Credit Repair in Atlanta

October 15, 2008

So you are tired of paying some one else’s mortgage and you want to buy a home but you have been told your credit just won’t allow you to. Let me see if I can guess the way the conversation went. You filled out a mortgage application and the person electronically accessed your credit report. [...]

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No Down Payment Mortgage In Atlanta

October 14, 2008

Five Star Mortgage of Duluth has announced a no down payment conventional home loan with a credit score as low as 620. This is a conforming loan which means the maximum loan amount can not exceed $417,000 and the loan can only be used for a single family residence (Not for a Condo). Seller contributions [...]

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Congratulations John Wieland Homes

October 7, 2008

John Wieland Homes has recently been awarded the J D Power New Home Builder Customer Satisfaction Award for Atlanta. This is the second year in a row for John Wieland to receive this prestigious award. J D Power uses nine factors to evaluate home builders: Builder’s Sales Staff, Builder’s warranty/customer service staff, workmanship and materials, [...]

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New Home Near Grayson High School

September 7, 2008

Situated on a wooded Cul-de-Sac lot in Bay Creek Manor subdivision in the Grayson High School District of Gwinnett County is 280 Chloe Dianne Drive. This upscale “Craftsman Style” home is a ranch home with a full unfinished basement. The home features a gourmet kitchen that is appointed with granite counter tops, an island, double [...]

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Grayson New Homes – Bay Creek Manor

August 23, 2008

Located on Ozora Road just across from Bay Creek Park, Bay Creek Manor is a collection of Craftsman Style homes in Grayson Georgia. These unique ranch and two story homes feature stone, brick, siding and shake details throughout. Sidewalks, streetlights and underground utilities accent the professionally landscaped common areas and home sites.
It’s hard to believe [...]

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Georgia License for Builders and Remodelers

July 15, 2008

As of July first of this year all builders and remodelers in the state of Georgia are to be licensed by the State Licensing Board for Residential and General Contractors. There are three types of contractors that must obtain a license by July 1, 2008.
*  Residential-Basic Contractor (Contractor work relative to detached one-family and [...]

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Chasing The Market

July 11, 2008

The real estate market is quite unique at this particular point in time. History tells us that even though we have seen ups and downs, we just have not experienced a market like this. Increases and decreases in property values occur all the time just like the stock market. Generally speaking, over the long haul [...]

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Homeowners Association Gone Wild

June 4, 2008

How would you like to receive a letter from your homeowner’s association that starts out like this? During a recent inspection it was noted that you were in violation of the Covenants and Architectural Guidelines for the following reason:
General Maintenance – Paint Metal Roof: "Each homeowner shall keep and maintain each Lot and Structure owner [...]

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New Home Deal In Atlanta

May 21, 2008

What is the best verbiage to use when marketing a sale on new construction in Greater Atlanta? I recently received an email marketing a builder that was titled “Your Buyers have 2 more weeks to get a Great Deal”. What do you think this email was actually trying to say? Was it that after this [...]

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America’s Best Builder – 2007

May 19, 2008

At the recent RE/MAX Around Atlanta awards breakfast I had the privilege of meeting Bryan Cohen, president of Touchstone Homes. While acknowledging that the housing industry in Atlanta is in a slow down, especially from a new home builder’s perspective, Mr. Cohen spoke about what he and his company did during this time. While the [...]

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