Mike's Greater Athens Area Blog and Then Some

 or, was it just serendipity? While scanning the first page of the Realtors group I happenned upon these two posts in order:     HELP! I need an answer. Robert Calistri - The Auction Specialist         The answer my friend, is blowing in the wind. The answer is blowing in the wind. Richard Weisse...

I enjoy a good Simon Pegg movie. Laughed a lot at Hot Fuzz and Shaun of the Dead. So, my wife and I decided to make this movie one of our Netflix selections, and, we definitely enjoyed it. Run, Fat Boy, Run is about a man (Simon Pegg) who, on his wedding day, panics and runs away leaving his preg...

I was at a listing appointment the other day and things were a bit touch and go. The seller didn't like the price range I recommended listing his home at. I did remind him that it did not sell previously at the price he was asking. It appeared that he was going to resign himself to a lower starti...

Or just another cruel joke? Has anybody else's order of subscribed groups changed lately, or are Rich & Brad, et al, just having some fun at my expense? My subscribed groups list has been reordered and it is driving me nuts. I have spent months figuring out where all my groups were positioned in ...

Faeries In Oconee County? While traveling to work a few days ago I happened upon an arc of mushrooms that was not there the day before. A large arc of mushrooms now grew in the middle where there was only grass the day before. Some scientists will say that it is merely the capriciousness of natur...

Queso Fundido I may have mentioned that my wife and I really enjoy Mexican food. Here is another recipe that, if you like Mexican cheese dip, you might like to try. It is a variation on a dish called Queso Fundido. Ingredients: 16 oz. Mexican melting cheese               8 oz. Chorizo ¼ cup chopp...

Yesterday, Friday, started out to be a great day, pleasant temperatures, sunny, a slight breeze. I slept in a little bit, didn't have to be anywhere until 10:00 A.M. I even had time for a little bit of a lunch. So I spent the afternoon out in the boonies, showing some homes. That's when I get a c...

But the news is still mixed, well just a little bit. In Oglethorpe County the sliding 12 month sales figures have shown a slight increase in both the average and median sales prices of homes from Jan1 through May 1. However, since May both the median and average sales prices have retreated from t...

Athens is well known for being the home of  the University of Georgia, Dawg-mania and the birthplace of great music with groups such as R.E.M. and the B-52's. But Athens also is a river city. The Oconee River flows through Athens right next to "downtown," meandering through parts of the Universit...

That's part of Barack Obama's plan to make home ownership more affordable. Marchel Peterson wrote a post about this REALTOR® magazine interviews Obama and McCain- my question about housing affordability! It is a good article and I just want to take it a little bit farther. But please read hers. O...