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Franklin, TN  Real Estate – The TWIN Niche

Some Real Estate Niche markets pick you rather than the other way around.  I didn’t have any say, nobody did really in whether I was going to be born a twin.  That was up to nature and my parents DNA.  However, I seem to have a magnetism in the universe between myself and clients that have a twin in the picture.  After discovering that several of my clients and I had something unique in common, I decided to delve deeper into this issue and explore the

possibilities that are available.

Yes, I am a twin! Yes we look alike, just not as much as this picture shows.  That is photo-shopped for sure! 

This is actually my twin and I a few years back.  I remember back to the double-mint gum ads when I was growing up.  The ones where they always used twins.  Wouldn’t that be awesome as a real estate marketing ad?   A marketing campaign around two for the price of one and service so good you’ll see double.  Only issue I can see up front is we were not named typical twin names.  Mike and Scott just doesn’t ring as well as Tim and Jim, or Billy Ray and Bobby Ray (I am from the south you know).  I suppose the next hurdle is the fact that my twin isn’t in the real estate business.  Easily overcome right? 

However, I have still been able to unconsciously leverage the twin into a niche market. In the past 24 months I have represented at least 2 sets of twins in some shape or another.  I listed a house in Westhaven and after awhile I noticed a photo in her house of her and her twin sister.  In inquired and she was shocked to learn that I too was a twin.  Another client that was referred to me as a buyer came to our initial meeting with her teenage daughters.  That didn’t take long, you guessed it twins again. They were also interested to learn that I was a twin and I really enjoyed the interaction that they had.  I had them taking turns recording the homes that the were seeing on my Flip video recorder and providing voice commentation of the tours.

I can’t wait to see who my next Real Estate Twin encounter will be with.  So if you are a twin in real estate, I’d would like to hear about it in the comments of this blog and if you are a twin looking to buy or sell in and around Franklin, TN give me a call at 615-587-5843 and lets get to work.  After all it is not a coincidence that you ar reading this now. 

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Spring Hill Real Estate Boost from GM Auto Plant Re-launch

General Motors has announced the plans to relaunch the automotive plant in Spring Hill TN on Saturn Parkway and this is already creating a buzz of activity as employees flock to Spring Hill to find housing.  It is a great time to capitalize on this influx of home buyers by contacting The Grumbles Team today at 615-587-5843 to initiate our aggressive marketing plan that includes an internet strategy to attract buyers from Michigan.  If you are a relocating GM employee then please take a look at our premier website with all of the homes for sale in the Middle TN area.  If you are interested in investing in a foreclosed home we can help with that and explain the purchasing process.  You can buy a home with as little as $100 down payment and most rentals are asking for a security deposit and first months rent up front so for less than that you can start to own a home in TN.

If you are considering to sell your home in Spring Hill then you need The Grumbles Team to explain these numbers to you and how they affect the sales price of your home so contact the listing agents that know the market  and lets sell your home.  Also if you are wondering if you have equity in your home we can help you understand that and explain a short sale to you. We can be reached by any of the social media below or by calling or texting 615-587-5843.

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Middle TN Real Estate Market Summary November 2011 – Nashville Real Estate

In the Nashville and surrounding county real estate market in October 2011, there wer 14% more sales than in October 2010.  That equates to 303 more home sales.   

We have two months left in 2011 to pickup 14% of the annual sales to have a flat year with 2010.  If Nov and Dec are equal in units to 2010 then we will have a FLAT year so I predict that we will have an increase in the unit sales over last year. 

Does your agent share these numbers with you monthly?  Shouldn’t they?  Call The Grumbles Team, to get the scoop on the market and how it impacts you!  Reach us with the social media links below or text or call at 615-587-5843.

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Franklin TN Real Estate Market Update November 2011

To see the above table sorted by zipcode in Williamson county for November 2011 click here.  These tables include 6 months of closed sales and 3 months worth of pending home contracts.  The table is proprietary from The Grumbles Team and may not be copied, however we would be glad to field any questions about the data.

The average price of a home for sale in Franklin, TN is $670,578.  Franklin is an active market with only 6.3 months of inventory compared to 6.7 for the county.  Active home listings have dropped on average 3% during the listing period. Here are a few homes that would be considered average homes for sale in Franklin, TN.

Our analysis shows that 817 homes have sold in Franklin in the past six months, making it the most active city in Williamson County.  The average price of a home that has sold is $400,372 which is a vast difference from the average listed price. Homes that sold in the past 6 months had the sellers drop the price about 1.7% and then during negotiations they dropped the price another 4.6%.  These figures are strong considering the economy with many short sales and foreclosures in our marketplace.

Interested in buying Franklin, TN properties at distressed prices?  See the Franklin Foreclosure list.

If you are considering to sell your home in Franklin then you need The Grumbles Team to explain these numbers to you and how they affect the sales price of your home so contact the listing agents that know the market  and lets sell your home.  Also if you are wondering if you have equity in your home we can help you understand that and explain a short sale to you. We can be reached by any of the social media below or by calling or texting 615-587-5843.

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Nashville Real Estate Market Update October 2011

The table above is a proprietary Grumbles Team analysis of the Davidson County Real Estate Market.  It may not be copied in any way, however we encourage you to contact us with questions.  The table is a summary of the market in Nashville and surrounding cities for the past 6 months.

In Nashville alone 360 houses per month have closed on average for the past 6 months, with an average sales price of $239,844 and an average market time of 88 days. 

Interested in investing in real estate in Nashville to flip or hold?  We have the list of Davidson County (Nashville) Foreclosures by clicking here!

The average price of a home for sale in Nashville is $344,709.  To see a list of homes that would be considered average homes for sale in Nashville, TN click here.

Hermitage and Antioch are cities with lower months of inventory and high pending ratios which are signs of real estate stabilization. 

We encourage you to ask questions after reviewing the above table and you can connect to us by any of the social media links below or by calling  or texting 615-587-5843.

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Consider these Reasons to Sell your Home in Brentwood, TN with The Grumbles Team

Where do you think that the buyer for your property is likely to be looking right now for homes?

According to traffic monitoring research the bulk of online viewers start and return to REALTOR.com to get their real estate data. 

We all agree they are on the Internet finding the relevant data to make buying decisions.  The chart to the left shows that half of them spend time searching on REALTOR.com as a trusted source.  So wouldn’t you want the agent that sells your home to ENHANCE YOUR LISTING ON that website to make it stand out amongst the others? 

But also consider this, many of the potential home buyers are taking their search on the road, meaning they are searching from a mobile device.  REALTOR.com has a mobile app for the Droid, iPhone, and Windows Mobile 7 to show all the properties to a potential buyer on the go.  Ask you r listing agent if they showcase your home on mobile sites. 

It is all about getting more eyes on your home. So another reason to SELL YOUR HOME WITH THE GRUMBELS TEAM is that we enhance your listing on the REALTOR.COM website and mobile app.   

What does that even mean, ENHANCED LISTING?

Below is a BASIC listing on REALTOR.com.  There is no Branding of the agent or company so if the consumer has questions there isn’t an eye-popping way to have them get in contact with the agent.  It doesn’t even allow the virtual tour to be displayed on the site unless an additional fee is paid.    To sell more homes in Brentwood, TN the Grumbles Team utilizes ENHANCED LISTINGS.

So now lets talk about the enhancements that The Grumbles Team puts in place to get attention and EYEBALLS ON YOUR HOME!

Notice that on the listings that are enhanced, there is a Yellow Highlighted border, a Pphoto Count Emblazoned graphic, a headline text beneath the address, and the availability to show the office branding.  Can you see how that would draw more clicks?

This is step 1.  Get them to click into the detail page from this search results page.

The next image shows the detailed results page for a listing.  This is enhanced and it can be compared to the basic listing above.  the key differences are that there is agent and office branding on the page that easily leads the consumer to be in contact with the agent that knows the most about your house, the listing agent.  To create meaningful conversation and move towards a sale.

Enhancements include the personal message from the listing agent below the photographs, the ability to place up to 25 photographs (4 is the basic listing maximum), virtual tour automatically loads into the listing detail page, Request more info requests are fed to the listing agent, enhanced property description field can be utilized to further describe the property, the headline text (just below address) is flashing in with two lines of text).  View these upgrades that we offer to help sell your home.

The images below depict the Mobile App detail screen and search results screen for enhanced listing.

Note above that in the right side photo you can easily distinguish from enhanced vs basic listings.  This is a clear separation in the marketing being done by various agents.  In the image below, the agent and office are branded for easy contact from the consumer to the listing agent.  Those images of the agent and brand and web-links with cell phone contact are not part of the basic package.

The Grumbles Team is ENHANCED, and we ENHANCE your home when we market it for sale.  Contact us at 615-587-5843 to schedule a personal consultation to learn more reasons to Sell your home with The Grumbles Team in Brentwood, TN.  We are the listing agents in Brentwood, TN.

Oh and by the way, don’t forget social media!  More people visit Facebook.com than any other single website daily, so we showcase your listings on our facebook business page. See bleow for details.

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Why Sell your Home in Spring Hill, TN with The Grumbles Team

Where do you think that the buyer for your property is likely to be looking right now for homes?

According to traffic monitoring research the bulk of online viewers start and return to REALTOR.com to get their real estate data. 

We all agree they are on the Internet finding the relevant data to make buying decisions.  The chart to the left shows that half of them spend time searching on REALTOR.com as a trusted source.  So wouldn’t you want the agent that sells your home to ENHANCE YOUR LISTING ON that website to make it stand out amongst the others? 

But also consider this, many of the potential home buyers are taking their search on the road, meaning they are searching from a mobile device.  REALTOR.com has a mobile app for the Droid, iPhone, and Windows Mobile 7 to show all the properties to a potential buyer on the go.  Ask you r listing agent if they showcase your home on mobile sites. 

It is all about getting more eyes on your home. So another reason to SELL YOUR HOME WITH THE GRUMBELS TEAM is that we enhance your listing on the REALTOR.COM website and mobile app.   

What does that even mean, ENHANCED LISTING?

Below is a BASIC listing on REALTOR.com.  There is no Branding of the agent or company so if the consumer has questions there isn’t an eye-popping way to have them get in contact with the agent.  It doesn’t even allow the virtual tour to be displayed on the site unless an additional fee is paid.    To sell more homes in Spring Hill, TN the Grumbles Team utilizes ENHANCED LISTINGS.

So now lets talk about the enhancements that The Grumbles Team puts in place to get attention and EYEBALLS ON YOUR HOME!

Notice that on the listings that are enhanced, there is a Yellow Highlighted border, a Pphoto Count Emblazoned graphic, a headline text beneath the address, and the availability to show the office branding.  Can you see how that would draw more clicks?

This is step 1.  Get them to click into the detail page from this search results page.

The next image shows the detailed results page for a listing.  This is enhanced and it can be compared to the basic listing above.  the key differences are that there is agent and office branding on the page that easily leads the consumer to be in contact with the agent that knows the most about your house, the listing agent.  To create meaningful conversation and move towards a sale.

Enhancements include the personal message from the listing agent below the photographs, the ability to place up to 25 photographs (4 is the basic listing maximum), virtual tour automatically loads into the listing detail page, Request more info requests are fed to the listing agent, enhanced property description field can be utilized to further describe the property, the headline text (just below address) is flashing in with two lines of text).  View these upgrades that we offer to help sell your home.

The images below depict the Mobile App detail screen and search results screen for enhanced listing.

Note above that in the right side photo you can easily distinguish from enhanced vs basic listings.  This is a clear separation in the marketing being done by various agents.  In the image below, the agent and office are branded for easy contact from the consumer to the listing agent.  Those images of the agent and brand and web-links with cell phone contact are not part of the basic package.

The Grumbles Team is ENHANCED, and we ENHANCE your home when we market it for sale.  Contact us at 615-587-5843 to schedule a personal consultation to learn more reasons to Sell your home with The Grumbles Team in Spring Hill, TN.  We are the listing agents in Spring Hill, TN.

Oh and by the way, don’t forget social media!  More people visit Facebook.com than any other single website daily, so we showcase your listings on our facebook business page. See bleow for details.

Franklin | Brentwood | Spring Hill | Mike Grumbles & The Grumbles Team specializing in Golf Community Homes for Sale

The Grumbles Team is our family serving your family with your real estate needs in Franklin, Tennessee 615-587-5843.

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Another Reason to Sell your Home in Franklin, TN with The Grumbles Team

Where do you think that the buyer for your property is likely to be looking right now for homes?

According to traffic monitoring research the bulk of online viewers start and return to REALTOR.com to get their real estate data. 

We all agree they are on the Internet finding the relevant data to make buying decisions.  The chart to the left shows that half of them spend time searching on REALTOR.com as a trusted source.  So wouldn’t you want the agent that sells your home to ENHANCE YOUR LISTING ON that website to make it stand out amongst the others? 

But also consider this, many of the potential home buyers are taking their search on the road, meaning they are searching from a mobile device.  REALTOR.com has a mobile app for the Droid, iPhone, and Windows Mobile 7 to show all the properties to a potential buyer on the go.  Ask you r listing agent if they showcase your home on mobile sites. 

It is all about getting more eyes on your home. So another reason to SELL YOUR HOME WITH THE GRUMBELS TEAM is that we enhance your listing on the REALTOR.COM website and mobile app.   

What does that even mean, ENHANCED LISTING?

Below is a BASIC listing on REALTOR.com.  There is no Branding of the agent or company so if the consumer has questions there isn’t an eye-popping way to have them get in contact with the agent.  It doesn’t even allow the virtual tour to be displayed on the site unless an additional fee is paid.    To sell more homes in FRANKLIN, TN the Grumbles Team utilizes ENHANCED LISTINGS.

So now lets talk about the enhancements that The Grumbles Team puts in place to get attention and EYEBALLS ON YOUR HOME!

Notice that on the listings that are enhanced, there is a Yellow Highlighted border, a Pphoto Count Emblazoned graphic, a headline text beneath the address, and the availability to show the office branding.  Can you see how that would draw more clicks?

This is step 1.  Get them to click into the detail page from this search results page.

The next image shows the detailed results page for a listing.  This is enhanced and it can be compared to the basic listing above.  the key differences are that there is agent and office branding on the page that easily leads the consumer to be in contact with the agent that knows the most about your house, the listing agent.  To create meaningful conversation and move towards a sale.

Enhancements include the personal message from the listing agent below the photographs, the ability to place up to 25 photographs (4 is the basic listing maximum), virtual tour automatically loads into the listing detail page, Request more info requests are fed to the listing agent, enhanced property description field can be utilized to further describe the property, the headline text (just below address) is flashing in with two lines of text).  View these upgrades that we offer to help sell your home.

The images below depict the Mobile App detail screen and search results screen for enhanced listing.

Note above that in the right side photo you can easily distinguish from enhanced vs basic listings.  This is a clear separation in the marketing being done by various agents.  In the image below, the agent and office are branded for easy contact from the consumer to the listing agent.  Those images of the agent and brand and web-links with cell phone contact are not part of the basic package.

The Grumbles Team is ENHANCED, and we ENHANCE your home when we market it for sale.  Contact us at 615-587-5843 to schedule a personal consultation to learn more reasons to Sell your home with The Grumbles Team in Franklin, TN.  We are the listing agents in Franklin, TN.

Oh and by the way, don’t forget social media!  More people visit Facebook.com than any other single website daily, so we showcase your listings on our facebook business page. See bleow for details.

Franklin | Brentwood | Spring Hill | Mike Grumbles & The Grumbles Team specializing in Golf Community Homes for Sale

The Grumbles Team is our family serving your family with your real estate needs in Franklin, Tennessee 615-587-5843.

Your Williamson County REALTOR!

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