There's a moment in every collector's life when the question stops being what do I add next? and becomes what do I let go? For Charlie Jones, known to his family as Grandpa Jones, that moment arrived after a 40 year collecting journey that filled his life with guitars, Cadillacs, and enough "schmear" to fill an auction catalog.

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The $30 Painting in the Hallway: What to Do Before You Price Anything in Your Parents' House

$30 estate sale painting sold for about $1.3 million at auction. Here is what heirs should do before they price a house full of belongings.

The painting hung in a hallway that led to the garage of a doctor's house in Michigan. It was eight inches by eleven, a picture of ten seashells, and the price on it was $30.

A picker bought it at the estate sale in July. On October 1 it sold at Freeman's in New York for about $1.3 million.

I read that story twice. Then I thought about every hallway I have walked down in every house I have been asked to sell.

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A Town That Throws a Festival for a Woman's Hats

Altamont closes Cumberland Street every October for Fannie Moffitt and her hats. Here is why that matters to a town, and to the people moving into it.

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The Price Is One Line. The Offer Has Eight

Metro Nashville has 129 percent more sellers than buyers, the second widest gap in the country. The national average is about 48 percent. That does not mostly show up as a lower price, since Mt. Juliet sellers still get 98.7 percent of asking. It shows up in everything else on the page: closing cost help, rate buydowns, repair credits, warranties, and contingencies. Three of those asks cost you real money. The rest are cheap. Knowing which is which is worth more than holding out on pric

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Seven Acres at the End of First Street

You feel the plateau before you see it. Somewhere on the climb toward Altamont the air changes, the hardwoods close in over the road, and the radio starts to go. Grundy County is the kind of place.

226 1st Ave Altamont TN 37301

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Why Your Neighbor Sold in a Weekend Last Year and You Are on Day 60

The short answer: Almost every house that sits was priced wrong in its first two weeks. Every buyer shopping your price range sees your listing in the first ten to fourteen days. After that you are waiting on new buyers to trickle in one at a time. In June 2026 there were 129 percent more sellers than buyers across metro Nashville, so a buyer with options skips anything that looks like a stretch. The fix is almost never a bigger house. It is a correct number, once, early.

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Homes in Mt. Juliet Are Selling. They Are Just Taking 89 Days to Do It.

Homes in Mt. Juliet are still selling, and more of them than last year. In June 2026, 257 homes sold, up 20 percent, at a median price of $569,590 and 98.7 percent of asking. What changed is speed. The median home now takes 89 days to sell, up from 54 a year ago. Price it correctly in the first two weeks and plan on carrying it for three months.

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Luxury Living on 5.2 Acres: Discover 1411 Fairview Drive in Mount Juliet, TN

Explore 1411 Fairview Drive, a renovated luxury estate on 5.2 acres in Mount Juliet, TN, featuring 4 bedrooms, 4 baths, no HOA and exceptional outdoor living

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Your Wilson County Tax Bill Comes in October. Here's What That 66% Actually Did to It

If you own property in Wilson County, you got an envelope in May with a number in it that probably made you sit down. Countywide, appraised values came up an average of 66 percent. That is five years of sales, 2021 through January 1 of this year, catching up with you all at once.

Most people read that number, said something unrepeatable, and put it in a drawer.

The bill that number produces mails in October.

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Why I Host Open Houses During the Week

Weekend open houses draw a crowd, and I like meeting folks that way. But if you make time on a Tuesday morning to walk through a house, you're serious about buying one. Fewer people come through, and every one of them gets my full attention. Real answers about the property, the acreage, the zoning, the taxes. Not a flyer and a wave.

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What Is a "Novation" Deal And Why Are Tennessee Homeowners Feeling Tricked ?

Cash offer, as-is, no commissions" doesn't always mean what a homeowner thinks it means. Here's what a novation contract actually is, explained the way I'd explain it to a neighbor over the fence with real Tennessee numbers

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Luxury Country Living in Mt. Juliet: Coming Soon on 5.2 Acres at 1411 Fairview Drive

Discover 1411 Fairview Drive in Mt. Juliet, TN. A beautifully renovated 4-bedroom luxury home on 5.2 acres featuring a horse barn, outdoor kitchen

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Common Hour Auction Co

Compass Realty‍ ‍

Jennifer Davis

Compass Realtor TN License # 357536

Principal Auctioneer TN License # 7520

Phone 971-400-6420