Working on About Me Brian R. Kelly

Working on About Me Brian R. Kelly. My current About Me Page is like many. It expresses the victories and accomplishments of what is mostly a successful real estate career path. (can you say Resume?) But if you really want to know About Me, then I need to tell some additional stories. A biography of…

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LegalShield Small Business Plan Protects Real Estate Brokerage

LegalShield Small Business Plan protects real estate brokerage. Broker/owners have a lot of risks. We are dealing with the public and emotional property and transaction issues. Many problems are covered after the fact of lawsuit. Legal problems are prevented with my Legal Shield small business coverage plan. The greatest value of LegalShield’s Small Business Plan…

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How To Sell Your House Yourself

How do you sell your house on your own? Confession (1) I can only guess, because I have never done it. I am a real estate agent, a Realtor. I have owned 4 homes. I hired someone else to sell 3 of them. Confession (2) I have not slept in a Holiday Inn Express lately.…

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Hixson TN 37343 Homes are Selling So Commercial Will Follow

New Homes are Selling in Hixson, TN 37343 Hixson TN 37343 Homes are selling.  78 Homes sold with a price greater than $200,000 (so far in 2013). The same time period in 2012 had only 54 homes sales that were greater than $200,000. 44% increase is double the area Hamilton County average. The average home…

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New Homes at Brock Pointe and Windstone at Whisper Creek

New homes at Brock Pointe and Windstone at Whisper Creek are selling. The neighborhoods are 7 miles and 15 minutes apart, but very similar in price. So what are you really buying at either place? The sales price range (in 2013, as of August 26) for the 6 Realtor assisted sales of new homes in…

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Cummings Cove Fountain becomes Black Creek Mountain

Cummings Cove fountain becomes Black Creek Mountain. Black Creek Mountain is the name chosen for the entire development that includes the former Cummings Cove neighborhood and Black Creek Golf Club. The new developers purchased a majority interest in the project which includes brow property on Mount Aetna overlooking Chattanooga, TN. Downtown Chattanooga is less than…

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I am Surrendering To Balance In My Life

I am surrendering to balance in my life. I fought it well. I argued about the lack of balance even from a Biblical perspective with my entrepreneur friends. To be fair let me help put this in perspective. I love work. I am passionate about business. I enjoy challenges. This blog run is a challenge…

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How is the Home Sales Market in Chattanooga TN for 2013?

How is the Home Sales Market in Chattanooga TN for 2013? How is the Chattanooga, TN housing market? Are homes selling? These are questions that a Realtor gets frequently. The answer is homes are selling in Hamilton County, TN. Especially homes selling for more than $200,000. The number of homes selling above $200,000 is up…

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Who will bust the fat greedy real estate brokers 6% Commission

Who will bust the fat greedy real estate brokers 6% commission? The commission is not set by law. All commission is negotiable. Individual real estate firms set their rate and establish the rate they will share with a co-operating brokerage. Real estate agents compete daily with DIY or For-Sale-By-Owners (FSBOs). So, it does amuse me…

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