Thanks “This is Smyrna”

I just wanted to thank Mark for the shout-out he gave me on This is Smyrna.  He is right about the $8,000 tax credit for first-time home buyers.  To qualify, you can’t have owned a home for the past three years.  There are some income limits but they’re very generous ($75,000 for singles, $150,000 for married).

The best news is that if you buy, you don’t have to wait until 2010 to collect the tax credit.  You can amend your 2008 return that you filed in ‘09 and receive the check a few weeks after closing!   Meanwhile, the Federal government may give permission soon to use the $8000 toward a down payment.

So if you’re qualified, I encourage you to contact a Realtor soon.  You only have until November 30th to take advantage of this great incentive.  You can reach me at (615) 491-2161 by phone or text.  I look forward to hearing from you and will be pleased to help you find a home anywhere in the middle Tennessee region (Nashville, Sumner County, Williamson, Rutherford, and more!).

Again thanks to Mark for the kind words.

Realtors Step Up for Tornado Kids

Realtors have really stepped up to the challenge of helping families with children who lost homes and a sense of safety because of the tornado on Good Friday.  According to the Daily News Journal,

MTAR’s first effort, a toy drive, focused on children currently in city and county elementary schools. Over the three weeks following the tornadoes, Realtors from across MTAR’s eight-county membership contributed enough toys to distribute several age-appropriate items to each of the 75 students identified by the school systems as tornado victims.

For more information about efforts to help tornado victims, go here.