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Great Deals Are Outside of the Sweet Spot
From College Park down through Stockbridge, McDonough to Griffin and Peachtree City in the west and Covington in the east, the majority of loans are being written in the price range of $85,000 to $150,000. This value range is what we affectio...
Great Deals Are Outside of the Sweet Spot
From College Park down through Stockbridge, McDonough to Griffin and Peachtree City in the west and Covington in the east, the majority of loans are being written in the price range of $85,000 to $150,000. This value range is what we affectio...
Kissing Frogs - The Value Of Looking At Ugly Houses
Like me, I’m sure you’ve heard that “You have to kiss a lot of frogs before you find your prince“. That may or may not be true in relationships, but it’s definitely true in real estate. When it comes to real estate,...
Kissing Frogs – The Value Of Looking At Ugly Houses
Like me, I’m sure you’ve heard that “You have to kiss a lot of frogs before you find your prince“. That may or may not be true in relationships, but it’s definitely true in real estate. When it comes to real estate,...
Good News For Atlanta
“If one morning I walked on top of the water across the Potomac River, the headline that afternoon would read: “President Can’t Swim.”" ~Lyndon B. Johnson Good News? Really? From swine flu, global economic meltdown...
Good News For Atlanta
“If one morning I walked on top of the water across the Potomac River, the headline that afternoon would read: “President Can’t Swim.”" ~Lyndon B. Johnson Good News? Really? From swine flu, global economic meltdown...
Too Good To Be True?
It use to be where a hand shake and a person’s word was how a deal got done… especially when you were talking about a rental property in South Atlanta. There was no paper trail or deposit money needed in order to rent a property. Ahh...
Too Good To Be True?
It use to be where a hand shake and a person’s word was how a deal got done… especially when you were talking about a rental property in South Atlanta. There was no paper trail or deposit money needed in order to rent a property. Ahh...
Buying Distressed Properties
Every cloud has a silver lining, and the rise in South Atlanta home foreclosures is no exception. That’s if you’re an investor hunting for good deals. Investing in foreclosures is not a low-risk venture. You often need to act quickly, ...
Credit Crisis - an easy to understand video
This is an easy to understand video that explains in great detail, but also in easy to understand terms how we got to the place we are in the “credit crisis”...
Lowering Property Taxes in Henry County?
In a recent town hall meeting hosted by the County Commissioners there was an explanation of the property tax assessment process and the procedures to go about to dispute your property valuation. In the official code of the State of Georgia it ...
Visit Me At Hickory Hills
I have been given an opportunity to join the team of Christy Crumbley and Randy Stamey in representing the community of Hickory Hills. Hickory Hills is less than 30 minutes to the heart of Atlanta but far enough away to provide a Southern Living s...
Go Green and Increase Your Homes Value
You don’t have to be a tree hugger or environmental activist to want to be green. In addition to reducing your monthly utility bills we have to recognize that the world’s energy sources are not unending. Here are some ways that will n...
Tips For Selling Your Home When It’s Chilly Outside
Just because we’re having cooler temperatures it doesn’t mean cooler home sales. The trick is to warm up and make your home a refuge from the cold. While it is true that there are less buyers during the colder months, there is also ...
Why Your South Atlanta Home Isn’t Selling
Your home has sat on the market week after week collecting dust. Your in agony, frustrated, mad, sad and looking for answers. But who’s too blame? Here is my list of common reasons why your home might not be selling… and what you ...
Are You Confused About Your ARM?
I got a phone call from a past client who has a ARM (Adjustable Rate Mortgage) that is about to reset and his payments are going through the roof. He asked me if I know about all the stuff on the news and what it really meant. I did some diggi...
Making Fun Of Real Estate Adspeak
So we just had our office Christmas party here at Gateway Realty. I’m sitting around with my fellow agents just chatting and running our mouths. Yes… I know we agents are blessed with the gift of gab. Someone starts talking abo...
5 Steps To Better Credit
In one way or another credit is in the news a lot lately. From mortgages to credit cards and car payments, your credit affects your life in so many ways. As you can see from the graph to the right, your credit score can cost or save you a ton of ...
How To Properly Price Your South Atlanta Home
Let’s be honest. The most significant factor in selling your home is price. Yes… staging is important. Yes… neighborhood and schools are important. Yes… location is important. There’s a ton of factors that...
Most Common Reasons People Sell
Even if your looking to buy a home in South Atlanta, it’s nice to know why the homeowners are selling. In the last year 43.4 million Americans moved. Fifty-six percent of these moves were within the same county, twenty percent were betwee...
Selling Yourself Or Using An Agent?
So you’ve decided to sell your home. Great… now what? Do you sell it yourself or use an agent? I believe in full disclosure so let me get this out of the way… Yes I am biased… I’m an agent… so you know what ...
Real Estate Adspeak
So I’m sitting down reading my way through one of the magazines that real estate agents place pictures and descriptions of the properties they are listing for sale. Most of the homes I list for sale are in Henry, Clayton or Butts counties and...
Is The Short Sale An Option For You?
What is a short sale? A short sale is when a mortgage company accepts a discount on the note to avoid a possible foreclosure action. Instead of buying from a seller, the property is purchased directly from the lender for a discount. When a homeow...
The South Atlanta Housing Limbo
The Limbo is a dance from the island of Trinidad. The dancer moves to a Caribbean rhythm, then leans backward and dances under a horizontal stick seeing how low they can go. In many ways potential buyers are doing that same dance with the housin...
The Foreclosure Boogeyman
Halloween conjures up images of the boogeyman and these days the big scary snarling beast is foreclosure. According to the AJC the value of property entering foreclosure in the Atlanta Metro area in November is $1,076,975,783. That represents 6...
The basics of a first mortgage
Do you know what down payment options and mortgages that are available before buying your first home? Graduating from college and starting your career probably means your first mortgage is on the horizon. This is a huge financial milestone, so you sh...
