Bob Parks Realty is pleased to welcome Belinda Butler Perry as a Realtor in the Smyrna office located at 557 Sam Ridley Parkway West.

“I am very excited to join Bob Parks Realty,” said Belinda. “The opportunity to combine my experience with Bob Parks Realty reputation as Tennessee’s premier real estate company will allow me to provide my clients with the highest quality of service.” Belinda recently transferred from Crye-Leike Realtors Starwood office. She has been a licensed Realtor for 15 years in addition to acting as sales & marketing manager for a Rutherford County builder since 1991. “I bring to my real estate clients a total of 19 years of experience assisting buyers in realizing their dream of home ownership,” said Belinda. “I have extensive new construction experience and have sold hundreds of homes in Middle Tennessee.”

Since becoming a licensed Realtor, Belinda has been assisting buyers and sellers in and around Rutherford, Davidson, and Wilson Counties. She specializes in residential real estate focusing on previously owned homes and first-time homebuyers. Belinda is a member of the Greater Nashville Association of Realtors (GNAR) and the National Association of Realtors (NAR). She currently lives in Smyrna and has been a resident of Rutherford County since 1985. For all your real estate needs and personal referrals, please contact Belinda Perry at Bob Parks Realty, LLC by phone at (615) 482-4180 or email her at belindaperry@realtracs.com.

For more information about homes for sale in Smyrna, TN, check out these links:

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• Smyrna Real Estate $200,000 - $400,000

  Posted By: Kimberly Fahey

The Bob Parks Realty office in Mt. Juliet is very proud to announce that Amy Oakley has joined the team! As a Mt. Juliet native, Amy brings with her more than 20 years of customer service experience and area expertise.

For more information about the Bob Parks Realty in Mt. Juliet, click here.

For more information about homes for sale in Mt. Juliet, click here.

Posted By: Kimberly Fahey

The initial cost to implement green and healthier living in your home may seem like it’s too much, but when you compare the benefits and energy saved, you come out way ahead. The results and cost of implementing tankless water heaters, high efficiency HVAC, PEX water pipes, spray foam, etc can equal a 30-70% reduced energy bill, plus increase the overall resale value of your home. In addition to cost savings, your air quality is up to 50% cleaner.

Another way to look at implementing healthier and cost reduced living would be to consider buying a green HOME the next time you are house hunting. One of the major builders in Middle TN is Herrington Homes, LLC. They focus on building LEED® certified homes. LEED is a rating system that sets the standard for designing and building high performance healthy homes that use less energy, water, and natural resources.

Check out this green LEED home currently on the market in Hendersonville:

1547 Hunt Club BLVD, Hendersonville, TN 37066

$479,900 MLS # 1067037

Total SQ 3070

For more information on finding green LEED® certified home in Middle, TN contact Dan Herrington with Bob Parks Realty at (615) 975-9021. Click here for all homes for sale in Hendersonville.

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Posted By: Kimberly Fahey

Despite the decline in real estate sales, Bob Parks Realty, the most respected name in Middle, TN real estate has not stopped their mission to serve Middle Tennessee residents. Bob Parks Realty invested a significant amount of money and time to local charities and to implement state-of-the-art web technology that better serves residents and real estate agents.

2009 Charity Involvement

Bob Parks Realty raised more than $123,000 for Middle TN communities throughout 2009 and helped save many lives by coordinating two blood drives. The thrill of finding families their perfect home is second only to the joy of giving back to Middle TN residents.

• $30,000 to Mercy Ministries
• $24,000 for Christmas for Kids
• $22,000 for Make a Wish Foundation of Middle Tennessee
• $12,000 for the Tennessee School for Blind. And More than $121,000 over the past ten years.
• $14,000 for Christmas for the Children. And over $100,000 for the past ten years.
• $2,300 to Mobil Meals
• $1427.43 to Mitchell Neilson School
• $1751.78 to Jack Anderson School
• Bob Parks Realty helped save many lives by coordinating two blood drives for Red Cross Blood Mobile
• $15,635 to various other charities

Advancements in Web Technology: www.bobparks.com

Community involvement is not the only thing that sets Bob Parks Realty apart from other real estate companies. Www.bobparks.com is a local company that can compete with nationally-known online real estate giants like realtor.com. The Bob Parks difference is the focus on Middle Tennessee communities and families.

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Posted By: Kimberly Fahey

Despite the decline in home sales throughout 2009, Bob Parks Realty has not stopped their mission to serve Middle Tennessee home buyers. Bob Parks Realty invested a significant amount to implement state-of-the-art web technology that better serves Middle Tennessee residents and real estate agents.

Finally, there is a local real estate company that can compete with nationally-known online giants like Realtor.com, Truila.com, and Homes.com. The Bob Parks difference is the focus on Middle Tennessee Communities!

The latest in web technology is not only extremely expensive, but it’s also very time consuming to implement. Regardless of the cost, Bob Parks Realty wanted to give agents more technology-driven tools while allowing home buyers a way to search for homes for sale by Tennessee schools, local interactive maps, Middle Tennessee subdivisions, and more . The total initiative took almost 12 months to finalize. In late October 2009, Bob Parks Realty launched its website specifically with real estate agents and Middle Tennessee home buyers in mind. This technology is linked to the latest in social media, community information, school reports, and it allows agents to develop and customize their own personal websites to further reach home buyers.

Visit www.bobparks.com and click on property search for a complete review of how Bob Parks Realty is better serving Middle Tennessee on the web.

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Posted By: Kimberly Fahey

Thank goodness 2009 is over! What a tough year it was for all of us. But… we survived!!

Now it’s time to start thinking about 2010 if you haven’t done so already. One of the best ways to get your New Year started off in the right direction is finish up 2009 and bag it for good. In other words “Clean Some Things Up” and get a clean start in 2010. Listed below are some good tips to help us complete that clean up and set ourselves up for Great Success in 2010.

1. Clean that Computer up!

• Now is the time to clean up all those old e-mails.
• Go through your Contacts and make sure they are all correct and needed.
• Purge your My Documents file. Transfer all of the documents and files you want to keep to your Server, an external hard drive or to a thumb drive for safe keeping.
• Check your computer out for performance issues. Do you need a new one? Is it time to transition to a laptop? Check your memory and see if you may need to add additional memory. How about your virus software? Is it up to date? Have you defragged your hard drive recently? How about your software? Do you have the most up to date versions? There are great sales going on right now and it is the perfect time to upgrade.
• Finally, it’s time to update all of your Social Networking sites and information. Do you need to un-friend some folks on Facebook or MySpace? Do you have all the right contacts in LinkedIn and other Business Networks? How about your Profile? Is it correct and up to date and do you have an up to date photo?

2. Calendar Transition

• Now is the time to decide if you are finally going to go completely electronic or continue to use a paper based calendar. If you decide to go electronic, learn to use your smart phone calendar option correctly, know how to sync and make sure your e-mail is connected properly. If you decide to continue to go with paper, it’s time to go on-line or to the local Office Products store and get a new one for 2010.
• Get your calendar ready for 2010.
• Transfer any recurring appointments or dates like birthdays, anniversaries or business meetings.
• Outlook is probably what most everyone uses and there are some great tools available within the calendar option for color coding and labeling appointments and meetings so you stay more organized.

3. Get Organized – Clean up those Paper Files

• There is nothing worse than to have a bunch of old files sitting around. Make sure you use a new storage box labeled properly to put your old 2009 files in. Remember keeping those old documents does come in handy. Always try to keep 2 years of records nearby. You probably will need them.
• Not to be politically correct here, but now may be a good time to reduce your carbon footprint and start moving toward a paperless record keeping process by going completely electronic with your files.

4. “If you don’t have a Plan for 2010 you definitely won’t achieve it!”
In other words it is time to set your Goals for 2010

• Look at your 2009 Goals and your Plan and see what worked and what didn’t. Where were you successful and what do you need to change?
• Keep your Plan simple. I find just setting 5 Key Goals that I can accomplish helps me to have a better focus and a better chance of succeeding.
• Set 5 Business Goals and 5 Personal Goals. Just a reminder that you should always do an evaluation every month to see where you are and adjust your plan if you need to.
• Stretch yourself in 2010. You probably worked harder in 2009 than any other year so you have yourself set up for a great 2010. Don’t take the easy road but set some lofty goals that are achievable!
• Some suggestions, revenue goal, income goal, total sales, health goals, community service goal and a goal to help your company be more successful.

Final thoughts

As I said in the beginning, 2009 was a tough year for all of us. The economy was atrocious. Many people lost their jobs. Most all of us suffered monetarily and had to tighten our belts. But there is a silver lining in all of this. We have survived!! We learned some things about ourselves and we probably became better at what we do. So now that we have gotten through 09, here a few thoughts for 2010.

• Be Positive!!! There is a tendency to be cynical when times are tough. Make up your mind that you are going to have a positive attitude and be a part of the solution and not a part of the problem. Attitude is half the battle or more in being successful.
• Build relationships in the new year. Find new people to associate with. Genuinely show interest in them and their lives. Hey we all need each other. We just saw how much in the last year.
• Take responsibility for your success. Don’t blame everything around you when things get tough. If it is to be it will have to be you!
• Live a life of gratitude. There is always something we can be grateful for. Think about it!
• Be where we are and be committed to serve others. If you don’t like where you are change it. If you do like where you are than get better at what you do and make everyone around you more successful.

Finally….. Some words to live by:

5 Laws of Success

Law of Value
Your true worth is determined by how much more you give in value than you take in payment

Law of Compensation
Your Income is determined by how many people you serve and how well you serve them

Law of Influence
Your influence is determined by how abundantly you place other people’s interests first

Law of Authenticity
The most valuable gift you have to offer is yourself

Law of Receptivity
The key to effective giving is to stay open to receiving

Posted by:Tammy Carroll, CRP, GMS, RCC, WRS

They may be right, especially with the interest rates where they are today. Right now the average 30-year fixed-rate loan with no points or fees is around 5% which is the lowest the rate has been in nearly 40 years. There are some great homes on the market right now and with a few simple steps to get prequalified for a mortgage loan, you can be a proud new home owner. Bob Parks Realty can help you find just the perfect home ~ call Tammy Carroll at 615-550-0087.

Read the fantastic article from BusinessWeek here.

Posted by:Tammy Carroll, CRP, GMS, RCC, WRS

The American Dream of owning a home is about to happen for many more people this year and in 2010. With the changes to the Homebuyer Tax Credit plan extending in to 2010, more people are able to purchase a home. As part of its plan to stimulate the U.S. housing market and address the economic challenges facing our nation, Congress has passed new legislation that:

• Extends the First-Time Home Buyer Tax Credit of up to $8,000 to first-time home buyers until April 30, 2010.

• Expands the credit to grant up to $6,500 credit to current home owners purchasing a new or existing home between November 7, 2009 and April 30, 2010.

On November 5, 2009, Congress passed a bill that included an extension and expansion of the home buyer tax credit. The bill would extend the present $8,000 tax credit for first-time home buyers through April 30, 2010. Current homeowners are eligible for a $6,500 tax credit through April 30, provided they have lived in the home they are selling, or have sold, as principal residence for five consecutive years in the past eight years.

Click Here for more details.

Posted by:Tammy Carroll, CRP, GMS, RCC, WRS

Waiting to hear if the extension for the first-time homebuyers will make it through vote.

For more information, Click Here.

Posted by:Tammy Carroll, CRP, GMS, RCC, WRS

Social networking is just that, social. Make the connection and build on relationships. One of the benefits of social networking is reconnecting with old friends, classmates, coworkers, neighbors and acquaintances. It’s a great way to re-establish relationships to include in a business plan to grow business. In today’s world of on-line communities there are hundreds of social networking avenues where you can have a voice. They function like an online community of internet users with common interests. Once you are connected you can begin to socialize with others on the site and is a great way to share information about one’s business or product.

To learn more about social networking ~ Click Here:

I have used social networking to stay in touch with past clients, friends and have been introduced to several new people. It has been fun to hear from past friends from around the world. My family lived in Panama Canal Zone for several years and I’ve had the opportunity to re-unite with several classmates as well. I’ve even gotten one of my classmates connected to a Realtor in another city where they bought their first home. This Christmas holiday one of my friends from the Canal Zone is coming to Nashville with their family. We haven’t seen one another since 1975 and plan to spend time getting reacquainted and begin a new season in our friendship. All from just a short search on a website.

Posted by:Tammy Carroll, CRP, GMS, RCC, WRS

Every year about this time I start thinking about the new upcoming year. Looking back over what we’ve accomplished this year, where our business came from and how we served our clients at Bob Parks Realty. It’s sort of scary sometimes and can be overwhelming, but it’s satisfying when you find some quiet time to reflect. When I look at the statistics on paper it helps me plan and understand how we can serve our clients in the real estate market today. I was taught early on, “Plan Your Work and Work Your Plan.” Seems to work!

We have many opportunities to work with buyers and sellers from around the world who may be relocating. This year has taught us to look in unusual places to find clients. It has taught us to pay attention to the smallest of details and not just skim over the top of our business. Digging and working for business teaches us allot of lessons ~ tenacity for one. Never give up! In reflecting and planning for 2010, it is important to understand there is a process for success. It’s hard work, building relationships, listening to the client, understanding what their needs may be and anticipating how we might serve them. That’s my favorite thing to do!

In studying thoughts from Steve Harney with Steve Harney, Inc. he shares lots of information about the real estate industry today and how it is changing. He has a great plan of “Top 5 Things a Realtors Must Do In October”…for more details click here.

One of the suggestions is to understand more than just the “absorption rate” but understand the “accumulation rate”. This suggestion made me stop and think for a second, it’s a great suggestion. We must look at future inventory coming to the market and determine what that inventory will do to pricing. After all, it’s all about positioning and pricing in the marketplace to get a property sold in a timely fashion…

Steve has suggested great tips we plan to follow within our Bob Parks Realty Corporate Real Estate Services Department. We plan to have our ducks in a row and be ready for 2010! The market is looking up and we look forward to a great real estate market in Nashville Tennessee..

Posted by:Tammy Carroll, CRP, GMS, RCC, WRS

Music City on target with web site offering new program for entrepreneurs wanting to start a new business. The Nashville Entrepreneur Center is being launched to encourage the entrepreneurs in town to start their own companies. They can “Ask an entrepreneur” questions and will offer workshops, market research and connect entrepreneurs to the right resources.

For more information, Click Here.

Nashville has rebranded the “Music City” brand to the world through a separate website called “I Am Music City” check it out at www.IAmMusicCity.com. What a great way to reach out to people who are seeking resources and gain help from other entrepreneurs who have found success in Nashville.

Posted by:Tammy Carroll, CRP, GMS, RCC, WRS

For the first time since 2005 the number of closed home sales was up from the same period during the previous year. Here in the southern region, the numbers for home prices were down only 8.7 percent as compared to 9.7 percent in June 2009. Per Steve Murray, editor of REAL Trends, the numbers tell the tale. With fall and winter just around the corner hopefully home prices and the real estate market will continue to stabilize taking us in to a stronger spring season.

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Posted by:Tammy Carroll, CRP, GMS, RCC, WRS

The city of LaVergne will be holding it’s annual Oldtimers’ Day events this Saturday, September 19th … a day of fun, food, and live entertainment. My favorite part - besides walking through and saying hello to friends - is the parade! The 10:30 march through town is extra special this year because it’s the first parade where my daughter gets to sit on the back of a convertible as Junior Miss Tennessee of Baton Twirling! She’s excited because this first parade (of about six this season) is in her hometown! You can see me driving Tiny Miss Tennessee in a tiny little smart car!

Other people to look for: the LaVergne High School Marching Band, my friend Patrick Anderson of Anderson Auto Glass, and my friend Robert Carroll from Bob Parks Realty… So come on down to LaVergne’s main drag Saturday morning and enjoy the parade!

After the parade, you can visit the food booths, buy craft items, or visit the business tent and submit your name to win prizes! Throughout the day, musicians and dancers will perform on the main stage. Then at dusk, you can see a phenomenal fire works show! See you there!

Posted by:Kathy Tyson

A tour around Nashville is a fun trip through town! With all the landmarks in this area it could take a week or to visit each one. Since moving here thirteen years ago, my family has made it a goal to visit as many famous places as we can. This has helped us get to know Nashville Middle Tennessee. One of our favorites is the Parthenon located in Centennial Park. The Parthenon is a full size reproduction of ancient Greece’s most glorious temple. It is complete with an interior sculpture of the goddess Athena and other accurate reproductions of the original temple’s pediment sculptures.

Another favorite landmark we like to visit in Nashville is The Hermitage which is the former home of President Andrew Jackson. The home is now a museum where you can learn about history from the Jackson ear and roam the beautiful gardens and grounds. The Hermitage was restored after it was damaged by fire in 1834, Jackson had it remodeled in the Greek Revival style.

Not only do we visit landmarks in Nashville with our family, we also share with visitors to our area. Working at Bob Parks Realty gives us an opportunity to share these special landmarks about Nashville. Recently we gave several of our corporate clients a tour of the Parthenon and The Hermitage which was great fun. Some of our clients that have relocated to Nashville have also enjoyed getting to know our area as well.

Nashville ~ Middle Tennessee is full of famous spots to visit ~ for more information visit: www.bobparks.com or to search for single family homes, townhomes, condos, land, farms or commercial properties.

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