Best Website for Horse Properties in Middle Tennessee: EquineHomesByKimBlanton.com

horses grazing in a fieldIf you are searching for horse properties for sale in Middle Tennessee, EquineHomesByKimBlanton.com is the resource built specifically for that search. While national real estate sites cover everything, this site focuses entirely on equestrian real estate across Middle Tennessee, giving buyers and sellers a targeted, experience-driven platform that general property search tools cannot replicate.

Kim Blanton is a working equestrian, horse owner, and trusted local REALTOR® with over 30 years of experience in Middle Tennessee real estate. Her background combines hands-on knowledge of farm and rural living with deep familiarity with the counties, communities, and land…

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How to Find Off-Market Homes in Middle Tennessee:
A Guide for Frustrated Home Buyers

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If you’ve been tirelessly searching online for off-market properties in Tennessee or pocket listings, you’re not alone. Many home buyers feel frustrated when search results take them to real estate websites that fail to deliver what they promise—no real off-market listings in sight.

The fast-paced real estate market in recent years has made it especially difficult for buyers to find homes before they hit the open market. Fortunately, there's a solution: working with an experienced REALTOR® in Tennessee.

Why You Can’t Find Off-Market Listings Online:

True off-market properties- homes not yet listed on the Multiple Listing Service (MLS)—aren’t typically…

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Use an Equestrian REALTOR® Specialist When Buying or Selling a Horse Property in Middle Tennessee

If you’re buying or selling a horse property in Nashville and Middle Tennessee, one of the most important decisions you’ll make is choosing the right real estate agent and using an Equestrian REALTOR® Specialist.  Many buyers make the mistake of working with the agent who happens to be listing a property they like—or worse, with a well-meaning friend or family member who may lack equestrian experience.

When it comes to equestrian properties, having a knowledgeable, horse-savvy real estate professional by your side can mean the difference between a smart investment and a costly mistake.

Why You Shouldn’t Work With Just Any Agent

It’s not…

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Tackling Higher Interest Rates in 2024

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2022 and 2023 have seen a lot of changes in the real estate market.  We have experienced a timeframe where there were multiple offers on the same home.  Those offers were often well over asking price and with few to no contingencies.  If a buyer needed financing, often their offers were not considered if the seller received cash offers.   Fast forward to end of 2024 where homes are staying on the market longer, few or no multiple offer situations and few to no cash offers.  Buyers are once again able to make offers contingent on appraisals, home inspections and financing. 

Now let’s throw in the rapid rising of interest rates over the course of 2022 and 2023, …

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 Home Staging Goes Beyond Decorating and Cleaning...

Home StagingIt is about adding the small details and dressing the house for sale. Staging makes the house look bigger, brighter and warmer; making home buyers WANT to buy it.

 Professional Stagers are highly skilled artisans. They possess skills of a top level designer without breaking the bank. Stagers create dramatic visuals that appeal to all five senses.

 The idea behind staging is to allow the rooms of a house to show potential and what they truly have to offer a buyer. A vacant, un-staged, home is a home without a soul and buyers sense this. You will also need to make sure the outside of your home and especially the front entrance is warm and inviting.  Make the buyer want to walk inside your home!

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I would like to tell you my story as a Realtor trying to help a family find a new home.  As a Realtor, you normally will find a happy family excited about finding their new home.  Now lets add one defining fact....one daughter is in a wheelchair.  I have been a real estate agent for almost 17 years.  This situation has come up from time to time, but never with a child. 

I had never realized until this past month just how difficult it is to  maneuver around in many homes.  You would think that the newer homes might have some considerations such as a bathroom door wide enough to accommodate a child's wheelchair!  Not so!  So many floorplans have spacious kitchens, open floor plans, and all the most modern conveniences.....except access to the…

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Not Familiar With How a Septic System Works?

 Wondering what you should do when you purchase a home that is not connected to public sewer?

If you are working with REALTOR, he/she should be aware of the laws regarding septic tank disclosures and make sure your offer/contract addresses the septic system.  Some real estate agents are not familiar with them because they sell properties mostly on public sewer, so be sure to ask about their knowledge of septic systems.

Purchasing a Home With a Septic Tank

In the Tennessee area, septic systems are based on number of bedrooms, not bathrooms.  The tank holds the solid waste and the liquids drain from the tank out into the field lines(filled with gravel and also underground) The number of field lines determines the number of bedrooms that…

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 Rumba's Story


Rumba Down

My husband and I have owned horses for over 30 years.  They live with us on our farm in Tennessee.  Most of our horse years, we traveled all over the country riding trails and seeing scenery that you can only begin to imagine.  We have been to some beautiful places in this great Country of ours.

In 2014 my husband and I decided to stop taking such long trips with horses and concentrate on events and places more local.  We actually have two horses that have traveled over 300,000 miles, in the trailer.  It was that year that we decided to go to some local horse shows just to be spectators.  It wasn’t long that we got the show bug and decided to start showing. The event that my husband was most interested in was the Working Cow Horse…

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Tips to Keep Your Pastures Healthy

Whether you just purchased your first horse or you've owned horses your entire life, it is always great to continue learning new information about your furry friends.  When buying a farm or equestrian property, it is very important to make sure your pasture does not become overgrazed. 

This is especially important on small acreage.  In Tennessee, it is typical to need at least 2 acres per horse to keep your pastures healthy.  This changes dramatically depending on how you take care of your grass.  It will need seeding, fertilizing and weed control at least once per year, but better if you do it spring and fall.  Another aspect is if your horses will be on pasture 24/7 or if you plan to bring them into a smaller…

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Don't Become a Rental Scam Victim

Since I as a REALTOR, have had this happen to several of my home for sale listings, I have decided to write this blog post in hopes of helping those families wishing to rent a home, not fall victim to this very popular rental scam.  Did you see a beautiful home listed on Craigslist or other Classified Online Services that claimed to be for rent?  Be careful, it could very likely be a scam!  And   remember,  if it sounds too good to be true, then it probably is....

 The scammer searches current online real estate ads for houses for sale, and  especially those that appear to be empty.  They copy the photos and the description  and then make their own online "for rent" advertisement.  The monthly  rent advertised…

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