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Great Smoky Mountains Real Estate
Great Smoky Mountains Real Estate: Fall 2025 Snapshot
As we enter the final season of 2025, interest rates are finally dropping. For the last couple of years, the higher interest rates have been ...
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Great Smoky Mountains Real Estate
Help! I Want to Relocate to the Smoky Mountains and Become a Tennessean
Every year my family vacations here, and every year we never want to leave. If you’re feeling the same way, you might be wondering: how do ...
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Great Smoky Mountains Real Estate
How to Find a Win in Today’s Real Estate Market
The real estate market may feel challenging right now with interest rates higher than we’ve seen in many years, sellers holding onto yesterday’s prices, and ...
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Investing
How Trump’s New 100% Deduction Law Can Supercharge Your Short-Term Rental Investment
A sweeping new tax law signed into effect in July 2025, known as the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB), has created powerful new tax incentives for ...
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Great Smoky Mountains Real Estate
The Secret to Staging a Home to Sell (And What You Must Never Do!)
When it comes to selling your home, first impressions aren’t just important, they’re everything. Today’s market in our area is tough and flooded with inventory. ...
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Great Smoky Mountains Real Estate
More Making Smart Remodeling Decisions
I recently reviewed a report from the National Association of Realtors compiling a list of recent remodeling projects based on their estimated cost recovery at ...
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Cabins
Making Smart Remodeling Decisions
We are continuously asked, “Should I remodel before I sell?” That depends on what you’re wanting to do–and what you’re wanting to get of the ...
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Great Smoky Mountains Real Estate
Help! How Do I Decide What a Good Location Is When Choosing an Investment Property?
It’s an old real estate adage: what are the top three most important things in choosing a property that will appreciate more than others? So ...
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Country Home
Finding the perfect second home!
If you’re considering owning property in one of the premier second home destinations in the United States, I’d like to share with you a few ...
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Great Smoky Mountains Real Estate
2025 Real Estate Design Trends for Selling and Buying
The real estate industry, home design, and new resort construction are all showing encouraging enthusiasm as we enter 2025. I thought it might be of ...
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Investing
Meeting Real Estate Goals in 2025
What kind of attitude will give you an edge to meet and exceed your real estate goals in 2025? Let’s look at some of the ...
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Cabins
Real Estate in the Smokies in 2025
I think we’re all grateful to close out 2024! It began with an uphill battle in real estate. If you were a seller who was ...
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Great Smoky Mountains Real Estate
How the Election Affects Real Estate in the Smokies
What about the election? Does it affect real estate? Well, it does. Many factors affect the value of real estate. Among some of the top ...
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Great Smoky Mountains Real Estate
How to Sell a House in the Down Market
As we approach the end of 2024, the truth is we are entering a “down market” due to this year’s still-high interest rate, uncertainty in the ...
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Great Smoky Mountains Real Estate
Navigating the NAR Lawsuit
How about all this new “buzz” about real estate agents settling a big anti-trust lawsuit and now we have a new way buyers’ agents are ...
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Great Smoky Mountains Real Estate
Why Avid Great Smoky Mountain Vacationers Invest Here
With the interest rates coming down we are being asked by investors to give us more information about why people invest In the Smokies. These ...
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Great Smoky Mountains Real Estate
What to Look for in a Strong Smoky Mountain Investment
We have prepared this report for both novice and seasoned investors alike. Our goal is to educate and inform investors on the opportunities that are ...
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Great Smoky Mountains Real Estate
Have You Ever Thought About Owning a Vacation Home?
I am often asked by those who vacation to our area on a regular basis:“Why do people invest in vacation homes in the Smokies? How ...
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Great Smoky Mountains Real Estate
Response To The NAR Settlement
If you’ve been following the latest on real estate, you may have seen the reportsregarding the National Association of Realtors recent decision to settle a ...
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Great Smoky Mountains Real Estate
Where Is The Win In This Market?
Finding the Win:If you are looking for a vacation style cabin home in the Smokies that you can makemoney with, you’re probably wondering, ‘Where is ...
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