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Staging your Kitchen to SELL in Nashville TN

Staging Your Kitchen
Staging Your Kitchen to SELL

 

We’ve all heard it a million times….Kitchens Sell Homes!!!  So today I’m going to give you some insight on what really needs to be done to your kitchen before I list your home!  In today’s Nashville Real Estate market, homes are selling quickly, but, you still only have one chance to make a 1st impression on your home buyer.  In our home, our kitchen is the soul, meaning we cook everyday, run our dishwasher everyday, use a ton of plates, cups, utensils, and appliances.  BUT, you don’t want your home buyer to see all of that!  As Always CLEAN AND DE-CLUTTER!!

 

DRAWERS
Empty out your drawers and remove all the grime and crumbs that happen from life.  I like to empty out the drawers and use a vacuum to get all the small stuff and then wipe down.  Some clean kitchen liners and organizational pieces add a nice touch.  Those few items that only get used 2 times a year, either go ahead and pack up, or toss.  Less is more.  You never want your buyer to think you don’t have enough storage/drawer space. If you really want to spruce up the drawers, add some nice hardware to them, this is an easy affordable DIY that adds a lot of value. Remember you don’t want anything too unique or different, just something that matches the rest of your decor.

 

CABINETS

Cabinets are very similar to drawers with the idea of de-cluttering, cleaning, lining, and sprucing up with hardware.  Those plastic kids cups you’ve been collecting can go, and the holiday dishes can go ahead and be packed.  Have all of your dishware, mugs, bowls, etc. in their own spot, nicely lined and organized.  Remember, the more you can get rid of now, the less you have to pack and move and the nicer they will appear.  That area above the cabinets to the ceiling is not supposed to be storage.  It shouldn’t have more than a couple of decorative items, and don’t forget to dust and clean that area too.

 

OVEN and STOVE

Get a good pair of rubber gloves and a cleaning product and clean out the oven.  I’ve found some elbow grease does wonders on our stove to remove all the extra “stuff”.  After you get it ready to shine, pick up an oven liner.  I found ours @ our local Bed Bath and Beyond.  They fit in the bottom of your oven and catch-all of the drippings.  These also make it so much easier to clean the next time because you can just toss and replace the liner. If you have a flat glass top surface a razor blade will help to remove all the dried up oil, food, and grime. Then my favorite product for our stove is Soft Scrub. If you have stove with electric coil burners, replace the metal inserts.  These are cheap and much easier than trying to get them clean.

 

FRIDGE

Same concept with the CLEANING!  Take everything out of your fridge wipe down all the drawers and shelving.  Show the real potential your fridge and freezer have. Unfortunately, the kids art, magnets, schedules, and pictures need to be removed also.   The top of your fridge should not be a storage area for food or anything else.  Remove everything from the top and clean and wipe down.

 

COUNTERS

The end goal with your counters is extremely minimal.  If you have granite, then you want to show it off, not the toaster oven.  Even if you don’t love your countertops you still want your home buyer to see their full potential so go ahead and remove as much off of them as you can. Try to aim for 1 small appliance on the counter, of course, this is relative to the size of your kitchen, but most of the time it’s a good goal.  This could be your coffee pot, Keurig, or microwave, but not all of them.  A couple of accessories, new kitchen towels, a pretty soap dispenser, small plant, or a cookbook is a creative way of showing off your kitchen and still showing how wonderful your countertops are!

 

SINK

If you haven’t changed out your kitchen faucet, it is a great and easy DIY project that will upgrade and add value.  Running a cleaning solution through your garbage disposal removes any unwanted odors. My favorite is a little baking soda and a couple of slices of lemon. Make sure your sink is empty and clean and wipe down the inside of the sink basin before it shows.

 

DISHWASHER

Wipe down the exterior and around the buttons to remove grime and dirt.  Unload your dishwasher so it is empty and clean. You want to show the space, not last nights spaghetti.

 

FLOORS

Scrub those babies clean!  Take a weekend to pull out the larger appliances and vacuum underneath.  If you have tile, clean your grout with a vinegar solution or use a “re-painting Grout” product.  Replace your kitchen rug and keep it stowed away and clean so you can put it out when your home is going to be shown.

 

If you really need to add value and up grade consider:

New Lighting

Re-facing or replacing Cabinet doors

Adding a Backsplash

Re-facing or replacing Countertops

 

Make this as easy as you can on yourself.  Get your kitchen nice and clean and then keep a large tote on hand.  When its time for your home to show, collect things that shouldn’t be out, put out your fresh rug and new towels.  Empty your trash and wipe down countertops.

YOUR KITCHEN WILL SPARKLE!!

 

If you are thinking about selling your home, let me come over and I will help you get READY.

As Always, thank you for your continued support, referrals, and taking time to read my Blog!

 

Thanks,

Adam Killgore

The Doug Austin Team

Benchmark Realty

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Posted in: Before and After Pictures, Blog, Buyers, Nashville Real Estate, Real Estate News, Sellers, Staging Tagged: Adam Killgore, Before and After pictures, easy upgrades, finding a realtor, Nashville Homes, Nashville Real Estate, Sell your Home Faster, Staging to sell, tips to sell your home

Buying a Home in Nashville is Cheaper than Renting!!

 

The Real Estate Housing Market in Nashville is a great investment.

Here are some interesting FACTS***

 

The average 2-3 bedroom home in Nashville is around $200,000, and with the interest rates on home loans as low as 2.8% on a 15 year loan, your mortgage payment could be as low as half of what you are paying in rent.

 

The average family renting, in and around Nashville TN, is dumping on average from $1,500/ month up to $5,000/month.

That could potentially be $60,000 for one year of rent which would make for a great down payment on your OWN home!!

 

When you are a homeowner, you also get tax perks.  Each year, homeowners can deduct mortgage interest and property taxes from their income.

 

Not only does owning a home bring more value to you as an individual, it is one of the safest investments available.  Experts believe that home prices will continue to rise for the next few years and are predicting Nashville TN to grow by 1 million more people in the next 20 years. On average, Nashville property values are believed to increase by 11%-18% in just the next 3 years. That is a great return on your investment.  As Nashville continues to grow and develop, it will also raise the value of not only Nashville properties, but for the surrounding counties of Middle Tennessee.  I have seen this in the last 15 years of real estate, especially in areas of Brentwood, Nolensville, Franklin, Arrington, Murfreesboro, and Mount Juliet TN.

 

This is the time to BUY your home in Middle Tennessee.  The 1st step in finding your dream home is finding a realtor to help guide you!  I’m here to help you and make sure you’re taken care of.  Call me today and I will walk you through this exciting experience of becoming a homeowner.

If you know anyone looking to buy or sell a home in Middle Tennessee, send them my way, I promise I will make sure they are in great hands.

 

Thank you,

Adam Killgore

The Doug Austin Team

Benchmark Realty, LLC

c:615-429-0597

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Posted in: Blog, Buyers, Mortgages & Finance, Nashville Real Estate, Real Estate News, Rental Property, Sellers, Uncategorized Tagged: Adam Killgore, Adam Killgore Real Estate, Buying a Home, Buying a home in Nashville TN, Buying a Nashville Home, finding a realtor, first Time HOme buyers in Middle TN, Middle Tennessee Homes, Nashville Homes, Nashville Real Estate, Real estate, Real Estate Nashvile TN

Nashville’s Summer Activity Guide for your Family

Nashville's Best SummerEvents for your Family!2It’s officially SUMMER!!! A time when kids are out of school and ready to be entertained all day!  Nashville and surrounding cities have many great options for your family to stay entertained and happy all summer long.  I’ve put together some of our family’s favorite things to see and do during these hot summer months!

 

Lucky Ladd Farms

4374 Rocky Glade Road

Eagleville, TN 37060

www.luckyladdfarms.com

615.274.3786

Adults $ 13.00 Kids 2-12 $ 11.00 Kids under 2 are FREE

Lucky Ladd Farms is a petting zoo with a playground, wagon rides, splash zone, and many activities throughout the summer.

June 25th- Kids Construction Fun Festival

A Kid friendly special construction site with real excavator, sand, bulldozers to climb on, and farm and construction equipment for your children to explore.

June 28-July 2- Plant The Corn Maze

Kids get to help Farmer Ladd plant the corn Maze for the upcoming corn maze in the fall.

July 6-9th-Hometown Hero Days

This is a special day Lucky Ladd salutes all of our hometown heroes.  Free admission to all TN Firefighters, police officers, and active/retired Military.

July 23rd-Watermelon Festival

Nothing says summer like a cold piece of watermelon!! This event includes a watermelon crawl, seed spitting, melon toss, watermelon eating contest, and a free piece of watermelon with paid admission.

August 20th-Sweet Corn Festival

Enjoy some sweet corn dripping with warm butter, corn shucking, and a corn selfie competition.

 

The Discovery Center

502 S.E. Broad Street

Murfreesboro, TN 37130

www.explorethedc.org

615.890.2300

Adults $ 8.00 Kids under 2 are FREE

The Discovery Center is a hands on learning museum with lots of things for little hands to explore.  Come check out a water area, fire trucks, train displays, science experiments, dinosaur exhibits, and many more daily activities. Their website has daily activities, as well as, exhibits in action.

 

Nashville Shores Waterpark

4001 Bell Road

Hermitage, TN 37076

615.889.7050

www.nashvilleshores.com

General admission is $36.99

52 inches and shorter admission is $28.99

TIP** If you buy your tickets online you can use the junior admission price on all adults!

Nashville Shores has over 1 million gallons of summer fun with slides, wave pool,  lazy rivers, pools, lakeside beach, and more family fun activities. Some of their summer events include Fireworks, Scouting weekends, Hero Week, Fiesta Day, and Dive in Movies.

 

Kidsville

Musicians Corner @ Centennial Park

June 24 and June 25th

12-5PM

Kidsville is an outdoor destination in Centennial Park with FREE music and family fun activities.  Great way for children to learn about musicians and musical instruments with musical meet and greets, instruments workshop stations, painting with ice, face painting, and more.  A great musical cultural event.

 

Nashville Zoo @ Grassmere

3777 Nolensville Pike

Nashville, TN 37211

615.833.1534

www.nashvillezoo.org

Summer Hours are 9-6pm daily

Adults $ 16.00

Kids 2-12 $ 11.00

Kids under 2 are FREE

The Nashville Zoo is changing for the better in 2016.  If you haven’t been in a while you will be impressed with the new entrance, gift shop, ticket area, and new animals arriving throughout the year.  Daily activities are always changing and they add new things often.  Summer activities and events will include ZOOvie nights, members night, Ice day, ZZZOOfari Slumber, and many more.

 

Stardust Drive-in Movies

201 TN Blvd

Watertown TN

615.237.0077

www.stardustdrivein.com

Adults $8

Kids 6-11 $6

Kids under 5 are FREE

You can call for their daily schedule or they update their website on Mondays with the movie list for that week.  Snacks and Wi-Fi are available.

 

Summer Movie for Kids

Get out of the heat with these affordable summer cinemas.

Carmike Cinemas’ Summer Kid Series

Thursday in June-August 4th

$4 includes movie, popcorn, and soft drink

Locations include Bellevue, Franklin and Murfreesboro

www.carmike.com

Malco’s Kids Summer FIlm Festival

Tuesdays and Wednesdays June-July 27th @10AM

$2 for movie admission

Smyrna Location

www.Malco.com

Regal’s Summer Movie Express

Tuesday and Wednesday June-August 3rd @ 10AM

$1 for movie admission

Locations include Green Hills, Hendersonville, Hollywood 27, Opry Mills and Mt. Juliet

www.Regmvies.com

 

I hope you all have a great summer with your family.  Some of the best memories are made in the summer with friends, cook outs, water fun, and seeing the stars in our beautiful city!

While you see your loved ones this summer, please remember me with any real estate needs or questions, I’d love to help in any way I can!

 

Thanks so Much,

Adam Killgore

 

 

Posted in: Blog, Nashville Activities, Nashville Real Estate, Real Estate News, Uncategorized Tagged: Adam Killgore, Adam Killgore Real Estate, Kid activities in Nashville 2016, Nashville Activities, Nashville Homes, Nashville Kid activities, Nashville Real Estate, Nashville Summer, Real estate, Real Estate Nashvile TN

Documents needed to start your Loan Application for a Mortgage in Nashville TN

documents for loan processYou want to find your DREAM home?  The best place to start is by getting pre-approved for your home mortgage loan. The Nashville market is booming and by getting pre approved you will be in a much better place for negotiaton.  Nashville sellers are looking for the strongest offers and don’t want to wait for a buyer to get financing.

 

 

 

 

To get a pre approval you will need the following documents

Driver License

Current Paycheck Stubs

Bank Statement

2 Previous Years of Tax Returns

W2’s and or 1099’s

 

This is it, its so EASY!!!  By providing these documents your Mortgage Broker will be able to let you know what your pre approved for.

Get your Mortgage process started TODAY!!! So I can find your New HOME!

 

If you are ready to find out what you are approved for get in touch with one of my preffered lenders.

I have a list of lenders I can share with you, email me @ adamkillgore@gmail.com

 

 

 

Thanks,

Adam Killgore

Posted in: Blog, Buyers, Mortgages & Finance, Nashville Real Estate, Real Estate News, Uncategorized Tagged: Adam Killgore, Adam Killgore Real Estate, Buying a home in Nashville TN, Buying a Nashville Home, finding a realtor, How to get a approved for a home loan, Middle Tennessee Homes, Nashville Homes, Nashville Real Estate, Real Estate Nashvile TN

How To Search Nashville and Middle Tennessee Rental Properties on ReloNashville.com

 

As a Real Estate Agent in Nashville TN, I get asked about Rental properties a lot.  I do offer assistance in helping find my clients rental properties. I have so many great resources on my website and rentals are something that I added to bring value for my clients.  I specialize in helping folks with buying and selling homes, but in the current Nashville market, sometimes my clients need to find a rental while their home is being built, finding their new home, or getting ready to buy their 1st home. Rental properties are often put on the MLS and my website is a great way of finding what properties are for rent!   I wanted to offer a step by step guide on how to find Rentals on my website.

 

When you arrive on my homepage you will see tabs at the top that say

Home, Search, Communities, Featured, Buy, Sell, Blog and a About

Just like when using my site to search for homes for sell when you are looking for a rental you will use the search tab.

 

Search Tab for Rentals
Search Tab for Rentals

You will have the option of doing an Easy Search or an Advanced Search. The Easy search will have the option of City, County, Zip code, Bedrooms, Bathrooms, Min Price, Max Price and Image.

The Advanced Option will have all of those options as well as, type of rental (Condo, Home etc.), Development/Neighborhood, Schools, Pet availability, Community Amenities, Pool, Furnished, Interior amenities as well as Green Features the home may offer.

If you are looking for a school district, or have other requirements, you will want to use the advanced search.

Rental Properties in Nshville TN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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I have attached 2 sheets that are step-by-step Rental help too., Feel free to print those.  It’s very simple to use and easy to navigate.  If you have any questions on finding a rental property please feel free to contact me.

 

Thanks so Much,

Adam Killgore

615-429-0597

Posted in: Blog, Rental Property, Uncategorized Tagged: Adam Killgore, Buying a Home, Finding a Rental Home, Nashville Homes, Nashville Real Estate, Real Estate Nashvile TN, Rental Properties in Nashville TN, Selling a Home

First Impressions! Selling your home from the outside

  • Adam Killgore Real Estate Sign with Solar Lights
    Adam Killgore Real Estate Sign with Solar Lights

First Impressions are hard to adjust. I will give you some pointers on how to sell your home before the buyer goes inside!!

One of the many values I bring as your Real Estate Agent is  having your home professionally photographed.  In my experience, professionals are a pro in their profession, so let them showcase your home like a pro!

I’m going to give you an insight of how buyers see the outside of your home through their eyes.  Lets start outside…..

 

Wash your Home

We wouldn’t put ourselves on showcase without cleaning up, so why would we not show the same effort to our HOME!  Don’t let this be intimidating. Focus on the small things as the small things in Real Estate Sell HOMES.

Remove cobwebs, spiders, and all dirt, dust, and leaves from front porch

Pressure-wash the outside of your home, driveway, and garage.

Scrape all old paint off of the windows and repaint. Clean out your gutters.

These things show your buyer that you have taken great care of your HOME.

 

Spruce up your Nest

Try to remember the reasons why you fell in love with your home. Bring it back to life. Renew your Front Door.  A little bit of paint or refinish can brighten up the entrance to your home. Replace your Home address numbers.  You want your home address to stand out from the street and be easy to see.  This is a small thing that can make a huge difference.  You can easily do this for about $10 a number or get crafty form Pinterest.  Just remember to stay neutral.

Replace your old number sign

Replace your old number sign

Replace your mailbox.  Is your mailbox falling down or looks like it survived a tornado?  For $40-$50 you can make it stand tall again!

 

Doormat

I can tell you how this simple thing can make your home look fresh again.  It’s such a low budget way to spruce it UP!

  • Replace your number sign with an easy to read Fresh new one!
    Replace your number sign with an easy to read Fresh new one!

 

Landscape

This does not have to be expensive.  Let the season influence your design.  Mulch, potted plant, or plants on front porch, a simple window box, or even a pumpkin with a mum if its FALL.  Remember huge flowerbeds can come off as a lot of time and work for the busy home buyer, but a simple potted plant adds décor with a sense of warmth.  LOW MAINTENANCE!!

If nothing else, clean out those flowerbeds, remove any weeds and leaves, and keep it simple.  Bushes and small tree’s are a great alternative if you don’t have a green thumb.

 

Lighting

Is your front porch light showing your homes age?  For under $50 you can replace the outside light and really make your home shine!  If replacing the light fixture isn’t an option then clean out the light fixtures and make sure all light bulbs are working.  I love to have a home photographed during the day but also @ night with all the outside lights shining bright.  I always add a solar light in front of my real estate sign.  Lights show ambience and that is always a PLUS.

  • Replace Light Bulbs
    Replace Light Bulbs

Lastly, just take a step back and look @ your home from the street.  Does it look neat and clean? Overcrowding your front porches makes the area look smaller.  You want the buyer to see themselves enjoying their coffee on that front porch.  Less is more. De-clutter every space. Every space can be seen as living space.

Same goes with your garage. Park your car in the garage. Show your buyer that your home has plenty of storage, even if you have completely outgrown your home!

As always, thank you for reading this and please pin, post, and share.

Posted in: Blog, Uncategorized Tagged: Home Staging From The outside, Nashville Homes, Nashville Real Estate, Real estate, Sell your Home Faster

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