Lane's Blog - Looking out from the garage

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Real Estate Agent - Century 21 Results Realty - GA RE Lic # 282060
Luckily I have wi-fi, and can get online from the garage. If given a choice, that is where I am. Between MLS searches, arranging marketing, and pre-viewing homes, I will try to get in a little welder time, or at least clean some of the tools from the last wrenching session.
RECENT BLOG POSTS
Who would have thought that the largest Hindu Temple outside of India would be in Lilburn, GA?  I live here and love this area, but I was surprised to find out that little tidbit. When it was under construction, many of us were wondering what was going into the spot at the corner of Lawrenceville...
02/04/2011
Ken Cook and I are working with Gwinnett Homstretch Down Payment Assistance. As a buyer, you need to have $1000 going into the purchase, but Gwinnett Homestretch may contribute up to $7,500, if you qualify. There are a few things to keep in mind: It is paid as a 0% loan, which will be forgiven a...
02/03/2011
Image via Wikipedia Two years ago I wrote a post about a bill in front of the GA legislature that would require cities and counties to use the values of foreclosures when calculating tax assessments. It passed... and it was signed... and it became law. Honestly, I was hoping that there might be ...
02/03/2011
Image via Wikipedia For many sellers, there isn't a bottomless pit of money to get the house ready to go on the market.  Simply put, between pressure to get to market, the need to pay sales fees, buyers needing concessions like closing costs and even the cost of moving expenses, there isn't enou...
02/01/2011
Image by larry wfu via Flickr (Editorial Note: I am an active parent and volunteer with our local Cub Scout Pack.  We recently took a trip to Charleston, SC, to visit Fort Sumter and to spend the night on the Fighting Lady, the USS Yorktown.  This is part of the account that I wrote for our Pack...
01/31/2011
Image via Wikipedia A few years back, when the Miata nameplate was relatively new, someone got the bright idea to drop a 5.0L Ford V8 into one... and then they made a kit, the Monster Miata.  But that just wouldn't do for a Concept Car... But dropping a Mazda Rotary engine, from an RX8 would mak...
01/30/2011
I'm sure you've seen it... the commercial with the mom that is trying to find the sport her son is good at...  She tries football then baseball.  She gets him out on the golf course.  She shoots tennis balls at him.  Finally, he is singing in the choir, he is good at it and he is happy. I certain...
01/29/2011
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Image via Wikipedia You're on Candid Camera... Remember that show? The City of Lilburn recently announced that they were going to be installing a video surveillance system along the City's Greenway Trail.  There are already 14 cameras that Lilburn, GA Police use to keep an eye on City Park (the ...
01/28/2011
Image via Wikipedia Market stats for Norcross GA, November, 2010 indicate that there were 365 properties on the market. Overall, there is about a 10.2 month supply of properties. November was a thrashing... 30 v 47 in 2009.  December was better, but still only 35 sales for Dec 2010 compared to 4...
01/28/2011
(Yes, I am behind schedule... this should have been up here on Wednesday...)   Two years ago I wrote a post about fixing things for my son (now I have to fix things for two of them...).  Last week I had a closing that fit the post... As a Dad, part of my job is fixing things.  As a Real Estate Ag...
01/28/2011