OfferPad Offer for Your Pad OfferPad is ready to make an offer to buy your pad. This is the second in a series of articles about iBuyers. IBuyers are the latest iteration of change in the Atlanta real estate market and use technology as an alternative way of selling your home. Atlanta is ground zero…
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Hire a real estate professional when buying a home Hire a real estate professional when you buy a home. Yes, I know it is stating the obvious, but obtaining the services of a real estate professional is a step in buying a home. It is surprising to me that buyers sometimes skip this step. Why…
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Analyze home buying wants and needs Dream Homes usually have a flaw or two. How do you figure out and evaluate all the choices home buyers face when buying a home. Take some time to make a list of all the attributes you must have in your new home. Once you’ve got a good idea…
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Getting prequalified for a mortgage is a critical step in buying a home. Hopefully you have already tracked down a free copy of your three credit reports and have checked it for errors. Now you need to get prequalified for a mortgage loan so you know how much home you can afford. Pre-qualification is a process…
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Buying a home? Be willing to make cosmetic improvements. If you are willing to invest a little time in cosmetic improvements, you will find more houses that fit your criteria and get a better deal in the process. This has always been true in my Atlanta market, but now it is even more so because…
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Getting Your Financial House in Order I meet with a lot of homebuyers, many of them quite young, who want to buy a home. Problem is, they are not ready to buy because of their credit card debt. Things happen in life. Paying for college, health issues, loss of a job – all these things…
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Atlanta Home Buyer Are you ready to buy an Atlanta Georgia home? There are a few things you need to know before you sign on the dotted line at the closing attorney’s office. Are you a potential Atlanta home buyer? Check out your morning and evening commute to work or school during rush hour. Atlanta…
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Folks are starting to ask about the Atlanta housing market. The election is over and now Atlanta home owners (and home buyers) are starting to look towards 2013. What should you expect if you plan to sell your home in 2013? For starters, Atlanta is somewhere around the class average in terms of the National…
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Selecting a Closing Date When Making an Offer As we continue to look at the nuts and bolts of making an offer to purchase an Atlanta Georgia home for sale, we turn to the closing date written in to the contract. In particular: What are realistic requests for a closing date for offers written on…
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SO you found the home that seems “right” for you and your family and you are ready to make an offer on an Atlanta Ga home for sale. You have made all the right moves so far. You talked to a mortgage lender and got pre-qualified for a loan. You chose an Atlanta Georgia neighborhood that…
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Let’s see if I can answer your questions about getting pre-qualified for a mortgage loan: You do not pay a fee to a mortgage lender (OK, lets just say reputable mortgage lenders do not charge a fee) to become pre-qualified for a mortgage loan You can get pre-qualified without making the formal loan application. There are…
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Atlanta Real Estate Professional Are you considering HIRING AN ATLANTA REAL ESTATE PROFESSIONAL? Questions You Should Ask Before You Commit – Before you turn over what may be the largest financial asset in your portfolio to a stranger, you will want to do a little research. It has taken a lifetime to create the equity you…
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BUYING A HOME – FIND A REAL ESTATE PROFESSIONAL Yes, I know it is stating the obvious, but obtaining the services of a real estate professional is a step in buying a home. It is surprising to me that buyers sometimes skip this step. A professional real estate agent will earn their fee by assisting…
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Home Buyers Finding Huge Values in December Market We are just 11 days away from Christmas and I am working with a couple of home buyers who want to finalize contracts on home purchases before the end of the year. Wow, the values are amazing for those who have the financial freedom to purchase a…
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INVESTOR ALERT: Now Is the Time to Buy Atlanta Raw Land and Vacant Building Lots in Atlanta Investors need to act now if they are interested in capturing raw development land and vacant building lots at the bottom of the market. A perfect storm of events has created excess inventory of land and lots in…
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Emory University Real Estate Agent Sally English is an Emory University Real Estate Agent who specializes in homes and neighborhoods convenient to Emory, CDC and the VA medical center. This is the tag I list on almost every marketing piece I send out or post online. After attending my reunion at Vanderbilt University this past weekend,…
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BUY A HOME IN ATLANTA GEORGIA: It is a great time to buy a home in Atlanta Georgia. Prices are down, supply is up and there are great mortgage rates available. Media reports have hammered the loss of value home owners have experienced as prolonged anxiety about the national economy kept home buyers away from…
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