‘Tis The Season For Giving: Adopt-a-Family for the Holidays - 11/22/10 10:10 AM
You can make this holiday season happier for a local family in need. "Adopt" children of Sandy Springs' Community Action Center (CAC) families and fulfill their holiday wish lists. Get into the holiday giving spirit with family or friends, or groups from church, work or school!  Together you can select families, go shopping and wrap gifts for the children.

 CAC's Adopt-a-Family program focuses on families in our community who need assistance the most. These families are experiencing crisis situations. Many are at risk of becoming homeless because they lost a job or have serious medical situations. Last year generous donors … (1 comments)

Real Estate Market Update - 11/10/10 09:08 AM
Things are looking up in parts of Metro Atlanta's real estate.  Whether you are selling or buying, you maybe  curious as to how things are selling in Metro Atlanta's Sandy Springs area for different reasons of course.  As a buyer, you are interested in what type of deals you can buy while as a seller, you are hoping to see a turn around in the market so you can sell your home without taking too much of a loss.  Fortunately, I have good news for both.

For those interested in buying in Sandy Springs, Georgia, you will be pleased to know … (0 comments)

Bought A Foreclosure Recently? Here's How to Protect Yourself, Pt. 2 - 11/05/10 09:14 PM
There are some homeowners that believe they were wrongfully foreclosed on and are now attempting to reclaim the foreclosed home.  If you recently purchased a foreclosed home and are concerned that someone may come knocking on your door in an attempt to recover the home, protect your investment today! 

As discussed in the first part of this topic, locate your closing documents and make sure you have title insurance (specifically an owner's policy), which can be purchased after closing if you did not obtain this at closing.  In case you did not know, the owner's policy of title insurance insures you against mistakes made in the … (2 comments)

"Is This A Good Real Estate Deal?" - 11/04/10 09:59 AM
In this real estate market, there seems to be no end to low-priced homes, whether foreclosures, REOs, short sales, owner financed, etc., but how do you know if it truly is a good deal?  I can see many purchasers salivating over the low prices in this real estate market but don't pack up and move just yet.  Avoid getting caught in the hype of something being low-priced.  Here are several strategic factors beyond price to consider to help insure your real estate purchase will be a sound investment.

1. Location
Mostly everyone is familiar with real estate's most famous slogan, "location, location, location" but this is still … (2 comments)