So, are you considering moving your real estate license to another brokerage? Leaving your firm is a big decision for any real estate professional and saying goodbye to your current managing broker and the agents in your office can be difficult and stressful. If you are thinking about packing your bags and heading to a better opportunity at [...]

As a REALTOR^®, we want to be the one person a client can turn to for answers to all of their questions.  We dont want to look unprofessional if we dont know the answers or have the information they need.  We should be the primary source of information for a client, right?  WRONG!  I have seen lawsuits and regulatory complaints arise from [...]

Two of the most confusing and misused documents in a real estate transaction are the contract amendment and the addendum.  I have seen contract files over the years where an amendment should have been used instead of an addendum and vice-versa.  The misuse of these two is widespread because most real estate agents are not trained on the [...]

As I recently posted on social media, about 6:15pm, Friday, May 17th, I had just arrived home from Denver. The week before, I was in San Diego. Of the last 10 business days at the time, I had been on the road for 7 of them, attending two different, multi-day, C-level conferences put together by some of the most brilliant minds in our [...]

If youre a Nashville Native or have lived here for a few years, then youre probably familiar with The City by the Lake. If that doesnt ring a bell, then you may also know Hendersonville as the home or once home to well-known musicians, such as Johnny and June Cash, Kelly Clarkson, Taylor Swift, Marty Stuart and Conway Twitty. For those of [...]

Today's Coffee with a Broker post is brought to you by Jeremy Enders, who is the Principal Broker for Benchmark Realty's Hendersonville location.

There are many, many benefits and resources an experienced agent has to offer a client. The list is long and one of the items on that list is negotiating. The term negotiations can sometimes carry [...]

As you drive down I-65 South from Nashville, you are greeted with lush rolling hills intermixed with homes and businesses. Williamson County has done a good job of building growth where it matters. The I-65 corridor from Brentwood to Spring Hill is growing up fast. With the likes of the headquarters for Nissan, Mars Petcare, and various [...]

Drew Hendry is a Principal Broker for Benchmark Realty, LLC in Franklin, TN. He has served the community as a Realtor since 2003. Drew serves the greater Nashville area with a focus on the I-65 Corridor from Nashville to Columbia, TN. Also a leader in the community, Drew faithfully gives his time to his church, neighborhood and company. Of [...]

If you live in Nashville youve probably seen these tall, skinny houses stacked side by side on one plot of land going up. These tall, skinny houses are called HPRs. Many neighborhoods in Nashville are tearing down single homes to make room for two separate new homes. [...]

If you live in Nashville youve probably seen these tall, skinny houses stacked side by side on one plot of land going up. These tall, skinny houses are called HPRs. Many neighborhoods in Nashville are tearing down single homes to make room for two separate new [...]