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Video Guides for First Time Home Buyers

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Five Tips for First Time Home Buyers

Home-price adjustments in markets around the country have opened doors of opportunity for many renters. If you are transitioning from renter to homeowner, the prospect of making such a large investment may be exciting, while at the same time overwhelming. But it doesn’t have to be. Here are five common mistakes to avoid.

1. Not understanding the homebuying process. Educate yourself. Find a homebuying seminar that you can attend or research online. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development website (www.hud.gov) has an entire section devoted to common questions of first-time homebuyers. Likewise, our compan'ys website offers pages of information, free home searches, and customer service representatives available five days a week that can be contacted through e-mail, a phone call, or text messaging, to help answer any questions you have. read more

First Time Home Buyer Frequently Asked Questions

How do I search for houses?
On our website there are several different ways to search for houses. You can do a Map Search, which means that you look at an interactive map of our area to choose houses. This provides advantages because if you are not familiar with Clarksville street names won’t mean much to you, but looking on a map can help you find listings on the side of town you are interested in. You can also search by criteria. To do this you would enter the information you are looking for in a house (i.e. square footage, number of bedrooms, price range) and then our home search will compile a list of all homes that match your needs. You can then save homes that you like in a portfolio to reference later. Our home search is free to use and no registration is required.

What is earnest money, and how much of will I need? read more

Foreclosures for Beginners

Lately there has been alot of buzz in our area of Clarksville TN about foreclosure properties. If you've been wondering whether investing in a foreclosure home is right for you or not, here are a few things to consider.

The Price of Foreclosed Homes

You often hear advertised that you can buy foreclosed homes for pennies on the dollar, but that depends on what stage of foreclosure the home is in. If you are looking for homes in pre-foreclosure, which is when the homeowner hasn't paid their mortgage for ninety days and the bank that owns the mortgage has filed a "lis pendens"... read more

How To Look at Homes

Online Seller Advantage for Home Sellers

Discovering the right home should be an exciting event. Here are a few tips to make your home search less stressful and more efficient.

- Identify up-front what is affordable. This will save you time and frustration in the home search. It is important to consider the financing options available and to begin the mortgage pre-approval process as soon as possible.

- From the multitude of properties currently on the market, have your real estate agent search out and select those that most closely meet your unique needs and interests. It’s best to preview only a few homes at a time.

- Schedule time to look at homes and neighborhoods. This helps because your sales professional will need to set up appointments with sellers and their brokers. read more

Owning a Home Has Its Benefits

Opportunity is knocking for those considering homeownership for the first time. Historically low interest rates, lower home prices in most markets and the first-time homebuyer tax credit still available for some serving in the military brought first-timers to the market in droves during the first half of the year. And the favorable conditions that prompted many of these buyers are likely to continue. Today’s opportunities aside, there are eight time-honored reasons why those considering homeownership for the first time should make their move. We’ll share four of those reasons with you today.

1. Pride of Ownership Owning your own home adds to your own sense of self-esteem and personal pride. The satisfaction that comes from feeling connected to the land you occupy and the home in which you live is ages-old. read more

The Clarksville, TN real estate market consists of 54,000 single family homes and over 2,000 condos and town homes. Ft. Campbell real estate is affordable to most military ranks and located mostly on the north side of Clarksville. To learn more about Ft. Campbell properties, click here.