A LITTLE KNOWLEDGE GOES A LONG WAY
Good information. Better decisions.
Practical guides, useful questions, and conversations about buying, selling, and finding your place in East Tennessee.
BUYER EDUCATION · AUDIOFROM MATTHEW’S BUYER RESOURCE LIBRARY
Steps to Buying a Home.
A little understanding makes the next step easier. Listen to this home-buying podcast at your own pace, then bring your questions to Matthew. You don’t have to figure it all out at once.
Prefer to read? Explore the written buyer’s guide.
A guide to selling
A clear path from preparation to closing.
02 / THE RESOURCE LIBRARYThe selling checklist
Keep your home preparation in one place.
03 / THE RESOURCE LIBRARYA guide to buying
The next steps, from a plan to your keys.
04 / THE RESOURCE LIBRARYYour questions, answered
Straightforward answers for sellers and buyers.
05 / THE RESOURCE LIBRARYThe real estate journal
Home pricing, preparation, local property questions, and more.
06 / THE RESOURCE LIBRARYMoving to Knoxville
A thoughtful start to your East Tennessee relocation.
Buying, step by step.
Know what you’re signing.
Preview the buyer documents, understand the questions to ask, and work through the details with Matthew before your next step.
Understand the payment. Understand the plan.
Prepare for a lender conversation, compare loan estimates, and explore how loan amount, rate, and term affect a monthly payment.
A clear conversation about REALTOR® compensation.
Understand representation, services, and compensation before you commit to working together.
From inspection questions to a clear next step.
Understand how inspection findings lead to a conversation about repairs, terms, and your purchase timeline.
A little less jargon. A lot more clarity.
A plain-language glossary of common home buying and selling terms, with links to the next useful conversation.
Steps to Buying a Home Podcast
Listen to the home buying podcast, then use the guides and document library to prepare for your own move.
A thoughtful plan for your VA home purchase.
Start with Matthew’s veteran buyer resources and understand the questions to bring to a VA-approved lender.
Make the most of your home.
A home care plan you can keep up with.
A practical seasonal checklist for organizing upkeep, keeping useful records, and preparing your home for the years ahead.
Understanding your property assessment.
Understand the difference between a Knox County property assessment and a market price, and find the official records for your home.
A clearer look at property taxes.
Learn how assessed value and tax rates work together in Knox County, and where to check the details for your own property.
Ask better questions about home insurance.
Explore Matthew’s insurance video conversations and prepare to discuss coverage for the home you plan to own.
Questions to ask about foundation repairs.
Understand what to gather when a foundation issue comes up, and prepare for a conversation with a qualified specialist.
Get the essentials connected.
Find official utility resources and organize service transfers for a move in Knoxville, Farragut, or Lenoir City.
A small detail that says welcome.
Thoughtful ideas for displaying an American flag at home, with a link to official flag etiquette and care guidance.
Make the most of a rare snowy view.
A few thoughtful winter photographs can tell a different story about your East Tennessee home.
A look back at the Knoxville market.
Matthew’s 2020 market video archive, preserved for context alongside a route to current advice about your home.
People and places.
Get to know Kings Gate.
Explore Matthew’s Kings Gate video guide and talk through the homes, setting, and everyday details that matter to your move.
Get to know Fort West.
Explore Matthew’s Fort West video guide and talk through the homes, setting, and everyday details that matter to your move.
Get to know Bridgemore.
Explore Matthew’s Bridgemore video guide and talk through the homes, setting, and everyday details that matter to your move.
Get to know Stonecrest.
Get to know Stonecrest with Matthew Parsons and discuss the homes and everyday details that matter to your move.
A little baseball. A great night out.
Request a pair of tickets through Matthew’s continuing Smokies baseball ticket program.
The Kings Gate neighborhood sale.
Planning for the next Kings Gate neighborhood sale. Get involved now, with the date and hours to be announced.
A home that fits a changing family.
Personal real estate guidance for foster and adoptive families, with community resources from KAFCAM.
The experience, in their words.
Read what past buyers and sellers shared about working with Matthew, from communication and guidance to the work behind a sale.
FROM MATTHEW’S VIDEO LIBRARY
Real estate. In real life.
A CLOSER LOOK
Read before your next move.
SELLING WELL
Preparing your Knoxville home for sale
A practical home preparation plan for Knoxville sellers: repairs, presentation, photography, showing logistics, and the decisions to make before spending.
READ THE GUIDE
PRICING & VALUE
What is my Knoxville home worth?
Understand comparable sales, condition, and current competition—and how a personal market analysis differs from a tax assessment or online home estimate.
READ THE GUIDEYOUR NEXT CHAPTER
Buying and selling at the same time
Plan a coordinated move in Knoxville: compare selling first and buying first, organize lender questions, estimate available proceeds, and prepare for timing gaps.
READ THE GUIDELET’S TALK ABOUT WHAT’S NEXT
A good move starts
with a good conversation.
No pressure. Just a clear path forward.