There are some upgrades that improve the value of your home when you get ready to sell it. There are a whole lot more upgrades that do little or nothing to improve the market value of your home. If you are considering some home improvements, I am available to be your “value” resource. I can…
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As my lovely friend, Reid Davidson, would sing “I’ve seen the bright lights of Memphis and the Commodore Hotel”. We attended a wedding in Memphis over the weekend and it was so much fun. Memphis is a great weekend getaway from Atlanta. Our wedding invitation never arrived. We thought we might be getting one but…
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Get off the sofa and get mulching. January in Atlanta is a great month for watching college football bowl games, the NFL playoffs and guess what else? Mulching your plants and garden beds. When the fire is warm inside and it is cold outside your plants are begging for a warm blanket to protect their…
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You are going to love the 2021 design trends from the National Association of Realtors. Well most of them Or maybe just some of them. Anyway this is what is happening with homes and residences in 2021 From the National Association of Realtors https://www.nar.realtor/blogs/styled-staged-sold/8-home-design-building-trends-to-watch-in-2022?fbclid=IwAR3ETOH3GqOMlhrSHYr2Qyjrengv7wFPVo-laTecwYiFJpyRKY84k7Gt8CU 8 Home Design, Building Trends to Watch in 2022 Homeowners are…
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Shopping for outdoor furniture this weekend? Yeah, I didn’t think so. Most of us have been prepping for the anticipated Atlanta Snowmagedden Sunday. But I was shopping because I need some new furniture and the delivery time is FOUR TO SIX MONTHS. Just a heads up for all those folks who bought a home in…
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Sally English 2022 Real Estate Predictions1. Mortgage rates are going up. The Fed will likely respond to inflation by raising interest rates. Mortgage rates will respond immediately.2. More houses are coming on the market in 2022 compared to 2021. The current seller’s market will shift more towards a buyer’s market.3. Homes priced over $1,000,000 in…
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This crazy house market feels like we are in an Audi on the autobahn in Germany and the view out the window is blurred because we are traveling so fast. My buyers are fighting to get homes but sellers are making it a challenge to win a bid. Every time I write a contract to…
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DeKalb County School staff are once again creating misery for parents as Lakeside Cluster Elementary School Attendance Zones are being tweaked with no logical reason. A community meeting, where parents were given options to “participate” in the planning process, presented attendance zone options for students in the Lakeside Cluster. It appears to me students being…
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House flippers on HGTV buy a house at auction and then flip it in a month or two for some marginal profit. I followed a slightly less conventional approach with my 17-year house-flip in Decatur GA. In 2002 I listed a house for sale for a friend’s mother. The bungalow in North Decatur was in…
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Mr. Rodgers stated it best “Won’t you please be my neighbor?” We are losing some longtime outstanding neighbors to a work relocation. Having enjoyed many years of being neighbors we reluctantly announce their home on Bolero Way will be listed this weekend July 14th, 2019. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmplK_MOEnc Mr Rodgers “Won’t you please be my neighbor?” Ben…
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The Fourth of July family time has always been a calendar highlight for me. For years we gathered at “The Farm” in Alpharetta where Tim’s mom and dad welcomed our extended families (Bryant and English) for BBQ and homemade ice cream under the shade trees that surrounded their wood frame farm home. The main activity…
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In my neighborhood, the first wave of residents bought their homes in the 1960s. I have become keenly aware of the challenges of helping elderly parents sell their homes. As adult children assisting with the sale of the family you are dealing with a financial asset, a treasure chest of family memories and emotions that…
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A Realtor.com study says the first week of April is the best week of the year to sell your home. Whats’s the best time of the year to sell your home? There are a lot of variables but there is little argument that the first week of April is a good time to year for…
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Have you considered harvesting vegetables from your own subdivision vegetable garden? I started a “kitchen” garden some years ago where I mostly planted tomatoes and herbs. As my kitchen plot grew shadier I had to seek out a new spot in my front yard for a vegetable garden. Now I’m planting and harvesting vegetables from…
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Teke Wiggin of Real Estate Journal Inman News is reporting Yelp has made a quiet, subtle change that could have a big impact on the real estate industry: the mega reviews website has made it extremely difficult for people to find Yelp reviews for Opendoor and Offerpad, two of the country’s leading online homebuyers and…
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My Continuing Ed class yesterday focused on “solving the mysteries of mortgage underwriting and TRID”. James Williamson, President of Shelter Mortgage and Robbie Crozier – my go to loan officer at Shelter schooled a group of agents at my office on what goes on behind the closed doors of mortgage underwriting. When a home buyer…
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Sell your home during the holidays. Inventory is low – very low. Buyers are constantly reaching out to us and asking when new homes are coming to the market. If you are thinking spring is the only time to sell a home then do a quick head shake and change your mind. Advantages of putting…
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No Labor Day Rest For Homebuyers in Zip Code 30345 Homebuyers in Zip Code 30345 should not rest this Labor Day Weekend. The odds have shifted ever so slightly in your favor for the first time this year. …
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Sunday Aug 26th Sunday Open Houses Call or text listing agent Sally English 404-229-2995 for more information about these two NE Atlanta houses Sunday Aug 26th Sunday Open Houses from 3-5 pm. Sunday Open House Event 3075 Silvapine Trail NE Atlanta Ga 30345 $499,900 Off LaVista Road or Briarlake Rd OR 2638 Smoketree Way NE, Atlanta GA…
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One of the biggest obstacles I run into when assisting home buyers is houses requiring potential foundation repairs. It can be a big deal because homebuyers don’t want a “surprise” after they move in and start making foundation repairs. When giving advice about to homebuyers about purchasing a home that potentially needing a foundation repair…
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