Erin Holt

📝 PLACEHOLDER — Erin's Story

Replace this block with Erin's personal note for July. This is the heart of the newsletter — a real moment from June: a closing story, a client who surprised her, something that reminded her why she does this work. 3–4 paragraphs, in her voice.

"North Alabama keeps surprising me — and I've been here ten years."

P.S. — July is the peak month for PCS moves to Redstone. If you know someone with orders, send them my way. I'll take great care of them — and I know how to close fast when the school calendar is counting down.

Zoom Out · Valley-wide

Summer momentum is holding — and the fall pipeline is already building.

May 2026 ValleyMLS data will be published here once Erin sends the stats image. The commentary will cover homes sold, median price movement, active inventory, days on market, and pending sales — all compared to May 2025.

— ERIN HOLT · JULY 2026

Also celebrated this month — [PLACEHOLDER: e.g., "the Smith family sold their home of 12 years to make way for their next chapter."]

📝 PLACEHOLDER — Erin's Pick

Replace this block with Erin's recommendation for July — a local event, place, restaurant, or experience she loves. 2–3 paragraphs in her voice, with a link to learn more.

The Pick

[Erin's Pick Name]

[One-line description of the pick]

If you want to close before school starts, you needed to start yesterday.

The math is simple: closing in August means an accepted offer by mid-July, which means pre-approval in hand right now. Lender pipelines are at their peak. Every day you wait is a day you're competing against every other PCS family in the Valley who had the same idea.

Don't house-hunt before you know the school zone.

Madison City Schools and Huntsville City Schools are both excellent — but they have different zones, different enrollment deadlines, and different feeder patterns. Before you fall in love with a house, text me the address. I'll send you the exact zone map and tell you what the middle school pipeline looks like.

Renting first? The good rentals are already gone.

Quality rentals near Redstone in the $1,800–$2,400 range are leased out by May. If you're arriving in July or August and haven't secured something, expect to pay a premium or look further out. I keep a short list of property managers I trust — reply to this email and I'll send it to you.

July Home Tip · From the Top-50 Playbook

Thinking about selling in the fall? The window to prep is right now — not September.

Every September I get calls from sellers who want to list in October. Half of them aren't ready — the deck needs painting, the HVAC hasn't been serviced, the carpet is overdue. They either rush it and list a house that shows poorly, or they wait until spring and lose six months of equity-building time.

Here's what I tell fall sellers to do in July:

Want my short list of trusted HVAC techs, pressure washers, and painters? Just reply to this email.