Ivey Mills Ivey Mills, built between 2007-2008 by Moncler Homes, LLC. features elegance north of Atlanta in Roswell. Homes in Ivey Mills range from $1.5M to around $2.5M. Ivey Mills is located west of Crabapple Road off Chaffin Road. Ivey Mills residents attend the following Roswell schools; Sweet Apple Elementary School, Elkins Pointe Middle School, and Roswell High School. Feel free to contact us if you have any detailed questions about the Ivey Mills homes or any of the surrounding Roswell neighborhoods. We would love to be your Ivey Mills listing agent. Click here to sell your home in Ivey Mills. Click here for current Ivey Mills homes for sale.   01/12/2009

Horseshoe Knoll Horseshoe Knoll, built in 2006 is a one of a kind Harrison designed estate on over 4 acres. Horseshoe Knoll is located east of Johnson Ferry Road on Horseshoe Knoll Road which is off of Post Oak Tritt Road. Horseshoe Knoll residents attend the following Roswell schools; Tritt Elementary, Hightower Trail Middle School, and Pope High. Feel free to contact us if you have any detailed questions about the Horseshoe Knoll homes or any of the surrounding Roswell neighborhoods. We would love to be your Horseshoe Knoll listing agent. Click here to sell your home in Horseshoe Knoll. Click here for current Horseshoe Knoll homes for sale.   01/12/2009

  Glenayre Glenayre, built between 2001-2008 by Hardy Smith features elegance north of Atlanta in Roswell. Homes in Glenarye range from $1.5M to around $7M. Glenayre is located just off Jones Road, west of Woodstock Road and east of Bowen Road. Glenayre residents attend the following Roswell schools; Mountain Park Elementary, Crabapple Middle School, and Roswell High. Feel free to contact us if you have any detailed questions about the Glenayre homes or any of the surrounding Roswell neighborhoods.   We would love to be your Glenayre listing agent. Click here to sell your home in Glenayre. Click here for current Glenayre homes for sale.   01/12/2009

Chatham Park Chatham Park is a Stephen Fuller community located in the heart of Roswell. Builders of Chatham Park include: Bill Grant Homes, George Jenkins & Associates, Chuck Tice LLC, Rinik Homes Inc., and Chathambilt Homes LLC. Chatham Park is located just north of Houze Way between Crabapple Road and Houze Road. Chatham Park features thirty-five homes specially organized around its nine acre park system. The road system is overlaid by pedestrian walkways and squares, fountains and lush ornamental landscapes, hardscapes and water scapes. Chatham Park residents attend the following Roswell schools; Hembree Springs Elementary, Elkins Pointe Middle School, and Roswell High. Feel free to contact us if you have any detailed questions about the Chatham Park homes or any of the surrounding... 01/12/2009

  Cambridge Walk Cambridge Walk, built in 2008 by Bob Jacobs Homes, Inc. features 10 custom built homes with 4 available floor plans to choose from. Cambridge Walk is located just East of Johnson Ferry Road and North of Shallowford Road in Cobb County. The homes feature custom-design floor plans and elevations. Luxury master suites with morning bars and 13-14’ trey ceilings on main level. 10’ ceilings on the main level with 12’ coffered ceilings in grand/great rooms, media rooms, gourmet kitchens with professional series stainless appliances, granite countertops and open to beautiful keeping rooms, elaborate millwork and 3-car garages with carriage doors, stone and brick exteriors and so much more Cambridge Walk residents attend some of Roswell's most prestigious schools; Tritt Elementa... 01/12/2009

Assist2Sell | Home Buyers & Sellers Realty, Inc. ~ We Sell Your Home For As Low As $2,995! | 770-514-8877 830 Singing Hills Drive, Roswell, GA Desired Roswell High School District! 3BR/2BA Single Family House offered at $164,000 Year Built 1978 Sq Footage Unspecified Bedrooms 3 Bathrooms 2 full, 0 partial Floors 1 Parking 1 Car garage Lot Size Unspecified HOA/Maint $0 per month DESCRIPTION * Desireable Roswell Location and School District! Convenient to 400, Shopping, Elementary School and More! * This is a Very Well Maintained Split Foyer Floor Plan with 3 Bedrooms and 2 Full Bathrooms. * Partial Basement Offers Room for Expansion and 1-Car Garage. * New Paint, New Carpet, New Kitchen Appliances, and New A/C! * Spacious Family Room with Cozy Fireplace and Crown Molding. * Kitchen Offe... 01/09/2009

In all the years I've sold Atlanta real estate I have noticed 2 things for the winter selling season!  First of all the best buys of the year always occur in the dark of winter!  Sellers that have a home on the market to sell it during the time frame from just before Thanksgiving until mid January are what I would call them"VERY MOTIVATED SELLERS!" No one wants to sell a home during the holiday season unless they have to!  For Atlanta home buyers, this is the time to get the best deals, and negotiate the most concessions!  For the most part this does not happen in the Spring.  In early Spring sellers are too optimistic about their chances! Next item for winter...the homes inventory is picked over!  Atlanta home buyers have less homes to look at, and choose from.  These are the leftovers... 01/01/2009

This an Roswell Georgia real estate update for the Horseshoe Bend subdivision in Roswell.  Horseshoe Bend is located in North Atlanta metro area in Roswell off the GA 400.  It can be reached via GA 400 exits 7 and via 141 Holcomb Bridge Road. This is an year end snap shot of what has take place this year, and currently.  In this report we will only look at single family detached homes.  As of today December 13, 2008 Currently in Horseshoe Bend there are:  Active - 50 Homes for Sale in Horseshoe Bend  Pending - 1 Properties Found Contingency - Due Diligence - 0 Properties Found Contingency - Other - 0 Properties Found YTD Sold - 49 Properties Found - Home Sales Horseshoe Bend 2008 12/13/2008

North Fulton Community Charities is presently servicing approximately 130 families in need per day.  Some families are even having to leave without the items they need.  Since we are in the Holiday Season, this is the perfect opportunity to give to those in need.  If you are are watching your finances more closely this year - no worries - you can also volunteer your time... that's free! Items the North Fulton Community Charities in Roswell, Georgia is in need of are the following: Dry beansRiceCanned mealsCanned fruitCerealpeanut butterjellydiapers THEY ARE IN IMMEDIATE NEED OF:  Size 6 diapers - almost completely outCereal - one of the first things they run out of oftenPeanut butterJelly   Sherry & Maria Teamwww.SherryandMaria.comwww.SherryandMariaTeam.com     12/09/2008

                                                                                         www.InFrontMarketing.com John Reinhardt REALTOR "Mountain Park Subdivision and City" 770.475.1130  Ext.  6806 Dec 2008 Market Report Mountain Park subdivision City of Mountain Park For more than 25 years before incorporation in July 1927, Mountain Park was comprised largely of summer cottages of Atlanta's elite. Some of these cottages had, and still have, special names including The Buzzard's Roost, Rossier Holler, The Owl's Nest, Park-Ur-Carcass, Paradise, Buckeye Ridge, Shack-Toe-In and Nuth-in-Much. More recent residents have continued the tradition of naming their homes, too. In 1932, only three families lived in Mountain Park year round. Mayor "Charlie" Johnson operated Mountain Park's only bu... 12/05/2008

                                                                                                                                                www.InFrontMarketing.com John Reinhardt REALTOR " Chimney Lakes Specialist" 770.475.1130  Ext.  6806 Chimney Lakes Subdivision Dec 2008 Market Report The Chimney Lakes community consists of 350 + homes which are located in East Cobb, Georgia.  Our community is nestled in a perfect location that gives you the best of everything. We are unique in that, we physically reside in Cobb County with a Roswell address.   We are privileged to have access to the premium rated schools in East Cobb: Shallowford Falls Elementary, Simpson Middle, and Lassiter High.   For many, home is where the best schools are located. Wait, hold your breath we not only have g... 12/05/2008

                                                                                                 www.InFrontMarketing.com John Reinhardt REALTOR 770.475.1130  Ext.  6806 Market Report Dec 2008 Plantation North Subdivision Roswell GA Plantation North Roswell East Cobb   Roswell was incorporated as a town in Fulton County on February 16, 1854. The city is named for the original settler of the area, Roswell King. King, and others, traveled from the Georgia Coast with the hopes of investing in mining. After discovering that this area was close to the Chattahoochee River, King was inspired to build a major textile mill powered by the water. The Roswell Manufacturing Co. and the Roswell Mill played key roles in the development of the town during its earlier history.  There are a number of hi... 12/04/2008

when you have a listing presentation, to get a listing, you must have your own special tool(s). Some agents use power point slide shows or new tech things.. One of my clients uses DVD tour. We have a lot of other listing tours. He picks up his favoriate home tour. Then, he plays this dvd on his laptop. After 3mins, the seller signs up with 6%. Normally, his power point presentation takes upto 20 mins.. since he became my client, he finishes listing presentation within 10mins!! if you are in Metro Atlanta Area, please let me know if you need some sample DVD. I will let you use this tool.. here is a sample dvd tour  http://www.showinghouse.com/MiniHome/2008090916/ 678-371-5550  12/03/2008

Here is the Roswell Georgia FMLS Update for Roswell single family detached home listings for sale as of today Saturday November 29, 2008 in Fulton County GA.  This is for the current inventory activity of single family detached Roswell GA homes for sale: Active - 708 Properties Found - Roswell Georgia homes for sale Contingency w/Kickout - 0 Properties Found - Roswell Georgia homes for sale Contingency - Due Diligence - 6 Properties Found  - Roswell Georgia homes for sale  Contingency - Other - 3 Properties Found - Roswell Georgia homes for sale Pending - 62 Properties Found - Roswell Georgia homes for sale  11/29/2008

Statistics show a 25% increase this year in foreclosures, from September 2007 to September 2008.  Foreclosures are at an epidemic level we have never seen before.  The bailout was supposed to help, wasn't it? Well, yes it was.  But keep in mind, it happened in October and will take some time to have an effect.  In addition, it was never intended to stop foreclosures, but to prop up the credit market overall so that money can continue to flow.  At best, it stops the slide in prices that occurs when buyers cannot get loans to buy.  Its aim was the overall economy, not the individual.  The original bailout idea was for the government to buy "troubled assets" meaning those mortgages that were in default and near foreclosure.  The thinking was that it would provide funds to the banks to loan... 11/28/2008

Everyday I get calls from part time agents that are getting ready to out and show their clients homes that they found on my website Atlanta Best Homes.  They usually call before 8 AM, around lunch time, and at dinner time.  They are working another job full time, and expect someone else to help them in real estate.  They need to hold that thought and discuss that with their broker.  More often than not, they cannot figure out basic information about the home the buyer is looking at on someone else's website, and want the agent to just give them what they need. God forbid they ever put 2 + 2 together and realize the Internet is not the MLS.  Broker reciprocity is not a new concept.  It is real estate 101 for those that are not learning challenged.  With the MLS systems we all have access... 11/25/2008

As a Short Sale Specialist in the Atlanta area, I run across all kinds of people in a variety of hardship circumstances.  The first thing I need to do is figure out if a Short Sale is right for them.  It is not for everyone, and I only take on the Short Sale if it is right for the client. After hearing what has caused the current hardship, I try to help the client understand their options.  Each situation is different, and there are no clear lines to which option is best.  Generally, though, there are seven different options. Refinancing.  Can you qualify for another mortgage, one that you can afford?  That's always the best option. Selling the house as a normal transaction, even if it means bringing cash to the table - if you can. Working out a plan with the Lender.  Amicable settlemen... 11/23/2008

My husband, Tim, currently does home improvement/handyman work around Atlanta.  He's done various jobs for some of my home staging clients.  He also been referred by a real estate agent friend of ours who has given his name out to her clients who need quick repairs done from inspection reports.  He's also done quite a bit of work for our friend who is a contractor. One day, while working at one house, he was called upon to stop by a neighbor's house on that same cul-de-sac to see if he could fix a few loose tiles in the shower of the master bathroom.  He said "no problem" and ran over later in the day to check it out.  Well, there was a reason those tiles were loose.  The shower was built out of sheetrock not concrete board---bad move.  The leak must have existed for sometime because th... 11/19/2008

Here is the Roswell FMLS Update for Roswell single family detached home listings for sale as of today Saturday November 15, 2008.  This is for the current inventory activity of single family detached Roswell GA homes for sale: Active - 841 Properties Found- Roswell Georgia homes for sale Pending - 69 Properties Found- Roswell Georgia homes for sale 10 -  Properties Found Contingency - Due Diligence - Roswell Georgia homes for sale 3 Properties Found - Contingency - Other - Roswell Georgia homes for sale 0 Contingency Kick/Out - Roswell Georgia homes for sale 11/15/2008

Today, someone asked me what kind of creative ideas have I used in my business to become so successful in Short Sales.  This is a very interesting question, and one which made me think about what had been these creative ideas. Being a Short Sale Specialist for more than two years, very early in my career I understood that my practice must not focus exclusively and only in doing a Short Sale on every property that came to my attention.  One of the things that makes me feel very proud is complementing my services with help to the Homeowners - not only with their Short Sale on their property.  For many Homeowners, the solution is not a Short Sale, maybe it is a payment plan to recover the overdue payments, or a loan modification. I have helped many clients with these processes as well.  So... 11/15/2008