Franklin TN & Nashville Area Real Estate Market

Craigs List Rental Scam

Mike Nastri Franklin TN Homes (Keller Williams Realty) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:28:50 -0600

As we experience more and more technological

advances there will be schemers who are

determined to cheat and steal hard earned

money from the honest folks we service. It is for these honest folks that I am posting this warning.

Beware, if something appears to good to be true, then most likely it is.

A customer who logged into my website sent me two links and a question. One of the links was to a listing she found on my website, the other was to the same property posted on Craig's List for rent.

Her question went like this:

Message: Hi there - can you confirm that this property for sale is also this one posted on craigs list for rent? here is the post. We are just confirming the accuracy of the posting before we rent.

It was late in the evening when her lead came in so I sent her a note with the listing and told her I would call the listing agent in the morning to inquire about the rental.

In the morning I looked up the Craig's List post and saw a ridiculously low rent amount and a very low security deposit request. I called the agent with the listing in front of me and asked, "Is this for rent and is this the correct amount". The listing agent explained, it is a SCAM.

She explained how it works: the scammers find a listing, swipe the photos and post it as a Craig's List rental at a very low rate and modest security deposit. Naturally it attracts a lot of interest and after a couple of emails they send you a very convincing letter and this link:

If you would like to set up an appointment, go to the link below and request the free copy of your rental / credit report. We use this company for all the properties we manage. Just fill out the form and indicate that you want the free credit report. The actual scores on the report aren't important to us; it's more of a formality to have it on file, to make sure you are who you say you are.

Get your report here: http://mycreditnow.net/freecreditreport

I removed the link but it goes to a very official looking website with Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion all prominently displayed. After filling out a registration form and a click to submit it another form asking for, yep, you guessed it, your credit card info and the trap is set.

I have also heard of a variation on this where you mail your security deposit (cashiers check), most often out of the country, to hold this great deal of a rental property. Needless to say that is money you will never see again.

So please people, if you take nothing else away from this remember, if it appears too good to be true, it most likely is.

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The Townhouses at Hearthstone Manor

Mike Nastri Franklin TN Homes (Keller Williams Realty) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:48:55 -0600

The Townhouses at Hearthstone Manor

If you are looking for a great neighborhood with great pricing The Townhouses at Hearthstone Manor may be the place for you. There are wonderful 2 and 3 bedroom townhouses all with attached garages and many convenient layouts.

Some of these Hearthstone Manor Townhouses have great lake views and are actually lake front (in Tennessee a large pond is often called a lake).

There are between 80 and 90 Townhouses in this quiet community adjacent to the single family home community. It also shares the lake/pond with the ducks. If you are looking for quiet, peaceful, serene neighborhood within minutes of the I-65, downtown Brentwood and Cool Springs Galleria Mall, this could be the place for you.

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St. Martin Square Condos in Brentwood TN - WOW to Luxury

Mike Nastri Franklin TN Homes (Keller Williams Realty) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:08:25 -0600

WOW, St. Martin Square - Brentwood TN Condos

As we looked at the condos at St. Martin Square Condos in Brentwood TN I couldn't help but agree with my client. These were more than a place to live, these were a "life-style".

St. Martin Square has luxury condos and living at very reasonable prices. All of the units had great design features and wonderful views. The courtyard pool and fountains made everyday life seem like an island vacation.

Even the most basic build features are upscale quality and design. We looked at one, two and three bedroom units, with attached and detached garage parking. If you want to look at these, give me a call, I would love to show them again, and again.

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Social Media Scores One - for - Word Of The Year - UNFRIEND

Mike Nastri Franklin TN Homes (Keller Williams Realty) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:34:40 -0600

Acording to the "The New Oxford American Dictionary" the 2009 Word of the Year is Unfriend. Now that everybody is on Social Media, FaceBook, Twitter, Linked-In etc. it is a word with which we should be familiar.

Dictionary Picks 'Unfriend' As Word Of The Year : NPR

Source: www.npr.org

The New Oxford American Dictionary's 2009 Word of the Year can trace its origins back to the 17th century. The word: "unfriend." Christine Lindberg, senior lexicographer at Oxford University Press, says the Oxford English Dictionary provides a citation for "unfriend" from 1659.

And if you are a "social media-ite you already know the word. You know what causes people to pull the unfriend trigger too. We all know the people who feel you have to know their every move;

I just woke up,
Toast is in the toaster
Great sunny day
Toast just popped up

Or the shameless self promotion version;

Showing Houses to great clients
Considering three choices
Writing an offer
Faxing an offer to the listing agent
Negotiating the offer now

Don't be that Realtor that everybody hides or unfriends. Social Media is first and foremost social and it isn't about just you.

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Uggg, My Love - Hate Relationship with Technology - Anti Virus Software

Mike Nastri Franklin TN Homes (Keller Williams Realty) — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 11:11:15 -0600

Anti Virus Software. I don't know how the rest of you feel, but I feel like I am dealing with the Sopranos when I am ordering my PC Anti-Virus protection.

McAfee came with the trial version on my laptop. I ignored the people that advised against extending the McAfee contract for a year and within a week regretted not listening.

Although I paid, updated and installed the McAfee product, my daily PC tasks were constantly and continually interrupted by McAfee's pop-ups saying that my PC was unprotected and I should extend my contract. To say the least, a virus would have been more welcome that these annoying pop-ups. Especially given the fact that I bought and paid for protection.

After seemingly hours of waiting on the phone with McAfee customer service, because I was "next in the que" and my call "was important to them", I finally gave up and went to their on-line chat support. I asked for a refund, but their refund folks redirected me to their tech-support to resolve the problem. I am not sure how much time I spent with them, but they walked me through several steps and insisted the issue would be resolved.

Weeks later the issue was still there, so I wrote McAfee back and asked for a refund of my money, after all, it is McAfee insisting that my PC is "unprotected" after I paid them and installed their product. Their response was, my "refund period" had expired. Well, it hadn't expired the first time I asked but was redirected to tech support. My reply to them, was please extend me a refund and money to repair whatever viruses I have been infected with while your paid-for product was not protecting me. They bumped it up to their superiors. I am expecting a visit from Tony Soprano, with him at least you get what you pay for.

Currently looking for alternatives, suggestions are welcome.

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Williamson County Tennessee Homes Sale Report for October 2009

Mike Nastri Franklin TN Homes (Keller Williams Realty) — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 10:56:09 -0600

The data below is the Williamson County Tennessee Home Sales for October 2009 report. The information was compiled by the Williamson County Association of Realtors® via the MLS data and reposted here with the permission of Theresa Wilson.

The data and charts represent Williamson county including, home sales in Brentwood TN, Franklin TN, Spring Hill TN and all of the surrounding areas .

There has been an increase in the overall number of sales in the county with prices still remaining down from the past few years. Much of this can be attributed to increased sales at the entry level from First time Buyer's Tax Credit. If you were waiting for the bottom of the market, perhaps you missed it. While there are still many great buys out there as the increased sales trend continues and the market inventory decreases the best buys won't last long.

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Nashville Home Sales Up for October 2009

Mike Nastri Franklin TN Homes (Keller Williams Realty) — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:19:47 -0600

Are The Nashville Home Sales on the Rise?

It is official, The Tennessean reported today that in October sales have climbed to 23% over last year's sales for the same period.. That's the largest increase in 3 years. This is great news for people that need to sell to move.

Great interest rates along with incentives such as First Time Home Buyers Tax Credit. The prices are not where they were a year or two ago, yet, but people are out there buying. Perhaps they are seeing neighborhoods they dreamed of at prices they can now afford, or they are first time buyers that took advantage of the tax credit. Whatever the reason, the news is good and if the Nashville real estate market is moving, can the rest of the economy be far behind?

The GNAR (Greater Nashville Association of Realtors®) also reported that home sales prices on the median house sale in Nashville has remained steady for the past 3 months. Though still down 6% from a year ago.

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New Home Buyers Tax Credit For First Time Home Buyers and Beyond

Mike Nastri Franklin TN Homes (Keller Williams Realty) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:37:56 -0600

New Home Buyers Tax Credit For First Time Home Buyers and Beyond

Learn about the Home Buyers Tax Credit which Congress has now extended and expanded and the President has signed. The summary of changes and additions are:

Extended to April 30th 2010
Expanded to include current homeowners - limited to $6500 with eligibility requirements
All programs end on April 30th 2010 - Binding date must be on or before this date

See the Keller Williams video below for clarification:

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New Tax Credit Quick Table and NAAR Links

Mike Nastri Franklin TN Homes (Keller Williams Realty) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:52:14 -0600

Learn about the Home Buyers Tax Credit which Congress has now extended and expanded. The summary of changes and additions are:

Extended to April 30th 2010
Expanded to include current homeowners - limited to $6500 with eligibility requirements
All programs end on April 30th 2010 - Binding date must be on or before this date

Follow this link to the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® website on this Tax Credit .

The chart below also outlines the changes.

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It's A Small World After All - Connecting through AR

Mike Nastri Franklin TN Homes (Keller Williams Realty) — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:24:46 -0600

Posting this because someone on AR recognized another castle near this one in another blog. As it turns out she fished the spot in my profile photo and may even know my friends that live near there.

A Man's Home is His Castle, but in this case not so. My Speechless Sunday Post will be for readers to add the story. I know there are a few of you out there that recognize this boat house, yes boathouse! Perhaps they can help me tell the rest of the story. The actual castle is on higher ground.

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The Best Time to Plant a Tree

Mike Nastri Franklin TN Homes (Keller Williams Realty) — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:03:09 -0600

The Best Time to Plant a Tree

Thirty years ago we bought a house. We had saved and scrimped and were able to put 20% down on a $40,000 house. It was our dream house, in that the house we would raise our 3 girls and a boy. It was in the neighborhood where I grew up and it was the house I always dreamed I might someday own.

The house was 100 years old then and 2400 square feet with solid oak floors (perfectly level throughout), two fire places, a summer porch, a winter porch and it sat on a treed corner lot of a street with a center parkway. We loved it there.

Then I was transfered, packed up my family, sold
brand new house. My kids graduated high school
so we sold that house to move into our 3 bedroom

This photo and the one above represent a 25 year span and my daughters in front of that old house

our house, moved to Tennessee and bought a and and college in Tennessee, then moved out, condo.

Why am i telling this story? It is ancient history to any first time buyers. Well here is the money part of the story. The house we paid $40,000 for in 1979 sold for $105,000 in 1994. The new house we bought in 1994 at $144,400 sold for $225,000 in 2003. Was it a better time to buy a house 20 or 30 years ago? You bet it was. The lesson here is now is definitely better than it will be 20 years from now. The first house is the hardest to buy. After that you fold your equity into the next homes.

It is like the old proverb about planting a tree... The best time to plant a tree is twenty years ago, the next best time is today.

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Let me Google that for you

Mike Nastri Franklin TN Homes (Keller Williams Realty) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:15:06 -0600

A Realtor friend at our Keller Williams Office recently found a nifty Google application that was created to be a mock toward whomever you select as its recipient. He sent it to me as a gag, but my mind started working and I thought, it could be used as a great tool.

The application is called "let me Google than for you". The slam is obviously directed at the receiver suggesting, why didn't you Google it yourself. My thought is using it in a pre-listing appointment e-mail, at least for the times you know the results will be favorable to you.

Here is how it works:

Set up the appointment and explain that you will be sending your pre-listing package via email
Make sure it is a neighborhood that you have been blogging about and will show prominent on the first Google page
Go to http://lmgtfy.com/ and type in the search phrases that will yield your blogs or websites the best results
Copy the link from "let me Google that for you" (lmgtfy). (available in long form or tinyurl)
Paste the link in your pre-listing email with a brief explanation of the importance of internet presence of their listing agent and instructions to check it out for their selves

If you have been blogging about the neighborhood and using the same key words and phrases, guess who will dominate the top ten Google search results. If they have opened the email they will be ready to list with you by the time you get there.

Here is an example below of how it works in my neighborhood. The last time I looked 7 of the top 10 here are mine.

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=Carriage+Park+Franklin+TN

or if you want to be a bit more subtle use the tinyurl code below

http://tinyurl.com/ykz552y

If you don't dominate a neighborhood search now, what are you waiting for, get blogging and get a leg up on those listing appointments.

Have you any suggestions on how this might apply to buyers too.

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Blog to enhance existing relationships with clients and prospects

Mike Nastri Franklin TN Homes (Keller Williams Realty) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:46:28 -0600

This is a very good series that Diane O. wrote. I thought it was worth reposting, I hope you do too.

Via Diane Osowiecki Greater Nashville Real Estate (Diane O and Friends - Keller Williams Franklin):

Blog to enhance existing relationships with clients and prospects. Well that was the recent challenge from Bob Stewart. He challenged ActiveRainers to write a blog on how we are using our blog to enhance existing relationships with clients and prospects? Well, the Diane O and Friends team would like to share a couple of our tricks.

We all know that we do lots of research and digging for our clients, so why not blog about the results. Many of us sit at the computer and chant....but I have nothing to blog about" Well of course you do!. Remember that speech you gave your potential buyer on the importance of the home inspection....that's a blog topic. Or how about that CMA you just put together.

Rule of thumb if the information is important to one person there are probable others that would also love to learn more about the topic. Here are a few that we created recently:

1. When asked to "investigate a neighborhood" for a client, we then take that information and make it available through a blog. The most recent: Brentwood TN - Cloverland Acres - Great Homes on large lots with mature trees

2. When preparing a listing presentation of course we prepared stats on the neighborhood for recent sales and the trends. Here's the post that we used in July: Franklin Home Sales Top $47 million in July

3.  Home Buyer Series that we present to all our homebuyers when we begin the process. We link them together in an email and also print out a hardcopy booklet.

Home Buyer Series-Part I - What every home buyer should know before buying

Home Buyer Series- Part II - Get pre-qualified

Home Buyer Series - Part III - Loan Application Checklist - 10 Commandments When Applying for a Home Loan

Home Buying Series - Part IV - Narrowing Your Home Search

Home Buying Series V - Choosing the Right Neighborhood

Home Buying Series VI - Working with Home Builders

Home Buying Series VII - Making the Offer

Home Buying Series VIII - Contract to Close

4. As mentioned above, we always stress to buyers and sometimes my sellers the importance of the Home Inspection. I then created a blog on the subject.  The Home Inspection - Then What in the Home Buying or Selling Process?

5. Things to do around the area are important topics for our blogs. Since we work with lots of folks who are new to the area we instruct them to use our website (where we link our blogs) to learn about upcoming community happenings. Here are a couple from this week. Discover Tennessee Trails and Byways, Franklin TN - The Park at Harlinsdale Farm Family Day on November 7TH

So see there is lots to blog about and lots of ways to keep in touch with clients and prospects through your blog.
Diane O and Friends in TN

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Wordless Wednesday - Grandpa Gets to Brag

Mike Nastri Franklin TN Homes (Keller Williams Realty) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:04:17 -0600

Grandpa gets to brag. Even Cal had a great time masquerading as a dinosaur in the Downtown Franklin Pumpkin Fest.

My Grandpa will help you sell or buy your house, I am not bragging, he is just good at it.

He is really funny too, he makes me laugh.

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The Brownstones in Franklin at First and Church - Franklin TN Real Estate

Mike Nastri Franklin TN Homes (Keller Williams Realty) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 21:48:15 -0600

The Brownstones in Franklin at First and Church - Franklin TN Real Estate

These are classic Brownstone in Franklin style homes in the heart of Historic Downtown Franklin TN. If you love Franklin and the urban lifestyle in a quaint southern town, you'll love these. Enjoy the slide show below from Franklin's streets and scroll below that to the current Brownstone listings.

The current listings are below. Click on the listing for more information.

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Franklin TN Pumpkin Festival

Mike Nastri Franklin TN Homes (Keller Williams Realty) — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 23:13:33 -0600

Saturday was a great day for the Franklin's Pumpkin Fest. Kids of all ages came to enjoy the music, dancing, food, chili cook-off and costumes. The sun even made an afternoon appearance to make it a perfect day.

Franklin has community events for all seasons, including a Spring Festival, Franklin on the Fourth (4th of July), Franklin Jazz Festival and Dickens of A Christmas to name a few. Come back and visit many of these Fests are featured here.

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Speechless Sunday in Franklin TN

Mike Nastri Franklin TN Homes (Keller Williams Realty) — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 11:01:55 -0600

Franklin TN Coffee House - The Good Cup

A great place to have coffee with friends and some quiet time. This good humored sign says it all about why we go to enjoy a quiet cup of coffee in a coffee house.

The Good Cup is located on Hillsboro Road in the north west part of Franklin TN. If you enjoy some great coffee selections and excellent fresh treats, baked daily and locally, The Good Cup will be your place to enjoy a cup.

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Velocity In The Gulch - Condos in Nashville

Mike Nastri Franklin TN Homes (Keller Williams Realty) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 22:35:57 -0500

Velocity In The Gulch - Condos in Nashville

Velocity in the Gulch in Nashville recently finished and selling units. Units have already begun selling and more are ready to go.

Promoting lofts from the $140's and some units have sold for as little as $133,400. There are many compelling features in this 5 story upscale condominiums not the least of which is its fantastic location in downtown Nashville's Gulch community.

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Adelicia Condos in Nashville

Mike Nastri Franklin TN Homes (Keller Williams Realty) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 21:32:55 -0500

Adelicia Condos in Nashville

Adelicia Condos in Nashville offering great deals. Located on 20th Ave South in Midtown Nashville, these are high end luxury condos, and you can get some of these chic midtown homes at 75% of their original price. But if you are interested you better hurry, because of the 186 luxury condo units only the 11 are left and as of this writing 3 of those are under contract.

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615.294.3912 MNastri@KW.com

Terrazzo Condos in Nashville's Gulch to Auction

Mike Nastri Franklin TN Homes (Keller Williams Realty) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:46:07 -0500

Terrazzo Condos in Nashville's Gulch to Auction

Terrazzo Condos going for auction on November 21st. the Luxury Terrazzo condo building in Nashville's Gulch will be offering these luxury condos for auction the end of next month starting the bidding at 40% to 50% of their current asking price. They will be auctioning 30 of these Terrazzo condo units in hopes to get renewed interest in this upscale community and the first for Nashville area condos. Some units which listed at $332,000 will start bidding as low as $159,000.

Scroll through the links below or visit my site for additional information and all the Nashville area listings or call me at 615-294-3912

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Franklin TN - Home Search - Area and Market Report Index

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Mike Nastri Keller Williams Realty
9175 Carothers Pkwy Franklin, TN 37067
615.294.3912 MNastri@KW.com

Polk Place, Franklin TN - Homes For Sale

Mike Nastri Franklin TN Homes (Keller Williams Realty) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:43:48 -0500

Polk Place, Franklin TN, This could this be your Neighborhood

Have you been by Polk Place? Generally larger than 3000 square feet houses were built from 1995 through present. The community is mostly brick and many have private back yards that back up to the stream that runs behind the Historic Carnton Plantation.

There is a club house and pool, underground utilities, and sidewalks. Meet the friendly neighbors out walking on the pleasant evenings in the spring and summer. The residents take great pride in their gardening (Yard of the Month).

Polk Place is located in Franklin TN near the southern end of Mack Hatcher Blvd.

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Franklin TN - Home Search - Area and Market Report Index

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Mike Nastri Keller Williams Realty
9175 Carothers Pkwy Franklin, TN 37067
615.294.3912 MNastri@KW.com

Fieldstone Farms Franklin TN Homes fro Sale

Mike Nastri Franklin TN Homes (Keller Williams Realty) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:02:22 -0500

Fieldstone Farms, Franklin TN, A Great Neighborhood!

When I say Fieldstone Farms is family friendly, it is because that's where I raised my family. My kids grew up there where they made quality friends and are proudly Franklin TN, Williamson County public school products, and college grads too.

When I moved from upstate NY to Tennessee, existing homes or as my Realtor called them "pre-loved homes" were hard to come by. My kids were used to an urban neighborhood and I thought that an established neighborhood would make the move easiest for them. I took a chance, on one of the many new subdivision in Franklin TN at that time and never regretted it.

Since we moved into our new home in 1994, Fieldstone Farms(MAP) has expanded to boh sides of Hillsboro Rd. Hunters Bend and Kindercare schools were both built, the soft ball fields, as were the convenient super market (Publix) and Walgreen Pharmacy on the neighborhood's edge.

I still frequent the restaurants (Bricks and Austins), but miss the regulars at the dry cleaners and Block Buster.

Fieldstone Farms has a tennis (hard courts and clay) and pool club (2 pools). There are single family homes, zero lot lines, and townhomes, all ranging from the low $200,000's to high $700,000's. If you are moving to Tennessee or just relocating within Franklin TN, Fieldstone Farms has a lot to offer.

For the most recent Fieldstone Farms or Franklin TN information, contact Mike.

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Westhaven Homes for Sale in Franklin TN

Mike Nastri Franklin TN Homes (Keller Williams Realty) — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:21:34 -0500

Westhaven Homes for Sale in Franklin TN

Westhaven is Franklin TN's, most unique community. Beautifully landscaped walkways and gardens along tree lined street scapes and parks. Westhaven in Franklin has a grand club house, playground , and pool with tennis courts and a golf course. There is a perfect blend of luxury homes, town homes and condos.

There is even a retail and commercial district with boutiques and shops, complete with a Harris Teeter Market.

Scroll below to view the available homes for sale in Westhaven. Click this link to learn more about this fabulous community in Franklin TN.

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Nashville Townhomes, in Green Hills and West End

Mike Nastri Franklin TN Homes (Keller Williams Realty) — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 22:38:03 -0500

Nashville Townhomes, in Green Hills and West End

Looking for a Nashville Townhouse or Condo?

Learn a few things before you buy

There are several factors you should be considering. Always look at the Home Owner's Association (HOA) fees and any special assessments the association might have.

The HOA is usually a fixed monthly cost and like property taxes it does nothing to contribute toward your equity. These are the fees that the management group uses to run and maintain your property.

Special assessments are over and above the HOA fees which may be to cover the expense of large undertakings by the HOA such as repaving or re-roofing the units. The association may establish these special fees on an as needed basis with approval as required in the by-laws or covenants of the HOA.

Look at the overall repair and maintenance of the buildings and grounds. This and the age of the neighborhood will give you an idea if they are collecting enough to keep up on their scheduled maintenance.
Click the map above to view some of these great listings.

Any First Time Home Buyers looking for Condos or Townhomes in Nashville? The time is running out for the First time Home Buyers Tax Credit, but don't despair. There are still some great buys for first time home owners in these great neighborhoods.

You are also entitled to copies of past meeting minutes held by the governing body of the HOA and their fund balances. A healthy general fund with adequate reserves can help you determine if your purchase in the community is a wise investment.

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Westhaven Franklin TN - Report and Homes for Sale

Mike Nastri Franklin TN Homes (Keller Williams Realty) — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 21:10:10 -0500

Westhaven Franklin TN

Smart design, great community, colorful gardens, tree lined sidewalks and streets. Westhaven is a golf course community with a fantastic clubhouse, pool, playground and tennis courts.

Shops and grocery stores, ponds and parks. A true neighborhood in the traditional sense.

Westhaven Slide Show

It is no wonder that Westhaven continues to be one of Franklin's best selling neighborhoods. Whether you are looking for a Bungalow, Victorian, or Craftsman style, they are all here. Making Westhaven that traditional neighborhood you remember from your childhood or your favorite movie

Click the map to the left to map Westhaven homes for sale. If you're interested in other Nashville areas, try the maps below.

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