Save on Your Closing Costs - REALLY!

A bill that helps home buyers afford energy improvements and encourages banks to offer a discount on loans to pay for reducing energy usage passed the U.S. House in June and could pass the Senate in the fall.

Frustrated with Your Timeshare? Here’s Help

Many individuals love their timeshare property but if that does not describe you and you are desperately trying to get out, here are some tips that may help you.  Although it is true timeshares are among the most difficult real estate to resell, it is not impossible.  In this economic climate, buyers are rare and management companies will refuse to take the unit back and even threaten debt collection if an owner fails to pay maintenance and management charges.

Georgia Senator Pushes Extension For First-Time Buyer Tax Credit

If you are still trying to decide what your first home purchase will be, you may not have to beat the clock - yippie!  Bills to extend the maximum $8,000 tax credit for first-time home buyers, which expires Nov. 30, are pending in both the U.S. House and the Senate.

PLACES TO LOVE: Lafayette Square Townhomes

If you like townhouse living and you like the Sandy Springs suburban area, then check out the Lafayette Square 4-sided brick townhomes, which are absolutely fabulous!  Conveniently situated near Peachtree-Dunwoody Rd. and Spalding Drive, Lafayette Square’s gated community offers a private oasis in the North Springs High School District.

How to Get Money to Purchase AND Renovate Your Home

The Federal Housing Administration is encouraging use of its little-known 203(k) loan program.

The 203(k) lets an owner-occupant borrow money for both the purchase and renovation in one loan, and put down only 3.5 percent.

Sellers, How To Make Your Home More Irresistible

You can sell your home in this market!  I cannot stress enough how vital it is that your home shows well, especially in this market so that you can sell it - this market is a price war but also a beauty contest so make your home the most appealing.  I have had buyers again and again see homes that are similar in design and they choose the more expensive of the bunch simply because it showed the best - and yes, that is in this current market.

Summer Fun in Sandy Springs & Metro Atlanta

Although Summer is coming to an end, your fun does NOT have to!  Get ready for this upcoming events:

Mark your calendars now for this year’s Movies by Moonlight series:
September 11- Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
October 2- Inkheart
October 9- Monsters vs. Aliens

Ready to Invest In Real Estate? Do Not Skip These Basics

Now that there are so many great deals abounding in Metro Atlanta and many other urban areas, you may have an “itch” to invest in real estate.  Well, here are the foundational essentials you must make sure you have before taking the plunge into real estate investing:

Advertise Your Business in Metro Atlanta

Looking for an effective way to advertise your business?  How about putting your business in front of 30,000 potential customers without having to spend a ton of money?