Posts by Brian Kelly
7 Things for Home Buyers to Consider
7 Things for Home Buyers to Consider are as follows: 1. Construction matters: Types of homes have much different costs to build and the value is not reflected equally by sales prices. One example I always give my first time buyers is a one level home that has 2,000 square feet costs much more than…
Read MoreSell your home with video
Sell your home with video. Video tells a story. The story can take you on a journey. The trip should engage your senses and curiosity to cause you to explore the question “Can I see myself living here?” The purpose of the video below is to help the viewer understand the neighborhood and then tell…
Read MoreWhy pay a real estate agent versus flat fee listing?
A “For Sale By Owner” recently asked me “Why should I pay you a percentage of the sales price to put the house in the MLS when I can pay a few hundred dollars for a flat fee listing?” Isn’t the Multiple Listing System or MLS the way you sell your property? The MLS does…
Read MoreOne North Shore Condos in Chattanooga, TN is "Newer" Home Sales Leader
One North Shore condos in Chattanooga, TN 37405 at 200 Manufacturer’s Road is the number one selling neighborhood for homes built after 1999 in Hamilton County to date in 2013. Twenty three condos have sold as of this post with the top price of $374,000 for a 2 bedroom 1,161 sqft seventh floor unit. The…
Read MoreFoosball, Zillow and Trulia are not of the devil
Foosball, Trulia and Zillow are not of the devil. The post title is a play on the quote from Mama in the 1998 movie “The Waterboy”. (Don’t worry if you did not catch the quote, it is one of Adam Sandler’s intellectual type flicks) {Telling on my movie taste here: if Adam Sandler or Jackie…
Read MoreSeven Easy Steps To Sell Your House
Selling your house can be done in seven easy steps. The hard part is there are 12,931 difficult and annoying things you have to do between the 7 easy ones. Ok, so I made up the 12,931, there may be more. Seriously though you can help yourself with these 7 following things: 1. Emotionally move.…
Read MoreWhy is @GaryVee (Gary Vaynerchuck) ?
Gary Vaynerchuk is an entrepreneur. He built a $70 million dollar wine mail order business from his family’s $3 million dollar liquor store. He did this using a daily internet show, and Twitter. The story of this exploit is told in a New York Times’ Bestseller Crush It. Crush It is a great read, as…
Read More7 Home Selling Secrets Your Real Estate Agent May Not Tell You
Seven home selling secrets that your real estate agent may not share with you are as follows: 1. Open Houses Work. The half truth is that your house will probably not sell to a person that comes to your open house. What is true is that your house will most likely get an offer soon…
Read MoreChattanooga real estate is up in 2013 But this is not 2006
The number of Chattanooga home sales increased almost 12% in the last 45 days compared to the same 45 days in 2012. Optimism always abounds in the mind of a real estate agent. I am chief among optimists. It is true that the number of home sales are increasing in Hamilton County, TN. While the…
Read MoreHow I Met Your Mother – Brian Kelly's story of Red Bank Sadie Hawkins Dance 1981
Mary Dee Ballentine asked me to the Sadie Hawkins Dance in 1981 at Red Bank High School in Chattanooga, TN. The rest of the story is still being written.
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