About Henderson County, TN

A dear friend sent me this in an email today. Unlikely match, wouldn't you say.

In a zoo in California, a mother tiger gave birth to a rare set of triplet tiger cubs Unfortunately, due to complications in the pregnancy, the cubs were born prematurely and due to their tiny size, they died shortly after birth.

The mother tiger, after recovering from the delivery, suddenly started to decline in health, although physically she was fine. The veterinarians felt that the loss of her litter had caused the tigress to fall into a depression. The doctors decided that if the tigress could surrogate another mother's cubs, perhaps she would improve.

After checking with many other zoos across the country, the depressing news was that there were no tiger cubs of the right age to introduce to the mourning mother.

The veterinarians decided to try something that had never been tried in a zoo environment. Sometimes a mother of one species will take on the care of a different species. The only 'orphans' that could be found quickly were a litter of weanling pigs.

The zoo keepers and vets wrapped the piglets in tiger skin and placed the babies around the mother tiger. Would they become cubs or pork chops? Take a look...

Hope you enjoyed!!! Amazing photos.

RE/MAX Unlimited 870 W. Church St. Lexington, Tn. 731-249-5376

http://LindaLipscomb.com

Our first Relay for Life team meeting was last Tuesday. I was surprised at how few teams that there are in our community. This is a wonderful event with tons of of community exposure and is a great opportunity to serve a cause that is bigger than yourself.

It's not too late and it's NOT HARD to start a new team! Click here to start your team!

So here's a challenge all you churches, small businesses, social organizations here in Henderson County!

Click here to START A TEAM!!!!

Our next meeting is Feb. 24, 2009 at the First Bank Community Room at 5:30

Not sure about everywhere, but in Tennessee, we have a sales contract that has a place in which a rejected offer is signed by the seller. Don't most sales contracts offer you a place to "Accept, Counter or Reject"?

Well, why do banks and foreclosure companies think that don't have to abide by the rules?

My example: submitted an offer on a foreclosure property. Full price, cash, no contingencies. The listing agent was on vacation, so there was a delay in presenting the offer. When the listing agent returns to work, there are multiple offers on her desk. So, she calls and asks my buyer to make their final and best as there are multiple offers. Which we do, and now we are over asking price. Buyer is upset as he feels if the listing agent had done her job and presented the offer in a timely manner, just maybe he would have purchased the property at asking price. After all, she has an assistant and somewhere in her company is her broker.

Fifteen (15) days have gone by since the initial offer has been delivered to the listing agent.

Finally we hear from the listing agent. Oh...she is so sorry, but we did not get the property. Boo Hoo!! I kindly ask her to send me a rejection on my offer. She quickly responds...she could not do that. The foreclosure company would not sign a rejected offer. I insisted!! So...she marks rejected across the top of my offer, with her initials, and faxes to me. Well, I'm sorry, but my buyer wants to know when the seller received his offer, if ever, and what date it was rejected. Seems like a reasonable request, wouldn't you think?

The listing agent should want this documented. Especially if she represented the buyer who did get the accepted offer, which was received 2 weeks later, with contingencies, and the same price as your rejected offer. Get my point?

I have decided....it's not worth the stress to try and sell a foreclosure. The process too long (no patience), the buyers usually get frustrated with you and the process, and the listing agents of these properties and/or the clients they represent, seem to lack a sense of urgency and a desire to treat each party with some dignity, respect, and fairness.

Just wondering....how are rejected offers handled in your area??? Do you expect to receive something signed by the seller??? What are your state laws??

Your comments, please!!

Linda Lipscomb RE/MAX Unlimited 870 W. Church St. Lexington, TN. 731-249-5376

http://LindaLipscomb.com

The movie, Picture Perfect, is a light romantic comedy that features Jennifer Aniston as an advertising executive. She creates a marketing campaign for "Gulden's Mustard". In the film the Gulden's tagline becomes "#2 and that ain't bad". The campaign features famous people who have come in second. One of these people was Cindy Crawford who according to the movie came in second in her class at STANFORD! Therefore she was considered to be "#2 and that ain't bad" especially since she is still one of the most beautiful woman in the world.

Today's mindset for so many people is that #2 is just the first loser. That the only winners in the world are the one's that come in first place. Many give little if any credit for participation or beating out the rest of the competition. In most cases we can never recall who came in 2^nd place in any major sporting event or who the Oscar nominees were. We remember the WINNER!

The same is true in any real estate market. If you were to ask the general public who the #1 agent for residential sales in your area is they would probably get that correct. In 2008 the number 1 Realtor in the Lexington/Henderson County Tennessee market is Linda Lipscomb, who is my broker and mentor. But out of the remaining 30 or so agents in Lexington who is number 2. If asked I think that most people would respond with the name of one of our communities long time brokers or agents that have graced the pages of our local newspaper for decades. BUT they'd be wrong.

Number 2 in our neck of the wood's is quite a surprise even to me. For an agent being in the business for less than 3 years to be in second place in a challenging year like 2008 is a shock!

So in a world that readily dismisses the second place finish, I am PROUD to say that for 2008 I was #2 and that ain't bad"!!

I am Kathy Fisher and I proudly sell homes, farms and land in Lexington/Henderson County Tennessee. If you need to buy or sell property in West Tennessee, please call me. I am here to help!

132 Homes Sold

$250K+ 7

$200K - $250K 9

$150K - $199K 13

$100K - $149K 35

$ 50K - $ 99K 34

Less than $50K 34

156 Homes Pending

1615 Active Listings

December Market Report for Henderson County

14 Homes Sold

$200K+ 4

$100K - $199K 5

Less than $100K 5

12 Homes Pending

140 Active Listings

This information is deemed reliable, but not guaranteed.

It is based upon data collected from the CWTAR MLS.

December Market Report For Entire CWTAR Area