Chattanooga Real Estate with Julia Odom

This one is for Gerald (Hi, Gerald! who knew someone was actually reading my market reports?) and covers all of Hamilton County, not just homes for sale in Chattanooga. Everything you see here is reliable but not guaranteed. I figure all these myself and I am, after all, only human. All Hamilton ...

Yep, I did it. You wouldn't believe how selfless I can be. I am willing to sacrifice my very body for my customers. A couple of weeks ago, a former client (now friend) who just moved to Chattanooga called me up and said something like, 'Gahhhh, I'm stressed. Where can I get a good massage?' I gav...

Did you know that you can spend up to $5,000 on caulk for your house and deduct 30% of that from the taxes you owe? OR you could spend $10,000* having a wind turbine installed and deduct 30% of THAT from your taxes? True story. There's lots of fine print to consider. For some items, installation ...

Admit it, you want to know what your neighbor paid for their house. Go ahead and just say it, "I'm a nosy neighbor." Before I was a Realtor, I was a nosy neighbor too. For a few years now I've had access to the MLS and, being as nosy as I am, it's worth the price of my MLS dues just to know what ...

The Lookouts are in full swing (pun totally intended) these days. Come out and support the home team tonight or tomorrow - both games start at 7.15pm with fireworks after the Friday contest. And check out the view of downtown from the stadium. Originally posted at JuliaOdom.com  

For those unacquainted with it, Windstone is a gargantuan subdivision that's so big it's in two states (no kidding).  It's close to Chattanooga, just down from the intersection of East Brainerd and Ooltewah-Ringgold Roads. Built around a golf course, this is some gorgeous real estate with winding...

This is the 2nd thrilling installment of "Everything you ever needed to know about buying a HUD house in Chattanooga but were afraid to ask." Part One can be found here. One of the things that usually befuddles HUD buyers is the repair escrow. In a HUD listing you'll often (but not always) see th...

In Part I, I talked about what it takes to get a THDA loan, which is one of only a few options for low- or no-down payment mortgages. Another of these scarce-as-hen's-teeth programs is known as USDA or Rural Development. There are two types of programs, direct lending & guaranteed lending. Proper...

Where, oh where, has 100% financing gone? Used to be, you could walk into any old bank, get an 80/20 loan and never have to pull a dollar out of your pocket to buy a house (or not many dollars anyway). Those days are dead and gone but that doesn't mean that 100% financing is impossible, you just ...

How would you like to have Coolidge Park as your backyard? Or maybe you want  to nip over to Sushi Nabe for dinner without worrying about where you're going to park. Perhaps you'd enjoy watching the fireworks of Riverbend from your balcony. Whether you're just out of college and wanting to enjoy ...