Dishwasher 101

The dishwasher can actually be used to clean a variety of strange household items that might surprise you!  Please use some common sense and don’t mix your dishware in the same load!  Per RISMedia 9/28/17, here is a list of some possibilities…. Rubber Boots and Flip Flops – Want to wash your favorite rubber footwear? Pop…

Grand Opening KAAR

We are proud to be active participants and supporters of our local Knoxville Area Association of Realtors, KAAR.  The grand opening of a wonderful new facility was this weekend.  The Association oversees and educates the area Realtors, and is a direct link to the National Association of Realtors.  Randy served as President in 2001, and…

ICF Blocks

ICF blocks are used to create a poured concrete foundation. They are an r-50 insulation value. Stronger and  better than anything out there!  We have used this system for our last 2 homes!

8 Home Improvement Ideas under $1,000

I really think some of these suggestions, Per Trulia Aug. 22, 2017, are great and a must for homes 12-15 years old.  Sometimes its also best to have a Realtor, or some other outside source, walk thru the house and make suggestions.  It can be difficult to  see our own home as ‘aged’ or “out…

Credit Scores…Hard or Soft checks

My daughter, only 18, wants to start her credit and applied for a store credit card.  Someone told her it would hurt her credit to apply, but she doesn’t have any credit yet!  I did a little search for her to help answer some of her questions.  We will have her with a home loan…

Stucco is good, don’t be scared, get educated!

HomeAdvisor lists that there are benefits to both Synthetic and Traditional Stucco siding. “Synthetic stucco siding was developed in postwar Europe as a way to patch walls. When builders realized how energy efficient the material was, it was soon used as an alternative to traditional stucco. Because of this, in the 1970s energy crisis it…

Hundreds of Neighborhoods join the Million Dollar Club

Home prices are continuing to bulldoze records—mounting so much, in fact, that hundreds of neighborhoods have recently joined the million-dollar club, where at least 10 percent of homes are worth $1 million or more, according to an analysis by Zillow. Approximately 345 million-dollar neighborhoods have cropped up in the last three years, with the Los Angeles, New York and…

Knoxville Open

  Knoxville Open is happening now at Fox Den Country Club, now thru August 20.  We have a fabulous home listed on #5 green!  Contact us to check this golf lovers dream home out!   More golf course properties in Gettysvue Country Club.