Janie Masterson Realtor GRI CLHMS Trusted Real Estate Resource

Why choose me?

Because:

I am a licensed real estate professional. My job is to represent you in any and all real estate transactions. I have the experience and know-how to make your home selling and buying experience enjoyable. I can help you determine your buying power. I have the resources to find you homes that may not even be on the market. I provide valuable information to help with your selection process. I know how to successfully negotiate on your behalf. I provide due diligence through the property evaluation process.

I make the closing process smooth and stress-free. I know qualified lenders and understand your financing options. I have the means to successfully market your property. I know when, where and how to advertise your property. I can help accelerate the close on the sale of your home. Buying and selling homes is my job. It's what I do best. Give me a call and put me to work for you, so you can do what you do best. I look forward to hearing from you.

Janie Masterson, Realtor, GRI, CLHMS

931 801-3348

Of all the services I provide to home-buyers, one of the most essential is helping them seek out the best mortgage available to them. Many people feel comfortable arranging financing through the same institution they have always used. I understand that, but being open to exploring alternatives often pays off in the end.

I've developed some solid contacts in this area over the years, so before you commit yourself, please feel free to contact me and we can investigate additional options. It's surprising how flexible and accommodating my contacts can be in gratitude of the referrals I send them. Not to mention the tricks and tips they'll tell you that they wouldn't if you weren't my client. When you decide it's the right time for you to make a move, I would love to hear from you.

Janie Masterson, Realtor, GRI, CLHMS

Direct: 931 801-3348

The Vaughn Team.com Real Estate

Clarksville, TN / Ft. Campbell, KY

Visit me at www.janiemasterson.com

Hey guys, help out in the kitchen. Do some of the dicing and slicing, it's hard work especially if your wife has been on her feet all that time. Men's need to carve turkeys always amuses me. Did you ever notice that men can lounge all day in front of the television doing nothing to help with dinner, but they spring to action when the turkey is set on the table. Suddenly the women who have been cutting, chopping and peeling for hours (sometimes days) can't be trusted to hold sharp objects. Only men can carve the sacred bird.

Every year on Thanksgiving, I consider cooking something different: maybe ham or roastbeef, but I can't quite bring myself to change the tradition. But I always make sure to have a something in the freezer just in case.

Happy Thanksgiving!

What do you know about turkeys? Test your turkey knowledge with this fun trivia quiz!

Here turkey, turkey, turkey!

• Turkeys are able to adapt to a wide variety of habitats. However, most turkeys are found in hardwood forests with grassy areas.
• The best time to see a turkey is on a warm clear day or in a light rain.

They what?

• Turkeys have heart attacks. When the Air Force was conducting test runs and breaking the sound barrier, fields of turkeys would drop dead.
• Turkeys can drown if they look up when it is raining.

Eat, sleep, gobble

• Turkeys spend the night in trees. They fly to their roosts around sunset.
• Turkeys fly to the ground at first light and feed until mid-morning. Feeding resumes in mid-afternoon.
• Gobbling starts before sunrise and can continue through most of the morning.

Eyes in the backs of their heads?

• A wild turkey has excellent vision and hearing. Their field of vision is about 270 degrees. This is the main reason they continue to elude some hunters.

And they're fast, too!

• A spooked turkey can run at speeds up to 32 kilometres (20 mph) per hour. They can also burst into flight approaching speeds between 88 kilometres per hour (50-55 mph) in a matter of seconds.

Now how about those stats on turkeys? Are you ready for Thanksgiving? I'm not!

Janie Masterson, Realtor, GRI, CLHMS www.janiemasterson.com janie@janiemasterson.com

931 801-3348

Support NAR's Four-Point Housing Stimulus Plan

As REALTORS®, we know that at its core, the current economic crisis is the result of problems in our nation's housing and mortgage markets. With Congress considering a return to Washington this month for another economic stimulus effort, NAR has put forth a Four-Point Plan that must be included in any stimulus effort in order to boost the economy and calm jittery real estate markets.

Housing has always lifted our economy out of past economic downturns. Immediate action is imperative to foster a housing recovery that historically leads any overall economic recovery.

Stabilizing real estate markets must be the core of any additional economic stimulus bill. As REALTORS, we must all come together and make our voice of experience heard on Capitol Hill. Please contact Congress today

The Four Point Plan

The most recent economic stimulus bill, the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act, was a good first step towards stabilizing our nation's economy. Unfortunately, a number of the Act's provisions have not proven to be as useful at stabilizing the nation's housing markets as was first thought.

Congress may consider second economic stimulus bill this month. If they do, there are a number of changes that could help to provide more stability to the nation's real estate markets which most agree is a necessary step towards recovery.

NAR has urged Congress to include the following provisions in any future legislation:

• Make the $7500 tax credit available to all purchasers and eliminate the repayment requirement. The credit's limited availability and required repayment terms have severely limited the credit's appeal to potential homebuyers. As a result, the credit has not been widely used or proven effective at stimulating sales.
  
• Make the 2008 FHA, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac loan limits permanent. New rules for 2009 would significantly reduce the FHA, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac loan limit from their 2008 levels. Now is not the time to limit the availability of affordable mortgages.
  
• Get the Emergency Treasury bank relief program back on track by targeting more funds to mortgage relief efforts and increasing efforts to mitigate foreclosures. Don't just give the banks unrestricted cash. Make the program work to improve mortgage and housing markets as it was originally intended.
  
• Permanently bar banks and banking conglomerates from engaging in real estate brokerage and management. The banks have proven they have enough to do to simply properly manage their current lines of business. Do we really want them to manage on the home buying process? Imagine what could have been the situation now if they already had the added ability to engage in real estate sales.

Thanks Janie Masterson