HAS SPRUNG IN TENNESSEE... - 04/21/09 12:11 PM
PUTNAM COUNTY TENNESSEE HAS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL LAWNS! 2009 is proving to be a beautiful spring season with plenty of April showers to give us an array of beautiful flowers and fresh lawns to admire.  Also, Spring is a perfect time of the year to buy a home or property.  With trees budding, picturesque landscapes magnify each and every neighborhood and lawn with perfect color.  No wonder why Spring is proven the best time of year for homes sales.  Property can still be easily shown. Especially wooded lots are prime to view.  While not every tree is full of foliage, you … (1 comments)

cookeville realtor: Cookeville Real Estate: Open Houses can Benefit You! - 11/14/08 01:11 PM
Buying a house for whatever reason should be a fun and exciting time.
Open houses can be an enjoyable and rewarding event, so make your next Open House excursion an accomplished one. Try to visit three or four different homes in one day. Here are some special things to look for when going to see these houses.
Take a notepad with you to each house and make a note of the address of the homes you visit. Jot down things you like and dislike about each house. This will help you keep track of which house is which. Note the nearby schools, the general neighborhood, … (0 comments)

cookeville realtor: Cookeville Real Estate: Make your next move to paradise! - 11/14/08 11:30 AM
Cookeville Tennessee provides an abundance of beauty and fun things to do!  Whether you are a cave explorer, a rock climber, fisherman, hunter, or just like to relax in the fresh air, Cookeville is the place to be!  With low property Taxes and No State Income Tax,you can find your place in beautiful Cookeville Tennessee. Take a look at our demographics!
You can live in the slower paced communities in this desired Middle Tennessee area with Knoxville, Nashville, and Chattanooga only 1 to 2 hours away.  Imagine leisure living with abundant shopping and city life at your fingertips! Take a look at … (0 comments)

cookeville realtor: Cookeville Localsim: Eastlake Waterfall in Cookeville Tennessee - 10/02/08 02:34 PM
Would you love to have beautiful mountain scenery, quiet lake with walking trails to stroll and a beautiful waterfall in your backyard??  Enjoy the beauty of living on this small, yet picturesque lake in Cookeville Tennessee.  Our residents fish in their own back yards or go down to the public boat dock and fishing dock to enjoy some of nature's finest moments.  The lake offers a public walking trail and a waterfall at the end of the trail with an overlook to soak up the soothing moment of the sound of the falls.  Just another perk you get by living in … (1 comments)

cookeville realtor: Cookeville Real Estate: Getting Your Home Sold! - 09/26/08 09:31 PM
Attention Home Sellers:  Right now is a perfect time to assess your homes situation in today's market and step up the competition by doing a few things to make your home more marketable. 
Get a Good Listing Agent~ Interviewing a good agent comes with a few questions to include: Are you on an MLS system?  If so, what areas do that system cover?  how many agents does that system reach?  Are you on more than one MLS system?  My answer - Yes, I am on two that covers just East of Nashville Tennessee all the way through East Tennessee spanding over … (0 comments)

cookeville realtor: Cookeville Real Estate: Why you should choose Cookeville Tennesse to live... - 09/21/08 09:14 AM
First Realty Company has served the Cookeville TN area for 30 years and provides you with top notch re-location services. Just a few reasons why we think you should join our community... Cookeville Tennessee has a wealth of opportunity and lush natrual landscapes that provide beautiful picturesque views right in your own backyard.  Whats especially great about Cookeville Tennessee is that it is only 1 hour from Nashville Tennessee and 1.5 hours from Knoxville and Chattanooga Tennessee.  A town of approx. 30 thousand makes country living with convenience at your fingertips. All this comes with low property taxes and no state … (4 comments)

cookeville realtor: First Realty Cookeville Tennessee is reaching home buyers! - 09/20/08 09:44 PM
Looking for a home in Cookeville Tennessee, Monterey Tennessee, Sparta Tennessee, Livingston Tennessee or Crossville Tennessee?  Need that nice quiet retreat on Dale Hollow Lake located in Celina Tennessee? or maybe our beautiful Center Hill Lake that stretches from Cookeville to Smithville Tennessee? 
Whatever type of home or land you are looking for, Kay Bennett at First Realty has got you covered.  First Realty in Cookeville Tennessee has over 30 years of experience and is comprised of a 100+ agent family to help you find your next home, retreat, or land tract.  We have top of the line commercial property agents … (3 comments)

cookeville realtor: Center Hill Lake, Tennessee: Fish, Boat, Camp, and Live - 09/08/08 04:27 PM
Center Hill Lake is located minutes from Cookeville, Tennessee where the locals thrive during the summer months by house boating, fishing, camping and having fun!  Center Hill Dam is a high head dam and there is no lock to allow boaters, barges and such to travel to the river side.  Center Hill Lake is primarily used for Recreation, Flood Control, and hydro-power.  Trout fishin is a popular past time on the river side of the dam.  The water is cool and clear and the trout nearly jumps into your lap, or maybe catching them is just that easy and fun!  Come … (1 comments)

cookeville realtor: Tennessee Localism: Let Kay Bennett find your Tennessee Log Home! - 09/01/08 06:46 PM
Ever dreamed of living in a beautiful natural paradise overlooking a breathtaking Lake, mountain backdrops, and green countrysides? You can have just that here in the Upper Cumberlands of Tennessee.  A unique plus you get with all this is a relatively mild climate year round.  With four seasons, our winters are mild and our summers are too!  Tennessee Log Homes are a popular landscape here and people from everywhere have re-located here to enjoy what our great state has to offer.
Low Property taxes No State Income Tax No Personal Property Taxes Beautiful backdrops of the Tennessee hills and mountainous scenery Large lakes … (2 comments)

cookeville realtor: Cookeville Real Estate: Goal Setting - 08/23/08 03:13 PM
Whether you are a new agent or seasoned, keeping tract of your goals is important in business.  Setting goals is one thing, but keeping them takes focus and work.  Now, as for my goals, mine are broken down into equal parts, so when I told my broker what my goal was for this year in sales volume, he said: "Can't you set your goals a little higher than that?"  I of course explained that sales volume is only a part of my goals in my business per year.  I have a complete structured set of goals that help me make up the success … (6 comments)

cookeville realtor: Cookeville Real Estate: Are you a New Agent? - 08/23/08 01:36 PM
Are you a New Agent who knows absolutely nothing about getting started in your new and exciting career in Real Estate?  Well, first may I say that you have made to the right place!  Active Rain is the best place to get started in your career and an even better place to stay once you've become a seasoned agent.  This network provides such vital information and support of agents and Real Estate involved people.  You will learn from others experiences, and hopefully give back to our Active Rain Community your experience, for others to benefit as well.
So, let me address you … (1 comments)

cookeville realtor: Cookeville Real Estate: Weekly Marketing Statistics 08-22-08 - 08/23/08 10:29 AM
 
Hello all, and what will the market look like this coming week?  Be sure to check back in at the end of the week for my special ongoing edition of the Cookeville Tennessee area housing market. I am expanding on my weekly statistics to include Putnam County AND surrounding areas in our MLS system. Note: sales only pertain to our Multiple Listing Service statistics. 
Talk about a great increase in August!  The back to school rush is on and home sales in our area are on the rise!  
 Multi-class includes: land, residential, commercial, and multi-family
 
Lets take a look at this weeks stats for our … (0 comments)

cookeville realtor: Cookeville Real Estate: Why Own a Home? - 08/17/08 03:57 PM
Home ownership is a major step in an individual or family's life.  There are many things to consider before purchasing a home.
Do you have a steady income/employment for the past 2 years? Do you have a credit history that is stablized and in good standing? Do you have money saved for down payment/closing costs and other expenses? Is your manageable debt enough to allow you to figure in the costs of owning a home?  This would include yard maintenance, repairs, taxes, etc. Owning a home can have great advantages when you are ready to purchase.
A place that will be your … (0 comments)

cookeville realtor: Cookeville TN Spotlight: Algood Tennessee - 08/06/08 02:19 PM
Remember when....
Remember when back in the day you could step outside on your front porch and hear the birds chirping, the sounds of the neighborhood children playing on a hot summers day.  Getting on your bicycle and riding up to the General Store to buy that ice cream cone!  When the police man met you in the post office and patted you on the head calling your name and greeting you with a "Good Day to you".  The air outside filled with warmth and peaceful winds. It seemed you hadn't a care in the world.  The nostalgia of that old … (2 comments)

cookeville realtor: Cookeville TN Real Estate: Algood Residential Homes Sales is Fast Growing! - 08/06/08 01:25 PM

Some communities to reside in Algood are its popular White Plains Golf Course Community.  This community is made up of several areas known as White Plains, Plantation, Heritage Green, and The Cove.  From Horse farms to luxury estates, Algood Tennesse is high in demand for relocation to the Putnam County Area. 
 Other subdivisions in Algood are Paran Pointe, Candyland, and Deerhaven and thats just to name a few.  Give me a call or follow my blogs on Algood Tennessee to further investigate that outstanding community just north of Cookeville, TN.
 






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cookeville realtor: Cookeville TN Real Estate: Algood Tennessee says come see the progress on our new school! - 08/06/08 12:50 PM
Algood Tennessee is a fast growing community unique in many features.  The K-8 Algood school is one of the most popular in Putnam County or Cookeville TN area!  Now, with growth and expansion, Algood is building an elementary school right next door.  This new facility will help with minimizing classroom size and provide exceedingly better educational standard for its students. 
The new Elementary School will be 110,000 square feet with media center, gym, and dining area in addition to classrooms.  It is projected to hold 600 elementary students.  This great new school is projected to be finished in 2009.
 
Many … (0 comments)

cookeville realtor: Cookeville TN Real Estate: Weekly Marketing Statistics 07-28-08 - 08/02/08 07:06 PM
Hello all, and what will the market look like this coming week?  Be sure to check back in at the end of the week for my special ongoing edition of the Cookeville Tennessee area housing market. 
Realtor® talk is that the market is picking back up after a short "summertime" decrease due to everyone getting back in the "back to school" groove.  As you know, Putnam County Schools started July 28 and summer break is all but a memory.  I hope everyone had a great summer vacation, too!  Well, as we get back to the grind, thinking about putting your house on the market is … (0 comments)

 
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