Homes for sale at Country Club of the South - Atlanta’s Granddaddy of Them All? Status Address to the Stars? Home to the rich and famous? All have been used at some point to describe the resort-like community that Whitney Houston, Bobby Brown, Babyface Edmonds, Usher, Garrison Hearst, Tom Glavine, Jesse Tuggle and a variety of other sports and entertainment figures have called home.
With more than 700 custom built homes offering a variety of styles, from country club manors and grand villas, to traditional mansions and European estates, this 25-year-old neighborhood with mature landscaping and gently rolling hills makes you feel like you are miles away from the hustle and bustle of the city, once you retreat inside the 24-hour patrolled gates. In actuality, you are just minutes away from it all with this close-to-Atlanta gated community.
Anchored by a private membership country club and an 18-hole championship golf course designed by Jack Nicklaus, this luxury residential community boasts multiple swim, tennis and playground areas, along with a picturesque lake. Surely, Country Club of the South rivals Atlanta’s luxury residential communities as the #1 lifestyle spot.
But today’s woeful economy does not provide immunity for homeowners of this legendary community. As the foreclosure crises looks up and starts knocking on the doors of the rich and famous, it’s time for home buyers to get your moving guns ready to sneak into Atlanta’s exclusive Country Club of the South. It’s time to steal your dream home!
In spite of impressive staying power that has kept the community a sought after address over the years, the Granddaddy of Atlanta’s gated golf communities is currently on sale. Nowadays, most homes placed on the market become lonesome waiting for their suitors, while many end up expiring or being taken off the market with no one showing up for as much as a look-see. Consequently, foreclosures and short sales are popping up at this exclusive subdivision. Look for home prices to start dropping. Priced down to just under $400,000 at the lower end, many will find that the ever popular destination for home buyers of affluence, is now affordable to a wider audience. It’s Moving Time for the Not-So-Rich-And Famous.
Who wouldn’t want to own a home at Country Club of the South? Here is a look at a foreclosure currently for sale in the subdivision. This home is a new construction owned by the bank. Asking price is $1.9 million, down from a high of $3.2 million.
If you would like to find out about short selling your home at Country Club of the South, or would like to inquire about buying a home like this one at Country Club of the South, call me at 770-475-1130 x4486.
Copyright Cheryl Dukes, Solid Source Realty, Inc. - All Rights Reserved. This is number 4 in a series about interesting places to live in and around Atlanta. (See previous posts about Glenwood Park, Edgewood Atlanta and Guilford Forest.)
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