Click the url below to see a 3D tour!

https://my.matterport.com/show/?m=fPfgKtTP8wN

 

 

 

Shari Culver and Walker Tann with Nix-Tann and Assoc. 6019827918

Nix-Tann and Assoc. are proud sponsors of the LeFleur East Flash Dash. This event is Thursday June 14th. To register click here

 

http://lefleureast.org/flash-dash/

 

Click below to see our 3d tour of 2314 East Manor Drive !

 

https://my.matterport.com/show/?m=Dmqo2Dh7dWw

There is nothing that makes a seller happier than selling their home fast! Here are 3 strategies to help you do just that:

1. Price- Price it right the first time! A good listing agent will help you price your home correctly. By pricing your home too high you never know what buyer you might be missing. Your Nix-Tann agent will give you comps and help you evaluate not only what has recently sold but also what competition there may be.
2. Market it more than anyone else- Not all real estate brokerages are equal when it comes to marketing. If you haven’t already chosen your favorite Nix-Tann agent to represent and are in the interviewing process ask where will my house be advertised. Not only will we market your home better but we will also preview your home with trained Realtors to help evaluate what you can do to help your home sell fast.
3. Hire an experienced agent- Here at Nix-Tann we have 60 plus agents with hundreds of years worth of experience. Even the newest agent has the support of the whole team. Our broker and owners give pride in providing the best service and making you our top priority. Not all brokerages can say this!

We hope to earn your business this year if you are looking to sell ! #lovewhereyoulive nixtann.com

 

Nix-Tann and Assoc. 601-982-7918

August 12th, 2017
4:30PM – 9:30PM
Nix-Tann and Associates is proud to be a sponsor of one of the most fun festivals !
The GBNF’s annual street festival, Bright Lights Belhaven Nights is a great night of music, children’s activities, food and fun.

For tickets click here Tickets!

Hope you can me it! Register here https://www.racesonline.com/events/lefleur-east-flash-dash/registration/2017/credit/view/default

We are super excited to be one of the sponsors for Lost Rabbit’s Farm to Table event! For more info and tickets click here  bit.ly/LostRabbitF2T

If you’re looking for what to do with that leftover Valentine candy, look no further! This is the easiest, gooiest, chocolaty-ist cup of love you’ll ever eat.  Trust me. And it’s portioned controlled so no guilt, right? Unless you’re like me and you can’t stop at just one 🙂

Candy Bar Lava Cakes
2 eggs
1/4 cup cocoa powder
2 ounces unsweetened chocolate, melted with 1 tablespoon butter
3 cups powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
4 mini Milky Way, full-sized Reese’s cups, or other favorite candy bar
Spray an extra-large muffin tin, or 4 small ramekins, with nonstick baking spray (the sort with flour in it). Whisk together the eggs, cocoa powder, melted chocolate, and powdered sugar. Spoon a small amount of batter into the bottom of each muffin tin or ramekin. Place your candy bar on top. Cover with the rest of the batter. Bake in an oven preheated to 350 degrees for 12-15 minutes, or just until the top of the cakes have set. Remove from the oven. Cool slightly before turning out onto a plate. Serve topped with ice cream. Enjoy!

Home ownership is synonymous with the American Dream. It is the foundation on which the country was built. So why then is home ownership at an all time low?
Enter President-Elect Donald Trump and the numerous ways his presidency could affect the housing market.
1. His transportation and infrastructure plan should create jobs and boost wages which in turn should lead to a greater housing demand. However, his statue on illegal immigration could limit price growth.
2. Trump believes that the lack of inventory is due to the high cost of regulation (25%) which he believes should be closer to 2%. While most regulations are set at the state and local level where his voice should have little sway, Trump is, if nothing else, a guy who builds buildings. So maybe he knows a thing or two.
3. Mortgage rates affect home ownership as much if not more than anything else and with the FED pushing to move faster, rates could jump even higher and home values would flatter, maybe even decrease. It is believed that Trump will have a lot of say in this. It is believed he will move the government controlled Fannie Mae and Freddy Mac Mortgages to private hands as well as undo the Dodd Frank act which as he put it, “simply does not work for the working people”.All in all, if the dismantling goes as planned, Trump’s presidency should make it easier for banks to lend to average americans which would in turn increase the buyer populations and increase home sales and prices.
The biggest danger is in loosing the regulations to the point of another housing bubble.
As they say, only time will tell.

*information gathered from Forbes.com

Crazy Halloween Blondies

MAKES: 24 servings
Ingredients
1 cup butter, melted
2 cups packed brown sugar
2 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup chopped pecans, divided
2/3 cup milk chocolate M&M’s, divided
2/3 cup chopped candy corn, divided
2/3 cup coarsely chopped miniature pretzels, divided
2/3 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips, divided
2/3 cup butterscotch chips, divided
1 jar (12 ounces) hot caramel ice cream topping

Directions:
Preheat oven to 375°. Line a 13×9-in. baking pan with parchment paper, letting ends extend up sides; grease paper.
In a large bowl, beat melted butter and brown sugar until blended. Beat in eggs and vanilla. In a large bowl, mix flour, baking powder and salt; gradually add to brown sugar mixture, mixing well. Stir in half of the pecans, M&M’s, candy corn, pretzels, chocolate chips and butterscotch chips.
Spread into prepared pan. Bake 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely in pan on a wire rack.
Spread caramel topping over bars; sprinkle with remaining pecans, M&M’s, candy corn, pretzels, chocolate chips and butterscotch chips. Lifting with parchment paper, remove from pan. Cut into bars. Yield: 2 dozen.
Originally published as Crazy Halloween Blondies in Halloween Bookazine 2015 2015, p111

Recipe cited from taste of home magazine.

Some of you may remember when Trail Mix was nothing more than GORP. ANd for those of you who don’t, GORP stands for “Good Old Raisins and Peanuts”. Pretty boring right?
Well fast forward to 2016 and the internet and blogs and you’ve got a million different sweet, savoy, spicy, salty combinations that are sure to please anyone..
Here are two of our favorites. What are yours?

Happy, Healthy Trail Mix
1 Cup of Walnuts
1 Cup of Pumpkin Seeds (salted or unsalted, your preference)
1 Cup dried cranberries
1 Cup dried Cherries
1/2 cup Dark Chocolate Chips
* toss everything together and place in an airtight container

Toddler Trail Mix
1 Cup Cheerios (we like honey nut)
1 Cup goldfish
1 Cup pretzels (sticks)
1 Cup mini marshmallows
1/2 Cup raisins
*toss everything together and place in an airtight container

How to make the most of open houses.
I was reading an article in Realtor Magazine on how to make the most of open houses… There’s an on-going debate as to whether or not open house actually bring it buyers. With the intranet literally at our fingertips 24/7 (think cell phones), wouldn’t it be fair to assume that most of the “real” buyers are doing the majority of their house hunting online?
Is the era of the “open house” coming to an end?
Some agents will tell you its a waste of time and others will swear up and down that their track records show open houses do indeed get the house sold.
Whichever side of the fence they’re own, all agents agree that open house serve as a “prospecting opportunity; a way to pipeline future business.” Others see it as an outdated waste of time.
However, if you’re one of those who still believes open houses sell houses then here’s a list of ways to make your Open Houses more successful:
1. Use the intranet to your advantage – promote it as widely as you can and as early as you can! A week in advance is a good place to start!
2. Put out signs: and put them out early.. usually 3-4 days in advance is good.
3. Develop a rapport with the people coming in the door! – don’t just stand there, as them what they are looking for, what they like, and try and market the home!
4. Use the neighbors to your advantage. They are likely to be the best marketing tool you’ll have! Invite them to the open house or at the very least make them aware of it. They want good neighbors so they will make their yard/curb appeal look its best and in turn that will be a big turn on for buyers stopping by.

*article information taken from realtormag.com

Ole Miss

Sept 5th – vs Florida State

Sept 10th – vs Woffard

Sept 17th – vs Alabama

Sept 24th – vs Georgia

Oct 1st – vs Memphis

Oct 15th – vs Arkansas

Oct 22nd – vs LSU

Oct 29th – vs Auburn

Nov 5th – vs Georgia Southern

Nov 12th – vs Texas A&M

Nov 19th – vs Vanderbuilt

Nov 26th – vs Mississippi State

Mississippi State

Sept 3rd – vs South Alabama

Sept 10th – vs South Carolina

Sept 17th – vs LSU

Sept 24th – vs UMass

Oct 8th – vs Auburn

Oct 14th – vs BYU

Oct 22nd – Kentucky

Oct 29th – vs Samford

Nov 5th – vs Texas A&M

Nov 12th – vs Alabama

Nov 19th – vs Arkansas

Nov 26th – vs Ole Miss

What Kind of Style is Your Home? Click here

Daylight saving, some people hate it and some people love it but when it comes to real estate and our market it is the time of year things pick up.

Spring marks the beginning of the busiest home selling and home buying season in our market. With the weather starting to warm up, more daylights and the flowers starting to bloom this is the time to start looking to buy and/or sell.

There is more inventory and more buyers in spring and summer and one of the main reasons for this is not only the extra daylight and more comfortable weather to shop but also the fact that it is easier for people to move due to the school year. Daylight saving allows buyers extra time to see houses and also helps sellers in the same regard.

Give us a call today at 601-982-7918 or email nixtannsupport@gmail.com!

Here are some simple steps to help get your home ready to sell. If looking to sell your home soon contact us and we can help you properly have your home market ready. First impressions can make it or break it!

1. Less is more! Since you are moving go ahead and get a jump on reducing clutter and letting your home show how much space you actually have! Many of our agents can help guide you and help you with this as well as staging.
2. Clean Clean Clean! Deep cleaning is a must and something that all buyers will appreciate. Statistics show homes that have been cleaned well sell for more money so use a little elbow grease and get to cleaning!
3. Let there be light! Change out all bulbs that may be flickering or not working. Open your blinds and clean your windows.
4. Curb Appeal Counts! Clean that front door and front porch and have decorative flowers out front. First impressions count and curb appeal can help sell your house.

What is homestead? Executive Summary—A homestead exemption helps you save on taxes on your home. An exemption removes part of the value of your property from taxation and lowers your taxes.

If you purchased a home this year you have from January 1 to March 31st to file for homestead.

What do you need? Well, depending on what county you purchased your home in will depend what is required. Below are links to the 3 Metro area counties to find that information:

 

Hinds County

Madison County

Rankin County

One of the top rated annual free events in the metro! Symphony at Sunset this Thursday at 7! Bring your blankets,chairs and picnic baskets to this fun annual event! The Cedars is designated as Jackson’s oldest residential home being 175 years old and we will be celebrating its’ 175th anniversary. Nix-Tann and Assoc. is proud sponsors of this event and hope you can come enjoy.

BLBN 2015 Festival Artwork

By Laurin Stennis

From the Belhaven website–The Hottest Festival in Town celebrated its 10th Anniversary with a night of fun for the whole family.   Once again named as a Top 20 Event in the Southeast for the month of August by the Southeast Tourism Society, Bright Lights, Belhaven Nights is an end-of-the-summer tradition that celebrates all things that make Greater Belhaven special including art, music, children’s activities and food.  Festivities took place in the Belhaven Neighborhood on Carlisle Street, Kenwood Place and Belhaven Park.

2015 MUSIC LINEUP

Pyron Group Inc. Stage

(Whitworth Street in front of New Stage)

Bill & Temperance : 5:30-6:40

The Hustlers : 6:55-8:10

The Vernon Brothers: 8:25-9:30

 

Trustmark Bank – Belhaven Park Stage

(Belhaven Park on Poplar)

4 Heart 1 Beat : 5:45-6:45

Risko Danza : 7:00-8:00

The Weeks: 8:15-9:30

 

BankPlus Stage

(McDade’s Market Parking Lot)

Southern Komfort Brass Band : 5:45-6:45

The Cut : 7:00-8:00

Vasti Jackson : 8:15-9:30

 

New Stage Theatre – Celtic Stage

(inside New Stage)

Jackson Irish Dancers: 6:00-7:00

Spirits of the House : 7:10-8:15

St. Brigids: 8:25-9:30

 

GI Associates & Endoscopy Center Stage

(front porch of 1020 Carlisle Street)

Howard Jones Jazz: 5:30-6:15

Taylor Hildebrand: 6:30-7:30

Charlie Mars : 7:45-9:00

2015 FESTIVAL SPONSORS

Many thanks to those who have already committed to sponsoring!

TITLE SPONSOR

Southern Beverage Company

 

STAGE SPONSORS & OTHER MAJOR SPONSORS

Community Foundation of Great Jackson

BankPlus

Baptist Health Systems

Being Belhaven Art Series

GI Associates & Endoscopy Center

McDade’s Market

New Stage Theatre

Pyron Group, Inc.

The Manship

The Radio People: Mix 98.7, Y101, US 96.3 and 100.9 The Legend

Trustmark Bank

University of Mississippi Medical Center

YELP!

BELHAVEN STARS

Capital Orthopaedic Clinic and Sports Medicine

City of Jackson

Cooke Douglass Farr Lemons

First Commercial Bank

First Presbyterian Church

John R. Lewis Real Estate Services

Neighbor House

Old House Depot

The Fairview Inn

BRIGHT LIGHTS

Belhaven Improvement Association

Cabot Lodge – Millsaps

First Presbyterian Day School

Greater Jackson Arts Council

Hallmark Cleaners

Kats Wine & Spirits

Mississippi Army National Guard

Nix-Tann & Associates

TempStaff

If your house is currently listed and you happened to have listed it before now odds are good that your pictures were taken when things weren’t blooming! Now is the time to get out and snap some new photos. Taking good pictures is one of the most important things you can do to market your home. At Nix-Tann and Associates many of our agents have been trained in photography and on top of that we even have an in house photographer that your agent can schedule to come take pictures of your home! Don’t let bad pictures stop folks from even seeing your house! If your agent takes bad pictures…tell them and get someone that knows what they are doing.