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 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 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 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.
Read MoreHow to use Twitter to find buyers and sellers of real estate
You can use Twitter to find future buyers and sellers of real estate. I did and I show you in less than 60 seconds what to type in Twitter’s search engine to find yours. The power of Twitter is not in “traditional” push marketing messages or information. The power lies in relationship! Real estate agents…
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