Clarksville, known as “Gateway to the New South”, is the fifth largest city in Tennessee and was incorporated in 1785. Clarksville was named for General George Rogers Clark, a Revolutionary War hero and the brother of William Clark of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. Clarksville homes enjoy a convenient city location with old-fashioned southern charm.

Clarksville was founded on the Cumberland River. During the 1820s, steamboats carried oats, tobacco, soy beans and cotton downstream to the Ohio River then up to Pittsburgh or to the Mississippi River or New Orleans. Clarksville became the largest market for dark-fired tobacco used in smokeless products.

The Fort Campbell Military Reservation is located just northwest of Clarksville. Clarksville homes are right near the Roxy Theater, a backdrop for countless films, music videos, photo shoots, television commercial and documentaries. The music video for the Grammy-award winning song “All I Wanna Do” by Sheryl Crow was filmed in front of the Roxy.

Major corporate employers in Clarksville include Fort Campbell, American Standard, Premiumwear, Inc. and Vulcan Corporation. In 2001, Forbes Magazine voted Clarksville the 90^th Best City for Business and Careers. Your Clarksville home is also near Austin Peay State University, Governor’s Square Mall and Historic Collinsville, a village restoration showing the living conditions of early European and African American settlers. With low mortgage interest rates and competitive housing prices, there’s no better time than the present to shop around for your dream Clarksville home.

For under $700,000, move right into a 4 bedroom, 5 bath Clarksville home with a balcony and bath in every bedroom, custom cabinets, stone counter tops and a wet bar in a large rec room in the basement.

If your budget is closer to $550,000, check out a 5 bedroom, 3 bath, 2 partial bath Clarksville home with high gloss cherry floors, open kitchen floor plan, Florida room, 3 car garage and stocked pond on over 4 acres.

For those shopping in the $450,000 price range, you’ll fall in love with a 4 bedroom, 3.5 bath Clarksville home with front and back covered porches, gourmet kitchen, intercom, sound system and central vac. Another beautiful option in the same price category is a 4 bedroom, 3.5 bath Clarksville home near a pond and nature trails.

To find out more about gracious Clarksville homes, contact Todd Taylor at 615-785-3563.

Nashville is known and loved worldwide as “Music City USA”. The rich history, artistic influences and southern charm make a Nashville home the perfect place to hang your hat.

James Robertson, John Donelson and a party of Wataugans founded Nashville in 1779. Its prime location, river port and railroad make Nashville a center of activity. By 1806, Nashville was an incorporated city and the county seat of Davidson county. Nashville was named the capital of Tennesee in 1843.

After dire economic times through the Civil War, Nashville began to prosper again by the early 1900s. A thriving publishing industry and the 1925 Grand Ole Opry made gave Nashville the title of “Music City USA”. In 1963, Nashville was the first major US city to form a metropolitan government. Notable landmarks in Nashville today include the Country Music Hall of Fame, LP Field, the Sommet Center, the Nashville Public Library and the Cumberland River.

With affordable housing prices and lower interest rates on mortgages, it is a great time to shop around for a Nashville home of your own. Review your budget to figure out how much house you can afford. Remember many sellers are negotiable which gives you more Nashville home options.

If your housing budget is over $1,000,000, there are plenty of gracious Nashville homes to choose from. For under $6,000,000, enjoy an incredible 6 bedroom, 6.5 bath Nashville estate on almost 8 acres with an 8 stall stable, exercise track and pool. For less than $3,000,000, consider a 9 bedroom, 10.5 bath Nashville home with 9 fireplaces, outdoor living room, guest cottage, custom built pool and scenic views.

For about $1,000,000, check out a 4 bedroom, 3.5 bath Nashville house with a beautiful yard, landscape lighting, laundry rooms up and down and much more. If your budget is closer to $900,000, consider a 3 bedroom, 3.5 bath Nashville home with 10 foot ceilings, dining room with fireplace, morning room to covered porch, full size bar and separate office.

Nashville’s exciting beauty is like nowhere else in the United States. To find out more about luxurious Nashville homes, contact Todd Taylor at 615-785-3563.