Rhonda Hollifield

National Forecast for Real EstateSuppose you are a local homeowner who intends to move to a different home eventually, but for the moment, you aren’t under any particular deadline pressure that would dictate when you have to put your home on the market. In that case, you’re likely to keep tabs o...

Time to Switch Realtors? Or Not...It’s true of any commercial offering: sometimes a perfectly sellable item doesn’t move off the shelves as rapidly as predicted. Real estate is no exception—not every Hendersonville home is sold as quickly as its owner and the property’s Realtor® wish. When that h...

First Time Home Buyer ConundrumHistorically low mortgage interest rates have been a lifeline for many Hendersonville first time homebuyers in recent years, keeping home ownership within reach for many who wouldn’t have otherwise been able to make the leap. For them, and for all the other than fir...

Is Landlording Right For You?Become a landlord!Be your own boss!Build equity that someone else pays for!These may sound like the kind of come-ons that you tune out when you hear them on the radio or TV, but, surprisingly, they’re actually more reality-based than not. Whether you're buying a Hende...

New Home AffordabilityYou want your approach to finding a new home in Hendersonville to be at least somewhat hard-headed and businesslike. The financial stakes are certainly major, and to some extent, much of what your future lifestyle will be like will depend on making a good choice.This is not ...

Add Value to Your PropertyAs soon as you decide that you will be putting your Hendersonville property up for sale—whether soon or at some point in the foreseeable future—it’s also time to get strategic about growing your property's value—starting with a generous dollop of objectivity.The difficul...

Selling Your Own HomeIf you are bound and determined to try to sell your Hendersonville house without the aid of a real estate professional, you will quickly discover that one critical element that can’t be overlooked is marketing. Just planting a ‘For Sale by Owner” (FSBO) sign on the front lawn...

Location! Location! Location!“There’s No Place like Home” is one of those quaint sayings that somehow lasts forever, probably just because it’s so true. “Home is Where the Heart Is” is another one: corny, maybe, but undeniable.There’s a strictly real estate saying that Hendersonville residents wi...

The Language of Selling a HomePutting together a Hendersonville listing is serious business. It has to be brief, to-the-point, and at the same time, engaging. The photos and language of any Hendersonville listing is the tip of the marketing spear: if it’s dull, and just a repetition of the specif...