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Roland Woodworth "Clarksville-Fort Campbell Area Realtor"

Clarksville Montgomery County School starts on August 7, 2009

Hazelwood Elementry School

It's that time again.... The start of school for the Clarksville-Montgomery County Schools system. The first day of school will be August 7, 2009. and the first full day of school will be on August 11, 2009. Be sure to Click for full CMCSS Calendar

One question you may have is about what bus will your child ride, where is the bus stop and what time will the bus arrive. Click Here for Bus and Zoning information. This will also tell you which school your child is zoned to attend.

Click here for a complete list of schools.

All schools including private and college

Your moving company brought who with them ?

Moving Truck - Photo by Roland WoodworthToday I received a call from a fellow Realtor who is also a Army wife doing a PCS move to Fort Lewis, WA. When the movers showed up at her door this morning there were a total of 6. Now this could be a good thing if they were all workers.. right ?

I was stunned to hear that they brought along 2 children and a puppy.... What did you say ?

Yes.. I said this correctly. I was stunned that they would even allow this to happen. To top it off, the puppy did what all puppies seen to do..... Yes the puppie did his business on the floors.

This makes me wonder who these moving companies are hiring to assist our military families with their moves. I recently assisted another friend get his househould goods packed and shipped. This was featured in another post. Do you really know who is packing up your home ?

This brings me to my next question... Does the transportation office here at Fort Campbell, KY know who they are contracting to pack and transport household goods of our men and women that serve our country ? Of course you are going to get the Good, the Bad and the Ugly when you are contracting mass movements. I just wonder how often these things get reported.

What do you expect when a moving company is hired for your move ?

Short Sales can have speed bumps along the way

One thing to can expect when working on a short sale it the only thing short are the proceeds the the sellers lender. Once you determine that your home will be a short sale, your Realtor needs to make contact and build a report with your lender. It is very important that your Realtor has a Authorization to Realse Information form completed and signed. This needs to be immediately sent to your lender to place on file. One thing I have learned working short sales is the importance of staying in contact with the negotiator along the way.

I'm currently working on a short sale where the lender recommended price reductions and I was given their bottom line net. We get a cash offer above the net and things are going well. Within the week I get a e-mail telling that the offer is acceptable and has been forwarded to the closing department. Of course there was the caveat that they could ask for additional information. To my surprise, I did receive a e-mail asking that we counter the buyer $8,000 over the current list price... WHAT ? You are kidding me right ? The next e-mail I received stated the investors thought the home was worth more than we contracted for. So my next reply to them asked about their BPO and or appraisal. I knew this was a step they had not completed.

The lender agreed and ordered the BPO and a week later I recieved the Demand Letter and I was asked to deliver the final HUD-1 for their approval. During the title search there was also a hiccup. There was a small $2,300 judgment plus court cost. This was quickly reduced to only $1,500 and a demand letter for this amount was receive. This along with the final HUD-1 was sent within 48 hours of the lenders demand letter. After no response in 24 hours, I replied again to received a auto responder that he was out of the office until the next week and if we needed immediate attention to contact John Doe at JohnDoe@xyz.com I forwarded the same information to John Doe and again 24 hours without a response, I e-mailed again. WoW.. John Doe is on vacation as well. Of course when you call the closing department and enter the loan number, you get the voice mail of the original closer.

After this I sent an e-mail to a closer who I had success with in the past ( My story in The Short Sale Savior) and asked for help. The next day I received a e-mail from someone who is ready, willing and able to help. All I have to do is send her the final HUD-1 for review. Keeping in mind we now have the judgment that we need approved to close. I receive a response that since this is not what had been approved prior, now I must wait until the original closer returns from vacation, so we wait again as this has to be sent back to the investors once again for review.

Today I recieved the good news... Our HUD-1 is acceptable and ready to close.... YEAH ! Now we are looking to close this week. Wish me luck and I will post the final out come upon closing.

Keeping in communication with the lender along the way does help along with a little persistance too.

Below are links to additional information that will be useful in understanding the process of a short sale

Short Sales - Requirements

Short Sales - Savings to the Lender

Short Sales - Possible Tax Consequences

Short Sales - Negotiating The Sale

Short Sales - Submitting The Offer

Short Sales - The Closing

Also, please be sure to read The Short Sale Savior, by Elizabeth Weintraub, available in bookstores everywhere and at Amazon.com. This book has lots of great information and short sale experiences from Realtors who actually work them

It's that time again.. The Best of Clarksville

The Best of ClarksvilleIt's that time again.... YOU can choose The Best of Clarksville.

This year the nominations can be done online at www.ClarksvilleBest.com

We at Exit Realty Clarksville would really appreciate your VOTE as theBest Real Estate Company.

CLICK HERE to nominate Exit Realty Clarksville

Exit Realty Clarksville is a FULL SERVICE Real Estate Company located just off Exit 1. We also have a rental deparment. { Alliance Property Management }

Our office is Open 7 days a week.

Monday - Friday 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM

Saturday 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM

Sunday 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM

Phone: 931-647-9900

Be sure to vote for your other favorite companies as well. Lets make this year the best ever Best of Clarksville. Be sure to click on the photo below and choose your favorite business for the Best of Clarksville.

March of Dimes home page

Image form the Best of Clarksville Offical Website

This event is a fund raiser for the March of Dimes in the Middle Tennessee area. Money from this event goes to the Middle Tennessee March of Dimes.

Image above is from the Best of Clarksville official website

Clarksville Montgomery County residential home sales activity report for June 2009

Residential home sales in Clarksville, Tennessee are still holding strong. List price versus Sold price for the month of June 2009 stands at 97.26%

With 1,911 homes on the the market, we have plenty of homes to choose from. In the month of June alone there were 542 new listing, while another 365 were sold and we also had another 343 that have happy new owners. For the month of June, the average days on the market was 94 days.

Take a look at the numbers.

Monthly - Activity Report: 06/2009

Property Class: Residential

This report is best printed landscape.

Active Listings

New Listings

Pended Listings

Closed Listings

Area

Avg Per Day

Avg LP

Med LP

Count

Avg LP

Med LP

Count

Avg LP

Med LP

Count

Avg CP

%CP/LP

Avg DOM

Med CP

Med DOM

71

124

$100,444

$69,200

25

$102,483

$89,900

16

$93,103

$72,475

12

$99,820

96.100%

81

$85,775

68

72

60

$185,608

$154,900

18

$137,316

$127,500

10

$119,440

$137,000

10

$102,297

95.000%

76

$80,950

43

73

67

$160,672

$142,225

20

$182,963

$166,700

18

$154,148

$139,950

21

$155,323

96.300%

128

$152,900

80

74

316

$109,157

$107,000

87

$110,990

$106,000

67

$99,340

$95,000

66

$102,997

98.500%

70

$105,000

47

75

286

$141,742

$135,900

87

$134,569

$127,900

77

$145,272

$135,000

59

$150,062

99.300%

115

$149,950

77

76

733

$184,989

$164,962

219

$171,898

$155,000

136

$167,698

$158,500

136

$163,663

97.600%

89

$151,250

76

77

325

$263,180

$240,712

86

$247,935

$239,950

41

$213,713

$199,900

39

$189,574

98.000%

101

$187,500

88

1,911

$172,956

542

$164,252

365

$150,328

343

$148,063

97.26%

94

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