Larry Brewer

Nashville Luxury Homes - I spent a few days with a very nice couple from Napa Valley who are planning to relocate to Nashville. The husband is a Nashville native, and he has convinced his wife that the tax savings of Tennessee compared to California will make the move worthwhile. Since they own their own business, and it's not location dependant, moving across the country is not an issue.

Since the husband is a native, he had some ideas about the Nashville luxury homes they wanted to consider, but the wife had very specific requirements that needed to be met. The search for the perfect Nashville luxury home was challenging, but fun. Here are some of the things that I learned about my clients, and I'm sure most transplants are dealing with the same issues.

• Even though Brentwood and Franklin have a great school system, and beautiful homes, the Green Hills location feels more comfortable to people from big cities.
• Public schools don't really matter to most buyers of luxury homes, they send their children to private schools.
• Even though property taxes in Green hills are considerably higher than Brentwood or Franklin, most people from other states still think the property taxes are cheap here (they are).
• New homes in Green Hills or Belle Meade are likely have mature trees, but they may have neighbors on either side with homes of less than 1/2 the value of your home.
• Gated communities in Franklin and Brentwood make some people think that crime is an issue, when the opposite is true. It seems unnecessary to build a gated community in the safest part of middle Tennessee.
• Compared to most cities, the commute to Nashville from Franklin, or Brentwood is insignificant. Most people who live in California, or the northeast think that a 20 minute commute would be wonderful.
• New homes are still favored over older homes, but the inventory in Green Hills and Belle Meade is smaller than Brentwood and Franklin because of the availablilty of suitable lots.

Examples of Nashville Luxury Homes in the $1,500,000 price range.

• 5000 square ft in Green Hills

• 7000 square ft in Brentwood

• 10,000 square ft in Franklin

All of these homes are new, and finished with the current high end standards of over the top kitchens and master baths. The Green Hills home has a pool and screened porch with fireplace. All are excellent homes, and would be a pleasure to own. The real point is that the closer to Nashville you get, the more expensive Nashville luxury homes become.

To search for Nashville luxury homes in Green Hills, Brentwood, or Franklin, please click on any of these links, or visit my website at www.nashvillerealestatelink.com

Low ball offers on Brentwood real estate -

Recently I was eavesdropping on a group of realtors at my office talking about lowball offers. There was a general consensus that lowball offers are driving down real Brentwood real estate prices and insulting sellers all over middle Tennessee. Many of these agents said that they wouldn't even respond to low offers. Is that representing your client's best interest? Starting low does not mean that you cannot find a suitable ending point.

As a buyer's agent in Brentwood and Franklin,TN, I am hired to get the very best deal that I can for my client. It is not supposed to easy, or even comfortable, all of the time. If your Brentwood listing is priced above fair market value, warn your clients not to get insulted by offers that are 8 -10% below true market value. Also let them know that all of those upgrades and that beautiful landscaping are what brought us to your home first, it doesn't mean that they will get a 100% return on their "investment." Prepare them that they will be asked for closing costs and prepaids.

If you come as a buyer's agent to one of my listings, please don't lowball me. Just kidding, present any offer. My selling clients are prepared for a tough negotiation, are yours?

Julie McLeland.The Brewer Team

Serving clients in Nashville and surrounding areas

Brentwood-Franklin

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Green Hills Real Estate - Sales of homes in Green Hills were much better in the month of September with 26 closings compared to just 14 in August. The average price of homes sold in Green hills for September was $513,309.

THe average size of Green Hills homes sold in Septembert was 3303 square ft compared to 3439 square ft in 2008.

Green Hills continues to be one of the favorite locations for those who work in Downtown Nashville.

See my blog about Green Hills

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Brentwood tn real sales for the month of September are as follows.

• The average price of Brentwood Real Estate sold in September was $618,516.
• The average size of Brentwood homes sold was 4588 square ft
• The average price per square ft of homes sold in Brentwood was $135
• The number of homes sold in Brentwood in September was 41

Annandale in Brentwood tn - A great neighborhood in Williamson county with custom estate homes from $900,000 up to $3,000,000. With sizes from 4000 to 10,000 square ft, and lots ranging between 1/2 to 1 full acre. The host of the 2006 parade of homes, with the best of modern home design.

To search for Annandale in Brentwood homes, click on the link

ANNANDALE In Brentwood

If you like AnnanDale in Brentwood, but want more privacy and seclusion, check out LaurelBrooke. It's a gated community just west of Brentwood.

Or the Governors Club, a Gated Golf Course community on the east side of Brentwood.