New Year, New Strategy

The low, low real estate prices of 2008 may very soon be a thing of the past for Fulton County including Sandy Springs, Atlanta, Roswell and the like. 

How?  Fulton County has applied for federal funds available through the Neighborhood Stabilization Program, for which they have to provide a detailed plan of where they want to use the money.  The goal is to purchase, renovate, and resell foreclosed or abandoned homes and apartment complexes in various parts of the county. 

Advertise For Free!

With the New Year, have you made a resolution to promote your business more?  Well, I hope to be the bearer of good news - there is a new website for Georgia residents that may suit your needs.  It’s the Georgia Made Georgia Grown Products website!

Places to Love: ALDERWOOD ON ABERNATHY

Easily accessible to I-285 and GA 400, you will love the amenities that Alderwood on Abernathy townhouses have to offer. 

Schools of Choice

As you prepare for a new year, don’t just attend High School Musical with tweens and teens, add to your calendar a visit to the open houses for two of Sandy Springs’ high schools of choice:

Best Investments to Make Now!

This year investors have experienced pandemonium in the financial markets but that doesn’t mean you should hang up your dollars and quit.  So what investment opportunities in 2008 still weathered the nation’s financial storms? Rental real estate property!!  From apartment buildings, to condominiums, to rental housing, investing in rental real estate properties has still proven to be lucrative, especially with the great discounts available in the real estate market now.

Business Spotlight: Expansion of Sandy Springs-based UPS

Congratulations to UPS! 

Amid our economic challenges, there is still growth happening in our economy that we should take note of and even celebrate.   Within the past week, Sandy Springs-based UPS opened its newest package and freight handling hub in Shanghai, China.  This is a great leap for UPS, positioning them for further expansion in Asia.

Where’s My Car? Sandy Springs New Online System

You have had a long, hard day at work and you just want to drive home in the peace and quiet.  But wait a minute.  You don’t see your car - did you park it some place different and forget?  Or was it stolen?  Maybe it was towed?  Now, Sandy Springs citizens and Sandy Springs visitors can go online to http://ga.towedcar.com to locate towed vehicles.

Business Spotlight: PROUD OF THE PRADO

In the midst of all the doom and gloom reported these days, it is good to know that Sandy Springs’ business life is still thriving!

THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UGLY: Metro Atlanta Real Estate

American real estate has been through some up and downs these past couple of years to say the least!  If you bought real estate during the height of the real estate bubble (2002 - 2006), you may have heard  the horror stories of the value of your home being drastically reduced, if even still existent at all.  But for those that bought in Metro Atlanta, even during the heyday of the real estate bubble, there is actually good news for you… really there is. 

RELOCATING? Where Business Happens In Metro Atlanta

With all the woes of the northern automakers, many are migrating to the south in hopes of finding better opportunities (and better weather).  Metro Atlanta is definitely the place to be with our population expected to grow by 2 million additional residents by 2020 and corresponding surge of business opportunities. 

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