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$99 A Month for 12 Months – Not a Gimmick Thanks to $8,000 Tax Credit
You might have read the headline and thought, oh no! This is another one of those funky loans that change over time. Nope. It’s not a special loan, it’s another way to think about the $8,000 tax credit. If you take a $125,000 home’s payment of roughly $750.00 a month at 6% interest rate (fixed [...]
Georgia Home Buyer Tax Credit
Governor Perdue signed HB 261 yesterday creating a Georgia income tax credit up for the purchase of an eligible single-family residence.
Although the bill was signed yesterday, the credit is limited to eligible purchases made between June 1, 2009 and November 30, 2009.
The credit created by HB 261 can be claimed one time per taxpayer [...]
Best Market in 30 Years
For years Realtors and Buyers have been complaining, "there’s not enough homes to look at, the sellers won’t negotiate!, the prices are too high!"
NOTICE! THERE IS A SALE ON!
This is the best market in 30 years! Anything you buy will do well over a 10 year span, plus you get to live in it!
Most homes, [...]
Thinking About Resale Value
As you start looking for a new home, you probably aren’t even considering your NEXT move . You probably just want to get this one taken care of! But it is always prudent to shop for a new home with an eye on potential resale value down the road. No one can predict what [...]
Georgia Real Estate Facts By The Numbers
In this month’s Georgia Association of Realtors magazine there was a nice reprint of RetlyTrac’s statistical information. I thought it was well worth sharing!
8 is the Rank of Georgia out of 50 states for foreclosures.10 is the average number of years that it will take for a home’s value to double in Georgia.
34 is [...]
When is the best time to buy?
Are you waiting till prices drop further? I have two KEY questions for you.
When is the right time to buy?
When do you know where the bottom is?
Let’s address the second question first. The only real time you know you’ve hit the bottom is after you’ve already hit it and you’re looking back. Hindsight is 20/20. [...]
Buying a home in Georgia is different…
Buying a home in Georgia is different. Sure, you’ll likely get more home for the money vs most places, but the real difference is in the buying process altogether. If you are like most people reading this article you are either out of state (outside of Georgia) or came from another [...]
No Longer Singing The Short Sale Blues
After talking with some key people on my team, I’m no longer singing the short sale blues. I found out that they are more than willing to help me hunt down the loss mitigator and get the ball rolling. What a relief it is to have good people. These people are part [...]