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2014
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109 Dunlavin Drive is located in the swim tennis community of Lochshire. This 5 bedroom, 3 1/2 bath home has been completely upgraded inside. From all tiled floor baths, to upgraded lighting, to a decadent California closet in the master, this home has it all! The screened porch on the back is a...
05/29/2014
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I am off to an inspection this morning. I also have one next week which I will attend. Inspections take several hours at least and for the agent can be time consuming and a waste of time, but not for me. While many agents skip the home inspections, claiming to be too busy, I attend each one and h...
05/28/2014
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Looking to buy an investment property? Terrific! You go out and search and find just the right property located in a great neighborhood of condos or townhomes. You check the MLS sheet and it says there are no rent restrictions. What does this mean Some communities have covenants that provide for ...
05/28/2014
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I have been negotiating an offer today. The buyer has been pretty good about not getting excited, but our offer was chosen from several to be the one to negotiate. Yes, the offer is my personal offer to buy a townhome. It is easy to forget that our buyers are on pins and needles during the negoti...
05/26/2014
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Yesterday I took my younger daughter around to look at apartments. Today we will see condos for sale. I was struck yesterday at how different the agents are at the various apartment complexes. At one, the young lady was on a phone call at 11:30 on a Saturday morning and we could not even get into...
05/24/2014
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I have a new listing that went in to the local MLS about 2 days ago. We have had about 10 showings since then. The home is in a good area, priced well, so I expected to get a bunch of interest and have. This has not come easily though. When I first saw the home, the old siding was a mess and the ...
05/17/2014
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My younger daughter is looking for a 3 bedroom rental in Atlanta to rent while she is in Graduate school. The rental rates are sky high and very few are in good areas. We have struggled to find her a home for the next 2 years. As we were talking this past weekend I remembered something important,...
05/12/2014
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I love it and hate it all at the same time. I have 3 closings set to take place this Thursday. That's the good news. The bad news is that I cannot possible attend them all due to geographic issues. The one I can't attend is actually the one I would really like to go to, but I have asked another a...
05/12/2014
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Appraisers are people who come by, look at a home, and appraise the value for a bank or lending institution. They are an intricate part of the home buying process. Why? Well, the lender needs to know if the property being purchased will have enough value for the collateral on the loan. In other w...
05/01/2014
I love to listen to people's life stories! Once you get them talking about themselves, they can go on forever! How do we get them talking? It usually just takes a question or two about themselves and off they go. The stories will just tumble out. You can find out all sorts of things. It astounds ...
05/01/2014
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Peter den Boer
MBA,GRI, Associate Broker, Realtor