So you have gotten the home renovated, repaired, and ready for sale. You decide on a price based on what the current market is doing. The real estate agent gets it staged, photographed, and listed on the Multiple Listing Service (MLS for short) for the world to see. You get potential Buyers to book showings and come and look. They fall in love, make an offer, and the offer gets accepted. GREAT! (Tired already?) In our world, at this point in the game we like to call it

Welcome back to part 3 of our blog series. In this post we will talk about the home inspection. So here is the normal process when selling your home the traditional way: you list it with an agent, you get an offer accepted, you have a home and termite inspection , you agree on any repairs that need to be made, if they are getting a loan you have an appraisal, and if the appraisal is good and the loan is cleared to close, you finally get the house sold and get your money, ea

Welcome to part 2 of our blog series "5 recurring themes that have reduced our bottom line and how to avoid them". Number 2 on our list is Bad Contractors. So let's begin by clarifying that 90% of the problems we have had with contractors have been our fault! Yep, you heard me right, we are the ones to blame for the bad results we got from contractors. Intrigued? Read on: So I like to compare contractor relationships to the likes of a new relationship with someone specia

Well, not exactly. While real estate investing is one way of getting a great return on your money, it isn't for the faint of heart. Having renovated and sold over 50+ single family homes and 15+ single and multi family properties in the Metro Nashville area, we have seen a thing or 2 (to say the least). Anywhere from a 3,000 sq. ft. house on Old Hickory Lake to a small 750 sq. ft. house in Old Hickory and anywhere in between. Over the next few weeks we will discuss 5 of the

It is no surprise that the Nashville area is fetching such large prices for hotel stays. This area has around 100 people a day moving to the area. That may not sound like that much at first, but when your realize that is 3000 people a month, and you look at the housing market, you realize that there is a major supply and demand problem. This complication has even sprouted different types of companies like the Lease Killers, which is a property management company that speciali

By now everyone is aware of how fast the city is moving, and Nashville has made a place for itself with national recognition everywhere. Continuous headlines are always boasting more and more boom, even we are guilty over potential over hype, but there are some skeptics. “I know of multiple projects that are either in jeopardy or are likely dead,” one high-profile local developer, who asked to go unnamed, told the Post. The Nashville Post is claiming that they have talked wit

Nashville had an amazing year for real estate owners and fantastic overall business growth as a community. The city has seen so many wonderful projects complete and even more on the way. If you don't already know about the crane watch, it is amazing. Click the picture below to see the Nashville Business Journal's most expensive commercial projects. #DistressedHomeBuyersNashville #Striveproperties #Nashvillehomebuyers #NashvilleRealEstate #NashvilleCommercialRealEstate

2015 was a significant year for Nashville and Middle Tennessee area. It was also a superb year for the area’s real estate market, and early signs indicate that 2016 will stay in identical direction. Our Nashville Home Buyers talk about the different Nashville Real Estate forecasts we can look forward to. More activity! In the most recent past, we have seen a crazy amount of heat rising in the real estate market in Middle Tennessee. More and more parts of the city are seeing a

Need to sell your home fast? You never have to look further because you are already in the right place for that. Strive Properties will take that burden from your shoulders and make sure that you get fair quotes for your property. All you have to do is provide the most accurate and up to date information regarding your property and the real estate company will take care of the rest. So why search further for home buyers who are only looking for the best deal for themselves wh

Nashville will make you think about record companies and artists who are in for the grind. Every year, hundreds, if not thousands, of artists come down to make their dreams come true in the music industry. This is also a big opportunity for other industries just like real estate among so many others. The number of people who want to move in the great area is always an open door to offer residential and commercial properties. But for home buyers, it will be very wise to get a