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Identify the warning signs Warning: Children can endanger home values As the New Year rolls scooters and tricycles, bicycles and in, the residential real popsicle sticks. estate inventory will Mini-Monet: While water colors increase in volume from produced by the children evoke great its current surprisingly compassion from those of close relation low levels. Many of these to the painter, they are as misunderstood homes have served as as Van Gogh was in his day by any

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It’s so diferent, the types of apartment space, and its projects include around Nashville.’’ properties, the challenges, it’s fun to solve the upscale shopping/restaurant area Hill Granbery Q: You’ve been those challenges.’’ Center in Green Hills. accumulating land along Charlotte Q: Is there one particular project Q: Folks are having a hard time Avenue in West Nashville. Any master that’s your baby? selling their homes right now. Can you plans? A: “Oh, you know, I’m involved in give us a snapshot of the commercial A: “Well, anytime we put together every one from the start to the fnish. real estate market in Nashville? pieces of property we have an idea of what No, there’s no one. We’ve had lots of A: “Backing up, my wife’s in the real we’re going to do. As far as developing success and lots of fun projects that a lot 1116 Stockell St. estate market, and the right house sells working drawings and schematic studies, of people don’t necessarily know about. before it hits the market. It really depends we haven’t done anything on that. Like where we are in the 100 Oaks area, what the price point is, where it’s located, “I guess the answer to your question and Harris Teeter on 21st and Pancake the schools, all that kind of stuf. But the is no. Our plate’s pretty full with some Pantry, and the Green Hills project is Cleveland markets in the residential world are very, other projects. We have tenants over there obviously very well accepted and turned very strong. and it’s holding its own. out great. “On the commercial side, overall, “Everything that’s happening on “Tey’re all so diferent. Some are more rocks with I think the market is very strong. But Charlotte, it’s better. Every day, it gets a challenging than others. But at the end there are obviously weak spots, Hickory little better.’’ of the day, they all serve the community two quick Hollow, for example. Not everything’s Q: Your realty company has such an well, and that’s what’s important.’’ peaches and cream, but there are some interesting history, from family-owned Q: So you’re not going to tell me very strong fundamentals to the overall grocery chain to commercial realty which one of your children you love closings market as a whole. But there are some giant. the most? weak spots. A: “Well, when we got in the grocery A: “Well, I have two – my daughter “Hickory Hollow’s obvious. We’ve all CONTINUED FROM PAGE 3 business, everything revolved around the and my son.’’ read stories about Hickory Hollow. And grocery business. Mr. Hill Sr. decided Q: Where’s your favorite place to eat highly popular Cleveland Park area, there are enormous amount of vacancies early on he was going to own his own at the Hill Center? where housing remains afordable in downtown.’’ real estate because he didn’t want to be at A: “All of them, man! I’m not gonna this established, architecturally diverse “I think Cool Springs is a very dynamic the mercy of his landlords to decide if he pick a favorite. Tey’re all good!’’ neighborhood. market, as is Brentwood, as is Providence wanted to change the color of the store, Q: You’re good at this. Both sales are on Stockell, with the in Mount Juliet. Tat’s on the retail front. whatever he wanted to do. A: “It’s so diferent. One day, you house at 1212 selling for $52,100 and the “And there are a couple of very exciting “He decided he wanted to control his might eat a pizza, the other day, a salad home at 1116, only a block away, going residential projects announced in the own destiny. So over time, we started at Whole Foods, and then a burger at for the list price of $179,500. Green Hills market, so I think there is acquiring property …. Over time we Five Guys. I’m not big on Asian food, so 1212 has 1,010 square feet, three more than one hot spot in the Nashville decided to get out of the grocery business I’m not a big Pei Wei lover, but my kids bedrooms and one bath. It was listed by area. and concentrate on the real estate would rather go there than anywhere.’’ Sharon Bennett with Progressive Realty, “You know, Murfreesboro is a very while Michael Tinsley with Southern vibrant, growing community with Realtors brought the evidently eager MTSU, and Midtown with Vanderbilt buyer, who closed in 10 days. and the HCA project.’’ Te property at 1116 has 1,520 square Q: What’s the steal right now? feet and sold equally as fast with its Where’s the area you can own cheaply three bedrooms and two baths. Robert that’s going to take of? Drimmer from Village Real Estate had A: “I don’t know. I’m not really into the buyer for this sale. Te home was saying what’s a great deal. Depends completely renovated with a new master what you want. What you perceive as a and granite countertops, stainless steel great deal if your time frame is 50 years and all the trimmings. would be down the 65 corridor towards Columbia. Out west to Dickson. Mount Richard Courtney is a partner with Juliet, out in that direction. It depends Christianson, Patterson, Courtney, and what your defnition of a deal is. Associates and can be reached at richard@ “In my short lifetime, Cool Springs was richardcourtney.com preferably after the a farm, not too awful long ago. Mount twins go to sleep. Juliet was way out. Brentwood in the 70s