More Than a Home Search

Finding a home you love is exciting. But finding the right home means looking beyond beautiful photographs, finishes and first impressions.

At the Moving Memphis Group at Emmett Baird Realty, our job isn’t simply to send you listings and open doors. We help you evaluate properties, understand value and make informed decisions throughout your home search.

Led by Tracie Benetz, a full-time Tennessee REALTOR® since 2013 with more than $187 million in career real estate sales, our team has helped hundreds of families buy and sell homes throughout the Memphis area.

Let’s Start With What Matters to You

Before we start looking at homes, we want to understand what you’re trying to accomplish.

We’ll talk about your budget, preferred locations, timeline and the features that matter most to you.

It can be helpful to separate your wish list into two categories:

Needs are the things your next home really must have.

Wants are features you’d love to have but may be willing to compromise on for the right property.

Understanding the difference can make your home search much more productive.

Finding Homes That Fit

We’ll help you search for properties throughout Memphis, Germantown, Collierville, Arlington, Lakeland, Bartlett, Cordova, Millington, Atoka, Oakland and surrounding Mid-South communities.

When homes that fit your criteria become available, we’ll help you evaluate which ones are worth seeing.

And when the right property hits the market, being prepared matters. We’ll help coordinate showings and gather information so you can make decisions efficiently when necessary.

What Should You Look for During a Showing?

It’s easy to become distracted by beautiful staging or cosmetic features. We encourage buyers to look at the bigger picture.

As you walk through a home, consider:

• Does the floor plan work for the way you live?
• Does the home have the bedrooms, bathrooms and space you actually need?
• What is the overall condition of the property?
• Do you see signs of deferred maintenance?
• How old are major components such as the roof and HVAC systems?
• Are there improvements or renovations you would want to make?
• What might those improvements realistically cost?
• Does the lot and location work for you?
• Are there features that could affect future resale?
• How does this home compare with others you’ve seen in the same price range?

We’ll help you look beyond the surface and identify questions that may deserve further investigation.

Understanding the Property’s Value

Loving a home doesn’t necessarily mean you should pay any price for it.

When you become seriously interested in a property, we’ll look at available comparable sales, current competition and market conditions to help you understand how the asking price compares with the market.

That information becomes particularly important when it’s time to develop an offer strategy.

What About the Community?

The community you choose is just as personal as the home itself.

We can provide information about available housing, commute considerations, amenities, property taxes and other objective information about the areas you’re considering.

For information about schools, crime statistics and other community factors, we’ll direct you to appropriate independent resources so you can evaluate the information according to what’s important to you.

Relocating to Memphis?

If you’re moving to the Memphis area from another city or state, choosing where to live can feel especially overwhelming.

We’ll help you explore communities throughout the Mid-South, understand the differences in available housing and narrow your search based on your priorities.

We also have extensive experience assisting Veterans, active-duty military and military families, including those making PCS moves to NSA Mid-South in Millington and buyers considering Millington, Atoka, Bartlett, Arlington, Lakeland and surrounding communities.

If you can’t be here for every showing, we can help you evaluate properties remotely and be your eyes and ears on the ground.

We’ll Give You Our Opinion

This is important to us.

Our job isn’t to convince you to buy a house.

If we see something that concerns us, we’ll tell you. If we think you should ask more questions, we’ll tell you. And if we believe you need additional information before making a decision, we’ll help you get it.

Ultimately, the decision is yours. Our job is to make sure you’re equipped to make it confidently.

Ready to Find Your Next Home?

Tell us what you’re looking for and what’s important to you.

We’ll help you explore your options, find properties that fit and guide you through the process when you find the one that’s right for you.

Moving Memphis Group at Emmett Baird Realty
Service You Deserve – People You Trust.

Contact us to start your Memphis-area home search.