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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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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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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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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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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