Gary W. Oakes, GRI, ABR, e-PRO

Well, it's Springtime in Tennessee, and that means all kinds of fun activities and things to do in Nashville the Weekend of April 22, 2010.

Take for instance, the Music City Marathon, or officially the 2010 Country Music Marathon & 1/2 Marathon , which is enjoying it's 11th annual running in Nashville. As of today, there are near 35,000 runners expected to participate in this spectacle, and hopefully, the rain gods will go easy on us.

In conjunction with the race, there are all kinds of other activities happening on and around the course. Go to http://nashville.competitor.com/ for a list of these.

And I would be rmiss to not add that this is the

last full weekend for buyers to get out and take advantage of the 2010 Home Buyers Tax Credit, so I am sure there will be plenty of open houses around town to enjoy and walk through. Who knows, you may just find a home that you love!

In fact, you can find me at 501 Foundry in West Nashville from 2-4 pm, hosting a beautiful new listing, and that is my pitch for the day!

I was driving through the neigborhoods of Crieve Hall and Caldwell Hall the other day, admiring the flowering trees and daffodils, assorted japonicas and forsythias and was thinking what a nice range of homes were spread throughout this area. I wanted to share a few of these homes to illustrate the commonality and individuality of this quiet and beautiful neighborhood just south of downtown Nashville, Tn.

Caldwell Hall is the northern boundary of this area just north of Harding Road off I-65 south in Nashville. It is bound on it's north border by the beautiful and interesting Nashville Zoo. They have numerous family-focused events throughout the year and wonderful walking trails if one just wanted to walk for the exercise and view.

322 Binkley Drive, Nashville, Tn., 37211 the backyard of 322 Binkley Drive

This area's homes are typically ranch-style with sand and finish hard wood floors and different levels of updates performed depending on the occupants' tastes. The lots range from about a .3 up to .67 of an acre of mature hardwoods and small creeks and private back yards.

Cozy Bedroom

As you move south of Harding, the lots trend a bit smaller in some cases until you reach the southern most end of this area where the topography lends itself to larger lots and homes with Ellington Agricultural Center on one border, and across the interstate just a little way is the transformative Radnor Lake Wilderness Area which is a true Nashville treasure, with quiet walking trails, a beautiful lake and all kinds of wild life to observe.

484 Brentlawn

Also, as you move south in the neighborhood, the prices move north, so if your budget is somewhat limited and you are a first-time homebuyer, then Caldwell Hall might be the place to start your search where prices tend to range from approximately $160000 to $240000 for anything from an unfinished diamond in the rough to a sparkling showplace where someone else has done the updating.

Down in Crieve Hall proper you might find a home such as 5000 Brairwood with all the bells and whistles for $314500.

So, there is a wide range of homes to choose from in Crieve Hall and Caldwell Hall. Come by soon and walk through some of our beautiful homes.

I was driving through the neigborhoods of Crieve Hall and Caldwell Hall the other day, admiring the flowering trees and daffodils, assorted japonicas and forsythias and was thinking what a nice range of homes were spread throughout this area. I wanted to share a few of these homes to illustrate the commonality and individuality of this quiet and beautiful neighborhood just south of downtown Nashville, Tn.

Caldwell Hall is the northern boundary of this area just north of Harding Road off I-65 south in Nashville. It is bound on it's north border by the beautiful and interesting Nashville Zoo. They have numerous family-focused events throughout the year and wonderful walking trails if one just wanted to walk for the exercise and view.

322 Binkley Drive, Nashville, Tn., 37211 the backyard of 322 Binkley Drive

This area's homes are typically ranch-style with sand and finish hard wood floors and different levels of updates performed depending on the occupants' tastes. The lots range from about a .3 up to .67 of an acre of mature hardwoods and small creeks and private back yards.

Cozy Bedroom

As you move south of Harding, the lots trend a bit smaller in some cases until you reach the southern most end of this area where the topography lends itself to larger lots and homes with Ellington Agricultural Center on one border, and across the interstate just a little way is the transformative Radnor Lake Wilderness Area which is a true Nashville treasure, with quiet walking trails, a beautiful lake and all kinds of wild life to observe.

484 Brentlawn

Also, as you move south in the neighborhood, the prices move north, so if your budget is somewhat limited and you are a first-time homebuyer, then Caldwell Hall might be the place to start your search where prices tend to range from approximately $160000 to $240000 for anything from an unfinished diamond in the rough to a sparkling showplace where someone else has done the updating.

Down in Crieve Hall proper you might find a home such as 5000 Brairwood with all the bells and whistles for $314500.

So, there is a wide range of homes to choose from in Crieve Hall and Caldwell Hall. Come by soon and walk through some of our beautiful homes.

I was driving through the neigborhoods of Crieve Hall and Caldwell Hall the other day, admiring the flowering trees and daffodils, assorted japonicas and forsythias and was thinking what a nice range of homes were spread throughout this area. I wanted to share a few of these homes to illustrate the commonality and individuality of this quiet and beautiful neighborhood just south of downtown Nashville, Tn.

Caldwell Hall is the northern boundary of this area just north of Harding Road off I-65 south in Nashville. It is bound on it's north border by the beautiful and interesting Nashville Zoo. They have numerous family-focused events throughout the year and wonderful walking trails if one just wanted to walk for the exercise and view.

322 Binkley Drive, Nashville, Tn., 37211 the backyard of 322 Binkley Drive

This area's homes are typically ranch-style with sand and finish hard wood floors and different levels of updates performed depending on the occupants' tastes. The lots range from about a .3 up to .67 of an acre of mature hardwoods and small creeks and private back yards.

Cozy Bedroom

As you move south of Harding, the lots trend a bit smaller in some cases until you reach the southern most end of this area where the topography lends itself to larger lots and homes with Ellington Agricultural Center on one border, and across the interstate just a little way is the transformative Radnor Lake Wilderness Area which is a true Nashville treasure, with quiet walking trails, a beautiful lake and all kinds of wild life to observe.

484 Brentlawn

Also, as you move south in the neighborhood, the prices move north, so if your budget is somewhat limited and you are a first-time homebuyer, then Caldwell Hall might be the place to start your search where prices tend to range from approximately $160000 to $240000 for anything from an unfinished diamond in the rough to a sparkling showplace where someone else has done the updating.

Down in Crieve Hall proper you might find a home such as 5000 Brairwood with all the bells and whistles for $314500.

So, there is a wide range of homes to choose from in Crieve Hall and Caldwell Hall. Come by soon and walk through some of our beautiful homes.

Tin Pan South Songwriter's Festival in Nashville Tn is a rite of spring for us here in Music City. Today is the beginning of a five-day festival that displays the finest songwriters that Nashville has to offer in small venues around town. It is another of the many fine amenities that make it such an enlivening experience to live in this part of Tennessee.

Artists of a diverse line-up include Trace Adkins, Bo Rice, Journey's Jonathan Cain and Kathy Mattea. But let's don't leave out Lee Roy Parnell, Chris Stapleton, James Otto, Will Kimbrough, Chris Scruggs, Tommy Womack, or Hugh Prestwood, to name a few, whew! See what I mean?

Buzz Cason is another writer that has been writing for awhile, and Cason is perhaps best known for his publishing endeavors, but his own compositions have been recorded by The Beatles, U2, Mel Tillis, Martina McBride and plenty of others.

There are more than 300 songwriters at 70-plus shows at eight Nashville venues.

And here they are: The Bluebird Cafe, Douglas Corner Cafe, Edgehill Studios Cafe, Hard Rock Cafe, The Listening Room Cafe, The Rutledge Live Music Venue, The Station Inn and 3rd & Lindsley.

Here's a link for the line-up: http://tinyurl.com/ybr7efs

Now, you have to asking yourself, what does this have to do with Crieve Hall in south Nashville? Why we are only 10 minutes from each of these venues- another reason that Crieve Hall is the place to buy a house this spring in Music City, USA!