WHY SHER POWERS
AND URBANE RESIDENTIAL SPECIALISTS
as your REALTOR of CHOICE?

What You Can Expect:
Sher Powers is a friendly, outgoing professional who has a passion for the real estate market, and the expertise, experience, support staff and network of resources to provide stellar service...

EXPERIENCE - PREPARATION - KNOWLEDGE - MARKET SAVVY
 
Fourteen years and more than three hundred renovations later, Sher Powers can claim she KNOWS the local housing market and what makes a smart buy, as well as what it takes to sell property in the current market. Sher has renovated dozens of homes as an investor personally, and coached several hundred more. She owns rental property and works with investors and landlords in building their portfolios, and lists renovated homes for resale. Because of this experience and expertise, Sher is a sought-after coach and mentor to professional residential investors. This particular niche makes for a strong listing advocate for home owners wanted to position their home to sell. Prepare and price right = Sell Well!

Those specialized skills also make Sher a strong buyer's agent in every price range, especially for the first-time buyer who gains experienced guidance to make a good decision through strong evaluation and negotiating skills. She is able to point out visible areas of concern in a home, including deferred maintenance and expected ongoing care of the property, as well as future marketing possibilities and exit strategies. Her knowledge is also valuable for buyers who are upgrading or right-sizing to their next home, or adding a vacation or investment property to their assets. Buy smart - Live well! 

Continuing Education is a significant aspect of providing current and relevant service to today's Sellers and Buyers in a swiftly changing market. Sher passionately loves to learn and share that knowledge with her clients. Her professional education designations include Certified Residential Specialist (this designation is the most coveted by Realtors, with less than 5% ever earning this designation through education and transaction experience), Accredited Buyer Representative, E-pro, Certified Staging Professional, and more than 120 hours of continuing education in the past two years on topics such a Green Real Estate, Investment Buying, 1031 Exchanges, Negotiating Strategies, Technology, and more.
 
Areas of Expertise Residential real estate specialist, serving Greater Nashville and surrounding communities as a Listing and Buyers agent. Urban living, historic and renovated homes, 203K loans (owner-occupant renovation loans via FHA), investment property, first time buyers. Extensive knowledge of historic east Nashville, Inglewood, Madison, Cleveland Park, Historic West Town (aka: Nations), Sylvan Heights, Sylvan Park, West End, Hillsboro Village, 12south, Green Hills, Donelson, Mt Juliet, Old Hickory Village, Brentwood and Franklin. Affordable housing to luxury smart buys. 
 
Award Winning Realtor
-GNAR (GREATER NASHVILLE ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS) multiple year Excellence Award Winner for sales production
-Consistently in the top 5% of Realtors in GNAR for units sold.
-And consistently in the top 20 for Affordable Housing units sold (individual agents, not foreclosures) including first time home buyers, down-sizing, real estate investors (buy and hold or renovate and resell).
-Served on the Affordable Housing Committee for GNAR
-Home renovation coaching: Sought after speaker and coach for large investor groups and real estate companies, teaching topics on buy and hold rental property evaluation and negotiating, from single family to small apartment buildings, working with first time buyers, staging homes and more
-Accredited Staging Professional: Staging and photographing homes, particularly vacant listings

Who She Be:
When not focusing on real estate, you will likely find Sher exploring the local parks and hiking areas in and around Nashville with her wonderfully amazing husband, Arden von Haeger, and her two 95 pound rescued dogs, Buddy and Mickey. Singing, songwriting, scriptwriting, and reading a good mystery (while languishing in the tub) are also favorite activities. She is a fan of theater, local art galleries (Frist!), local events, live original music, swing dancing, the Predators, small dinnner parties and REALLY loves to travel. Her heart is drawn to children's causes, and she has been a CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate) volunteer and mediator.