Simpler Times - Main Street Neighborhoods - 09/27/09 04:23 PM
Speaking of simpler times, on my children's recent return trip to their old neighborhood in Syracuse, NY, they visited the house they grew up in.  The house was close to 100 years old at the time and they have fond memories of the house, the neighborhood and their childhood in general.  I am writing about this thinking about that is the recreating of these types neighborhoods and the desire to return to a simpler time that keep some of them selling so well. What was it about this neighborhood that we lost when we moved to suburbia?  Front porches that we sat … (4 comments)

Simpler Times - Speechless Sunday - 09/27/09 02:11 PM
Four of the crew in the canoe are my kids.  The location is Oneida Lake in Upstate NY.  It is my neighbor's canoe and that is him Nate holding the rope.  The kids now all in their 20's and 30's all still speak fondly of those summers on the lake with their friends and old Nate who has since passed on in peace.  … (1 comments)

First Time Home Buyers ($8000 Tax Credit) - 09/24/09 09:24 AM

68 Days Left for First Time Home Buyers to lay claim 10% or up to to $8000 in tax credit Call your Realtor TODAY to buy in time to get the cash.  That's right, you can get 10% of the purchase of your first house if you close before December 1st, 2009. December 1st is the day the First Time Home Buyers Credit expires.  You have to CLOSE the deal before December 1st 2009.  Check out the links below to learn more about this great opportunity to buy a house this year and get up to $8000 back when you file taxes next year.
 
75 … (3 comments)

Temple Hills - Part Vl of The Golf Communities of Williamson County - 09/21/09 08:03 PM
< This is the 6th and final piece about Williamson County Tennessee's Golf Communities.  Temple Hills, and The Reserve at Temple Hills are the communities adjacent to of course, Temple Hills Country Club.   The gold course and the community wind around the rolling hills of north Franklin, TN and Williamson County.  Homes built from the 1980's line many of the holes but far enough away to deter all but the most errant shots.  The community has single family homes, townhouses and is now developing luxury homes on the back 9 of this 27 hole layout. Temple Hills         … (3 comments)

3 Bedroom Townhouse in Carriage Park Franklin TN - 09/21/09 02:07 PM
This is a great 3 bedroom townhouse in the Carriage Park neighborhood of Franklin TN.  Located just a mile from Historic Downtown Franklin this neighborhood had lots of open green space, community tennis courts and pool, friendly neighbors.  Exterior maintenance and yard work are done by the HOA.   … (0 comments)

Franklin Tn Home for Sale - Carriage Park Townhouse - 09/21/09 11:52 AM
Come visit this wonderful 2 bedroom cul-de-sac townhouse in the Carriage Park neighborhood of Franklin TN.  Located just a mile from Historic Downtown Franklin this neighborhood has a lot of open green space, community tennis courts and pool, friendly neighbors.  Exterior maintenance and yard work are done by the HOA.   … (0 comments)

Speechless Sunday - The Eyes Have It - 09/20/09 11:00 AM
The eyes have it.   How can anyone not fall immediately in love when a baby gazes at you with eyes so totally trusting.  Being a grandparent is to date perhaps not my highest calling, but certainly my best.  Watching this little guy grow and learn as his parents learn about unconditional love is so very good for my heart. … (4 comments)

74 Days Until the $8000 (up to) Goes Away - 09/17/09 08:26 PM
74 Days Left for First Time Home Buyers to lay claim to up to $8000 in tax credit You hear it, I hear it, it's the sound of the time running out on the IRS handing you as much as $8000 for buying your first house.  Call your Realtor TODAY to buy in time to get the cash. December 1st is the day the First Time Home Buyers Credit expires.  You have to CLOSE the deal before December 1st 2009.  Check out the links below to learn more about this great opportunity to buy a house this year and get up to $8000 back when … (4 comments)

Franklin TN Mobile Home Communities - Top Google Rank - 09/17/09 07:00 PM
Do you get the calls from the 503 area code?  Hey, I can get you on the first page for a Google search for Franklin TN Mobile Home Communities for just $275 per month with a $79.95 set up fee.  These calls are actually fun for me since I started blogging on active rain.  
I actually got one today while out on a sponsored golf tournament for a Dell Webb community in Mt Juliet TN. with some Realtor friends of mine.  One of them most of you should know from his Active Rain blogs, Larry Brewer.  Larry just laughed when … (3 comments)

Time is Running Out on the First Time Home Buyers Tax Credit - 09/16/09 07:49 PM
Tic-Toc Tic-Toc  I know you hear it, I hear it too.   That's the sound of the time running out on the IRS handing you as much as $8000 for buying your first house.  Call your Realtor TODAY to buy in time to get the cash. December 1st is the day the First Time Home Buyers Credit expires.  You have to CLOSE the deal before December 1st 2009.  Check out the links below to learn more about this great opportunity to buy a house this year and get up to $8000 back when you file taxes next year.
 
75 days left, so what are … (1 comments)

Westlawn Green - A Great Nashville Condo Community - 09/16/09 07:39 PM
Have you looked at Westlawn Green - One of Nashville's Condo Communities Is there a better location to live?  Westlawn Green is perfect.  Walking distance to McCabe Golf Course (and pub), Cafe Nonna (one of my personal favorites),  Silvan Park Cafe, Star Bagel Cafe, and Goldie's Deli.   The condos are from 676 to almost 900 sq ft, many with balconies.  Pool, laundry facilities, outdoor gas grills and picnic areas are some of the amenities of this community.  Some of the units overlook the McCabe 27 hole golf course. Check out the current Westlawn Green listings below and the charts for … (0 comments)

Nashville Condo - The Villager East - Sales Reports - 09/16/09 05:48 PM
Nashville Condos in Green Hills, The Villager East,  These condos are great values Nashville Real Estate with a great location near one of Nashville's finest residential areas. The Villager East is perfectly located between the Mall at Green Hills and the shops and restaurants in Hillsboro Village at Vanderbilt University.  The Villager East has pool, laundry facilities, gas grills, outside sitting and dining areas.  Units are from 600 to a bit over 800 square feet and don't come up for sale often or hang around very long. Below is a 5 year statistical review of sales at The Villager East and … (0 comments)

Don't Wait Until Christmas to Get $8000 for Buying Your First Home - 09/06/09 10:46 PM

Am I beating this drum to death?  GOOD!!  Because you need to call me if you are a 1st time Home Buyer and live in Brentwood TN, Franklin TN, Spring Hill TN and the Greater Nashville Area; December 1st is the day the First Time Home Buyers Credit expires.  You have to CLOSE the deal before December 1st 2009.  Check out the links below to learn more about this great opportunity to buy a house this year and get up to $8000 back when you file taxes next year.
85 days left, so what are you waiting for.  Figuring a 30 day contract to … (4 comments)

August Home Sales in Brentwood, Tennessee - 09/06/09 03:06 PM
The charts below are represent the August sales for homes in Brentwood, TN for 2009, 2008 and 2007.  This includes sales for both Davidson and Williamson County portions of Brentwood.  You can see the low end of the market appears to have bottomed it should be followed by an upward trend in the middle and upper ends.  I believe the market is on its way back up.  If ever you had your eye on a neighborhood or house in Brentwood, now is the time to buy. Brentwood Tennessee Home Sales in August 2009 Brentwood Tennessee Home Sales in August 2008 Brentwood … (0 comments)

Thoughtful Thursday - 09/03/09 06:27 PM
It is a beautiful Autumn day in Franklin Tennessee and I missed a chance to post a photo of my new grandson and first grandchild.  So here is my post to shamelessly force my photo in your faces, but I don't care.  I have been enduring baby photos for so many years knowing that my turn would come someday and here it is.  
It isn't Wordless Wednesday ot Speechless Sunday but here are a couple of photos of the oldest and the youngest in the Nastri family tree.

Great Grandpa Joe (93) and Callahan (6 weeks)
 

Callahan … (6 comments)

Hey Nashville; Less than 3 months left for First Time Home Buyers $8000 Tax Credit - 09/03/09 01:14 PM
Hey HEY, yes I am shouting!!  To all 1st timers Brentwood TN, Franklin TN, Spring Hill TN and the Greater Nashville Area;
December 1st!!  That's the day before the First Time Home Buyers Credit expires.  You have to CLOSE the deal before December 1st 2009.  Check out the links below to learn more about this great opportunity to buy a house this year and get up to $8000 back when you file taxes next year.
87 days left, so what are you waiting for.  Figuring a 30 day contract to close you better have an accepted offer in late October or … (3 comments)

The Governor's Club - Brentwood TN - Sales through August 2009 - 09/03/09 12:38 PM
Here is a look at The Governor's Club home sales in Brentwood, TN for Jan. through Aug. 2009.  Previously written up here as one of the Nashville area's finest golf communities.  This gated community has some of Brentwood's finest luxury homes and estates.  Beautiful rolling hills and views of the Arnold Palmer design golf course make The Governor's Club a very desireable community.
Below are the active listings followed by closed and pending properties through the first 8 months of 2009.  Beneath that is a representation for the same time frame in 2008.
View Current Listings in The Governor's Club

The table below represents … (0 comments)