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Selling Atlanta...
A Yard at a Time!
Karen and Warren Owen
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for Home Search Tools, Checklists, Special Reports, New Ideas
and "The WARREN Report"
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Vital Information For
First-Time Buyers
The first-time homebuyer Federal tax credit for $8000, record-low interest rates, and nationwide median home prices dropping to the lowest point in five years, makes this an enticing time to consider buying a home. By the way, that tax incentive isn't truly just for first-time buyers -- it's defined as those not having owned a home in the last three years. Research and knowing your options are critical. Check with your tax accountant for more details. It’s increasingly likely that Congress will extend and expand the popular home buyer tax credit, which will expire at the end of this month.
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According to an article in August in the Raleigh News & Observer, 10.8 percent of buyers are motivated to buy due to Federal and state tax incentives. So far only 1.14 million buyers have filed
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Important Announcement!
RE/MAX Communities is now
Atlanta Communities
Our company, RE/MAX Communities, has been serving the needs of our clients since 1990. It has consistently been ranked one of the top companies and real estate organizations in Atlanta. In fact, from 2002-2004 it was the largest RE/MAX office worldwide out of more than 4,200 offices in over 43 countries. There is no secret to our continued success – it’s our commitment to service and our hard working team. Everyone in the company understands that providing the absolute best service possible to you, our client, is our number one priority.
Positioning the organization to react ahead of market shifts and not with market shifts has been our focus for the last 20 years. As everyone knows, we are in the midst of an unprecedented and challenging time in our industry. Buyers, sellers, investors, REALTORS and real estate brokerages have all been affected. We must all innovate and evolve and we must do it now! Unfortunately, in our opinion, the real estate industry has been stubborn and slow to react and it is time for us to move forward with a business model that allows us to better serve you.
Real estate is a local, high tech, relationship-driven profession and we are changing our business model to reflect this reality and to better serve our clients.
On October 31st we discontinued our franchise relationship with RE/MAX and will instead focus on marketing programs and strategies that, in our opinion, will provide much superior results for our local clients. Our reputation and commitment to client satisfaction has always been and will continue to be second-to-none in the local marketplace. All of our listings will continue to be marketed on each internet site that they are currently on, including remax.com. The proliferation of real estate information on the Internet has trained the consumer to expect more information and they want it in real time. Our redirection of marketing dollars for our clients will allow us to take advantage of the mobile search technologies and other local marketing tools that are becoming available to us. Our objective is to continue our pursuit of excellence in the service we provide to our buyers and sellers and to be laser-focused on what really provides value. We and our company and our fellow sales associates are committed to the highest degree of professionalism possible and to being the “Best of the Best” in the Atlanta marketplace.
As you can probably sense, we are extremely excited. We know this is the best path going forward to achieve the high expectations that our clients have for us. The new company name will be “ATLANTA COMMUNITIES” and the only thing that will change will be the name. Please feel free to give us a call directly if you have any questions. We appreciate your continued confidence and support and you have our personal commitment that we are working hard every day to be everything you expect and more!
Call us at the office at 770-240-2000 ext 333 or directly at 770-722-0099.
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Relieving the Stress of Packing
Packing can be stressful time for every member of the family. To ensure that your move goes as smoothly as possible, try the following tips!
Pack a "Red Box"
Since one in five American families moves every year, that means 22 million families may be searching for their TV remote controls!
One of the pitfalls of packing for a move is you can't always anticipate what you'll need when you arrive at your new home, and movers typically list only the obvious such as dishes, glasses, bedding, etc. The miscellaneous items you need in the first few hours invariably wind up on the bottom of a random box.
To start, you may want to create your own "red box" as some moving companies ("Removers") do in Great Britain. This is the last box loaded and the first one off the truck. The one universal item in the red box is the tea kettle (perhaps this would be the coffee maker in the U.S.). This is also the place
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Making Your Home Age Appropriate Creates Appeal
All of us have something in common with our homes. Sure, style, design, and location are at the top of the list, but how about age? As we age, buyers, especially the baby boomer generation, are looking to transform their homes into a place that they can stay in for as long as possible or they're hoping to find one that's already equipped for them to age-in-place.
So how old your home and you are, are reason to give some thought to if your home needs age-appropriate adaptation in order for you to be most comfortable. And, in doing so, you may actually make your home more valuable to a wider audience of buyers, should you ever sell it.
According to the National Homebuilders Association, making a home suitable for the golden years is economicaly sound. The baby boomer generation (77 million people) makes up 28 percent of the U.S. population. Assisted living for this generation can cost more than $60-thousand per year, not counting moving expenses.
That's pretty pricey. So, if you've taken some steps to make your home an age-in-place sanctuary, then make sure you highlight those renovations if you ever
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Karen and Warren Owen
E-mail: WarrenOwen@att.net
Web: http://www.KarenandWarrenOwen.com
(770) 722-0099
(800) 717-OWEN (6936) Nation-wide Toll Free
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Atlanta Communities Real Estate
(770) 240-2000 ext 333
137 Johnson Ferry Road,
Marietta (Atlanta) Georgia 30068
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