Tips & Tools

Designed with you in mind

Whether you're a first time home buyer, or a seasoned investor, our aim is to provide you with the most informative and convenient real estate buying experience. You might think of this area of our web site as your own private "virtual learning" center. We hope that you find our real estate tip & tools that we have here useful in assist you in making informed & confident real estate decisions.

Could there be a convicted rapist or child molester next door to your new home?

Get to know the area or neighborhood before you move or buy. Check the Tennessee Sexual Offender Registry and/or the Virginia State Police Sex Offender Registry. It's your right and responsibility to know who your neighbors are!!

You can get more info here www.sexualoffenders.com, including a list of registries for other states & some counties.

Also if you have bought a home, and your buyer's agent did not inform you of this information, you may have recourse..

Monthly Payments

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One of the most common questions our agents hear from both experienced and first time home buyers is "How much are my payments gonna run"?
To help with this we've made this printable chart available which shows what the monthly payment for a 15 or 30 year loan would be on common loan amounts.
You may also use one of our several mortgage & loan calclulators to figure out more exact payments!

Tips

How much is my house worth? -CMA request form
How much are the payments going to be?
Home Buyer's Checklist
Sullivan County Zoning

Tools

PITI calculator
Area Conversion
Bi-Weekly
Simple Loan Calculator
Mortgage Payment Calc 1
Mortgage Payment Calc 2
Mortgage Payment Calc 3

Articles

Agency and what you should know about it.
What is a REALTOR®?
REALTOR'S® pledge
Code of Ethics
REALTOR® designations
Glossary
Equal Housing
Lead-Based Paint
Radon

Forms

How much is my house worth? -CMA request form-
How much can I spend on a home? -Pre qualification form-