Pet Warning!

If you have any small pets you should be aware that I have seen coyotes near Pucket Creek, inside our community.

I live near the construction trailer, next to the retention area, and I can tell you that behind the burm, next to the creek I can watch them rove about from my rear window.

DON'T LET YOUR PET BE THEIR NEXT SNACK !

To the folks who are missing their cat on Blaze Dr. I think i saw it on Tues. the 11th. It was to the west  near the creek. Your sign was down so I did not know which house to contact.

I wonder if folks don't want the M'boro Post and leave them in the road could the paper be contacted to not deliver them.

Another thought, noticed last Fall the contactor was mowing the the dead grass on several occasions.Maybe we could save some of this money and our quarterly fees would be so high.  

Parking is a problem and in the association rules it does state your cars must be in your garage or on your driveway.  I can understand if you have guests or need to park outside of the designated areas for a short time but it's often difficult for me to pull my car out of my driveway due to cars that are parked along the side of the street.

I hope as people settled in they will abide by the rules.

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I'm looking for someone to cut my yard (front and back) once a week or so. Does anyone have a teen looking for some extra money or does anyone know of a service that is good,inexpensive and reliable?  We always get flyers for lawn cutters but I'm not sure of which ones to try.

Any suggestions would be appreciated ;)

Jackie 

I was talking with Mark Cannon the on site agent here at Blackman Farm the other day and he said that they have raised their prices back up some after a short reduction period. Have you seen all the sold signs in here? What signal to prospective buyers do you think this sends? It says buy in here now while you can.

According to Mark Cannon they now cannot guarantee delivery on any new contracts they write before December. That is good news for resales in here. If a buyer needs more immediate occupancy the resales will be more attractive than waiting until December.

I would rather have Centex finish our community than see them abandon it (as other builders have done in other areas). So they had a sale in order to keep things going forward. We all benefit from that. I'd rather see continued progress than tumbleweeds growing where sidewalks end.

Your home is not a short term investment. I'm confident that in the long run my home here in Blackman Farm will appreciate quite well. We are not in a bubble market like California, Nevada or Florida where prices got way out of line. The mortgage meltdown is what has impacted us in the short term, temporarily limiting the number of buyers who are able to get loans. Also, the perception the media keeps pounding us with that homes are loosing value is affecting the current market as qualified potential buyers wait to see if there is a bottom. I believe Centex's move may have been an attempt to engineer a bottom to generate some sales and it appears to have worked.

We live in prosperity ground zero, minutes from great shopping, restaurants and a soon to be completed major regional hospital, in a relatively undervalued market I believe. You only loose money if you sell now in my opinion. If you don't have to sell, sit tight and don't panic and you may one day soon again realize what a great decision you made buying into this community at whatever price you paid.

Mark Stout

OK.  When I moved here, I liked the floor plan (Augusta) and location but the inside was pretty builder basic.  I've painted neutral colors, added crown moulding throughout downstairs and in the MBR as well as a chair rail in the game room. 

I've  installed upgraded lighting throughout.  A fence and landscaping in the back yard are next.  Inside, I want to replace the laminate in the pantry and bathrooms with tile.  The kitchen and foyer are alredy hardwood.  Additionally, I want to swap out the bathroom counters and kitchen counter for granite.  Overall, the tile, fence and granite will run approximately $15K if I really bargain shop.  Am I crazy for continuing to upgrade in this market?

What additional upgrades will be the best investment?

Will aluminum, wood or PVC be a better investment for a fence in the long run?

By the way, I'll probably be here 3-5 more years before I'm relocated again with my job.

Your neighbor may not yet know about this online community forum. Why not tell him or her about it?

Your neighbor might have something they might want to spout off about, or  promote, or contribute to our community-wide ongoing dialogue, but they may not yet have found this place. Why not use this as the perfect icebreaker to get to know your own next door neighbor a little better. Invite them to join in. The more who participate in our Blackman Farm Online Community Bulletim Board the better it becomes for all of us. This is grass roots in action.

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If i'm not mistaken, aren't these city streets? What are the city of Murfreesboro's laws regarding parking? I think that is the question.

Perhaps Ghertner might find it useful to participate in this forum; as much as we pay them per year we ought to have excellent service.  It is difficult to get hold of our rep (Reggie Tullos 615.255.8531) with multiple menus, long waits, and unreturned calls.

We struggle with weeds in our yard- but we do not give up- we pull them, we spray them. Our yard looks pretty darn good- especially when compared to some that are 90% weeds. I want to know why we got a letter from Ghertner threatening to hire an outside company if our Blaze properties were not weeded within 3 days? And from my understanding only Blaze homeowners received that letter? (It referred to the fact that Blaze was the main thoroughfare, very high visibility, etc.) There are bad weeds on all our streets- don't pick on Blaze. Don't we all pay the same exorbitant fees?

What's the deal with fences? the standard has changed repeatedly. Or is there still a standard? Looks lie a free-for-all...

Can anything be done about the annoying ice cream truck that comes thru our neighborhood?

The "hello" on its PA system is really loud.

Isn't that considered solicitation?