Keep Your Personal Property Safe This Holiday Season

During the holiday season, everyone is out at the mall, on vacation, or visiting family. How can you protect your home while you’re away?

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The holiday season is starting. Today, I wanted to address some safety issues and give you some tips to protect your personal property.

During the holiday season, people are out spending money and shopping at the mall. Some people leave their Christmas trees on at home or leave important personal items in the car.

One of the most important safety tips I can give you as a former MPD officer and Realtor is to be careful on social media.

Social media is a great way to keep up with everybody. However, when you post on social media, you are advertising that you are not at home. You are advertising that your home is vulnerable. Even the best of locks can allow unsavory people into your house, so be careful when posting to social media.

Be careful when posting to social media.

I also recommend that you document your valuables. Take photos and record serial numbers to help law enforcement track down the would-be thief or the person selling your personal items on the street.

As great as social media is, not everyone there is exactly what they are supposed to be. Some people may be looking to break into your home while you are away at family functions or on vacation.

If you have any other questions about protecting your home this holiday season, just give me a call or send me an email. I would be happy to answer any questions you may have.

Have a Real Estate Problem? We Can Help

Our team is about more than just real estate. We’re truly here to help.

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Our team is more than a real estate firm. We do much more than just buy or sell. I want everyone to remember: we’re here for you.

Whether you need advice or help finding a lender to refinance your home, need to find a contractor, or even just want to add value to your home, we can help.

We always try to keep a plethora of information available for you.

Whatever your real estate needs are, we want to help.

We also manage properties. So, if you’re having difficulty renting out a property, we’re more than happy to assist you. Whatever your real estate needs are, we want to help.

If you have any other questions or would like more information, feel free to give me a call or send me an email. I look forward to hearing from you soon.

Announcing the New Technology We'll Use to Help Your Home Sale

Technology is a necessary part of a great real estate team, which is exactly why we're so excited to roll out some new technology to help our clients.

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Buying a home? Search the local MLS.

We have some new technology that we're excited to roll out in the next 30 days that will be a huge benefit to both our buyers and our sellers.

For sellers, we have some new tech that allows us to actually draw a floorplan of your house to help buyers mentally take a walk through your home before they see it in person. It gives them an idea of the home's layout and whether it will work for their family.

The new technology we're rolling out will help both buyers and sellers.

For buyers, we got some tools we'll show you over the next few weeks.

If you have any questions about how this new tech can help you buy or sell a Memphis home, don't hesitate to give me a call or send me an email. I'd love to speak with you!

How to Prepare for a Short Sale

Experts say that another wave of short sales is heading for the real estate market. Today, Tammy Leeth and I go over a few ways that we can help you through this process.  

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Today I’m joined by Tammy Leeth, who has worked with me for several years now. We want to talk to you about short sales. Our market is starting to move and experts are predicting another wave of short sale properties.

We don’t want to see anyone go to foreclosure. We are here to help you.

If you do need to have a short sale, we will need your bank statements from the last two weeks as well as your pay stubs. We will also need a letter of hardship. This can be a handwritten letter that describes your financial situation. Whether you have lost your job, someone in your family is ill, or something else has happened, simply write down what the situation of the financial hardship is and why you need to short sale your property.

Now, even though it’s called a short sale, this is not a short process. Short sales can actually take a long time. However, we are working to minimize the damage to your credit through a short sale. We are here to help you and your family through this situation so that you can take care of them without worrying about your mortgage company kicking you out of your house.

We are here to help you and your family through this process.

The sooner you get in touch with us, the better opportunity we have to assist you.

If you get a short sale, you will be able to purchase a home sooner than you would if you had a foreclosure. Foreclosures really damage your credit. We want to help you through the short sale process and help you figure out what you need to do to rebuild your credit so that you can buy a home sometime down the road. You won’t have to wait eight years like you would with a foreclosure.

We are working to help you with your future. Let us know if you have run into any hardship or if you are having trouble paying your mortgage. We can also help you if you have been relocated. It has been our honor to help military personnel, law enforcement officers, and more relocate.

If you have any other questions or would like to learn more about the foreclosure process, please don’t hesitate to give us a call. You can reach Tammy at 901-387-1199 or send an email to thedriverteam@gmail.com. We would be happy to help you.