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I wanted my readers to be the first to know about this amazing deal on a recently constructed 4 Bedroom 3.5 Bath Earthcraft Certified home located at 3232 King Springs Road.  I just received signed listing paperwork on this property and it will officially hit the listing service on 2/5/2010 for the amazing price of […]

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I wanted to bring your attention to a neighborhood in the Smyrna Vinings area and a new listing I have in the community.  Park at Vinings is a single family home swim community built by Pulte Homes between 1999 and 2000 consisting of 83 homes.  With front/rear lawn maintenance, trash collection, water & sewer included […]

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Construction is well underway for this French Cottage just blocks from the Smyrna Market Village.  Available for $485,000, this home offers one of the largest floor plans and highest finish levels of any home below $500K in the Smyrna area.  Gourmet chef’s kitchen features a large center island seating 4, Wolf stainless steel range, extensive custom […]

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Contingent contracts have become very commonplace in today’s residential real estate market but I realized not everyone is familiar with what they are. Contingent contracts are contracts that are subject to some other specified event or action happening or not happening.
Let’s look at a few common examples where a contingency would be used:
• A buyer […]

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By Mason Eldridge
What makes two homes with identical floorplans and finishes worth different prices when they are located in the same neighborhood? Often, a home’s maximum value is determined prior to the builder clearing the lot and constructing a home. In this post, we are going to explore many of the characteristics of […]

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By Mason Eldridge
The following is a continuation of yesterday’s “Mistakes to Avoid When Buying a Home.”
OVEREXTENDING YOURSELF FINANCIALLY – With the recent mortgage crisis, this one’s gotten the most attention recently. It used to be that you had to have 680 or higher median credit score, 20% down payment, and be able to document […]

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By Mason Eldridge
For most people, buying a home can be an intimidating process filled with many potential pitfalls. Unless you are relocated with work often or purchase homes frequently for investment purposes, you probably don’t buy a home too often and the process has likely changed since the last time you did.
Avoid making these […]

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First off, I would like to apologize to everyone for the recent lull in my posting to the site. As you have noticed, the site has taken on a new appearance and I am now proud to be an agent for Atlanta Fine Homes Sotheby’s International Realty.
Earlier this year, Jenny Pruitt left Jenny Pruitt […]

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Thanks to Don Parkerson for posting the following question to our Ask Us page:
“Do you have any information about the construction timeframes on the Park Vinings and Riverwood Mixed Use developments at Cobb Pkwy and Cumberland Blvd?”

Park Vinings has been in the works for a while and they have a preview center open already so […]

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You may have noticed the Market Activity page has disappeared from the site and the following link has appeared in the sidebar .
We’ve decided to start a monthly email newsletter that contains a summary of the Smyrna Vinings real estate market activity, information about mortgage rate trends, and a link to the detailed market […]

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