Any home built prior to 1993 must have low flow toilet and plumbing fixture installed before the new homeowner can obtain water from the county.
Effective June 1, 2008, sellers will be required to disclose the Dekalb County Ordinance when selling their homes. Before the new homeowner can obtain water service, they must provide written proof from a home inspector, licensed plumber, or a Department of Watershed Inspector. This certificate will be required with their application for water service.
Effective January 1, 2009, the same will apply to commerical properties & apartments.
Single family homes and condos will need to have the following: 1. Toilets can have a max of 1.6 gallons per flush 2. Shower heads can put out a max of 2.5 gallons per minute 3. Lavatory faucets can put out a max of 2 gallons per minute 4. Kitchen faucets can put out a max of 2.2 gallons per minute
Four Specific Exemptions to the new law: 1. Homes sold via Foreclosure 2. Homes sold to Family members, specifically spouse-to-spouse and parents-to-children
When I first joined the H2Realty Team, contract to close was something I handled. We used a three ring binder with tabs to organize the contract, turn-in docs, faxes, finance info, etc. However, electronically we were not organized. Every client folder had different sub folders from one client to the next making it very hard to locate files because there was no organized system in place. I created a system which has saved me time and eliminate frustration, here is how you can organize yourself too!
The innaugural REtechSouth event hosted in Atlanta was a huge success. In all, about 100 people attended the conference with guest speakers such as Jonathon Washburn and Bob Stewart (Active Rain), Dustin Luther, Pat Kitano, Mary McKnight, Rudy Bachraty, and many more. Read more.
Check out www.auntbrenda.com as a resource and tutorial on how to leverage technology to be more productive.
The site was created for a class I taught at our local Keller Williams office, however it has taken on a life of it's own. I will continue to post on the site and share my wealth of knowledge that I have accumulated serving as the Internet Marketing and Operations Manager on the H2Realty Team.
If you have a question or would like me to write about a specific topic send requests to carl@auntbrenda.com
I am teaching a class titled, "Email Concepts" at our local Keller Williams Realty. I'm not entirely sure what all to cover...I was hoping some of you might have some suggestions.
Some of what I planned to cover is below:
- How to insert pictures or Publisher files into email - How to setup email signatures - How to create email campaigns
Anyone else have suggestions? As a Realtor, what are some things you would love to ask a tech savvy guy like myself??? ...pertaining to email.
A federal appeals court on February 5, 2008 ruled against an agreement that Georgia reached with the Army Corps of Engineers for water rights to Lake Lanier, handing Alabama and Florida a major victory in the states' years-long water wars.
The decision overturned an earlier ruling from 2003 that said Georgia could receive about a quarter of Lake Lanier's capacity over the coming decades as a drinking water source. The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in Washington said that the 2003 agreement constituted a major operational change at the federal reservoir that requires congressional approval.
The agreement was challenged by Alabama and Florida arguing that Georgia doesn't have any legal right to the Lake Lanier's water supply which was initially built as a federal reservoir for hydropower. Had the decision not been ruled against the withdrawels could have meant the drying up of river flows into Alabama and Florida that support smaller municipalities, power plants, commercial fisheries and industrial users like paper mills.
A spokesman for Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue told the Associated Press that Georgia has not ruled out appealing the decision to the US Supreme Court, but added that Georgia will continue discussions with Florida and Alabama, mediated by the federal government, to reach a mutually satisfactory water-sharing agreement.
More and more online businesses are allowing for their visitors to have real-time conversations with company representatives via an instant message window powered by some form of live chat or live support software. I believe this to be a key component in any business' web 2.0 marketing strategy.
I always see the positives and benefits of technology applications, however there are also several negatives that new technology brings with it. For instance, I recently had a negative experience using Charter Communications Live Chat feature...this is not a feature to outsource to another country and it is important to have skilled and knowledgeable operators on the other end. It is also important to have operators ready and standing by...I have had to wait over ten minutes before to make contact!
I believe the positives of this technology outweigh the negatives and for that reason I believe it is here to stay.
The downside to this feature is you may not always get a quick response, I am the sole operator for these sites and if I am busy I may not respond right away, however if you leave your contact info I'll be sure to get back to you. Try this feature out and let us know how we can make ourselves more assessable to you!
What is appropriate, what isn't appropriate for a blog? This a question our team finds itself asking all of the time. We've decided to create a community specific blog for the community of Roswell, GA. We want the blog to be about the community, not necessarily real estate. We also want the blog to be our own "voices"...to have a personal touch. I just wrote a blog post about my frustrations with charter communications and want your feedback. Is this post blog worthy material? Please respond to this question via AR and also, feel free to post any comments about the blog article on the site! Thanks.
I may not be a real estate expert, but I believe what is currently happening in real estate markets across the country is what people have long known would happen, but didn't want to admit. Up until recently real estate was a business in a field full of "part-time" licensed Realtors...it was a lucritive business relatively easy to be successful in even for an "average agent".
Nobody really cared to question mortgage lending practices. Nobody cared to ask the question of how a home could appreciate so much while minimum wage and salaried positions saw little increase. We knew the answers, but didn't ask the questions. Instead, people enjoyed the benefits of a "good" real estate market. A market in which people benefited from appreciation and took home equity loans and purchased vacations, cars, college education, etc. without thinking twice of the long-term impact.
The widely covered national news about real estate is just that...national news. My predictions focus on the local real estate market and I see quite a contrast when comparing the national real estate market to the local Atlanta real estate market.
First off, I am glad there was a housing slump in ‘07. I think ‘07 was a reality check for consumers and Realtors alike. Real Estate is a serious business, it was never meant to be a part-time job and ‘07 has uncovered this. The housing slump has forced many Realtors out of the business and those that remain are the individuals that have treated real estate as a business, not a hobby, and definitely not a way to make some "spending money", no sir, those that remain are the ones that rely on real estate as their sole source of income and that is why they remain.
Intrigued? I hope so, read the Full Article and please...leave a comment!
Johns Creek filed a motion to intervene in a lawsuit by outdoor advertising firms against Fulton County in an effort to prevent a proposed settlement agreement.
Under the approved proposal by the Fulton County Commission, the county would approve sign permits for 74 billboards, including 31 in Johns Creek. In doing so, they rejected an alternative option of paying the outdoor advertisers several million dollars in damages.
Mayor Mike Bodker claims that the county is not authorized to act on behalf of the city and in doing so they have "abandoned" the citizens and sold away the community's "tranquility".
If you drive the city's main thoroughfares, here's what you might be looking at - literally - as shown on this map of proposed billboard locations. You can also find out more about the companies and addresses of locations being considered.
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