Gwinnett County Election 2008

November 4, 2008

Well it’s finally here, “Election Day 2008″. I decided that since the experts had indicated that a huge turnout would be voting today the best thing for me to do was to get in line early to cast my ballot. So at 5:05AM this morning I pulled into my polling place and I was #19 [...]

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Top 5 Things To Do For The Time Change

October 31, 2008

For everyone who hasn’t heard, the time change will occur this Sunday morning. I was in a meeting this morning with Ginny Staib, a fellow REALTOR in my office. In our conversation, we thought — what are the top five things that home owners need to do that would coincide with the [...]

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It’s Spooky To Be Hungry

October 16, 2008

At a meeting this past
Tuesday one of the speakers commented that some of the people who were helping
to stock the Gwinnett County Food Bank last year are in the line seeking food
this year. This also goes for the various church and civic organization food
banks as well. The current economic conditions have taken there toll on [...]

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Atlanta Real Estate Market Update – Seen through a Mover’s Eyes

October 10, 2008

 
 

Several days ago I had the privilege of meeting Kent Aabye of 1-866-U-Moving and Atlanta Movers. During our conversation I asked Kent what he saw in the Atlanta Real Estate from a mover’s perspective. As we talked further I thought it would be interesting for Kent to actually write an article for the blog and [...]

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Atlanta Gas Shortage Update

September 29, 2008

Long lines form quickly around any gas station that is receiving fuel. Over the weekend my wife and I observed a tanker pulling into a gas station only to be followed by numerous cars. It was as though the cars had been following the tanker to see where it was going. When gas is found, [...]

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Home Valuation Sites vs The Real World

September 29, 2008

Over the weekend I had the pleasure of meeting with a young couple who were being transferred to Ohio. Both are very well educated as she is in the education field and he has an engineering degree. I had them show me their home from top to bottom and point out all the upgrades they [...]

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Alexander Park in Gwinnett County

September 23, 2008

Work is on schedule for a winter, 2009 opening of phase 1 of Alexander Park. Located between Scenic Highway and Old Snellville Highway in Lawrenceville, Alexander Park is a 91 acre site that will be developed in 2 phases. When phase 1 is complete Gwinnett County residents will be able to enjoy the following amenities:
[...]

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Polybutylene Plumbing-The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

September 18, 2008

Let’s start with a little history about polybutylene plumbing. Polybutylene is a plastic resin that was used extensively in water supply piping from 1978 until 1995. With its lower cost and ease of installation polybutylene was considered the pipe of the future. It was used as a substitute for copper and was most commonly found [...]

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Vacation Homes Near Atlanta

July 18, 2008

One thing that is common for all of us who vacation is that we have to have some place to stay. The question is how do we want to pay for it? Do you want to rent, buy or possible look at another form of ownership? For many of the more affluent, the answer is [...]

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Charles Bannister Gwinnett County

July 11, 2008

Well it’s election season in Gwinnett County as well as the rest of the nation. I don’t know about you but I am already tired of all the TV ads. Well advertising in Gwinnett County went to another level for me today. Someone stuck a flier for Charles Bannister on my front door. I don’t [...]

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