Murfreesboro, TN, July 8-9, 2008 – The family home is usually the biggest (if not only) asset in most divorces. However, when dividing marital property, appraisal minus mortgage does NOT equal equity. This incomplete equation leaves your house over-valued and that works against you in divorce.  In addition to the inaccurate and unfair division of your property, you risk damaged credit, default, foreclosure or even bankruptcy without more real estate due diligence much earlier in your divorce process.

To protect your rights NOW, you need a real estate agent specializing in divorce – an Real Estate Collaborative Specialist – Divorce (RCS-D^TM REALTOR^®)

Todd Taylor, Affiliate Broker/Broker with Keller Williams – Murfreesboro completed course work to earn the RCS-D^TM designation as a Real Estate Collaborative Specialist – Divorce™.    Todd states,

As an RCS-D™ REALTOR® , Todd is professionally trained to neutralize divorce real estate as a business transaction in the best interest of the house – and each divorcing spouse.  Leading your divorce real estate team, Todd also serves as project manager working with you and your lawyers and can refer real estate and financial professionals specializing in divorce to assist with essential evidence of your house value.  Such additional evidence is needed during your divorce process, especially before any property negotiation or mediation. 

The RCS-D™ professional program is approved for continuing education credit by the Tennessee Real Estate Commission.  This course was written and taught by Kelly Lise Murray, J.D. & Wendy Wasalle.  Professor Murray earned her J.D. cum laude from Harvard Law School & currently teaches Legal Writing & Research at Vanderbilt Law School.  Co-Instructor Wendy Waselle has a Masters Degree in Education & created the Fix’n 2 Stay or Sell^TM   home staging program.  Professor Murray & Ms. Waselle co-created the Divorce This House™ TV series shown on ABC, Channel 2 every Friday @ 4:35pm-4:40 pm, providing FREE expert advice to divorcing homeowners.

You may contact Todd at www. todd@ tnsoldhome.com to discuss with you how you can protect one of your most valuable financial assets during the stressful time of divorce. Whether your divorce is completed, just beginning or somewhere in between, Todd can help you determine your best options now for a stronger financial future

The Taylor-Thompson team of Murfreesboro had the pleasure to help a client purchase a home in Goodletsville. This hame had only been in foreclosure for a couple of days when the Taylor-Thompson Team of Murfreesboro helped their buyer purchase  this foreclosed property. The buyer is very happy with his purchase.

This home has 3 bedrooms and 2 baths with Approx 1498 Square feet. If you are looking for Murfreesboro Real Estate or Middle Tn Real Estate contact us at todd@tnsoldhome.com. We would be honored to help! 

July 21, 2008

If you need to sell your house, let me tell you there are only 2 real-estate agents out there that can do the job and do it right.  That would be Todd Taylor and Nathan Thompson.  I am personally recommending them to every single person in Middle Tennessee who actually wants to sell their house by an agent that is hard working, personable and can get the job done.  My husband and I put our house on the market with an agent we did not know much about, except he seemed nice and could talk a good game. The sad thing was; he could not sell a good game.  So after NO results, we took our house off the market.  Nathan had called me numerous times telling me what he and Todd could do for us and how they could sell our house.   My husband and I were so impressed with his tenacity that we decided to meet with them.  We were very impressed with how prepared Todd and Nathan where on our very first meeting.  I knew they were the guys for the job and I have to tell you I was right.  They kept in constant contact with you.  Not only did I have them on my contact list in my cell phone, but they had me in their contact list too.  I am pretty sure you won’t find too many agents who do that.  After only 2 weeks on the market Todd brought a Stager to our house to give us ideas for it to show better.  He was not happy with our showing numbers and thought it would help to have her come.  I have to say that as hard as it was and I am telling you it was a hard thing to walk through; we got a contract on our house only 22 days later.  Now their funding fell through after a couple weeks, but Todd and Nathan where on it.  They stayed in constant contact with the market, other agents and our mortgage broker.  We then had a contract that carried us all the way to moving day, then boom, it all started falling apart, but Todd and Nathan didn’t.  Todd stayed on the phone for three days straight trying to get the mortgage broker for the buyers to give him an answer.  He was tireless and stood by our side through the whole thing like we where his one and only clients.  We talked 3 and 4 times a day.  He was my life line through the whole ordeal I know I could not have been sane through it all without him.  Todd and Nathan sat by our sides as we had to sign the loan papers for the new house and still had not closed on the old house.  They stood strong and kept our hopes up that thing would turn out fine.  Four days after we closed on our new house they had had enough with the mortgage broker of the buyers and put our house back on the market.  Todd and Nathan then worked rapidly and effectively to get the house back on the market and on the lips of all their real-estate friends.  They negotiated and worked out all the details to have new carpet put in the down stairs, leaving very little leg work for us, except cleaning up the house and a few touch up items.  Then they took it upon themselves to handle all the showings and not get our hopes us.  Only a short week and a half later they came to us with a contract that we closed on 3 weeks after closing on our new house with completely new buyers.  They never left our side; they went WAY, WAY above and beyond the call of duty to help us through this process.  They never abandoned us or just sat around waiting for someone to come to us.  They were absolutely amazing and if you chose them to be your real-estate agents then you have just made the smartest decisions you have ever made, because these two will not only sell your house, but they will help you find a new one and at the end, you will be able to call them friends, because you have spent so much time communicating with them, they feel like a true friend.  I am grateful every day that I choose Todd and Nathan.  I just wish all real-estate agents could be as good as them, but there not, so choose smart, choose Todd Taylor and Nathan Thompson as your real-estate agent.

Jayne Corbin

1. You don’t mind blindly investing hundreds of thousands of dollars 

That’s right, if you don’t care that you may be investing all that money in a nightmare, or the proverbial “money pit”, by all means – waive the inspection.

2. You’re OK with living in a home that you know little about

By getting a home inspection, you will not only discover problematic conditions in the home but you will also “get to know” the home.  You will learn the type of roof, siding, drive, and insulation just to name a few.

3.  An attic with moisture issues is not a big deal  

Every attic needs proper ventilation.  However, if stucco, wood boards, or attic insulation blocks the ventilation, moisture issues can develop.  I see this on countless home inspections.  The attic will be way too hot – almost like a sauna.

4. You don’t care that there is a waste leak in the crawl space

I see it in many homes – an incorrectly installed or deteriorated waste pipe from the shower, sink or toilet dumps waste right into the crawl space.  And what do these conditions add up to?  A health hazard.

5. You don’t mind that the electrical panel is a brand that is known to be defective and a potential fire hazard 

Federal Pacific and Zinsco panels are known to have been manufactured in a defective manner and can cause major problems, even fire.

6. It’s fine that the chimney flue pipe is disconnected or better yet – it’s missing

This is a fire hazard that is known to have burned many homes to the ground. Usually when I see a fireplace that looks like it has never been used, it makes me wonder why.

7.  Its not a big deal that a couple circuits in your service panel are over fused, double-tapped, charred, deteriorated, etc., etc.   

My apologies for the sarcasm, but the list does go on and on.
So, if you are purchasing a home and thinking about waiving the home inspection – think again.  You never know what may be lurking in a home. Often times the homeowner puts money toward fixing cosmetic issues but little toward fundamental systems and conditions. 
Many houses look great; a new paint job, remodeled kitchen, brand new windows and floors.  But be careful, you never know what’s hiding in the crawl space!

Written by: Brent Scott 615-481-7293

Murfreesboro TN